Famous Birthdays In August - 20

1517  On this day in history birth of antoine Perrenot de Granvelle, cardinal/viceroy of Naples (1571-75)  

1526  On August - 20 birth of peter Opmeer, church historian/humanist (Historia Martyrum)  

1561  On this day in history birth of jacopo Peri, composer  

1625  On this day in history birth of thomas Corneille, French playwright  

1632  On this day in history birth of louis Bourdaloue, French Jesuit preacher (d. 1704)  

1637  On this day in history birth of cornelis Van Aerssen, Dutch governor/co-owner of Surinam  

1665  Bernardus Smijtegelt, vicar (Gekrookte Reed) was born on this day in history.  

1666  Alphonse d' Eve, composer was born on this day in history.  

1702  On August - 20 birth of stepan F graaf Apraksin, Russian general-fieldmarshal  

1710  Thomas Simpson, English mathematician (rules of Simpson) was born on August - 20.  

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1719  Charles-François de Broglie, marquis de Ruffec, French soldier and diplomat (d. 1791) was born on this day in history.  

1719  Christian Mayer, Czech astronomer (d. 1783) was born on August - 20.  

1720  Bernard de Bury, composer was born on this day in history.  

1756  Bernardo Bittoni, composer was born on August - 20.  

1764  On August - 20 birth of charles F Bentinck, Dutch minister of Colonies  

1776  On August - 20 birth of bernardo O'Higgins, South American revolutionary (d. 1842)  

1778  Bernardo O'Higgins, won independence for Chile was born on this day in history.  

1779  Jöns Jakob Berzelius, Swedish chemist (d. 1848) was born on this day in history.  

1785  On August - 20 birth of oliver Hazard Perry, US Naval hero ("We have met the enemy")  

1788  On this day in history birth of jose Bernardo Alcedo, composer  

1799  Heinrich WA Freiherr von Gagern, German liberal politician was born on this day in history.  

1802  Cadwalader Ringgold, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1867 was born on this day in history.  

1811  Gilman Marston, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1890 was born on August - 20.  

1820  On August - 20 birth of adolfe Louis Eugene Fetis, composer  

1824  Absalom Baird, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1905 was born on August - 20.  

1832  Thaddeus Sobieski Constantine Lowe, inventor, died in 1913 was born on this day in history.  

1833  On August - 20 birth of benjamin Harrison, North Bend Ohio, (R) 23rd Pres (1889-1893)  

1842  Juliaan de Vriendt, Flemish painter was born on August - 20.  

1845  St. Albert Chmielowski, Polish Catholic Saint (d. 1916) was born on August - 20.  

1847  On this day in history birth of bolesław Prus, Polish writer (d. 1912)  

1847  Andrew Greenwood, England cricketer (d. 1889) was born on this day in history.  

1856  Innokenti F Annenski, Russian poet/interpreter (Laodania) [NS Sept 1] was born on August - 20.  

1856  On this day in history birth of jakub Bart-Ćišinski, Sorbian writer (d. 1909)  

1860  On August - 20 birth of raymond Poincaré, France, president/PM (1912)  

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0535  On this day in history death of mochta of Louth, disciple of St. Patrick  

0984  On this day in history john XIV, [Petrus Canepanova], Italian Pope (983-84), dies  

1153  Bernard[us] van Clairvaux, French saint, dies on this day in history.  

1384  On August - 20 geert Great, [Gerardus Magnus], theologist (Getijdenboek), dies  

1538  Death of Aefgen Listinck, Dutch anabaptist, burned at stake on this day in history.  

1572  On August - 20 death of miguel López de Legazpi, Spanish conquistador (b. 1502)  

1580  On this day in history death of jeronymo Osorio, Portuguese historian (b. 1506)  

1632  Death of Valentin de Boulogne, French painter, buried at 38 on this day in history.