Famous Birthdays In August - 20

1517  Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle, cardinal/viceroy of Naples (1571-75) was born on August - 20.  

1526  Peter Opmeer, church historian/humanist (Historia Martyrum) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

1632  Louis Bourdaloue, French Jesuit preacher (d. 1704) was born on August - 20.  

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 August - 20.  

1666  On August - 20 birth of alphonse d' Eve, composer  

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

1710  On August - 20 birth of thomas Simpson, English mathematician (rules of Simpson)  

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 this day in history.  

1720  On this day in history birth of bernard de Bury, composer  

1756  On this day in history birth of bernardo Bittoni, composer  

1764  Charles F Bentinck, Dutch minister of Colonies was born on August - 20.  

1776  Bernardo O'Higgins, South American revolutionary (d. 1842) was born on August - 20.  

1778  On this day in history birth of bernardo O'Higgins, won independence for Chile  

1779  Jöns Jakob Berzelius, Swedish chemist (d. 1848) was born on August - 20.  

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

1788  On August - 20 birth of jose Bernardo Alcedo, composer  

1799  On this day in history birth of heinrich WA Freiherr von Gagern, German liberal politician  

1802  On this day in history birth of cadwalader Ringgold, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1867  

1811  On this day in history birth of gilman Marston, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1890  

1820  Adolfe Louis Eugene Fetis, composer was born on August - 20.  

1824  On August - 20 birth of absalom Baird, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1905  

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

1833  Benjamin Harrison, North Bend Ohio, (R) 23rd Pres (1889-1893) was born on August - 20.  

1842  On this day in history birth of juliaan de Vriendt, Flemish painter  

1845  St. Albert Chmielowski, Polish Catholic Saint (d. 1916) was born on this day in history.  

1847  On August - 20 birth of bolesÅ‚aw Prus, Polish writer (d. 1912)  

1847  Andrew Greenwood, England cricketer (d. 1889) was born on August - 20.  

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

1856  Jakub Bart-ĆiÅ¡inski, Sorbian writer (d. 1909) was born on August - 20.  

1860  On this day in history birth of raymond Poincaré, France, president/PM (1912)  

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0535  On August - 20 death of mochta of Louth, disciple of St. Patrick  

0984  On August - 20 john XIV, [Petrus Canepanova], Italian Pope (983-84), dies  

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

1384  Geert Great, [Gerardus Magnus], theologist (Getijdenboek), dies on this day in history.  

1538  On this day in history death of aefgen Listinck, Dutch anabaptist, burned at stake  

1572  Death of Miguel López de Legazpi, Spanish conquistador (b. 1502) on August - 20.  

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

1632  On August - 20 death of valentin de Boulogne, French painter, buried at 38