Famous Birthdays In August - 20

1517  Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle, cardinal/viceroy of Naples (1571-75) was born on this day in history.  

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

1561  Jacopo Peri, composer was born on this day in history.  

1625  Thomas Corneille, French playwright was born on this day in history.  

1632  Louis Bourdaloue, French Jesuit preacher (d. 1704) was born on this day in history.  

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

1665  On this day in history birth of bernardus Smijtegelt, vicar (Gekrookte Reed)  

1666  Alphonse d' Eve, composer was born on August - 20.  

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.  

1719  Charles-François de Broglie, marquis de Ruffec, French soldier and diplomat (d. 1791) was born on August - 20.  

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

1720  On August - 20 birth of bernard de Bury, composer  

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

1764  On this day in history birth of charles F Bentinck, Dutch minister of Colonies  

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  Oliver Hazard Perry, US Naval hero ("We have met the enemy") was born on August - 20.  

1788  Jose Bernardo Alcedo, composer was born on August - 20.  

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

1802  Cadwalader Ringgold, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1867 was born on August - 20.  

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

1820  On this day in history birth of adolfe Louis Eugene Fetis, composer  

1824  Absalom Baird, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1905 was born on this day in history.  

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

1833  On this day in history birth of benjamin Harrison, North Bend Ohio, (R) 23rd Pres (1889-1893)  

1842  Juliaan de Vriendt, Flemish painter was born on this day in history.  

1845  On this day in history birth of st. Albert Chmielowski, Polish Catholic Saint (d. 1916)  

1847  Bolesław Prus, Polish writer (d. 1912) was born on this day in history.  

1847  On August - 20 birth of andrew Greenwood, England cricketer (d. 1889)  

1856  On this day in history birth of innokenti F Annenski, Russian poet/interpreter (Laodania) [NS Sept 1]  

1856  Jakub Bart-Ćišinski, 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  John XIV, [Petrus Canepanova], Italian Pope (983-84), dies on August - 20.  

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

1384  Geert Great, [Gerardus Magnus], theologist (Getijdenboek), dies on August - 20.  

1538  On August - 20 death of aefgen Listinck, Dutch anabaptist, burned at stake  

1572  On this day in history 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.