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 August - 20.  

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 August - 20 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 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 this day in history.  

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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 this day in history.  

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

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

1764  Charles F Bentinck, Dutch minister of Colonies was born on this day in history.  

1776  Bernardo O'Higgins, South American revolutionary (d. 1842) was born on this day in history.  

1778  Bernardo O'Higgins, won independence for Chile was born on August - 20.  

1779  On August - 20 birth of jöns Jakob Berzelius, Swedish chemist (d. 1848)  

1785  On this day in history birth of oliver Hazard Perry, US Naval hero ("We have met the enemy")  

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

1799  On August - 20 birth of heinrich WA Freiherr von Gagern, German liberal politician  

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 this day in history.  

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 August - 20.  

1832  On August - 20 birth of thaddeus Sobieski Constantine Lowe, inventor, died in 1913  

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

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 August - 20.  

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

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

1856  On August - 20 birth of innokenti F Annenski, Russian poet/interpreter (Laodania) [NS Sept 1]  

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

1860  Raymond Poincaré, France, president/PM (1912) was born on August - 20.  

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0535  Death of Mochta of Louth, disciple of St. Patrick on this day in history.  

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

1153  Bernard[us] van Clairvaux, French saint, dies on August - 20.  

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

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

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

1580  Death of Jeronymo Osorio, Portuguese historian (b. 1506) on this day in history.  

1632  On this day in history death of valentin de Boulogne, French painter, buried at 38