Famous Birthdays In August - 20
Tuesday, 21 March 2023
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 On August - 20 birth of jacopo Peri, composer
1625 On August - 20 birth of thomas Corneille, French playwright
1632 Louis Bourdaloue, French Jesuit preacher (d. 1704) was born on this day in history.
1637 Cornelis Van Aerssen, Dutch governor/co-owner of Surinam was born on August - 20.
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 On this day in history 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 On this day in history birth of christian Mayer, Czech astronomer (d. 1783)
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 this day in history.
1776 On August - 20 birth of bernardo O'Higgins, South American revolutionary (d. 1842)
1778 On August - 20 birth of bernardo O'Higgins, won independence for Chile
1779 On this day in history birth of jöns Jakob Berzelius, Swedish chemist (d. 1848)
1785 Oliver Hazard Perry, US Naval hero ("We have met the enemy") was born on August - 20.
1788 On August - 20 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 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 this day in history.
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 St. Albert Chmielowski, Polish Catholic Saint (d. 1916) was born on this day in history.
1847 Bolesław Prus, Polish writer (d. 1912) was born on this day in history.
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-Ćišinski, Sorbian writer (d. 1909) was born on this day in history.
1860 On this day in history birth of raymond Poincaré, France, president/PM (1912)