Famous Birthdays In August - 20

1865  Bernard Tancred, South African cricketer (d. 1911) was born on this day in history.  

1868  On August - 20 birth of ellen Roosevelt, American tennis player (d. 1954)  

1873  On this day in history birth of eliel Saarinen, Finland, architect (GM Tech Institute, Mich)  

1873  On this day in history birth of william Henry Bell, composer  

1881  On August - 20 birth of edgar Albert Guest, Detroit Mich, poet/newspaperman  

1881  Nikolay Yakovlevich Myaskovsky, composer was born on August - 20.  

1885  Dino Campana, Italian poet (Canti orfici) was born on this day in history.  

1886  On August - 20 birth of paul Tillich, German/US theologist (Die sozial Entscheidung)  

1888  On this day in history birth of george Sklavos, composer  

1889  Witold Friemann, composer was born on August - 20.  

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1890  On this day in history birth of h P Lovecraft, US, Gothic novelist (At the Mountains of Madness)  

1890  Howard Phillips Lovecraft, US horror writer (Weird Tales) was born on this day in history.  

1897  On August - 20 birth of tarjei Vesaas, Norwegian author (Det Store Spelet)  

1898  On this day in history birth of g Kraus, director Santpoort (Insanity in Netherlands)  

1898  On August - 20 birth of leopold Infeld, Polish nuclear physicist (Whom the God's Love)  

1898  Vilhelm Moberg, Swedish author and historian (d. 1973) was born on August - 20.  

1899  Hanns Lilje, German Lutherian bishop/antifascist (Church und Welt) was born on this day in history.  

1900  Edward J "Murt" O'Donoghue, snooker player, 1st witnessed 147 break was born on this day in history.  

1901  Salvatore Quasimodo, Italy, poet/critic/translator (Nobel 1959) was born on this day in history.  

1902  On this day in history birth of ernest Charles Melvin Patrick Ekundio Marke, club owner  

1904  Jaap [Jacob AW] Burger, chairman (PvdA) was born on August - 20.  

1905  On August - 20 birth of duncan Macrae, Glasgow Scotland, actor (Casino Royale, Kidnapped)  

1905  Jack [Weldon J] Teagarden, US trombonist/actor (Meet Band Leaders) was born on this day in history.  

1905  On this day in history birth of jean Gebser, German-born author, linguist, and poet (d. 1973)  

1907  Alan Reed, NYC, actor (Mr Adams & Eve)/voice (Fred Flintstone) was born on this day in history.  

1907  Anatole Fistoulari, conductor was born on this day in history.  

1907  Shirley Booth, [Thelma Booth Ford], NYC, actress (Hazel) was born on August - 20.  

1907  Stanley Devon, photographer was born on August - 20.  

1908  Alfonso Lopez, baseball player (AL Manager of the year 1959) was born on August - 20.  

1908  On August - 20 birth of jeanne Stern, writer  

1908  On August - 20 birth of john Reginald Bevins, politician  

1908  On this day in history birth of kingsley Davis, sociologist/demographer, coined (population explosion)  

1909  Albert Roberts, cricketer (NZ pace bowler in 5 Tests 1932-37) was born on this day in history.  

1909  On this day in history birth of andre Morell, London England, actor (Hound of the Baskervilles)  

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0535  Death of Mochta of Louth, disciple of St. Patrick on August - 20.  

0984  On this day in history 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  Death of Aefgen Listinck, Dutch anabaptist, burned at stake on August - 20.  

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

1580  On August - 20 death of jeronymo Osorio, Portuguese historian (b. 1506)  

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