Page 2: Famous Personalities Born 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 August - 20 birth of eliel Saarinen, Finland, architect (GM Tech Institute, Mich)   

1873  William Henry Bell, composer was born on August - 20.   

1881  Edgar Albert Guest, Detroit Mich, poet/newspaperman was born on this day in history.   

1881  On August - 20 birth of nikolay Yakovlevich Myaskovsky, composer   

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

1886  Paul Tillich, German/US theologist (Die sozial Entscheidung) was born on August - 20.   

1888  George Sklavos, composer was born on August - 20.   

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

1890  H P Lovecraft, US, Gothic novelist (At the Mountains of Madness) was born on August - 20.   

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  G Kraus, director Santpoort (Insanity in Netherlands) was born on August - 20.   

1898  Leopold Infeld, Polish nuclear physicist (Whom the God's Love) was born on this day in history.   

1898  On this day in history birth of vilhelm Moberg, Swedish author and historian (d. 1973)   

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

1900  On this day in history birth of edward J "Murt" O'Donoghue, snooker player, 1st witnessed 147 break   

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

1902  Ernest Charles Melvin Patrick Ekundio Marke, club owner was born on August - 20.   

1904  Jaap [Jacob AW] Burger, chairman (PvdA) was born on this day in history.   

1905  Duncan Macrae, Glasgow Scotland, actor (Casino Royale, Kidnapped) was born on this day in history.   

1905  Jack [Weldon J] Teagarden, US trombonist/actor (Meet Band Leaders) was born on August - 20.   

1905  Jean Gebser, German-born author, linguist, and poet (d. 1973) was born on August - 20.   

1907  Alan Reed, NYC, actor (Mr Adams & Eve)/voice (Fred Flintstone) was born on August - 20.   

1907  On August - 20 birth of anatole Fistoulari, conductor   

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 this day in history birth of jeanne Stern, writer   

1908  On this day in history birth of john Reginald Bevins, politician   

1908  Kingsley Davis, sociologist/demographer, coined (population explosion) was born on August - 20.   

1909  On August - 20 birth of albert Roberts, cricketer (NZ pace bowler in 5 Tests 1932-37)   

1909  On August - 20 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 August - 20 john XIV, [Petrus Canepanova], Italian Pope (983-84), dies   

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

1384  On August - 20 geert Great, [Gerardus Magnus], theologist (Getijdenboek), dies   

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 August - 20.   

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