Famous Birthdays In August - 20

1865  On August - 20 birth of bernard Tancred, South African cricketer (d. 1911)   

1868  Ellen Roosevelt, American tennis player (d. 1954) was born on this day in history.   

1873  Eliel Saarinen, Finland, architect (GM Tech Institute, Mich) was born on August - 20.   

1873  On August - 20 birth of william Henry Bell, composer   

1881  On this day in history birth of edgar Albert Guest, Detroit Mich, poet/newspaperman   

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

1885  On August - 20 birth of dino Campana, Italian poet (Canti orfici)   

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

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

1889  Witold Friemann, composer was born on this day in history.   

1890  H P Lovecraft, US, Gothic novelist (At the Mountains of Madness) was born on this day in history.   

1890  On August - 20 birth of howard Phillips Lovecraft, US horror writer (Weird Tales)   

1897  On this day in history birth of tarjei Vesaas, Norwegian author (Det Store Spelet)   

1898  G Kraus, director Santpoort (Insanity in Netherlands) was born on this day in history.   

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

1898  Vilhelm Moberg, Swedish author and historian (d. 1973) was born on this day in history.   

1899  On August - 20 birth of hanns Lilje, German Lutherian bishop/antifascist (Church und Welt)   

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

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

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  On August - 20 birth of alan Reed, NYC, actor (Mr Adams & Eve)/voice (Fred Flintstone)   

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

1907  Shirley Booth, [Thelma Booth Ford], NYC, actress (Hazel) was born on this day in history.   

1907  On this day in history birth of stanley Devon, photographer   

1908  On August - 20 birth of alfonso Lopez, baseball player (AL Manager of the year 1959)   

1908  On this day in history birth of jeanne Stern, writer   

1908  John Reginald Bevins, politician was born on August - 20.   

1908  On August - 20 birth of kingsley Davis, sociologist/demographer, coined (population explosion)   

1909  Albert Roberts, cricketer (NZ pace bowler in 5 Tests 1932-37) was born on August - 20.   

1909  Andre Morell, London England, actor (Hound of the Baskervilles) was born on August - 20.   

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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  On August - 20 bernard[us] van Clairvaux, French saint, dies   

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

1538  Death of Aefgen Listinck, Dutch anabaptist, burned at stake on August - 20.   

1572  On this day in history death of miguel López de Legazpi, Spanish conquistador (b. 1502)   

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