Famous Birthdays In August - 20
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1517 Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle, cardinal/viceroy of Naples (1571-75) was born on August - 20.
1526 Peter Opmeer, church historian/humanist (Historia Martyrum) was born on August - 20.
1561 On August - 20 birth of jacopo Peri, composer
1625 Thomas Corneille, French playwright was born on this day in history.
1632 Louis Bourdaloue, French Jesuit preacher (d. 1704) was born on August - 20.
1637 Cornelis Van Aerssen, Dutch governor/co-owner of Surinam was born on this day in history.
1665 Bernardus Smijtegelt, vicar (Gekrookte Reed) was born on August - 20.
1666 On this day in history birth of alphonse d' Eve, composer
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.
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 August - 20.
1720 On August - 20 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 August - 20.
1776 Bernardo O'Higgins, South American revolutionary (d. 1842) was born on this day in history.
1778 On this day in history 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 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 August - 20.
1811 On this day in history birth of gilman Marston, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1890
1820 On this day in history birth of adolfe Louis Eugene Fetis, composer
1824 On this day in history birth of absalom Baird, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1905
1832 On this day in history birth of thaddeus Sobieski Constantine Lowe, inventor, died in 1913
1833 Benjamin Harrison, North Bend Ohio, (R) 23rd Pres (1889-1893) was born on August - 20.
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 August - 20.
1847 Andrew Greenwood, England cricketer (d. 1889) was born on this day in history.
1856 Innokenti F Annenski, Russian poet/interpreter (Laodania) [NS Sept 1] was born on this day in history.
1856 On this day in history birth of jakub Bart-Ćišinski, Sorbian writer (d. 1909)
1860 On August - 20 birth of raymond Poincaré, France, president/PM (1912)