Famous Birthdays In August - 20

1517  On this day in history birth of antoine Perrenot de Granvelle, cardinal/viceroy of Naples (1571-75)   

1526  Peter Opmeer, church historian/humanist (Historia Martyrum) was born on this day in history.   

1561  Jacopo Peri, composer was born on August - 20.   

1625  On August - 20 birth of thomas Corneille, French playwright   

1632  Louis Bourdaloue, French Jesuit preacher (d. 1704) was born on August - 20.   

1637  On this day in history birth of cornelis Van Aerssen, Dutch governor/co-owner of Surinam   

1665  On this day in history birth of bernardus Smijtegelt, vicar (Gekrookte Reed)   

1666  Alphonse d' Eve, composer was born on August - 20.   

1702  Stepan F graaf Apraksin, Russian general-fieldmarshal was born on August - 20.   

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 this day in history.   

1719  On August - 20 birth of christian Mayer, Czech astronomer (d. 1783)   

1720  Bernard de Bury, composer was born on August - 20.   

1756  On August - 20 birth of bernardo Bittoni, composer   

1764  On August - 20 birth of charles F Bentinck, Dutch minister of Colonies   

1776  On August - 20 birth of bernardo O'Higgins, South American revolutionary (d. 1842)   

1778  Bernardo O'Higgins, won independence for Chile was born on this day in history.   

1779  On August - 20 birth of jöns Jakob Berzelius, Swedish chemist (d. 1848)   

1785  On August - 20 birth of oliver Hazard Perry, US Naval hero ("We have met the enemy")   

1788  On this day in history birth of jose Bernardo Alcedo, composer   

1799  Heinrich WA Freiherr von Gagern, German liberal politician was born on August - 20.   

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  On August - 20 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  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  On August - 20 birth of juliaan de Vriendt, Flemish painter   

1845  On this day in history birth of st. Albert Chmielowski, Polish Catholic Saint (d. 1916)   

1847  On this day in history birth of bolesÅ‚aw Prus, Polish writer (d. 1912)   

1847  Andrew Greenwood, England cricketer (d. 1889) was born on this day in history.   

1856  On August - 20 birth of innokenti F Annenski, Russian poet/interpreter (Laodania) [NS Sept 1]   

1856  On August - 20 birth of jakub Bart-ĆiÅ¡inski, Sorbian writer (d. 1909)   

1860  Raymond Poincaré, France, president/PM (1912) was born on this day in history.   

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0535  On this day in history death of mochta of Louth, disciple of St. Patrick   

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  Geert Great, [Gerardus Magnus], theologist (Getijdenboek), dies on this day in history.   

1538  On this day in history death of aefgen Listinck, Dutch anabaptist, burned at stake   

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

1580  Death of Jeronymo Osorio, Portuguese historian (b. 1506) on this day in history.   

1632  Death of Valentin de Boulogne, French painter, buried at 38 on August - 20.