Famous Birthdays In August - 20

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  BolesÅ‚aw 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-ĆiÅ¡inski, Sorbian writer (d. 1909)   

1860  On August - 20 birth of raymond Poincaré, France, president/PM (1912)   

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

0984  John XIV, [Petrus Canepanova], Italian Pope (983-84), dies on August - 20.   

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  Death of Miguel López de Legazpi, Spanish conquistador (b. 1502) on this day in history.   

1580  Death of Jeronymo Osorio, Portuguese historian (b. 1506) on August - 20.   

1632  On August - 20 death of valentin de Boulogne, French painter, buried at 38