Famous Birthdays In August - 20

1865  On this day in history birth of bernard Tancred, South African cricketer (d. 1911)   

1868  On August - 20 birth of ellen Roosevelt, American tennis player (d. 1954)   

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

1873  On this day in history birth of william Henry Bell, composer   

1881  On August - 20 birth of edgar Albert Guest, Detroit Mich, poet/newspaperman   

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

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

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

1888  On August - 20 birth of george Sklavos, composer   

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 August - 20.   

1890  Howard Phillips Lovecraft, US horror writer (Weird Tales) was born on this day in history.   

1897  Tarjei Vesaas, Norwegian author (Det Store Spelet) was born on August - 20.   

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 August - 20.   

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

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  On August - 20 birth of salvatore Quasimodo, Italy, poet/critic/translator (Nobel 1959)   

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

1904  On this day in history birth of jaap [Jacob AW] Burger, chairman (PvdA)   

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history birth of anatole Fistoulari, conductor   

1907  Shirley Booth, [Thelma Booth Ford], NYC, actress (Hazel) was born on August - 20.   

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

1908  Alfonso Lopez, baseball player (AL Manager of the year 1959) was born on August - 20.   

1908  On August - 20 birth of jeanne Stern, writer   

1908  John Reginald Bevins, politician was born on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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0535  Death of Mochta of Louth, disciple of St. Patrick on this day in history.   

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 August - 20.   

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  On August - 20 death of jeronymo Osorio, Portuguese historian (b. 1506)   

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