Famous Personalities Born 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 this day in history.   

1561  On this day in history birth of jacopo Peri, composer   

1625  Thomas Corneille, French playwright was born on August - 20.   

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 August - 20.   

1665  Bernardus Smijtegelt, vicar (Gekrookte Reed) was born on this day in history.   

1666  Alphonse d' Eve, composer was born on this day in history.   

1702  On August - 20 birth of stepan F graaf Apraksin, Russian general-fieldmarshal   

1710  On August - 20 birth of thomas Simpson, English mathematician (rules of Simpson)   

1719  On August - 20 birth of charles-François de Broglie, marquis de Ruffec, French soldier and diplomat (d. 1791)   

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

1720  On August - 20 birth of bernard de Bury, composer   

1756  On August - 20 birth of bernardo Bittoni, composer   

1764  Charles F Bentinck, Dutch minister of Colonies was born on August - 20.   

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  Oliver Hazard Perry, US Naval hero ("We have met the enemy") was born on this day in history.   

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

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  Thaddeus Sobieski Constantine Lowe, inventor, died in 1913 was born on August - 20.   

1833  On this day in history birth of benjamin Harrison, North Bend Ohio, (R) 23rd Pres (1889-1893)   

1842  Juliaan de Vriendt, Flemish painter was born on August - 20.   

1845  St. Albert Chmielowski, Polish Catholic Saint (d. 1916) was born on August - 20.   

1847  On August - 20 birth of bolesÅ‚aw Prus, Polish writer (d. 1912)   

1847  Andrew Greenwood, England cricketer (d. 1889) was born on August - 20.   

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

1856  Jakub Bart-ĆiÅ¡inski, Sorbian writer (d. 1909) was born on August - 20.   

1860  On this day in history birth of raymond Poincaré, France, president/PM (1912)   

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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 this day in history 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  On this day in history death of jeronymo Osorio, Portuguese historian (b. 1506)   

1632  Death of Valentin de Boulogne, French painter, buried at 38 on this day in history.