Famous Personalities Born In August - 20

1517  On August - 20 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  On August - 20 birth of jacopo Peri, composer   

1625  On this day in history birth of thomas Corneille, French playwright   

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

1637  On August - 20 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  On this day in history birth of alphonse d' Eve, composer   

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

1710  On this day in history birth of thomas Simpson, English mathematician (rules of Simpson)   

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  Bernard de Bury, composer was born on this day in history.   

1756  Bernardo Bittoni, composer was born on August - 20.   

1764  On this day in history birth of charles F Bentinck, Dutch minister of Colonies   

1776  Bernardo O'Higgins, South American revolutionary (d. 1842) was born on this day in history.   

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

1779  Jöns Jakob Berzelius, Swedish chemist (d. 1848) was born on August - 20.   

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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  Absalom Baird, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1905 was born on this day in history.   

1832  Thaddeus Sobieski Constantine Lowe, inventor, died in 1913 was born on this day in history.   

1833  Benjamin Harrison, North Bend Ohio, (R) 23rd Pres (1889-1893) was born on this day in history.   

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  BolesÅ‚aw Prus, Polish writer (d. 1912) was born on this day in history.   

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

1856  On this day in history birth of innokenti F Annenski, Russian poet/interpreter (Laodania) [NS Sept 1]   

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  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 August - 20.