Famous Personalities Born In August - 20

1517  On August - 20 birth of antoine Perrenot de Granvelle, cardinal/viceroy of Naples (1571-75)   

1526  On this day in history birth of peter Opmeer, church historian/humanist (Historia Martyrum)   

1561  On August - 20 birth of jacopo Peri, composer   

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

1632  On August - 20 birth of louis Bourdaloue, French Jesuit preacher (d. 1704)   

1637  Cornelis Van Aerssen, Dutch governor/co-owner of Surinam was born on August - 20.   

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

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

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

1710  On this day in history 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 this day in history birth of christian Mayer, Czech astronomer (d. 1783)   

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

1756  On this day in history 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 August - 20.   

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

1799  Heinrich WA Freiherr von Gagern, German liberal politician was born on this day in history.   

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  Adolfe Louis Eugene Fetis, composer was born on this day in history.   

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  Benjamin Harrison, North Bend Ohio, (R) 23rd Pres (1889-1893) was born on August - 20.   

1842  On this day in history birth of juliaan de Vriendt, Flemish painter   

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  On August - 20 birth of andrew Greenwood, England cricketer (d. 1889)   

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

1856  Jakub Bart-ĆiÅ¡inski, Sorbian writer (d. 1909) was born on this day in history.   

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 August - 20.   

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  On this day in history geert Great, [Gerardus Magnus], theologist (Getijdenboek), dies   

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

1572  On this day in history 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  On this day in history death of valentin de Boulogne, French painter, buried at 38