Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In August - 20

1865  Bernard Tancred, South African cricketer (d. 1911) was born on August - 20.   

1868  On this day in history birth of ellen Roosevelt, American tennis player (d. 1954)   

1873  On this day in history birth of eliel Saarinen, Finland, architect (GM Tech Institute, Mich)   

1873  On August - 20 birth of william Henry Bell, composer   

1881  Edgar Albert Guest, Detroit Mich, poet/newspaperman was born on this day in history.   

1881  Nikolay Yakovlevich Myaskovsky, composer was born on this day in history.   

1885  Dino Campana, Italian poet (Canti orfici) was born on this day in history.   

1886  On this day in history birth of paul Tillich, German/US theologist (Die sozial Entscheidung)   

1888  On August - 20 birth of george Sklavos, composer   

1889  Witold Friemann, composer was born on this day in history.   

1890  On August - 20 birth of h P Lovecraft, US, Gothic novelist (At the Mountains of Madness)   

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

1897  On this day in history birth of tarjei Vesaas, Norwegian author (Det Store Spelet)   

1898  On August - 20 birth of g Kraus, director Santpoort (Insanity in Netherlands)   

1898  On this day in history birth of leopold Infeld, Polish nuclear physicist (Whom the God's Love)   

1898  On August - 20 birth of vilhelm Moberg, Swedish author and historian (d. 1973)   

1899  Hanns Lilje, German Lutherian bishop/antifascist (Church und Welt) was born on this day in history.   

1900  On this day in history birth of edward J "Murt" O'Donoghue, snooker player, 1st witnessed 147 break   

1901  Salvatore Quasimodo, Italy, poet/critic/translator (Nobel 1959) was born on August - 20.   

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

1904  On August - 20 birth of jaap [Jacob AW] Burger, chairman (PvdA)   

1905  On August - 20 birth of duncan Macrae, Glasgow Scotland, actor (Casino Royale, Kidnapped)   

1905  On this day in history birth of jack [Weldon J] Teagarden, US trombonist/actor (Meet Band Leaders)   

1905  Jean Gebser, German-born author, linguist, and poet (d. 1973) was born on this day in history.   

1907  Alan Reed, NYC, actor (Mr Adams & Eve)/voice (Fred Flintstone) was born on this day in history.   

1907  On this day in history birth of anatole Fistoulari, conductor   

1907  On August - 20 birth of shirley Booth, [Thelma Booth Ford], NYC, actress (Hazel)   

1907  On August - 20 birth of stanley Devon, photographer   

1908  On August - 20 birth of alfonso Lopez, baseball player (AL Manager of the year 1959)   

1908  On this day in history birth of jeanne Stern, writer   

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

1908  On August - 20 birth of kingsley Davis, sociologist/demographer, coined (population explosion)   

1909  On this day in history birth of albert Roberts, cricketer (NZ pace bowler in 5 Tests 1932-37)   

1909  Andre Morell, London England, actor (Hound of the Baskervilles) was born on August - 20.   

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

0984  On August - 20 john XIV, [Petrus Canepanova], Italian Pope (983-84), dies   

1153  Bernard[us] van Clairvaux, French saint, dies on this day in history.   

1384  On August - 20 geert Great, [Gerardus Magnus], theologist (Getijdenboek), dies   

1538  Death of Aefgen Listinck, Dutch anabaptist, burned at stake on August - 20.   

1572  Death of Miguel López de Legazpi, Spanish conquistador (b. 1502) on August - 20.   

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

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