20 August Births

Published : 20 Aug 2019, 12:01

Jagoroniya Desk

August 20 is the 232nd day of the year (233rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar.

Births

1086 – Bolesław III Wrymouth, Prince of Poland (d. 1138)
1377 – Shahrukh Mirza, ruler of Persia and Transoxiania (d. 1447)
1457 – Seongjong of Joseon, King of Joseon (d. 1494)
1517 – Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle, French cardinal and art collector (d. 1586)
1561 – Jacopo Peri, Italian singer and composer (d. 1633)
1625 – Thomas Corneille, French playwright and philologist (d. 1709)
1632 – Louis Bourdaloue, French preacher and academic (d. 1704)
1659 – Henry Every, English pirate (d. 1696)[1]
1710 – Thomas Simpson, English mathematician and academic (d. 1761)
1719 – Christian Mayer, Czech astronomer and educator (d. 1783)
1720 – Bernard de Bury, French harpsichord player and composer (d. 1785)
1778 – Bernardo O'Higgins, Chilean general and politician, 2nd Supreme Director of Chile (d. 1842)
1779 – Jöns Jacob Berzelius, Swedish chemist and academic (d. 1848)
1789 – Abbas Mirza, Qajar crown prince of Persia (d. 1833)
1799 – James Prinsep, English orientalist and scholar (d. 1840)
1833 – Benjamin Harrison, American general, lawyer, and politician, 23rd President of the United States (d. 1901)
1845 – Albert Chmielowski, Polish saint, founded the Albertine Brothers (d. 1916)
1847 – Andrew Greenwood, English cricketer (d. 1889)
1847 – Bolesław Prus, Polish journalist and author (d. 1912)
1856 – Jakub Bart-Ćišinski, German poet and playwright (d. 1909)
1860 – Raymond Poincaré, French lawyer and politician, 10th President of France (d. 1934)
1865 – Bernard Tancred, South African cricketer and lawyer (d. 1911)
1868 – Ellen Roosevelt, American tennis player (d. 1954)
1873 – Eliel Saarinen, Finnish architect and academic, co-designed the National Museum of Finland (d. 1950)
1881 – Edgar Guest, English-American poet and author (d. 1959)
1881 – Aleksander Hellat, Estonian politician, 6th Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 1943)
1884 – Rudolf Bultmann, German Lutheran theologian and professor of New Testament at the University of Marburg (d. 1976)
1885 – Dino Campana, Italian poet and author (d. 1932)
1886 – Paul Tillich, German-American philosopher and theologian (d. 1965)
1887 – Phan Khôi, Vietnamese journalist and scholar (d. 1959)
1888 – Tôn Đức Thắng, Vietnamese politician, 2nd President of Vietnam (d. 1980)
1890 – H. P. Lovecraft, American short story writer, editor, novelist (d. 1937)
1896 – Gostha Pal, Indian footballer (d. 1976)
1897 – Tarjei Vesaas, Norwegian author and poet (d. 1970)
1898 – Vilhelm Moberg, Swedish historian, journalist, author, and playwright (d. 1973)
1901 – Salvatore Quasimodo, Italian novelist and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1968)
1905 – Jean Gebser, German linguist, poet, and philosopher (d. 1973)
1905 – Mikio Naruse, Japanese director and screenwriter (d. 1969)
1905 – Jack Teagarden, American singer-songwriter and trombonist (d. 1964)
1906 – Vidrik Rootare, Estonian chess player (d. 1981)
1908 – Al López, American baseball player and manager (d. 2005)
1909 – André Morell, English actor (d. 1978)[2]
1909 – Alby Roberts, New Zealand cricketer and rugby player (d. 1978)
1910 – Eero Saarinen, Finnish-American architect and furniture designer, designed the Gateway Arch (d. 1961)
1912 – John H. Michaelis, American general (d. 1985)
1913 – Roger Wolcott Sperry, American neuropsychologist and neurobiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1994)
1916 – Paul Felix Schmidt, Estonian–German chess player and chemist (d. 1984)
1918 – Jacqueline Susann, American actress and author (d. 1974)
1919 – Walter Bernstein, American screenwriter and producer
1919 – Adamantios Androutsopoulos, Greek lawyer, educator and politician, Prime Minister of Greece (d. 2000)
1921 – Keith Froome, Australian rugby league player (d. 1978)[3]
1921 – Jack Wilson, Australian cricketer (d. 1985)
1923 – Jim Reeves, American singer-songwriter (d. 1964)
1924 – George Zuverink, American baseball player (d. 2014)
1926 – Frank Rosolino, American jazz trombonist (d. 1978)
1926 – Nobby Wirkowski, American-Canadian football player and coach (d. 2014)
1927 – John Boardman, English archaeologist and historian
1927 – Yootha Joyce, English actress (d. 1980)
1927 – Fred Kavli, Norwegian-American businessman and philanthropist, founded The Kavli Foundation (d. 2013)
1927 – Peter Oakley, English soldier and blogger (d. 2014)
1929 – Kevin Heffernan, Irish footballer and manager (d. 2013)
1930 – Mario Bernardi, Canadian pianist and conductor (d. 2013)
1930 – Peter Randall, English sergeant (d. 2007)
1931 – Don King, American boxing promoter
1932 – Anthony Ainley, English actor (d. 2004)[4]
1932 – Vasily Aksyonov, Russian physician, author, and academic (d. 2009)
1932 – Atholl McKinnon, South African cricketer (d. 1983)
1933 – George J. Mitchell, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician
1934 – Sneaky Pete Kleinow, American country-rock pedal-steel guitarist and songwriter (d. 2007)
1934 – Tom Mangold, German-English journalist and author
1935 – Ron Paul, American captain, physician, and politician
1936 – Hideki Shirakawa, Japanese chemist, engineer, and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1937 – Stelvio Cipriani, Italian composer
1937 – Andrei Konchalovsky, Russian director, producer, and screenwriter
1937 – Sky Saxon, American singer-songwriter and bassist (d. 2009)
1938 – Peter Day, English chemist and academic
1938 – Alain Vivien, French politician
1939 – Fernando Poe Jr., Filipino actor and politician (d. 2004)
1939 – Mike Velarde, Filipino televangelist and religious leader
1940 – Rubén Hinojosa, American businessman and politician
1940 – Gus Macdonald, Scottish academic and politician, Minister for the Cabinet Office
1940 – Rex Sellers, Indian-Australian cricketer
1941 – Dave Brock, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1941 – Rich Brooks, American football player and coach
1941 – Anne Evans, English soprano and actress
1941 – William H. Gray, American lawyer and politician (d. 2013)
1941 – Slobodan Milošević, Serbian lawyer and politician, 1st President of Serbia (d. 2006)
1941 – Robin Oakley, English journalist and author
1941 – Jo Ramírez, Mexican race car driver and manager
1942 – Isaac Hayes, American singer-songwriter, pianist, producer, and actor (d. 2008)
1942 – Fred Norman, American baseball player
1943 – Roger Gale, English journalist and politician
1943 – Sylvester McCoy, Scottish actor
1944 – Rajiv Gandhi, Indian lawyer and politician, 6th Prime Minister of India (d. 1991)
1944 – Graig Nettles, American baseball player and manager
1945 – Roy Gardner, English businessman
1946 – Mufaddal Saifuddin, 53rd Da'i al-Mutlaq of Fatimid Caliphate الدولة الفاطمية
1946 – Henryk Broder, Polish-German journalist and author
1946 – Connie Chung, American journalist
1946 – Laurent Fabius, French politician, 158th Prime Minister of France
1946 – Ralf Hütter, German singer and keyboard player
1946 – N. R. Narayana Murthy, Indian businessman, co-founded Infosys
1947 – Alan Lee, English painter and illustrator
1947 – Ray Wise, American actor
1948 – John Noble, Australian actor and director
1948 – Robert Plant, English singer-songwriter
1949 – Nikolas Asimos, Greek singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1988)
1949 – Phil Lynott, Irish singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (d. 1986)
1951 – DeForest Soaries, American minister and politician, 30th Secretary of State of New Jersey
1952 – John Emburey, English cricketer and coach
1952 – Doug Fieger, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2010)
1952 – John Hiatt, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1952 – Ric Menello, American director and screenwriter (d. 2013)
1953 – Gerry Bertier, American football player (d. 1981)
1953 – Peter Horton, American actor and director
1953 – Mike Jackson, American politician
1953 – Jim Trenton, American radio host and actor
1953 – Leroy Burgess, American singer, songwriter, keyboard player, recording artist, and record producer
1954 – Quinn Buckner, American basketball player and coach
1954 – Tawn Mastrey, American radio host and producer (d. 2007)
1954 – Al Roker, American news anchor, television personality, and author
1955 – Agnes Chan, Hong Kong singer and author
1955 – Janet Royall, Baroness Royall of Blaisdon, English politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
1956 – Joan Allen, American actress
1956 – Alvin Greenidge, Barbadian cricketer
1956 – Desmond Swayne, English soldier and politician, Vice-Chamberlain of the Household
1957 – Finlay Calder, Scottish rugby player
1957 – Jim Calder, Scottish rugby player
1957 – Simon Donaldson, English mathematician and academic
1957 – Sorin Antohi, Romanian journalist and historian
1957 – Paul Johnson, American football coach
1958 – Nigel Dodds, Northern Irish lawyer and politician
1958 – Patricia Rozema, Canadian director and screenwriter
1958 – David O. Russell, American director and screenwriter
1958 – John Stehr, American journalist
1960 – Dom Duff, Breton singer-songwriter, guitarist, composer
1960 – Mark Langston, American baseball player
1961 – Amanda Sonia Berry, English businesswoman
1962 – James Marsters, American actor
1963 – Uwe Bialon, German footballer and manager
1963 – Kal Daniels, American baseball player
1963 – José Cecena, Mexican baseball player
1964 – Azarias Ruberwa, Congolese lawyer and politician, Vice-President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
1965 – KRS-One, American rapper and producer
1966 – Miguel Albaladejo, Spanish director and screenwriter
1966 – Dimebag Darrell, American guitarist and songwriter (d. 2004)
1966 – Enrico Letta, Italian lawyer and politician, 55th Prime Minister of Italy
1966 – Liu Chunyan, Chinese host and voice actress
1967 – Andy Benes, American baseball player
1968 – Brett Angell, English footballer and coach
1968 – Abdelatif Benazzi, Moroccan-French rugby player
1968 – Klas Ingesson, Swedish footballer and manager (d. 2014)
1968 – Yuri Shiratori, Japanese voice actress and singer
1968 – Bai Yansong, Chinese host
1969 – Billy Gardell, American comedian, actor, and producer
1969 – Mark Holzemer, American baseball player and scout
1970 – Els Callens, Belgian tennis player and sportscaster
1970 – Fred Durst, American singer-songwriter
1971 – Nenad Bjelica, Croatian footballer and manager
1971 – Matt Calland, English rugby player and coach
1971 – Steve Stone, English footballer and coach
1971 – David Walliams, English comedian, actor, and author
1971 – Jonathan Ke Quan, Vietnamese actor
1972 – Derrick Alston, American basketball player
1972 – Melvin Booker, American basketball player
1972 – Chaney Kley, American actor, coach, and sportscaster (d. 2007)
1972 – Scott Quinnell, Welsh rugby player and sportscaster
1972 – Anna Umemiya, Japanese model and actress
1973 – Alban Bushi, Albanian footballer
1973 – Alexandre Finazzi, Brazilian footballer
1973 – Scott Goodman, Australian swimmer
1973 – Todd Helton, American baseball player
1973 – Cameron Mather, New Zealand rugby player and sportscaster
1973 – José Paniagua, Dominican baseball player
1973 – Donn Swaby, American actor and screenwriter
1973 – Juan Becerra Acosta, Mexican journalist
1974 – Amy Adams, American actress and singer
1974 – Misha Collins, American actor
1974 – Szabolcs Sáfár, Hungarian footballer and coach
1974 – Andy Strachan, Australian drummer and songwriter
1974 – Maxim Vengerov, Russian violinist and conductor
1975 – Marcin Adamski, Polish footballer and manager
1975 – Marko Martin, Estonian pianist and educator
1975 – Shaun Newton, English footballer
1975 – Elijah Williams, American football player and coach
1976 – Chris Drury, American ice hockey player
1976 – Cornel Frăsineanu, Romanian footballer
1976 – Tony Grant, Irish footballer
1976 – Kristen Miller, American actress, producer, and screenwriter
1976 – Marcel Podszus, German footballer
1976 – Fabio Ulloa, Honduran footballer
1977 – Paolo Bianco, Italian footballer
1977 – Wayne Brown, English footballer
1977 – Felipe Contepomi, Argentine rugby player, coach, and physician
1977 – Manuel Contepomi, Argentine rugby player
1977 – Shockmain Davis, American football player
1977 – A. M. Esmonde, Welsh author, director, and producer
1977 – Stéphane Gillet, Luxembourgian footballer
1977 – Aaron Hamill, Australian footballer and coach
1977 – Ívar Ingimarsson, Icelandic footballer
1977 – James Ormond, English cricketer
1977 – Josh Pearce, American baseball player
1977 – Aaron Taylor, American baseball player
1978 – Alberto Martín, Spanish tennis player
1978 – Emir Mkademi, Tunisian footballer
1978 – Chris Schroder, American baseball player
1979 – Sarah Borwell, English tennis player
1979 – Jamie Cullum, English singer-songwriter and pianist
1979 – Cory Sullivan, American baseball player
1981 – Ben Barnes, English actor
1981 – Brett Finch, Australian rugby league player and sportscaster
1981 – Artur Kotenko, Estonian footballer
1981 – Bernard Mendy, French footballer
1981 – Craig Ochs, American football player
1981 – Byron Saxton, American wrestler, manager, and sportscaster
1982 – Cléber Luis Alberti, Brazilian footballer
1982 – Aleksandr Amisulashvili, Georgian footballer
1982 – Monty Dumond, South African rugby player
1982 – Youssouf Hersi, Ethiopian footballer
1982 – Joshua Kennedy, Australian footballer
1982 – Mijaín López, Cuban wrestler
1982 – Richard Petiot, Canadian ice hockey player
1982 – Barney Rogers, Zimbabwean cricketer
1982 – Enyelbert Soto, Venezuelan-Japanese baseball player
1983 – Hamza Abdullah, American football player
1983 – Paulo André Cren Benini, Brazilian footballer
1983 – Andrew Garfield, American-English actor
1983 – Héctor Landazuri, Colombian footballer
1983 – Mladen Pelaić, Croatian footballer
1983 – Brian Schaefering, American football player
1983 – Yuri Zhirkov, Russian footballer
1984 – Aílton José Almeida, Brazilian footballer
1984 – Pavel Eismann, Czech footballer
1984 – Laura Georges, French footballer
1984 – Jamie Hoffmann, American baseball player
1984 – Ingrid Lukas, Estonian-Swiss singer-songwriter and pianist
1985 – Brant Daugherty, American actor
1985 – Glen Buttriss, Australian rugby league player
1985 – Blake DeWitt, American baseball player
1985 – Thomas Domingo, French rugby player
1985 – Matt Hague, American baseball player
1985 – Jack King, English footballer
1985 – Álvaro Negredo, Spanish footballer
1985 – Willie Ripia, New Zealand rugby player
1985 – Joe Vitale, American ice hockey player
1985 – Stephen Ward, Irish footballer
1985 – Mark Washington, American football player
1986 – Andrew Surman, South African-English footballer
1986 – Steven Zalewski, American ice hockey player
1987 – Stefan Aigner, German footballer
1987 – Vedran Janjetović, Croatian-Australian footballer
1987 – Sido Jombati, Portuguese footballer
1987 – Egon Kaur, Estonian race car driver
1988 – Jerryd Bayless, American basketball player
1988 – Sarah R, Lotfi, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1988 – José Zamora, Spanish footballer
1989 – Kirko Bangz, American rapper and producer
1989 – Nebil Gahwagi, Hungarian footballer
1989 – Silas Kiplagat, Kenyan runner
1989 – Slavcho Shokolarov, Bulgarian footballer
1989 – Judd Trump, English snooker player
1989 – Dean Winnard, English footballer
1990 – Macauley Chrisantus, Nigerian footballer
1990 – Culoe De Song, South African music producer and DJ
1990 – Venelin Filipov, Bulgarian footballer
1990 – Leigh Griffiths, Scottish footballer
1990 – Fabien Jarsalé, French footballer
1990 – Bradley Klahn, American tennis player
1991 – Marko Djokovic, Serbian tennis player
1991 – Jyrki Jokipakka, Finnish hockey player
1991 – Arseny Logashov, Russian footballer
1991 – Luke O'Neill, English footballer
1991 – Mario Tičinović, Croatian footballer
1992 – Matt Eisenhuth, Australian rugby league player
1992 – Demi Lovato, American singer-songwriter and actress
1992 – Andrei Peteleu, Romanian footballer
1992 – Deniss Rakels, Latvian footballer
1992 – Callum Skinner, Scottish track cyclist
1993 – Mario Jelavic, Croatian footballer
1995 – Liana Liberato, American television and film actress
1996 – Bunty Afoa, New Zealand rugby league player
1999 – Oregon Kaufusi, Australian rugby league player

Source: wikipedia

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