Birthdays occurring on August, 20

Deaths occurring on August, 20

1153

Bernard of Clairvaux died on August 20, 1153 French Cistercian monk, mystic and founder of the abbey of Clairvaux. One of the most influential churchmen of his time. 1090-1153 Prayer is a wine which makes glad the heart of man More quotations from Bernard of Clairvaux

1932

Paul Keller died on August 20, 1932 German journalist and writer. 1873-1932 Faith is a euphemism for prejudice and religion is a euphemism for superstition More quotations from Paul Keller

1936

Federico Garcia Lorca died on August 20, 1936 Spanish poet and playwright who, in a career that spanned just 19 years, resurrected and revitalized the most basic strains of Spanish poetry and theatre. 1898-1936 I felt something like a divine urge to bombard that whole canyon of shadow, where ambulances collected suicides whose hands were full of rings. More quotations from Federico Garcia Lorca

2001

Fred Hoyle died on August 20, 2001 Things are the way they are because they were the way they were. More quotations from Fred Hoyle