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English politician, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports (died 1330)

Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent

English politician, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports (died 1330)

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Belgian-Italian composer and theorist (died 1474)

Guillaume Du Fay

Belgian-Italian composer and theorist (died 1474)

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Polish king (died 1506)

Alexander Jagiellon

Polish king (died 1506)

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French philologist and historian (died 1609)

Joseph Justus Scaliger

French philologist and historian (died 1609)

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Italian cardinal (died 1671)

Antonio Barberini

Italian cardinal (died 1671)

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Italian organist and composer (died 1669)

Antonio Cesti

Italian organist and composer (died 1669)

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English politician (died 1670)

Richard Ottley

English politician (died 1670)

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James Anderson, Scottish lawyer and historian (died 1728)

James Anderson (lawyer)

James Anderson, Scottish lawyer and historian (died 1728)

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Danish-born Russian explorer (died 1741)

Vitus Bering

Danish-born Russian explorer (died 1741)

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Italian composer (died 1744)

Leonardo Leo

Italian composer (died 1744)

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American commander and politician (died 1779)

Thomas Lynch Jr.

American commander and politician (died 1779)

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German cellist and composer (died 1879)

Friedrich August Kummer

German cellist and composer (died 1879)

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Norwegian mathematician and theorist (died 1829)

Niels Henrik Abel

Norwegian mathematician and theorist (died 1829)

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