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Famous People Born in 1574

  • Jan 9 Christoph Buel, German composer, born in Nuremberg (d. 1631)
  • Jan 17 Robert Fludd, British physician, author, and mystical philosopher, baptized in Bearsted, Kent, England (d. 1637)
  • Jan 23 Lucas Franchoys the Elder, Belgian painter, born in Mechelen, Belgium (d. 1643)
  • Mar 5 William Oughtred, English mathematician (invented early slide rule), born in Eton, England (d. 1660) date baptized
  • Mar 7 John Wilbye, English madrigal composer, born in Brome, Suffolk (d. 1638)

Innocent XInnocent X (1574-1655)

May 6 236th Pope (1644-55), born in Rome

Innocent X
  • Jul 1 Joseph Hall, English bishop and writer (Virgidemiarum: Six Books), born in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, England (d. 1656)
  • Jul 8 Giovanni Battista Stefanini, Italian composer (d. 1630)
  • Aug 7 Robert Dudley, English explorer and writer (Arcano del Mare), born in Richmond Palace, Surrey (d. 1649)
  • Sep 16 Samuel Coster, Dutch physician and playwright (Polyxena), born in Amsterdam (d. 1665)
  • Sep 18 Claudio Achillini, Italian lawyer and poet, born in Bologna, Italy (d. 1640)
  • Oct 21 Nicolò Rubini, Italian composer and cornettist, born in Crevalcore (d. 1625)
  • Dec 8 Maria Anna of Bavaria, Empress consort of the Holy Roman Empire, born in Munich, Bavaria, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1616)
  • Dec 12 Anne of Denmark, daughter of Danish King Frederik II and Queen Consort of James I of England, born in Skanderborg Castle, Skanderborg, Denmark (d. 1619)
  • Dec 15 Samuel Besler, German-Polish composer, born in Brzeg (d. 1625)

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