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Historical Figures Born in 1514

  • Feb 22 Tahmasp I, shah of Iran (1524-76) and author (Tazkire-i Shah), born in Shāhābād, Safavid Iran (d. 1576)
  • Mar 8 Amago Haruhisa, Japanese samurai and warlord, born in Izumo, Japan (d. 1562)
  • May 3 Bartholomaeus of Braga [Fernandez], Dominican theologian and Archbishop Emeritus of Braga, born in Mártires, Santa Maria Maior, Lisbon (d. 1590)
  • Jun 16 John Cheke, English classical scholar (d. 1557)
  • Jul 28 Maximilian of Burgundy, viceroy of Holland

Andreas VesaliusAndreas Vesalius (1514-1564)

Dec 31 Flemish physician and anatomist (De humani corporis fabrica), born in Brussels, Habsburg Netherlands (now Belgium)

Andreas Vesalius


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