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Historical Figures Born in 1537

  • Mar 17 Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Japanese daimyō & warrior (Japan's second "great unifier"), born in Nakamura-ku, Japan (d. 1598)
  • May 20 Hieronymus Fabricius Ab Aquapende Italian physician (De Formato Foetu), born in Aquapende, Italy (d. 1619)
  • Jul 20 Arnaud d'Ossat, French diplomat and writer, born in Larroque-Magnoac, France (d. 1604)

Edward VIEdward VI (1537-1553)

Oct 12 King of England (1547-53), born in Hampton Court Palace, Middlesex, England

Edward VI

Jane GreyJane Grey (1537-1554)

Oct 13 Queen of England in 1553 for 9 days, born in Bradgate, England

Jane Grey
  • Dec 5 Ashikaga Yoshiaki, 15th Japanese shōgun, born in Japan (d. 1597)
  • Dec 20 John III, King of Sweden (1568-92), born in Östergötland, Sweden (d. 1592)

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