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Born in 1491

19 people in this dataset · ordered by Wikipedia popularity

  1. Henry VIII of England

    monarch, composer

    1491–1547 · aged 55

    July 7 · 1491

    Source: bbc.co.uk

  2. Ignatius of Loyola

    founder of Catholic religious community, soldier

    Date disputed

    June 9 · 1491

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  3. Giovanni da Verrazzano

    explorer

    Date disputed

    July 29 · 1491

    No external source identified

  4. Zhengde Emperor

    ruler

    1491–1521 · aged 29

    November 4 · 1491

    No external source identified

  5. Martin Bucer

    university teacher, writer

    1491–1551

    November 20 · 1491

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  6. Maria of Jülich-Berg

    aristocrat

    Date disputed

    August 3 · 1491

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  7. Suzanne, Duchess of Bourbon

    politician

    1491–1521 · aged 29

    May 19 · 1491

    No external source identified

  8. Janggyeong

    consort

    Date disputed

    July 15 · 1491

    No external source identified

  9. Martín de Azpilcueta

    legal scholar, Catholic priest

    Date disputed

    1491

    Source: Early Modern Letters Online

  10. Francis de Bourbon, Count of Saint-Pol

    1491–1545 · aged 53

    October 15 · 1491

    No external source identified

  11. Nicolò da Ponte

    diplomat

    1491–1585 · aged 94

    January 15 · 1491

    No external source identified

  12. Nguyen Binh Khiem

    teacher, writer

    1491–1585

    1491

    Source: BnF authorities

  13. Francesco Sforza

    1491–1512

    February 8 · 1491

    No external source identified

  14. Innocenzo Cybo

    Catholic priest

    1491–1550 · aged 58

    September 3 · 1491

    No external source identified

  15. Robert III de La Marck

    military personnel, historian

    1491–1536

    1491

    Source: opac.vatlib.it

  16. Teofilo Folengo

    poet, writer

    Date disputed

    November 17 · 1491

    Source: BeWeB

  17. Marie d'Albret, Countess of Rethel

    aristocrat, politician

    1491–1549 · aged 58

    March 25 · 1491

    Source: The Peerage

  18. Friedrich Myconius

    superintendent, Lutheran theologian

    1491–1546 · aged 55

    January 4 · 1491

    Source: Integrated Authority File

  19. Obata Toramori

    samurai

    1491–1561

    1491

    No external source identified

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