Editing February 8 (section)

===Pre-1600===
*[[AD 120|120]] &ndash; [[Vettius Valens]], Greek astronomer, mathematician, and astrologer (d. ~175)<ref>{{cite book |last=Brennan |first=Chris |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GjI8DgAAQBAJ&pg=PA106 |title=Hellenistic Astrology: The Study of Fate and Fortune |date=10 February 2017 |publisher=Amor Fati Publications |isbn=978-0-9985889-0-2 |page=106 |access-date=11 October 2018 |archive-date=9 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231109233007/https://books.google.com/books?id=GjI8DgAAQBAJ&pg=PA106#v=onepage&q&f=false |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Hall |first1=Claire |last2=Shaw |first2=Liam P. |date=16 May 2022 |title=The logic of planetary combination in Vettius Valens |url=https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2022arXiv220507616H/abstract |journal=[[University of Oxford]] |arxiv=2205.07616 |access-date=5 October 2023 |archive-date=6 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231006050144/https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2022arXiv220507616H/abstract |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[412]] &ndash; [[Proclus]], Greek mathematician and philosopher (d. ~485)<ref>{{cite book |last=Berg |first=Rudolphus Maria |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JJgLzVh1egAC&pg=PA3 |title=Proclus' Hymns: Essays, Translations, Commentary |date=1 January 2001 |publisher=[[Brill Publishers|Brill]] |isbn=90-04-12236-2 |page=3 |access-date=11 October 2018 |archive-date=9 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231109233007/https://books.google.com/books?id=JJgLzVh1egAC&pg=PA3#v=onepage&q&f=false |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Citation |last1=Helmig |first1=Christoph |title=Proclus |date=2021 |url=https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/fall2021/entries/proclus/ |encyclopedia=[[The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy]] |editor-last=Zalta |editor-first=Edward N. |access-date=2023-10-05 |edition=Fall 2021 |publisher=[[Metaphysics Research Lab, Stanford University]] |last2=Steel |first2=Carlos |archive-date=2022-01-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220126153343/https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/fall2021/entries/proclus/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Proclus {{!}} Philosophy, Works, & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Proclus |access-date=2023-11-09 |website=Encyclopædia Britannica |language=en |archive-date=2023-09-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230908150807/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Proclus |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[882]] &ndash; [[Muhammad ibn Tughj al-Ikhshid]], Egyptian commander and politician, [[List of governors of Islamic Egypt|Abbasid Governor of Egypt]] (d. 946)<ref>{{cite book|last=Bacharach|first=Jere L.|title=Islamic History Through Coins: An Analysis and Catalogue of Tenth-century Ikhshidid Coinage|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fNLKAbXEmgMC&pg=PA21|year=2006|publisher=[[American University in Cairo Press]]|isbn=978-977-424-930-3|page=21|access-date=2018-10-12|archive-date=2023-11-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231109233007/https://books.google.com/books?id=fNLKAbXEmgMC&pg=PA21#v=onepage&q&f=false|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1191]] &ndash; [[Yaroslav II of Vladimir]] (d. 1246)<ref>{{cite book|last=Wieczynski|first=Joseph L.|title=The Modern Encyclopedia of Russian and Soviet History|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dcBoAAAAMAAJ|year=1994|publisher=[[Academic Press|Academic International Press]]|isbn=978-0-87569-064-3|access-date=2018-10-11|archive-date=2023-11-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231109233007/https://books.google.com/books?id=dcBoAAAAMAAJ|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1291]] &ndash; [[Afonso IV of Portugal]], Portuguese king (d. 1357)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Afonso IV {{!}} Medieval Ruler, Portuguese Monarch, Military Leader |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Afonso-IV |access-date=2023-11-09 |website=Encyclopædia Britannica |language=en |archive-date=2023-10-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002225718/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Afonso-IV |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[1405]] &ndash; [[Constantine XI Palaiologos]], Byzantine emperor (d. 1453)<ref>{{cite book|title=Encyclopedia of World Biography|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rjzv5zYWnfIC|year=1998|publisher=[[Gale Research]]|isbn=978-0-7876-2544-3|access-date=2018-10-11|archive-date=2023-11-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231109233508/https://books.google.com/books?id=rjzv5zYWnfIC|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Constantine XI Palaeologus {{!}} Fall of Constantinople, Last Byzantine Emperor, Ottoman Conquest |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Constantine-XI-Palaeologus |access-date=2023-11-09 |website=Encyclopædia Britannica |language=en |archive-date=2017-09-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170914081231/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Constantine-XI-Palaeologus |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[1487]] &ndash; [[Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg]], German duke (d. 1550)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-11-02 |title=Ulrich {{!}} German nobleman, Elector of Brandenburg, Reformer |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ulrich-duke-of-Wurttemberg |access-date=2023-11-09 |website=Encyclopædia Britannica |language=en |archive-date=2018-11-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116042723/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ulrich-duke-of-Wurttemberg |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[1514]] &ndash; [[Daniele Barbaro]], Venetian churchman, diplomat and scholar (d. 1570)<ref>{{cite book |author1=Titian |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=s7nqAAAAMAAJ |title=Titian: Prince of Painters |last2=Biadene |first2=Susanna |publisher=[[Prestel Publishing|Prestel]] |year=1990 |isbn=9783791311029 |editor-last=Yakush |editor-first=Mary |access-date=2018-10-11 |archive-date=2023-11-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231109233552/https://books.google.com/books?id=s7nqAAAAMAAJ |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[1552]] &ndash; [[Agrippa d'Aubigné]], French poet and soldier (d. 1630)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Théodore-Agrippa d' Aubigné {{!}} French Huguenot Soldier & Poet |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Theodore-Agrippa-d-Aubigne |access-date=2023-11-09 |website=Encyclopædia Britannica |language=en |archive-date=2023-09-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928190500/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Theodore-Agrippa-d-Aubigne |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[1577]] &ndash; [[Robert Burton (scholar)|Robert Burton]], English priest, physician, and scholar (d. 1640)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Robert Burton {{!}} English Author, Scholar & Clergyman |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Robert-Burton |access-date=2023-11-09 |website=Encyclopædia Britannica |language=en |archive-date=2023-07-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230704082456/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Robert-Burton |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[1591]] &ndash; [[Guercino]], Italian painter (d. 1666)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Il Guercino {{!}} Baroque painter, Bolognese school, Carracci |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Il-Guercino |access-date=2023-11-09 |website=Encyclopædia Britannica |language=en |archive-date=2017-02-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170220022807/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Il-Guercino |url-status=live }}</ref>