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===1601β1900=== *[[1607]] – [[Antonio Barberini]], Italian cardinal (d. 1671) *[[1623]] – [[Antonio Cesti]], Italian organist and composer (d. 1669)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Burrows |first1=David L. |last2=Schmidt |first2=Carl B. |last3=Brown |first3=Jennifer Williams |title=Cesti, Antonio |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.05335}}</ref> *[[1626]] – [[Richard Ottley]], English politician (d. 1670) *[[1662]] – [[James Anderson (lawyer)|James Anderson]], Scottish lawyer and historian (d. 1728)<ref>{{cite ODNB|last1=Du Toit |first1=Alexander |title=Anderson, James (1662β1728), historiographer and antiquary |date=2004 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/473}}</ref> *[[1681]] – [[Vitus Bering]], Danish-born Russian explorer (d. 1741) *[[1694]] – [[Leonardo Leo]], Italian composer (d. 1744)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Hucke |first1=Helmut |last2=Cafiero |first2=Rosa |title=Leo, Leonardo |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.16416}}</ref> *[[1749]] – [[Thomas Lynch Jr.]], American commander and politician (d. 1779) *[[1797]] – [[Friedrich August Kummer]], German cellist and composer (d. 1879)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Stephenson |first1=Kurt |title=Kummer, Friedrich August |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.15661}}</ref> *[[1802]] – [[Niels Henrik Abel]], Norwegian mathematician and theorist (d. 1829)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Stubhaug |first1=A. |editor1-last=Laudal |editor1-first=Olav Arnfinn |editor2-last=Piene |editor2-first=Ragni |title=The Life of Niels Henrik Abel |date=2004 |publisher=Springer |location=Berlin |isbn=9783642189081 |page=7}}</ref> *[[1811]] – [[Ambroise Thomas]], French composer (d. 1896)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Smith |first1=Richard Langham |title=Thomas, (Charles Louis) Ambroise |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.27856}}</ref> *[[1813]] – [[Ivar Aasen]], Norwegian poet and linguist (d. 1896) *[[1815]] – [[Edward John Eyre]], English explorer and politician, [[List of Governors of Jamaica|Governor of Jamaica]] (d. 1901)<ref>{{cite ODNB |last1=Heuman |first1=Gad |title=Eyre, Edward John (1815β1901), explorer and colonial governor |date=3 January 2008 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/33060}}</ref> *[[1827]] – [[Deodoro da Fonseca]], Brazilian field marshal and politician, 1st [[President of Brazil]] (d. 1892) *[[1828]] – [[Louise of the Netherlands]] (d. 1871) *[[1833]] – [[Carola of Vasa]] (d. 1907) *[[1843]] – [[James Scott Skinner]], Scottish violinist and composer (d. 1927)<ref>{{cite Grove|last1=Allan |first1=Jean Mary |title=Skinner, James Scott |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.25933}}</ref> *[[1844]] – [[Ilya Repin]], Russian painter and sculptor (d. 1930)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Iovleva |first1=L. I. |title=Repin, Ilβya |journal=Oxford Art Online |date=2003 |doi=10.1093/gao/9781884446054.article.T071521}}</ref> *[[1850]] – [[Guy de Maupassant]], French short story writer, novelist, and poet (d. 1893) *[[1860]] – [[Louis Wain]], English artist (d. 1939)<ref>{{cite ODNB |last1=Parkin |first1=Michael |title=Wain, Louis William (1860β1939), artist |date=7 January 2016 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/36677}}</ref> *[[1862]] – [[Joseph Merrick]], English man with severe deformities (d. 1890)<ref>{{cite ODNB |last1=Osborne |first1=Peter |title=Merrick, Joseph Carey [called the Elephant Man] (1862β1890), freak show novelty and medical curiosity |date=25 May 2006 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/37759}}</ref> *[[1866]] – [[Carl Harries]], German chemist and academic (d. 1923) * 1866 – [[Harry Trott]], Australian cricketer (d. 1917) *[[1868]] – [[Oskar Merikanto]], Finnish pianist and composer (d. 1924)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Salmenhaara |first1=Erkki |last2=Poroila |first2=Heikki |title=Merikanto, (Frans) Oskar |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.18447}}</ref> *[[1872]] – [[Oswaldo Cruz]], Brazilian physician, bacteriologist, and epidemiologist, founded the [[Oswaldo Cruz Foundation]] (d. 1917) *[[1874]] – [[Wesley Clair Mitchell]], American economist and academic (d. 1948)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Smith |first1=Mark C. |title=Mitchell, Wesley Clair (1874-1948), economist |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1400415}}</ref> * 1874 – [[Horace Rawlins]], English golfer (d. 1935) *[[1876]] – [[Mary Ritter Beard]], American historian and activist (d. 1958)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Cott |first1=Nancy F. |title=Beard, Mary Ritter (1876-1958), historian |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1400044}}</ref> *[[1877]] – [[Tom Thomson]], Canadian painter (d. 1917) *[[1880]] – [[Gertrude Rush]], American lawyer and jurist (d. 1962) * 1880 – [[Ruth Sawyer]], American author and educator (d. 1970)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Stenzel |first1=Sharon V. |title=Sawyer, Ruth (05 August 1880β03 June 1970), children's writer and lecturer |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1601449}}</ref> *[[1882]] – [[Anne Acheson]], Irish sculptor (d. 1962)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newulsterbiography.co.uk/index.php/home/viewPerson/4|title=The Dictionary of Ulster Biography|last=Down|first=K-Point Internet Solutions β Warrenpoint, Newry, County|website=www.newulsterbiography.co.uk|access-date=2018-11-09}}</ref> *[[1887]] – [[Reginald Owen]], English-American actor and singer (d. 1972) *[[1889]] – [[Conrad Aiken]], American novelist, short story writer, critic, and poet (d. 1973)<ref>{{cite ANB |last1=Butscher |first1=Edward |title=Aiken, Conrad (1889-1973), author and critic |date=February 2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1600018}}</ref> *[[1890]] – [[Naum Gabo]], Russian-American sculptor (d. 1977)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Sanderson |first1=Colin C. |title=Gabo, Naum |journal=Oxford Art Online |date=2003 |doi=10.1093/gao/9781884446054.article.T030312}}</ref> * 1890 – [[Erich Kleiber]], Austrian conductor and director (d. 1956)<ref>{{cite Grove |last1=Brunner |first1=Gerhard |title=Kleiber, Erich |date=2001 |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.15119}}</ref> *[[1897]] – [[Roberta Dodd Crawford]], American soprano and educator (d. 1954) * 1897 – [[Aksel Larsen]], Danish lawyer and politician (d. 1972) *[[1900]] – [[Rudolf Schottlaender]], German philosopher, classical philologist and translator (d. 1988)
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