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Apr 14 1527

Abraham Ortelius Flemish cartographer and dealer in maps books and antiquities (Theatrum orbis terrarum) born in Antwerp Belgium (d. 1598)

Apr 14 1572

Adam Tanner Austrian mathematician and philosopher born in Innsbruck Austria (d. 1632)

Apr 14 1578

Philip III King of Spain & Portugal (1598-1621) born in Madrid Spain (d. 1621)

Apr 14 1592

Abraham Elsevier Dutch book publisher born in Leiden Netherlands (d. 1652)

Apr 14 1629

Christiaan Huygens Dutch mathematician astronomer (discovered Saturns rings) and scientist (dynamics) born in The Hague Netherlands (d. 1695)

Apr 14 1668

Magnus Julius De la Gardie Swedish General and statesman born in Stockholm Sweden (d. 1741)

Apr 14 1676

Ernst Christian Hesse German composer born in Groengottern Germany (d. 1762)

Apr 14 1714

Adam Gib Scottish religious leader born in Muckhart Perthshire (d. 1788)

Apr 14 1718

Emanuele Barbella Neapolitan composer born in Naples Italy (d. 1777)

Apr 14 1721

William Augustus Duke of Cumberland English army leader born in London (d. 1765)

Apr 14 1723

John Wainwright English composer and organist (d. 1768)

Apr 14 1741

Emperor Momozono 116th Emperor of Japan born in Kyoto Japan (d. 1762)

Apr 14 1762

Giuseppe Valadier Italian architect and archaeologist born in Rome Italy (d. 1839)

Apr 14 1782

Carlo Coccia Italian composer born in Naples Italy (d. 1873)

Apr 14 1788

David G. Burnet interim president of the Republic of Texas born in Newark New Jersey (d. 1870)

Apr 14 1797

Adolphe Thiers 1st president of 3rd French Republic (1871-77) born in Bouc-Bel-Air France (d. 1877)

Apr 14 1803

Friedrich von Amerling Austrian painter born in Vienna Austria (d. 1887)

Apr 14 1809

George Willem Vreede Dutch lawyer and politician born in Tilburg Netherlands (d. 1880)

Apr 14 1813

Junius Spencer Morgan American merchant and philanthropist (Metro Museum of Art) born in Holyoke Massachusetts (d. 1890)

Apr 14 1818

Marie of Saxe-Altenburg Queen of Hanover born in Hildburghausen Saxe-Hildburghausen (d. 1909)

Apr 14 1819

Charles Hall Anglo-German pianist conductor and founder (Halle Orchestra) born in Hagen Westphalia (d. 1895)

Apr 14 1820

Harry T. Hays American Brigadier General (Confederate Army) born in Wilson County Tennessee (d. 1876)

Apr 14 1827

Augustus Pitt Rivers English archaeologist born in Bramham cum Oglethorpe Wetherby Yorkshire (d. 1900)

Apr 14 1831

Gerhard Rohlfs German explorer and ambassador in Abyssinia born in Vegesack Bremen Germany (d. 1896)

Apr 14 1832

James Hewett Ledlie American civil engineer and Brigadier General (Union Army) born in Utica New York (d. 1882)

Apr 14 1842

Sven August Krling Swedish composer born in Misterhult Sweden (d. 1919)

Apr 14 1843

Gustave Leon Huberti Belgian composer born in Brussels Belgium (d. 1910)

Apr 14 1852

Henrique Oswald Brazilian composer born in Rio de Janeiro (d. 1931)

Apr 14 1857

Edgar Stillman Kelley American composer (Gulliver) born in Sparta Wisconsin (d. 1944)

Apr 14 1857

Victor Horsley English physician and neuroscientist born in London (d. 1916)

Apr 14 1862

Pyotr Stolypin 3rd Prime Minister of Russia (1906-11) born in Dresden Kingdom of Saxony German Confederation (d. 1911)

Apr 14 1866

Anne Sullivan [Johanna Macy] American teacher who educated Helen Keller born in Feeding Hills Massachusetts (d. 1936)

Apr 14 1868

Peter Behrens German architect born in Hamburg North German Confederation (d. 1940)

Apr 14 1028 German emperor Conrad II the Sailor crowns his son Henry III king

Apr 14 1191 85-year old Giacinto Bobo becomes Pope Coelestinus III

Apr 14 1341 Sack of Saluzzo (Italy) by Italian-Angevine troops under Manfred V of Saluzzo.

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