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Hildegard of Bingen German magistra and the first composer whose biography is known born in Bckelheim Holy Roman Empire (d. 1179)
Ambrose Traversari Italian theologian and monk born in Portico di Romagna Forl Papal States (d. 1439)
Henry V King of England (1413-22) and France (1416-19) born in Monmouth Castle Monmouth Principality of Wales (date disputed) (d. 1422)
Jiajing 12th Emperor of Ming Dynasty of China (d. 1567)
Abu al-Faiz ibn Mubarak Faizi Persian-Dutch East Indies poet born in Agra Mughal India (d. 1595)
Jacques Mauduit French composer born in Paris (d. 1627)
Samuel Coster Dutch physician and playwright (Polyxena) born in Amsterdam (d. 1665)
Pietro Tacca Italian sculptor and architect (Aanbidding of the Point) born in Carrara Italy (d. 1640)
Matthias Gallas Austrian earl of Campo and Duke of Lucerna born in Trento Italy (d. 1647)
Engelbert Kaempfer German physician and traveler born in Lemgo Lippe Germany (d. 1716)
Antoine Parent French mathematician born in Paris (d. 1716)
Henry St John 1st Viscount Bolingbroke English statesman and philosopher born in Battersea Surrey England (d. 1751)
Gabriel Christie British general born in Stirling Scotland (d. 1799)
Nicolas Desmarest French geologist and geographer (Volcanos) born in Soulaines-Dhuys France (d. 1815)
Johann Nikolaus Tetens German-Danish philosopher and mathematician born in Tetenbll Duchy of Schleswig Denmark (d. 1807)
Mikhail Kutuzov Russian field marshal born in St Petersburg Russian Empire (d. 1813)
Charles de Merode Earl of Merode Mayor of Brussels and French senator born in Brussels Belgium (d. 1830)
Daoguang 8th Emperor of Qing Dynasty born in Forbidden City Beijing China (d. 1850)
Anthony Panizzi Italian librarian at British Museum born in Brescello Italy (d. 1879)
Jzef Nowakowski Polish pianist and composer born in Koryciska Przysucha County Poland (d. 1865)
Francis Seymour Haden English surgeon and etcher born in London (d. 1910)
Francis Parkman American historian and author (Oregon Trail) born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 1893)
Michael Obrenovic ruler of Serbia (1839-421860-68) born in Kragujevac Serbia (d. 1868)
Jean Albert Gaudry French geologist and palaeontologist born in St Germain-en-Laye France (d. 1908)
George Washington Custis Lee American Major General (Confederate Army) born in Fort Monroe Virginia (d. 1913)
Pedro V van Alcantara King of Portugal (1853-61) born in Lisbon (d. 1861)
James J. Hill Canadian-American railroad entrepreneur (Great Northern Railroad) born in Eramosa Township Ontario (d. 1916)
Albert Ross Parsons American composer born in Sandusky Ohio (d. 1933)
Emilia Pardo Bazn Spanish countess and writer (Pascual Lpez Autobiography of a Medical Student) born in La Corua Spain (d. 1921)
Albrecht Kossel German physician (Nobel 1910) born in Rostock Germany (d. 1927)
Yuan Shikai Chinese general and President of the Republic of China (1916) born in Xiangcheng Henan Qing dynasty China (d. 1916)
Henriette deVreker-Verschuur Dutch-Flemish actress (Roze Kate) born in Amsterdam (d. 1965)
Willem Huibert Rassers Dutch cultural anthropologist (Pandji) born in Roosendaal Netherlands (d. 1973)
Sep 16 1400 Owain Glyndr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers.
Sep 16 1575 King Johan Casimir of Palts promises military aid to the Hugenots
Sep 16 1630 Massachusetts village of Shawmut changes its name to Boston