1301 On this day in history birth of edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent, English politician (d. 1330)
1397 Guillaume Dufay, Franco-Flemish composer and theorist (d. 1474) was born on this day in history.
1461 On this day in history birth of alexander Jagiellon, Grand Duke of Lithuania (d. 1506)
1540 On this day in history birth of joseph Justice Scaliger, proposed Julian dating
1604 John Eliot, "Apostle to Indians," Bible translator, baptized was born on this day in history.
1607 On this day in history birth of philipp Friedrich Boddecker, composer
1623 Antonio Cesti, composer was born on this day in history.
1624 William, Jamestown Va, 1st black child born in English America was born on this day in history.