1565 On this day in history birth of henrick de Keyser, architect/master builder of Amsterdam
1567 On this day in history birth of claudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi, Cremona Italy, composer (L'Orfeo)
1608 On this day in history birth of rené Goupil, French Catholic missionary (Canadian Martyrs) (d. 1642)
1720 On this day in history birth of maximilian Hell, Slovakian astronomer (d. 1792)
1749 On this day in history birth of levi Lincoln, Sr., American revolutionary, statesman, politician, and acting Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1820)
1754 On this day in history birth of pierre Dutillieu, composer
1759 On this day in history birth of maria Theresia von Paradis, composer
1764 Johann Nepomuk Kalcher, composer was born on this day in history.