1301 Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent, English politician (d. 1330) was born on this day in history.
1397 Guillaume Dufay, Franco-Flemish composer and theorist (d. 1474) was born on this day in history.
1461 Alexander Jagiellon, Grand Duke of Lithuania (d. 1506) was born on this day in history.
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 Philipp Friedrich Boddecker, composer was born on this day in history.
1623 On this day in history birth of antonio Cesti, composer
1624 William, Jamestown Va, 1st black child born in English America was born on this day in history.