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 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 On this day in history birth of john Eliot, "Apostle to Indians," Bible translator, baptized 

1607 Philipp Friedrich Boddecker, composer was born on this day in history. 

1623 On this day in history birth of antonio Cesti, composer 

1624 On this day in history birth of william, Jamestown Va, 1st black child born in English America 
