John II Komnenos Emperor of the Byzantine Empire (1118-43) born in Constantinople Byzantine Empire (d. 1143)

Alexander Neckam English theologist and encyclopedist born in St. Albans Hertfordshire England (d. 1217)

Cesare Borgia Duke of Valentinois Italian aristocrat born in Rome Papal States (d. 1507)

John Leland English poet and antiquarian born in London (d. 1552)

William Cecil 1st baron Burghley English statesman born in Bourne Lincolnshire England (d. 1598)

Pandolfo Zallamella Italian composer born in Ravenna Italy

Francesco Manelli Roman Baroque composer born in Tivoli Italy (d. 1667)

William Brereton 1st Baronet English soldier and politician born in Brereton Hall Cheshire England (d. 1661)

Hercule Brehy Flemish composer and organist born in Brussels (d. 1737)

lisabeth Charlotte dOrlans Duchess of Lorraine born in Chteau de Saint-Cloud France (d. 1741)

Theodor Christlieb Reinhold German composer born in Eppendorf Saxony Germany (d. 1755)

Luca Antonio Predieri Italian composer and violinist born in Bologna Italy (d. 1767)

Yeongjo of Joseon 21st king of the Korean Joseon Dynasty born in Changdeok Palace Kingdom of Joseon (d. 1776)

Franois Joseph Paul de Grasse French admiral (commanded the French fleet at the Battle of the Chesapeake) born in Le Bar-sur-Loup France (d. 1788)

Giuseppe Sigismondo Italian historian and composer born in Naples Italy (d. 1826)

Henry Kobell Dutch painter and cartoonist born in Rotterdam Netherlands (d. 1779)

Oliver Evans American inventor who pioneered high-pressure steam engine born in Newport Delaware (d. 1819)

Samuel Wilson American meat packer and possible namesake of Uncle Sam born in Menotomy Province of Massachusetts Bay (d. 1854)

Arnold Ruge German political philosopher and writer born in Bergen auf Rgen Germany (d. 1880)

Joseph L. Hogg American Brigadier General (Confederate Army) born in Morgan County Georgia (d. 1862)

Moritz Ganz German composer and cellist born in Mainz Germany (d. 1868)

John Sedgwick American Major General (Union Army) who is best remembered for his famous last words they couldnt hit an elephant at this distance before being shot in battle born in Cornwall Connecticut (d. 1864)

Nicolas Beets [Hildebrand] Dutch writer (Camera Obscura) and theologian born in Haarlem Netherlands (d. 1903)

John M. Palmer American politician (U.S. Senator from Illinois) and American Civil War General (Union) born in Eagle Creek Kentucky (d. 1900)

Gustave Aimard French world explorer and writer (Grande Flibuste) born in Paris (d. 1883)

Clara Schumann German pianist and composer of the Romantic era born in Leipzig (d. 1896)

Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach Austrian writer (The Child of the Parish) born in Zdislavi Moravia (d. 1916)

Andrew Noble Scottish physicist who was a founder of the science of ballistics born in Greenock (d. 1915)

John McCausland American Brigadier General (Confederate Army) born in St. Louis Missouri (d. 1927)

Johannes de Koo Dutch journalist and playwright born in Middelie Netherlands (d. 1909)

dn Mihalovich Hungarian composer born in Fericsnci Slavonia (d. 1929)

John H. Bankhead U.S. Senator from Alabama born in Moscow Marion County Alabama (d. 1920)

Richard Kiepert German cartographer (Africa) born in Weimar Germany (d. 1915)