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Sep 25 1358

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu Japanese shogun born in Kyoto Kyoto Prefecture Japan (d. 1408)

Sep 25 1525

Steven Borough English explorer born in Northam Devon England (d. 1584)

Sep 25 1542

Elisabeth van Nassau daughter of Willem & Juliana van Stolberg born in Dillenburg (d. 1603)

Sep 25 1593

Matthew Merian the Elder Swiss engraver and bookseller born in Basel Switzerland (d. 1650)

Sep 25 1599

Francesco Borromini Italian sculptor and architect born in Bissone Italy (d. 1667)

Sep 25 1612

Mark Zuesius Boxhorn Dutch historian born in Bergen-op-Zoom The Netherlands (d. 1653)

Sep 25 1613

Claude Perrault French Architect and Physician (east facade of the Louvre) born in Paris France

Sep 25 1644

Ole Rmer Danish astronomer born in Aarhus Denmark (d. 1710)

Sep 25 1683

Jean-Philippe Rameau French composer (Traite) baptized in Dijon France (d. 1764)

Sep 25 1711

Qianlong Emperor of China 6th Emperor of the Qing Dynasty born in Beijing China (d. 1799)

Sep 25 1729

Christian G. Heyne German archaeologist born in Chemnitz Germany (d. 1812)

Sep 25 1738

Nicholas Van Dyke American lawyer and President of Delaware born in New Castle County Delaware (d. 1789)

Sep 25 1741

Vaclav Pichl Czech composer born in Bechyn Czech Republic (d. 1805)

Sep 25 1744

Frederick Willem II King of Prussia (1786-97) born in Berlin Palace Berlin (d. 1797)

Sep 25 1764

Fletcher Christian English Bounty mutineer born in Eaglesfield Cumberland England (d. 1793)

Sep 25 1766

Armand-Emmanuel Duc de Richelieu Prime Minister of France (1815-18 1820-21) born in Paris (d. 1822)

Sep 25 1773

Agostino Bassi Italian entomologist born in Mairago Italy (d. 1856)

Sep 25 1780

Jason Fairbanks American murderer born in Dedham Massachusetts (d. 1801)

Sep 25 1782

Charles Robert Maturin Irish playwright and novelist born in Dublin Ireland (d. 1824)

Sep 25 1785

George Pinto English composer born in London (d. 1806)

Sep 25 1793

Felicia Dorothea Hemans English poet born in Liverpool England (d. 1835)

Sep 25 1796

Antoine-Louis Barye French sculptor born in Paris (d. 1875)

Sep 25 1798

Henri Scheffer Dutch painter born in The Hague Netherlands (d. 1862)

Sep 25 1798

Jean-Baptiste lie de Beaumont French mine engineer and geologist born in Canon Calvados France (d. 1874)

Sep 25 1805

Henry P Scholte DutchUS vicarfounder (Pella colony in Iowa)

Sep 25 1807

Alfred Vail American inventor and early telegraph pioneer born in Morristown New Jersey (d. 1859)

Sep 25 1822

Adolph von Steinwehr German-American Brigadier General (Union Army) born in Blankenburg Brunswick Germany (d. 1877)

Sep 25 1823

Thomas John Wood American Major General (Union Army) born in Munfordville Kentucky (d. 1906)

Sep 25 1829

William Michael Rossetti English writer and civil servant born in London (d. 1919)

Sep 25 1830

Karl Klindworth German pianist and conductor born in Hanover Germany (d. 1916)

Sep 25 1832

William Le Baron Jenney American architect (father of skyscraper) born in Fairhaven Massachusetts (d. 1907)

Sep 25 1839

Karl Alfred Ritter von Zittel German geologist and paleontologist (Libya) born in Bahlingen Germany (d. 1904)

Sep 25 1839

Mina Kruseman Dutch writer and feminist born in Velp Netherlands (d. 1922)

Sep 25 1212 Emperor Frederik II ends Golden Degree (Bohemia)

Sep 25 1396 Battle of Nicopolis Sultan Bajezid I defeats Crusades armies

Sep 25 1492 Crewman on Pinta sights land-a few weeks early

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