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Jul 09 1511

Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg Queen of Denmark and Norway born in Lauenburg Castle Germany (d. 1571)

Jul 09 1513

John van Hembyze Flemish Calvinist born in Ghent Belgium (d. 1584)

Jul 09 1577

Thomas West 3rd & 12th Baron De La Warr English Jamestown colonist and Governor of Virginia born in Wherwell Hampshire England (d. 1618)

Jul 09 1578

Ferdinand II King of Bohemia & Hungary and German Emperor (1619-37) born in Graz Austria (d. 1637)

Jul 09 1589

John of Saint Thomas [Juan Poinset] Portuguese theologist born in Lisbon Portugal (d. 1644)

Jul 09 1654

Emperor Reigen 112th Emperor of Japan born in Kyoto Japan (d. 1732)

Jul 09 1689

Alexis Piron French dramatist (La Mtromanie) born Dijon France (d. 1773)

Jul 09 1721

Johann Nikolaus Gtz German poet (Die Mdcheninsel) born in Worms Germany (d. 1781)

Jul 09 1753

William Waldegrave 1st Baron Radstock Governor of Newfoundland born in England (d. 1825)

Jul 09 1764

Ann Radcliffe English Gothic novelist (The Mysteries of Udolpho The Romance of the Forest) born in London (d. 1823)

Jul 09 1766

Johanna Schopenhauer German writer and mother of Arthur Schopenhauer born in Gdask Royal Prussia Crown of the Kingdom of Poland (d. 1838)

Jul 09 1766

Jacob Perkins American inventor born in Newburyport Massachusetts (d. 1849)

Jul 09 1775

Matthew Lewis English novelist (The Monk) born in London (d. 1818)

Jul 09 1777

Henry Hallam British lawyer and historian (d. 1859)

Jul 09 1786

Sophie Hlne Batrix Princess of France daughter of Louis XVI of France and Marie Antoinette born in Palace of Versailles France (d. 1787)

Jul 09 1791

Nicols Ledesma composer born in Grisel Spain (d. 1883)

Jul 09 1800

Friedrich Gustav Jakob Henle German pathologist born in Frth Bavaria (d. 1885)

Jul 09 1802

Thomas Davenport American iventor (invented 1st commercial electric motor) born in Williamstown Vermont (d. 1837)

Jul 09 1805

Henry John Gauntlett English organist and composer born in Wellington Shropshire (d. 1876)

Jul 09 1808

Alexander William Doniphan American lawyer and soldier born in Mason County Kentucky (d. 1887)

Jul 09 1825

Jules Oppert French-German Assyriologist (decodes characters) born in Hamburg Germany (d. 1905)

Jul 09 1828

Luigi Oreglia di Santo Stefano Italian Catholic churchman and last surviving cardinal of Pius IX born in Bene Vagienna Italy (d. 1913)

Jul 09 1831

Johan Philip van der Kellen Dutch stamp cutter lithographer and writer born in Utrecht Netherlands (d. 1906)

Jul 09 1836

Camille de Renesse Belgian nobleman and entrepreneur born in Brussels Belgium (d. 1904)

Jul 09 1839

Carl Baermann German composer born in Munich Germany (d. 1913)

Jul 09 1841

Carl Lumbye Danish composer born in Copenhagen Denmark (d. 1911)

Jul 09 1848

Robert I Duke of Parma last ruling Duke of Parma born in Florence Tuscany (d. 1907)

Jul 09 1856

Daniel Guggenheim American mining magnate and philanthropist born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1930)

Jul 09 1857

Frederick II Grand Duke of Baden (1907-18) born in Karlsruhe Grand Duchy of Baden (d. 1928)

Jul 09 1858

Franz Boas German-American anthropologist and linguist (Mind of Primitive Man) born in Minden Westphalia Prussia (d. 1942)

Jul 09 1879

Friedrich Adler Austrian socialist politician revolutionary and murderer of premier Storgkh born in Vienna Austria (d. 1960)

Jul 09 1879

Ottorino Respighi Italian composer (Pines of Rome) born in Bologna Italy (d. 1936)

Jul 09 1879

Carlos Chagas Brazilian sanitary physician born in Oliveira Minas Gerais Empire of Brazil (d. 1934)

Jul 09 1357 Charles IV Holy Roman Emperor assists laying the foundation stone of Charles Bridge in Prague

Jul 09 1371 Pope Gregory XI names Arnold II of Horne as bishop of Utrecht

Jul 09 1386 Battle at Sempach Swiss beat duke Leopold III of Austria

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