Born in 1520

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Born in 1520

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Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Pieter Brueghel Painter c. 1520 c. 1569 Fanciful Flemish painter

William Cecil Government 13-Sep-1520 5-Aug-1598 Closest advisor to Elizabeth I

Raphael Holinshed Historian c. 1520 c. 1580 Chronicles

Catherine Howard Royalty c. 1520 13-Feb-1542 Fifth wife of Henry VIII

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