Born in 1544

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Born in 1544

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Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Francis II Royalty 19-Jan-1544 5-Dec-1560 King of France 1559-60

William Gilbert Physicist 24-May-1544 10-Dec-1603 De Magnete

Torquato Tasso Poet 11-Mar-1544 25-Apr-1595 Gerusalemme Liberata

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