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Hasan ibn Ali
Grandson of Muhammad and the second Shia Imam
Bardas Skleros
10th-century Byzantine general
Baldwin I of Jerusalem
King of Jerusalem from 1100 to 1118
Richard of Cornwall
King of Germany from 1257 to 1272
Henry of Bohemia
King of Bohemia from 1307 to 1310
Ruy González de Clavijo
Castilian traveler, writer, and diplomat (died 1412)
Hasan ibn Ali — Grandson of Muhammad and the second Shia Imam, who died on April 2 670.
Bardas Skleros — 10th-century Byzantine general, who died on April 2 991.
Baldwin I of Jerusalem — King of Jerusalem from 1100 to 1118, who died on April 2 1118.
Richard of Cornwall — King of Germany from 1257 to 1272, who died on April 2 1272.
Henry of Bohemia — King of Bohemia from 1307 to 1310, who died on April 2 1335.
Ruy González de Clavijo — Castilian traveler, writer, and diplomat (died 1412), who died on April 2 1412.
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