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Philip of Milly
Seventh Grand Master of the Knights Templar
Arthur I of Brittany
Duke of Brittany from 1196 to 1203
Richard of Chichester
13th-century Bishop of Chichester and saint
Pope Honorius IV
Head of the Catholic Church from 1285 to 1287
Nizamuddin Auliya
Indian Sufi saint
Odo IV of Burgundy
Duke of Burgundy from 1315-1349
Philip of Milly — Seventh Grand Master of the Knights Templar, who died on April 3 1171.
Arthur I of Brittany — Duke of Brittany from 1196 to 1203, who died on April 3 1203.
Richard of Chichester — 13th-century Bishop of Chichester and saint, who died on April 3 1253.
Pope Honorius IV — Head of the Catholic Church from 1285 to 1287, who died on April 3 1287.
Nizamuddin Auliya — Indian Sufi saint, who died on April 3 1325.
Odo IV of Burgundy — Duke of Burgundy from 1315-1349, who died on April 3 1350.
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- 1545
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- 1637
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- 1792
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- 1846WWilliam BraineBritish explorer
- 1849
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- 1868
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