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Al-Ta'i'
Abbasid Caliph in Baghdad (r. 974–991)
Bartholomew Burghersh the elder
English nobleman and soldier (died 1355)
James II of Scotland
King of Scots from 1437 to 1460
Scaramuccia Trivulzio
Italian Catholic cardinal
Antonio da Sangallo the Younger
Italian architect
Étienne Dolet
16th-century French scholar and printer
Al-Ta'i' — Abbasid Caliph in Baghdad (r. 974–991), who died on August 3 1003.
Bartholomew Burghersh the elder — English nobleman and soldier (died 1355), who died on August 3 1355.
James II of Scotland — King of Scots from 1437 to 1460, who died on August 3 1460.
Scaramuccia Trivulzio — Italian Catholic cardinal, who died on August 3 1527.
Antonio da Sangallo the Younger — Italian architect, who died on August 3 1546.
Étienne Dolet — 16th-century French scholar and printer, who died on August 3 1546.
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- 1712
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- 1857
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- 1922
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