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Hasan al-Askari
Eleventh of the Twelve Shia Imams
Sancho II of Portugal
King of Portugal from 1223 to 1247
Robert Lisle, 1st Baron Lisle of Rougemont
English peer
Nicholas Eymerich
Roman Catholic theologian (c. 1316–1399)
Muzio Attendolo Sforza
Italian condottiero
Frederick I, Elector of Saxony
Margrave of Meissen & Elector of Saxony
Hasan al-Askari — Eleventh of the Twelve Shia Imams, who died on January 4 874.
Sancho II of Portugal — King of Portugal from 1223 to 1247, who died on January 4 1248.
Robert Lisle, 1st Baron Lisle of Rougemont — English peer, who died on January 4 1344.
Nicholas Eymerich — Roman Catholic theologian (c. 1316–1399), who died on January 4 1399.
Muzio Attendolo Sforza — Italian condottiero, who died on January 4 1424.
Frederick I, Elector of Saxony — Margrave of Meissen & Elector of Saxony, who died on January 4 1428.
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