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Barhebraeus
Scholar, polymath, and primate of the Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch
John V of Nassau-Siegen
German count
Thomas Wriothesley, 1st Earl of Southampton
English politician
Guillaume Rondelet
French physician
Esmé Stewart, 3rd Duke of Lennox
Scottish nobleman
Charles Amadeus, Duke of Nemours
Duke of Nemours
Barhebraeus — Scholar, polymath, and primate of the Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch, who died on July 30 1286.
John V of Nassau-Siegen — German count, who died on July 30 1516.
Thomas Wriothesley, 1st Earl of Southampton — English politician, who died on July 30 1550.
Guillaume Rondelet — French physician, who died on July 30 1566.
Esmé Stewart, 3rd Duke of Lennox — Scottish nobleman, who died on July 30 1624.
Charles Amadeus, Duke of Nemours — Duke of Nemours, who died on July 30 1652.
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