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Peter Chrysologus
Bishop of Ravenna
Étienne Marcel
French politician (d. 1358)
William Courtenay (bishop)
Archbishop of Canterbury from 1381 to 1396
Ignatius of Loyola
Basque Spaniard Catholic priest and theologian
Roger Wilbraham
English lawyer and Solicitor-General for Ireland
Willem Kalf
Dutch still-life painter
Peter Chrysologus — Bishop of Ravenna, who died on July 31 450.
Étienne Marcel — French politician (d. 1358), who died on July 31 1358.
William Courtenay (bishop) — Archbishop of Canterbury from 1381 to 1396, who died on July 31 1396.
Ignatius of Loyola — Basque Spaniard Catholic priest and theologian, who died on July 31 1556.
Roger Wilbraham — English lawyer and Solicitor-General for Ireland, who died on July 31 1616.
Willem Kalf — Dutch still-life painter, who died on July 31 1693.
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