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Best known
Crescentius the Elder
Italian noble and aristocrat
Tile Kolup
Holy Roman Emperor imposter
Pope Benedict XI
Head of the Catholic Church from 1303 to 1304
Edward I
King of England from 1272 to 1307
Momchil
Bulgarian brigand
Tilman Riemenschneider
German sculptor and woodcarver (c.1460–1531)
Crescentius the Elder — Italian noble and aristocrat, who died on July 7 984.
Tile Kolup — Holy Roman Emperor imposter, who died on July 7 1285.
Pope Benedict XI — Head of the Catholic Church from 1303 to 1304, who died on July 7 1304.
Edward I — King of England from 1272 to 1307, who died on July 7 1307.
Momchil — Bulgarian brigand, who died on July 7 1345.
Tilman Riemenschneider — German sculptor and woodcarver (c.1460–1531), who died on July 7 1531.
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