Best known
Best known
Æthelflæd
Ruler of Mercia in England from 911 to 918
Al-Zamakhshari
Scholar
Henry of Scotland
Heir apparent to David I
Henry II of Anhalt-Aschersleben
German prince
John I of Brienne, Count of Eu
Nobleman
Bernard VII of Armagnac
French noble
Æthelflæd — Ruler of Mercia in England from 911 to 918, who died on June 12 918.
Al-Zamakhshari — Scholar, who died on June 12 1144.
Henry of Scotland — Heir apparent to David I, who died on June 12 1152.
Henry II of Anhalt-Aschersleben — German prince, who died on June 12 1266.
John I of Brienne, Count of Eu — Nobleman, who died on June 12 1294.
Bernard VII of Armagnac — French noble, who died on June 12 1418.
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- 1036
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- 1478
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- 1560
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- 1675
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- 1734
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- 1841KKonstantinos Nikolopoulos (composer)Greek composer and philologist
- 1900
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- 1912
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- 1969
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- 1976
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- 1982
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- 1990
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- 2003
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- 2010
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