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Uthman
Rashidun caliph from 644 to 656
Pope Adeodatus II
Head of the Catholic Church from 672 to 676
Sakanoue no Tamuramaro
Japanese general and shogun
Tachibana no Kachiko
Empress consort of Japan
Fulk (archbishop of Reims)
Roman Catholic archbishop
Bolesław I the Brave
Duke and King of Poland (r. 992–1025)
Uthman — Rashidun caliph from 644 to 656, who died on June 17 656.
Pope Adeodatus II — Head of the Catholic Church from 672 to 676, who died on June 17 676.
Sakanoue no Tamuramaro — Japanese general and shogun, who died on June 17 811.
Tachibana no Kachiko — Empress consort of Japan, who died on June 17 850.
Fulk (archbishop of Reims) — Roman Catholic archbishop, who died on June 17 900.
Bolesław I the Brave — Duke and King of Poland (r. 992–1025), who died on June 17 1025.
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