Best known
Best known
AD 79
Calendar year
Henry I of Austria
Margrave of Austria from 994 to 1018
Adalbert I of Mainz
German Catholic cleric (died 1137)
Constance of Aragon, Holy Roman Empress
Holy Roman Empress from 1220 to 1222
Henry Probus
High Duke of Poland
Henry de Bohun
English knight
AD 79 — Calendar year, who died on June 23 79.
Henry I of Austria — Margrave of Austria from 994 to 1018, who died on June 23 1018.
Adalbert I of Mainz — German Catholic cleric (died 1137), who died on June 23 1137.
Constance of Aragon, Holy Roman Empress — Holy Roman Empress from 1220 to 1222, who died on June 23 1222.
Henry Probus — High Duke of Poland, who died on June 23 1290.
Henry de Bohun — English knight, who died on June 23 1314.
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Wilhelm Eduard WeberGerman physicist - 1891
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