Best known
Best known
50s
Sixth decade of the first century AD
Emperor Zhenzong
Emperor of Song China from 997 to 1022
Odo I of Burgundy
Duke of Burgundy
Henry of Grosmont, Duke of Lancaster
English soldier and diplomat (c. 1310–1361)
Peter of Castile
King of Castile and León (1350–1366, 1367–1369)
Yolande, Duchess of Lorraine
Duchess of Lorraine in 1473
50s — Sixth decade of the first century AD, who died on March 23 59.
Emperor Zhenzong — Emperor of Song China from 997 to 1022, who died on March 23 1022.
Odo I of Burgundy — Duke of Burgundy, who died on March 23 1103.
Henry of Grosmont, Duke of Lancaster — English soldier and diplomat (c. 1310–1361), who died on March 23 1361.
Peter of Castile — King of Castile and León (1350–1366, 1367–1369), who died on March 23 1369.
Yolande, Duchess of Lorraine — Duchess of Lorraine in 1473, who died on March 23 1483.
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- 1783
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Raoul DufyFrench painter - 1953
Oskar LutsEstonian writer and playwright - 1955
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- 1972
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- 1980
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- 1986
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- 1990JJohn DexterEnglish stage director
- 1991
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- 1994
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- 2001
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- 2004
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- 2011
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- 2013
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