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Best known
AD 193
Calendar year
Guntram
King of Orléans from 561 to 592 AD
Ordulf, Duke of Saxony
Duke of Saxony
Stephen Harding
English Catholic saint (c. 1060–1134)
Emperor Go-Toba
Emperor of Japan from 1183 to 1198
Valdemar II of Denmark
King of Denmark from 1202 to 1241
AD 193 — Calendar year, who died on March 28 193.
Guntram — King of Orléans from 561 to 592 AD, who died on March 28 592.
Ordulf, Duke of Saxony — Duke of Saxony, who died on March 28 1072.
Stephen Harding — English Catholic saint (c. 1060–1134), who died on March 28 1134.
Emperor Go-Toba — Emperor of Japan from 1183 to 1198, who died on March 28 1239.
Valdemar II of Denmark — King of Denmark from 1202 to 1241, who died on March 28 1241.
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