Best known
Best known
Pope Lucius I
Head of the Catholic Church from 253 to 254
Hermann Balk
Landmeister in Livland (d. 1239)
Antonio da Correggio
Italian Renaissance painter
Nuno da Cunha
Portuguese colonial administrator
Guido Panciroli
Italian jurist, professor, historian and antiquarian
Shimazu Yoshihisa
Japanese feudal lord of Satsuma Province
Pope Lucius I — Head of the Catholic Church from 253 to 254, who died on March 5 254.
Hermann Balk — Landmeister in Livland (d. 1239), who died on March 5 1239.
Antonio da Correggio — Italian Renaissance painter, who died on March 5 1534.
Nuno da Cunha — Portuguese colonial administrator, who died on March 5 1539.
Guido Panciroli — Italian jurist, professor, historian and antiquarian, who died on March 5 1599.
Shimazu Yoshihisa — Japanese feudal lord of Satsuma Province, who died on March 5 1611.
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