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AD 189
Calendar year
Matthias I of Lorraine
Duke of Lorraine from 1138 to 1176
Theobald II of Lorraine
Duke of Lorraine from 1303 to 1312
Takeda Shingen
Japanese samurai and daimyo
Sasaki Kojirō
16/17th-century Japanese swordsman
Johan van Oldenbarnevelt
Dutch statesman and revolutionary
AD 189 — Calendar year, who died on May 13 189.
Matthias I of Lorraine — Duke of Lorraine from 1138 to 1176, who died on May 13 1176.
Theobald II of Lorraine — Duke of Lorraine from 1303 to 1312, who died on May 13 1312.
Takeda Shingen — Japanese samurai and daimyo, who died on May 13 1573.
Sasaki Kojirō — 16/17th-century Japanese swordsman, who died on May 13 1612.
Johan van Oldenbarnevelt — Dutch statesman and revolutionary, who died on May 13 1619.
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