1
René Déscartes
(French Philosopher, Mathematician and Inventor of ‘Analytic Geometry’)
85
21
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: March 31, 1596
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Descartes, France
Died: February 11
2
Tukaram
(Saint, Poet)
193
172
3
James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose
(Poet, Viceroy and Captain General of Scotland)
1
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: October 25, 1612
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Edinburgh, Scotland
Died: May 21
4
The Nun of Monza
(Nun)
3
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: December 4, 1575
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Milan, Italy
Died: January 17
5
Christoph Scheiner
(German Jesuit Priest, Physicist and Astronomer)
3
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: July 25, 1573
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Markt Wald, Germany
Died: June 18
6
Catalina de Erauso
(Spanish Nun Known for Travelling Around Spanish America Under Male Identities)
0
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: February 10, 1592
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain
Died: 1650 AD
7
Charles de Valois, Duke of Angoulême
(Nobleman)
0
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: April 28, 1573
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Château de Fayet, Fayet, France
Died: September 24
8
Iwasa Matabei
(Japanese Artist)
1
0
9
Thomas May
(Poet)
1
0
10
William II, Prince of Orange
(Prince of Orange (1647 - 1650))
1
2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 27, 1626
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: The Hague, Netherlands
Died: November 6
11
Bernhardus Varenius
(German Geographer)
0
0
12
Labarna I
(King)
0
0
13
Phineas Fletcher
(Poet)
1
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: April 8, 1582
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Cranbrook, England
Died: December 13
14
Maximilian, count von Trauttmansdorff
(Statesman)
0
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 23, 1584
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Graz, Austria
Died: June 8
15
Martin Droeshout
(English engraver)
0
0
16
Pedro de Espinosa
(Spanish poet)
0
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: June 4, 1578
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Antequera, Spain
Died: October 21
17
Claude Favre de Vaugelas
(Grammarian)
2
2
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: January 6, 1585
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Bourg-en-Bresse, France
Died: February 26
18
Jean Rotrou
(Dramatist)
1
1
19
Kanō Naonobu
(Painter)
0
0
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: November 25, 1607
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Kyōto, Japan
Died: May 7
20
Matthäus Merian
(Engraver)
0
1
Listed In: Artists & Painters
Birthdate: September 22, 1593
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Basel, Switzerland
Died: June 19
21
David Calderwood
(Minister)
0
2
22
Marion Delorme
(Courtesan)
0
1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: October 3, 1613
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: July 2
23
Koƈu Bey
(Statesman)
0
0
