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Nicolaus Copernicus
(Polish Astronomer Who Proposed That the Earth Revolves Around the Sun)
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Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: February 19, 1473
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Toruń, Poland
Died: May 24, 1543
2
William Harvey
(Physician)
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Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: April 1, 1578
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Folkestone, England
Died: June 3, 1657
3
Giacomo Casanova
(Italian Adventurer and Author)
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Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: April 2, 1725
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Venice, Italy
Died: June 4, 1798
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
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Albertus Magnus
(One of the Greatest German Philosophers and Theologians of the Middle Ages)
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Francis de Sales
(Bishop of Geneva (1602 - 1622))
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Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: August 21, 1567
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Château de Sales, Thorens-Glières, France
Died: December 28, 1622
6
Thomas Browne
(English Polymath and Author Best Known for His Books 'Religio Medici' and 'Urne-Burial')
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0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: October 19, 1605
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: London, England
Died: October 19, 1682
7
Stephen Báthory
(King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1576 - 1586))
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Listed In: Historical Personalities
Birthdate: September 27, 1533
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Șimleu Silvaniei, Romania
Died: December 12, 1586
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Giuseppe Tartini
(Italian Composer of the Baroque Era Known for His Violin Sonata in G Minor)
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2
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: April 8, 1692
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Piran, Slovenia
Died: February 26, 1770
9
Robert Bellarmine
(Italian Jesuit and a Cardinal of the Catholic Church)
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0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: October 4, 1542
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Montepulciano, Italy
Died: September 17, 1621
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Gerolamo Cardano
(South African Politician and Zulu Tribal Leader Who Was Home Minister of South Africa from 1994 to 2004)
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3
Listed In: Inventors & Discoverers
Birthdate: September 24, 1501
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Pavia, Italy
Died: September 21, 1576
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Cesare Lombroso
(Criminologist, Phrenologist, Physician)
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3
Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: November 6, 1835
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Verona, Italy
Died: October 19, 1909
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Federico Faggin
(Physicist best known for designing the first commercial microprocessor, the Intel 4004)
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0
Listed In: Inventors & Discoverers
Birthdate: December 1, 1941
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Vicenza, Italy
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John of Nepomuk
(Saint of Bohemia Who is Considered as the First Martyr of the 'Seal of the Confessional')
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0
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Ioannis Kapodistrias
(Former Governor of Greece)
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0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: February 11, 1776
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Corfu, Greece
Died: October 9, 1831
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Luigi Nono
(Composer)
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0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: January 29, 1924
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Venice, Italy
Died: May 8, 1990
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Marcella Hazan
(Writer, Biologist)
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0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: April 15, 1924
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Cesenatico, Italy
Died: September 29, 2013
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Nicholas of Cusa
(Mathematician, Philosopher)
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0
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Elena Cornaro Piscopia
(Philosopher)
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1
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: June 5, 1646
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Venice, Italy
Died: July 26, 1684
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Jan Kochanowski
(Renaissance Poet Who Established poetic patterns that would become integral to the Polish literary language)
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0
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Gabriele Falloppio
(One of the Most Important Anatomists and Physicians of the 16th Century)
1
0
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Pietro Bembo
(Former Renaissance cardinal who wrote one of the earliest Italian grammars and assisted in establishing the Italian literary language)
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0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: May 20, 1470
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Venice, Italy
Died: January 18, 1547
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Peter Martyr Vermigli
(Italian Calvinist and Reformed Theologians)
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0
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: September 8, 1499
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Florence, Italy
Died: November 12, 1562
23
Marsilius of Padua
(Scholar)
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0
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Lawrence of Brindisi
(Italian Catholic Priest and Theologian)
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0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: July 22, 1559
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Brindisi, Italy
Died: July 22, 1619
25
Tito Gobbi
(Italian Operatic Baritone)
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1
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: October 24, 1913
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Bassano del Grappa, Italy
Died: March 5, 1984
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Roberto Calasso
(Writer)
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0
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Andrea Gritti
(Doge of the Republic of Venice)
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0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: April 17, 1455
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Bardolino, Italy
Died: December 28, 1538
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Marko Marulic
(Poet)
1
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: August 18, 1450
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Split, Dalmatia, Croatia
Died: January 5, 1524
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Paolo Sarpi
(Italian Historian, Scholar, and State Theologian During Venice’s Struggle With 'Pope Paul V')
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0
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: August 14, 1552
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Venice, Italy
Died: January 15, 1623
30
Ugo Foscolo
(Writer)
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2
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: February 6, 1778
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Zakynthos, Greece
Died: September 10, 1827
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Polydore Vergil
(Italian Humanist Scholar, Historian, Priest and Diplomat)
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0
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John Argyropoulos
(One of the Major Figures of the Greek Renaissance in Italy)
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0
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: 1415 AD
Birthplace: Constantinople, Turkey
Died: June 26, 1487
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Angelus Silesius
(German Catholic Priest, Physician, Mystic and Religious Poet)
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1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: December 25, 1624
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Wrocław, Poland
Died: July 9, 1677
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Giuseppe Sinopoli
(Conductor)
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0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: November 2, 1946
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Venice, Italy
Died: April 20, 2001
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Ulisse Aldrovandi
(Naturalist)
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0
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: September 11, 1522
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Bologna, Italy
Died: May 4, 1605
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Benedetto Castelli
(Mathematician)
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Santorio Santorio
(Italian Physician and Physiologist Known for His Discoveries Concerning Metabolism and Invention of Technical Instruments)
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0
Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: March 29, 1561
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Koper, Slovenia
Died: February 25, 1636
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Hieronymus Fabricius ab Aquapendente
(Surgeon)
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0
Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: May 20, 1533
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Acquapendente, Italy
Died: May 21, 1619
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Massimo Cacciari
(Philosopher)
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Ilaria Capua
(Virologist)
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Philippe de Mornay
(Writer)
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0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: November 5, 1549
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Buhy, France
Died: November 11, 1623
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John Caius
(Physician)
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0
Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: October 6, 1510
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Norwich, England
Died: July 29, 1573
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Jan Zamoyski
(Diplomat)
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1
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: March 19, 1542
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Skokowka, Poland
Died: June 3, 1605
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Realdo Colombo
(Professor)
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Antonio Rosmini
(Italian Roman Catholic Priest and Philosopher)
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0
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: March 25, 1797
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Rovereto, Italy
Died: July 1, 1855
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Janus Pannonius
(Croatian-Hungarian Latinist, poet, diplomat and Bishop of Pécs)
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0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: August 29, 1434
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Čazma, Croatia
Died: March 27, 1472
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George Of Trebizond
(Byzantine humanist)
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0
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: April 4, 1395
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Heraklion, Greece
Died: August 12, 1484
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Daniele Manin
(Political leader)
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1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: May 13, 1804
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Venice, Italy
Died: September 22, 1857
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Vittorino da Feltre
(Educator)
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0
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Damião de Góis
(Philosopher)
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0
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: February 2, 1502
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Alenquer, Portugal
Died: January 30, 1574
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