1301 Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent, English politician (d. 1330) was born on this day in history. 

1397 Guillaume Dufay, Franco-Flemish composer and theorist (d. 1474) was born on this day in history. 

1461 Alexander Jagiellon, Grand Duke of Lithuania (d. 1506) was born on this day in history. 

1540 Joseph Justice Scaliger, proposed Julian dating was born on this day in history. 

1604 John Eliot, "Apostle to Indians," Bible translator, baptized was born on this day in history. 

1607 Philipp Friedrich Boddecker, composer was born on this day in history. 

1623 Antonio Cesti, composer was born on this day in history. 

1624 On this day in history birth of william, Jamestown Va, 1st black child born in English America 
