Curated category
1540s births
- Francis DrakeFrancis Drake was born at Crowndale Farm in Tavistock, Devon, England. His birth date remains uncertain, though estimates place it around 1540 or 1541 based…
- Thomas DiggesThomas Digges entered the world around 1546. His father Leonard Digges worked as a mathematician and surveyor. Bridget Wilford served as his mother.
- Mariam-uz-ZamaniIn 1542, a Rajput princess entered the world as the daughter of Raja Bharmal of Amer and Rani Champavati. Her birth name remains unknown to history, though…
- Nicholas HilliardNicholas Hilliard was born in Exeter in 1547. His father Richard Hilliard served as Sheriff of Exeter and worked as a goldsmith.