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- Jacques I Androuet du CerceauJacques I Androuet du Cerceau entered the world in Paris during 1510. He grew up within a family that would eventually dominate French decorative arts for…
- Ivan the TerribleOn the 25th of August, a child named Ivan Vasilyevich drew his first breath in Moscow. He was the eldest son of Vasili III and Elena Glinskaya.
- Jan KochanowskiJan Kochanowski entered the world in 1530 at Sycyna, a village near Radom within the Kingdom of Poland. He belonged to the szlachta class, the Polish…