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===1601β1900=== *[[1619]] – [[Veit Bach]], German baker and miller<ref>{{cite book |last1=Spitta |first1=Philipp |title=Johann Sebastian Bach: His Work and Influence on the Music of Germany, 1685-1750 |date=January 1992 |publisher=Courier Corporation |isbn=978-0-486-27412-6 |page=6 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=j9CJCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA6 |language=en |access-date=2020-12-25 |archive-date=2024-03-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240308141722/https://books.google.com/books?id=j9CJCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA6#v=onepage&q&f=false |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1641]] – [[Xu Xiake]], Chinese geographer and explorer (born 1587)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Christensen |first1=Thomas |title=1616: The World in Motion |date=March 2012 |publisher=Catapult |isbn=978-1-61902-046-7 |page=480 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q8pL8ar8GzcC&pg=PT480 |language=en }}{{Dead link|date=November 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> *[[1702]] – [[William III of England]] (born 1650)<ref>{{cite web |title=William III {{!}} Biography, Mary II, & Prince of Orange |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/William-III-king-of-England-Scotland-and-Ireland |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=15 December 2020 |language=en |archive-date=17 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150617013151/https://www.britannica.com/biography/William-III-king-of-England-Scotland-and-Ireland |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1717]] – [[Abraham Darby I]], English blacksmith (born 1678)<ref>{{cite web |title=Abraham Darby {{!}} British ironmaster |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Abraham-Darby |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=20 December 2020 |language=en |archive-date=26 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026230405/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Abraham-Darby |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1723]] – [[Povel Juel]], Norwegian civil servant (born c.1673)<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |title=Povel Juel |first=Magnus A. |last=Mardal |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |date=22 December 2023 |editor-last=Bolstad |editor-first=Erik |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Povel_Juel |language=no |access-date=24 March 2024 |archive-date=24 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240324051701/https://snl.no/Povel_Juel |url-status=live }}</ref> * 1723 – [[Christopher Wren]], English architect, designed St. Paul's Cathedral (born 1632)<ref>{{cite web |title=Christopher Wren {{!}} Biography, Education, Buildings, & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Christopher-Wren |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=20 December 2020 |language=en |archive-date=29 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629012815/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Christopher-Wren |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1844]] – [[Charles XIV John of Sweden]] (born 1763)<ref>{{cite web |title=Charles XIV John {{!}} king of Sweden and Norway |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Charles-XIV-John |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=20 December 2020 |language=en |archive-date=9 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109032859/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Charles-XIV-John |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1869]] – [[Hector Berlioz]], French composer, conductor, and critic (born 1803)<ref>{{cite web |title=Hector Berlioz {{!}} French composer |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Hector-Berlioz |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=20 December 2020 |language=en |archive-date=1 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201201000305/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Hector-Berlioz |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1872]] – [[Priscilla Susan Bury]], British botanist (born 1799)<ref>{{cite book|first=Bernard|last=Lightman|title=Dictionary Of Nineteenth-Century of British Scientists Vol.1|location=Bristol|publisher=Thoemmes|date=2004|page=356|isbn=978-1-85506-999-2}}</ref> * 1872 – [[Cornelius Krieghoff]], Dutch-Canadian painter (born 1815)<ref>{{cite web |title=Cornelius Krieghoff {{!}} Dutch-Canadian painter |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Cornelius-Krieghoff |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=20 December 2020 |language=en |archive-date=30 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201230183830/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Cornelius-Krieghoff |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1874]] – [[Millard Fillmore]], American lawyer and politician, 13th [[President of the United States]] (born 1800)<ref>{{cite web |title=Millard Fillmore {{!}} Presidency, Accomplishments, & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Millard-Fillmore |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=20 December 2020 |language=en |archive-date=26 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126012031/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Millard-Fillmore |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1887]] – [[Henry Ward Beecher]], American minister and activist (born 1813)<ref>{{cite web |title=Henry Ward Beecher {{!}} American minister |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Henry-Ward-Beecher |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=20 December 2020 |language=en |archive-date=16 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116193332/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Henry-Ward-Beecher |url-status=live }}</ref> * 1887 – [[James Buchanan Eads]], American engineer, designed the [[Eads Bridge]] (born 1820)<ref>{{cite web |title=James B. Eads {{!}} American engineer |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/James-B-Eads |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=20 December 2020 |language=en |archive-date=11 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210211122556/https://www.britannica.com/biography/James-B-Eads |url-status=live }}</ref> *[[1889]] – [[John Ericsson]], Swedish-American engineer (born 1803)<ref>{{cite web |title=John Ericsson {{!}} Swedish-American engineer |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Ericsson |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=20 December 2020 |language=en |archive-date=18 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201118003527/https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Ericsson |url-status=live }}</ref>
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