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| 1533 | Queen Elizabeth I (1558-1603), daughter of Henry VIII
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| 1707 | George-Louis Leclerc, comte de Buffon, writer on natural history
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| 1726 | Fran‡ois-Andr‚ Philidor of France, chess champion & musician
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| 1829 | August von Stradonitz, discovered structure of the benzene ring.
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| 1860 | Grandma Moses, artist
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| 1908 | Dr. Michael E. De Bakey, artificial heart pioneer
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| 1913 | Anthony Quayle, actor (Anne of 1000 Days, Lawrence of Arabia)
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| 1914 | James Van Allen, discovered Van Allen radiation belts.
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| 1936 | Buddy Holly, singer (Peggy Sue, That'll Be the Day)
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