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May 20, 1348Born on Tuesday May 21, 1348
- Margaret Trussell († 1399)
Born on May 21
- 1471 » Albrecht Dürer, German painter, engraver, and mathematician († 1528)
- 1497 » Al-Hattab, Muslim jurist († 1547)
- 1527 » Philip II of Spain († 1598)
- 1653 » Eleonore of Austria, Queen of Poland († 1697)
- 1688 » Alexander Pope, English poet, essayist, and translator († 1744)
- 1755 » Alfred Moore, American lawyer and judge († 1810)
- 1756 » William Babington, Irish-born, English physician and mineralogist († 1833)
- 1763 » Joseph Fouché, French lawyer and politician († 1820)
- 1775 » Lucien Bonaparte, French soldier and politician († 1840)
- 1780 » Elizabeth Fry, English prison reformer, philanthropist and Quaker († 1845)
Died on May 21
- 1237 » Olaf the Black, Manx son of Godred II Olafsson
- 1254 » Conrad IV, king of Germany (b. 1228)
- 1416 » Anna of Celje, queen consort of Poland (b. 1386)
- 1471 » Henry VI, king of England (b. 1421)
- 1481 » Christian I, king of Denmark (b. 1426)
- 1512 » Pandolfo Petrucci, Italian ruler (b. 1452)
- 1524 » Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk, English soldier and politician, Lord High Treasurer (b. 1443)
- 1542 » Hernando de Soto, Spanish-American explorer (b. 1496)
- 1563 » Martynas Mažvydas, Lithuanian writer (b. 1510)
- 1607 » John Rainolds, English scholar and academic (b. 1549)
Names that were popular for boys in 1348
Names that were popular for girls in 1348
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1348
- Gravin Margaretha van Beieren (Henegouws Huis) was from 1345 till 1349 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)