Born in 1585

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Born in 1585

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Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Gonzalo de Céspedes y Meneses Novelist c. 1585 1638 Poema trágico

John Cotton Religion 4-Dec-1585 23-Dec-1652 First Church of Boston

Cornelius Jansen Religion 28-Oct-1585 6-May-1638 Father of Jansenism

Cardinal Richelieu Religion 9-Sep-1585 4-Dec-1642 King of France's chief advisor, 1624-42

John Rolfe Agriculturalist 1585 22-Mar-1622 First Virginia tobacco baron, husband of Pocahontas

William Rowley Playwright c. 1585 c. 1642 Collaborator with Thomas Middleton

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