625:

Honorius I Elected Pope

Honorius sponsored the restoration of Roman buildings, worked to Christianize the Anglo-Saxons, and reorganized the Visigoths. He was deeply involved in the controversies over monophysitism zand monothelitism.

1401:

Catherine of Valois

The neglected daughter of King Charles VI of France, Catherine married King Henry V of England and gave birth to his son, Henry VI. After her husband's untimely death, she began a relationship with Owen Tudor, and married him in secret. One of their sons was the father of King Henry VII.

1469:

Desiderius Erasmus

Humanist and theologian Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus was a prominent scholar of the northern Renaissance, a significant figure in classical literature, and the first editor of the New Testament.

939:

Athelstan

Athelstan was the first West Saxon king to have effective rule over the whole of England.