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Famous People Born in 1559

  • Feb 18 Isaac Casaubon, naturalized English classical scholar and theologian (Athenaeus), born in Geneva (d. 1614)
  • Jul 22 Lawrence of Brindisi [Giulio Cesare Russo], Italian theologian, Capuchin monk, and Roman Catholic saint, born in Brindisi, Kingdom of Naples (d. 1619)
  • Sep 12 Lodovico Cardi da Cigoli, Italian painter and architect, born in Tuscany, Italy (d. 1613)
  • Nov 13 Albert VII, Archduke of Austria, born in Wiener Neustadt, Austria (d. 1621)
  • Nov 15 Albert VII, Archduke of Austria and cardinal-archbishop of Toledo, born in Wiener Neustadt, Austria (d. 1621)