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King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland from 1625 until his execution in 1649. It was King Charles I who reigned foolishly with outrages taxation that led to the English Civil War. He was beheaded on January 30th, a Tuesday, of 1649.

William Shakespeare whose actual birth date is unknown but was baptized in 1564 and died in 1616. He was an English poet and playwright who is now regarded as the greatest writer ever to have graced the English language. Best known for such plays as Hamlet, Macbeth, King Lear and Romeo and Juliet.

Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland just barely squeaks in to the 1600's dying in 1603.

Sir Walter Raleigh, the famed poet, soldier, courtier and explorer dies in 1618. Arrested for treason in 1603 for supposedly being involved in the plot to remove King James I of England from the throne. He was beheaded in 1618 his last words being to the executioner; "Strike man, strike!"

Giordano Bruno, an Italian philosopher who advocated a heliocentric view of the world and an infinite universe was burned at the stake as a heretic and while the Italian authorities "imprisoned because of his wicked words", he was burned at he stake on February 17th of 1600.

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