World Globe by Gerardus Mercator. Made in 1541 in Leuven, Belgium. Picture credit [Paul Hermans](http://Paul Hermans)

In the year 1541, Santiago del Nuevo Extremo, the future capital of Chile, is founded (Feb 12), after three years of exile, John Calvin returns to Geneva to reform the church under a body of doctrine that comes to be known as Calvinism (Sep 13), Iceland adopts the Lutheran faith, the Flemish cartographer Gerardus Mercator makes his first globe - and all these fine people were born:

1541-xxxx Elizabeth Bacon* noblewoman/married thrice - England (1621/c. 80)
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1541-0124 Magdalena Moons* Dutch heroine – The Hague, Netherlands (1613/72)
1541-0126 Florent Chrestien* poet/ writer/translator - Orléans, Kingdom of France (1596/55)

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1541-0325 Francesco I de' Medici* Grand Duke of Tuscany - Florence, Duchy of Florence (1587/46)
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1541-0408 Michele Mercati* physician/ collector of curious objects - San Miniato, Tuscany (1593/52)
1541-0412 Hypatius Pociej* (b Adam Tyczkowicz) theologian/ Metropolitan of Kiev/writer - Rózanka, GD of Lithuania (1613/72)

1541-0720 Pierre de Larivey* French dramatist – Troyes, Italy (1619/77)

1541-0907 Luigi Groto* Italian blind poet/lutenist/playwright - Adria, Republic of Venice (1585/44)

1541-1001 El Greco* (b Doménikos Theotokópoulos) Greek painter/sculptor/architect - Crete (1614/72)

1541-1109 Menso Alting* Dutch preacher/reformer - Eelde (1612/70)
1541-1125 Michele Bonelli* Italian papal diplomat - Bosco Marengo, Duchy of Savoy (1598/56)
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1541-1212 Johann Bauhin* Swiss botanist/physician - Basel (1612/70)

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