Guy Fawkes

5 Minute Biographies, Born in April, Born in the 16th Century, Crime, Died in January, Died in the 17th Century, Podcast, Politics, Religion 1,170 Views

A desperate disease requires a dangerous remedy.” – Guy Fawkes Guy Fawkes Biography Guy Fawkes was born on 13 April 1570 in Stonegate, which is in York, in the North of England. His parents were a proctor called Edward Fawkes and Edith, a recusant Catholic. His great-grandfather on his father’s side of the family was Lord Mayor of York in ...

Johannes Kepler

Astronomy, Born in December, Born in the 16th Century, Died in November, Died in the 17th Century, Physics, Science, Scientists 1,579 Views

“Truth is the daughter of time, and I feel no shame in being her midwife.” – Johannes Kepler. Johannes Kepler Biography Johannes Kepler was born on 27 December 1571 in Well der Stadt, a small town in what is now the Stuttgart region of Germany. He was the fourth child of Heinrich Kepler, a mercenary who left the family when ...