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id="searchColumnMain"> <h4>Browse by date of birth</h4> <h5 class="listPagination">13879 matches · Page 1 of 278 · <span class="curpage">1</span> | <a href="?page=2&sortOrder=asc">2</a> | <a href="?page=3&sortOrder=asc">3</a> | <a href="?page=4&sortOrder=asc">4</a> | <a href="?page=5&sortOrder=asc">5</a> | ... | <a href="?page=278&sortOrder=asc">278</a> | <a href="?page=2&sortOrder=asc">next</a></h5> <ol start="1" class="searchListings"> <li> <a href="/biography/eredia-manuel-godinho-de-2027" class="name"> Erédia, Manuel Godinho de </a> (1563–1623) Malay-Portuguese author </li> <li> <a href="/biography/quiros-pedro-fernandez-de-2568" class="name"> Quiros, Pedro Fernandez de </a> (1563–1615) navigator </li> <li> <a href="/biography/houtman-frederik-de-2201" class="name"> Houtman, Frederik de </a> (1571–1627) senior officer of the Dutch East India Company </li> <li> <a href="/biography/hartog-dirk-12968" class="name"> Hartog, Dirk </a> (1580–1621) mariner </li> <li> <a 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