Emperor Go-Yōzei

Emperor Go-Yōzei was the 107th Emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Go-Yōzei's reign spanned the years 1586 through to his abdication in 1611, corresponding to the transition between the Azuchi–Momoyama period and the Edo period.

31 December 1572

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Born in the same month (December 1572): Johannes Vodnianus Campanus