John Selden

John Selden was an English jurist, a scholar of England's ancient laws and constitution and scholar of Jewish law. He was known as a polymath; John Milton hailed Selden in 1644 as "the chief of learned men reputed in this land".

16 December 1584

Born on the same birth day (16 December): Alexander I of Yugoslavia • André Andersen • Antonio de La Gándara • Brodie Lee • Cathy Johnston-Forbes • Diego Silang • Ernst von Bergmann • Francesco Graziani • Frederick Rotimi Williams • Gordon Miller (athlete) • Heather Hallett, Baroness Hallett • Johann Wilhelm Ritter • John Kirwan (rugby) • Liv Ullmann • Mark Heard • Maruschka Detmers • Mats Hummels • Nicholas Courtney • Nicola Murru • Roger Wheeler (British Army officer) • Ruben Nirvi • Sylvain Distin

Born in the same month (December 1584): Margaret of Austria, Queen of Spain • Philipp Julius, Duke of Pomerania