Primož Trubar

Primož Trubar or Primus Truber was a Slovene Protestant Reformer of the Lutheran tradition, mostly known as the author of the first Slovene language printed book, the founder and the first superintendent of the Protestant Church of the Duchy of Carniola, and for consolidating the Slovenian language. Trubar introduced The Reformation in Slovenia, leading the Austrian Habsburgs to wage the Counter-Reformation, which a small Protestant community survived. Trubar is a key figure of Slovenian history and in many aspects a major historical personality.

8 June 1508

Born on the same birth day (8 June): Angelo Amato • Caspar Wessel • Emperor Xizong of Tang • George Charles Haité • George I Rákóczi • Giovanni Domenico Cassini • Jeļena Ostapenko • Karen Kingsbury • Mick Hucknall • Mimi Mariani • Mohsen Kadivar • Ray Illingworth • Wilhelmina Barns-Graham • William Calley

Born in the same month (June 1508): Alessandro Piccolomini