Salimbene di Adam

Salimbene di Adam, O.F.M., was an Italian Franciscan friar, theologian, and chronicler. Salimbene was one of the most celebrated Franciscan chroniclers of the High Middle Ages. His Cronica is a fundamental source for Italian history of the 13th century.

9 October 1221

Born on the same birth day (9 October): Arnie Risen • Darius Miles • Donald Sinden • E. Howard Hunt • Henrik Zetterberg • Homer Smith (American football) • Hugh Robertson (politician) • James Fearnley • John Pilger • Michael Palmer (novelist) • Mihajlo Pupin • Peter Saville (graphic designer) • Sian Evans • Walter O'Malley