Simon de la Loubère

Simon de la Loubère was a French diplomat to Siam (Thailand), writer, mathematician and poet. He is credited with bringing back a document which introduced Europe to Indian astronomy, the "Siamese method" of making magic squares, as well as one of the earliest description of parachutes.

21 April 1642

Born on the same birth day (21 April): Anthony Quinn • Arthur Rowley • David Servan-Schreiber • Francesco Maidalchini • Gary Peters (baseball) • Ivan Combe • Joe McCarthy (baseball manager) • John Muir • Joseph Vaz • Kemal Satır • Mark Wainberg • Patti LuPone • Paul Karrer • Romeo Bertini • Tim Jacobus • Wilhelmine Amalie of Brunswick

Born in the same month (April 1642): Suleiman II of the Ottoman Empire