Galileo Galilei is born in Pisa, the son of a musician, destined to transform astronomy and physics forever.

Galileo Galilei was born in Pisa, the astronomer and physicist who would later champion a sun-centered universe and pay dearly for it.

William Shakespeare is traditionally believed to have been born in Stratford-upon-Avon, though the exact date rests on his baptism record three days later.

William Shakespeare was baptized in Stratford-upon-Avon, the earliest documented record of the playwright's life.