Famous Birthdays Aug 14 Margaret Pole, 8th Countess of Salisbury, daughter of George, Duke of Clarence, born in Farleigh Hungerford Castle, Somerset, England (d. 1541) Aug 17 Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York, son of King Edward IV, one of the princes in the tower who disappeared (d. 1483?) Born in 1473 1472 History by Year 1474 What Happened in 1473 Theory That Put The World To RightsFebruary 19, 1473