Famous Birthdays Dec 4 John Cotton, Puritan clergyman in Mass Bay colony, born in Derby, Derbyshire, Kingdom of England (d. 1652) Dec 16 John Selden, English jurist and oriental scholar, born in Salvington, Sussex, England (d. 1654) Born in 1584 Nov 1584 History by Year Jan 1585 Famous Living People by Age 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 80-89 Over 90