Jan 9 Christoph Buel, German composer, born in Nuremberg (d. 1631) Jan 17 Robert Fludd, British physician, author, and mystical philosopher, baptized in Bearsted, Kent, England (d. 1637) Jan 23 Lucas Franchoys the Elder, Belgian painter, born in Mechelen, Belgium (d. 1643) 1573 Famous Birthdays by Year 1575