Historical Events
Historic Event
Jan 6 Construction begins on Portugal's Jerónimos Monastery, designed by architect Diogo de Boitaca to commemorate the return of Vasco da Gama from India [1]
Historic Event
Jan 14 Martin Luther enters the University of Erfurt, aged 17
Voyage of Discovery
Jan 16 Portuguese navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral and 6 ships begin their return voyage to Lisbon
- Jan 17 Cesare Borgia returns in triumph to Rome from Romagna
Famous Birthdays
- Jan 16 Anthony Denny, English knight of the shire and confidant of King Henry VIII of England, born in England (d. 1559)
- Jan 17 Leonhard Fuchs, German physician and botanist (Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants) for which the flowering plants and color Fuchsia is named after, born in Wemding, Bavaria (d. 1566)
Famous Deaths
- Jan 3 Ali Sjir Neva'i [Fani], Turkish poet/author, dies at 59
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