Famous Birthdays Jan 5 William Cobbold, composer Jan 17 Gaspard Bauhin, Swiss botanist (d. 1624) Famous Weddings Jan 31 Spanish king Philip II marries Elisabeth van Valois Famous Deaths Jan 1 Guillaume du Bellay, Sieur de Langey, French soldier, dies Jan 3 Peder Palladus, Danish church reformer (Visitasbog), dies at about 56 Jan 28 John a Lasco, [John Laski], Polish nobleman/reformed theologist, dies Share On Facebook Share On Twitter 1559 History by Year 1561