Famous Birthdays Jan 4 Franciscus Aguilon, physicist/mathematician/jesuit/architect Famous Deaths Jan 8 Jacob Vaet, Flemish composer/royal chaplain master, dies at about 37 Jan 23 Jiajing, 12th Emperor of Ming Dynasty of China, dies at 59 Jan 26 Nicholas Wotton, English diplomat Share On Facebook Share On Twitter 1566 History by Year 1568