Historical Events Jan 29 Sea battle of Reimerswaal - Admiral Boisot beats Spanish fleet Famous Birthdays 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) Famous Deaths Jan 30 Damião de Góis, Portuguese philosopher (b. 1502) 1573 History by Year 1575