Historical Events Jan 29 Deventer and Zutphen surrender to Spain Famous Birthdays Jan 5 Xu Xiake, Chinese geographer (d. 1641) Jan 6 Gaspar de Guzman, Count of Olivares, Premier of Spain (1621-43) Jan 8 Johannes Fabricius, Danish astronomer (discovered sunspots) Jan 16 Alexander Adriaenssen, Flemish painter Share On Facebook Share On Twitter 1586 On This Day 1588