Famous Birthdays
John Winthrop
Jan 12 John Winthrop, English Puritan lawyer and 1st governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, born in Edwardstone, England (d. 1649)
Famous Deaths
- Jan 17 Qi Jiguang, Chinese general, dies at 59
Jan 12 John Winthrop, English Puritan lawyer and 1st governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, born in Edwardstone, England (d. 1649)