Historical Events
- Jan 1 Papal Chancery adopts Jan 1 as beginning of the year (was Mar 25)
- Jan 6 Pope Gregory XV forms Congregatio the Propagande Fide
- Jan 7 Germany & Transylvania sign Peace of Nikolsburg
Famous Birthdays
Famous Deaths
- Jan 23 William Baffin, English explorer, dies of a gunshot wound at in attack on Qeshm about 38