Events in History
- Jan 1 Geuzen sets fire to Woudrichem
Victory in Battle
Jan 25 Battle of Mikatagahara, in Japan; Takeda Shingen defeats Tokugawa Ieyasu
Tokugawa Ieyasu
- Jan 28 Articles of Warsaw Confederation are signed, sanctioning freedom of religion in Poland.
Birthdays in History
- Jan 10 Simon Marius, German astronomer, born in Gunzenhausen, Germany (d. 1624)
Deaths in History
- Jan 25 Hirate Hirohide, Japanese samurai, dies at the Battle of Mikatagahara (b. 1553)