Birthdays in History
- Jan 13 Jan van Goyen, Dutch landscape painter, born in Leiden (d. 1656)
Deaths in History
- Jan 21 John Ligarius, German theologist/prime minister, dies at 66
Francis Drake
Jan 28 Francis Drake, English pirate, Admiral and Governor of Newfoundland (Porto Bello West Indies), dies of dysentery at 50
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