Historical Events Jan 22 Ottoman forces take Cairo, capital of the Mamluk Sultanate Famous Birthdays Jan 17 Antonio Scandello, Italian composer (Passion of John), born in Bergamo, Republic of Venice (d. 1580) Jan 31 Gioseffo Zarlino, Italian composer and musical theorist, born in Chioggia (d. 1590) Born in 1517 Famous Deaths Jan 1 Hermann Vischer, the Younger, German bronze merchant, dies at 31 Dec 1516 History by Year Mar 1517 What Happened in 1517 The Protestant ReformationOctober 15, 1517 Martin Luther Challenges the Money-Making PopeOctober 31, 1517
