Historical Events
- Jan 28 By Edict of Orleans French persecution of Huguenots is suspended
Famous Birthdays
- Jan 6 Thomas Fincke, Danish mathematician, born in Flensburg, Germany (d. 1656)
Francis Bacon (1561-1626)
Jan 22 English statesman, Lord Chancellor (1617-21) and philosopher (Novum Organum), born in London
Famous Deaths
- Jan 31 Bairam Khan, Great Mughal General, regent for Akbar
- Jan 31 Menno Simons, Dutch priest and vicar whose followers are named the Mennonites, dies at around 65
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