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What Happened in January 1566

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Pius V Elected

Jan 7 Antonio "Michele" Ghislieri is elected Pope Pius V

Pope Pius V

Famous Birthdays

  • Jan 14 Angelo Notari, Italian composer, born in Padua, Republic of Venice (d. 1663)
Born in 1566

Famous Deaths

  • Jan 7 Louis de Blois "Dacrianus", French Benedictine writer and poet, dies at about 60

Famous Sports Stars

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