Historical Events
- Jan 29 Sea battle of Reimerswaal - Admiral Boisot beats Spanish fleet
Famous Birthdays
- Jan 9 Christoph Buel, German composer, born in the Free Imperial City of Nuremberg, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1631)
- Jan 17 Robert Fludd, British physician, author, and mystical philosopher, baptized in Bearsted, Kent, England (d. 1637)
- Jan 23 Lucas Franchoys the Elder, Belgian painter, born in Mechelen, Belgium (d. 1643)
Famous Deaths
- Jan 30 Damião de Góis, Portuguese philosopher (b. 1502)