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What Happened in January 1586

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Historical Events

  • Jan 15 Battle at Boxum: Spanish troops under Tassis beat state army

Famous Birthdays

  • Jan 20 Johann Hermann Schein, German composer (Fontana d'Israel), born in Grünhain, Saxony (d. 1630)
Born in 1586

Famous Deaths

  • Jan 18 Margaret of Austria, regent of The Netherlands (b. 1522)
  • Jan 25 Lucas Cranach the Younger, German Renaissance painter, dies at 70

Famous Sports Stars

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