Famous Birthdays Jan 12 François Duquesnoy, French sculptor (d. 1643) Jan 31 John Francis Regis, French saint (d. 1640) Born in 1597 Famous Deaths Jan 15 Juan de Herrera, Spanish Renaissance architect and mathematician (El Escorial, Vallododid Cathedral), dies (b. c. 1530) Jan 19 Maharana Pratap, Rajput king of Mewar (1572-1597), dies of injuries sustained in a hunting accident at 56 Jan 29 Elias Ammerbach, German organist dies at about 67 Dec 1596 History by Year Feb 1597 What Happened in 1597 26 Martyrs of Japan ExecutedFebruary 5, 1597
