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What Happened in January 1599

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Historical Events

  • Jan 11 Jacob van Neck's fleet leaves Bantam, Java in modern day Indonesia with 1 million pounds of pepper and cloves and a further half a ship full of nutmeg, mace and cinnamon

Famous Birthdays

  • Jan 12 Adrian van Utrecht, Flemish still life painter, born in Antwerp (d. 1652)
Born in 1599

Famous Deaths

  • Jan 13 Edmund Spenser, English poet (The Faerie Queene), dies at about 46
  • Jan 22 Cristofano Malvezzi, Italian composer, dies at 51

Famous Sports Stars

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