Historical Events
Luther and Papal Envoy Meet
Jan 4 1st Altenburger meeting in Saxony between Martin Luther and papal nuncio Karl von Miltitz
Famous Birthdays
- Jan 18 Isabella Jagiełło, Queen consort and regent of Hungary, born in Kraków, Poland (d. 1559)
Famous Deaths
Emperor Maximilian I (1459-1519)
Jan 12 Holy Roman Emperor (1508-19, established Hapsburg dynasty in Spain), dies at 59
- Jan 21 Vasco Núñez de Balboa, Spanish explorer executed on charges of treason at about 42 [birthdate undocumented, born c. 1475; exact death date uncertain, may have been as early as 15 January]
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