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Died on Tuesday January 21, 1259
Born on January 21
- 1264 » Alexander, Prince of Scotland († 1284)
- 1277 » Galeazzo I Visconti, lord of Milan
- 1338 » Charles V of France († 1380)
- 1493 » Giovanni Poggio, Italian cardinal and diplomat († 1556)
- 1598 » Matsudaira Tadamasa, Japanese samurai and daimyō († 1645)
- 1612 » Henry Casimir I of Nassau-Dietz, count of Nassau-Dietz († 1640)
- 1636 » Melchiorre Cafà, Maltese Baroque sculptor (baptised; d. 1667)
- 1655 » Antonio Molinari, Italian painter († 1704)
- 1659 » Adriaen van der Werff, Dutch painter († 1722)
- 1675 » Duchess Sibylle of Saxe-Lauenburg, Margravine of Baden-Baden († 1733)
Died on January 21
- 1118 » Pope Paschal II (b. 1050)
- 1203 » Agnes II, Abbess of Quedlinburg (b. 1139)
- 1320 » Árni Helgason, Icelandic bishop (b. c. 1260)
- 1527 » Juan de Grijalva, Spanish explorer (b. 1489)
- 1546 » Azai Sukemasa, Japanese daimyō (b. 1491)
- 917 » Erchanger, Duke of Swabia (b. 880)
- 918 » Liu Zhijun, Chinese general
- 939 » Yang Pu, Chinese emperor (b. 900)
- 942 » An Chongrong, Chinese general (Five Dynasties)
- 945 » Yang Tan, Chinese general and governor
Names that were popular for boys in 1259
Names that were popular for girls in 1259
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1259
- Graaf Floris V (Hollands Huis) was from 1256 till 1296 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)