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Born on January 22
- 1263 » Ibn Taymiyyah, Syrian scholar and theologian († 1328)
- 1440 » Ivan III of Russia († 1505)
- 1522 » Charles II de Valois, Duke of Orléans, († 1545)
- 1552 » Walter Raleigh, English poet, soldier, courtier, and explorer († 1618)
- 1561 » Francis Bacon, English philosopher and politician, Attorney General for England and Wales († 1626)
- 1570 » Sir Robert Cotton, 1st Baronet, of Connington, English historian and politician, founded the Cotton library († 1631)
- 1573 » John Donne, English poet and cleric in the Church of England, wrote the Holy Sonnets († 1631)
- 1592 » Pierre Gassendi, French mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher († 1655)
- 1645 » William Kidd, Scottish sailor and pirate hunter (probable; d. 1701)
- 1654 » Richard Blackmore, English physician and poet († 1729)
Died on January 22
- 1051 » Ælfric Puttoc, archbishop of York
- 1170 » Wang Chongyang, Chinese Daoist and co-founder of the Quanzhen School (b. 1113)
- 1188 » Ferdinand II of León (b. 1137)
- 1341 » Louis I, Duke of Bourbon (b. 1279)
- 1517 » Hadım Sinan Pasha, Ottoman politician, 32nd Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (b.?)
- 1536 » Bernhard Knipperdolling, German religious leader (b. 1495)
- 1536 » John of Leiden, Anabaptist leader from the Dutch city of Leiden (b. 1509)
- 1552 » Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset, English general and politician, Lord High Treasurer of England (b. 1500)
- 1560 » Wang Zhi, Chinese pirate
- 1575 » James Hamilton, Duke of Châtellerault (b. 1516)
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)