Births on December 5

Ubbo Emmius, Dutch historian and geographer (d. 1625)

Ubbo Emmius (5 December 1547 – 9 December 1625) was a German historian and geographer.

8 Jan

Catechism of Martynas Mažvydas
The first Lithuanian-language book, Simple Words of Catechism, is published in Königsberg.
28 Jan

Edward VI of England
Henry VIII dies. His nine-year-old son, Edward VI, becomes king.