Deaths on January 21

Azai Sukemasa

Died on January 21, 1546

Azai Sukemasa, Japanese daimyo (b. 1491)

Azai Sukemasa (浅井亮政, 1491 – January 21, 1542) was the head of the Azai clan. Sukemasa was a retainer of the Kyōgoku clan but when Kyōgoku clan declined for the conflicts over the succession, Azai clan became powdaimy daimyō.

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Gargantua and Pantagruel
Having published nothing for eleven years, François Rabelais publishes the Tiers Livre, his sequel to Gargantua and Pantagruel.