Births on January 26

Jakob Ebert, German theologian (d. 1614)

Jakob Ebert (26 January 1549 – 5 February 1614) was a German theologian and poet.

27 Jul

Francis Xavier
The Jesuit priest Francis Xavier's ship reaches Japan.
15 Aug

Francis Xavier
Jesuit priest Francis Xavier comes ashore at Kagoshima (Traditional Japanese date: 22 July 1549).