- Jan 4 Maria Rosa Coccia, Italian composer from the age of 13 and harpsichordist, born in Rome, Papal States (d. 1833)
Robert Burns (1759-1796)
Jan 25 Scottish poet (Auld Lang Syne) considered the national poet of Scotland, born in Alloway, Scotland
- Jan 31 François Devienne, French composer, born in Joinville, France (d. 1803)
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