Historical Events
Famous Birthdays
- Jan 1 Isaac Sweers, Dutch fleet admiral, born in Nijmegen, Dutch Republic (d. 1673)
- Jan 15 Molière [Jean-Baptiste Poquelin], French playwright (The Misanthrope), born in Paris, Kingdom of France (d. 1673)
- Jan 20 Susanna van Baerle, Dutch poet (wife of Geeraardt Brandt), born in Leiden, Netherlands (d. 1674)
- Jan 28 Adrien Auzout, French astronomer (d. 1691)
Famous Deaths
- Jan 23 William Baffin, English explorer, dies of a gunshot wound at in attack on Qeshm about 38
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