Historical Events
- Jan 6 Virginia orders half of its tobacco crop destroyed to support plunging prices and to avoid an economic catastrophe, the 1st colony to order the destruction of crops
- Jan 14 1st Connecticut constitution (Fundamental Orders) adopted in Hartford, published by Rodger Ludlow
- Jan 24 Connecticut colony organizes under Fundamental Orders
Famous Birthdays
- Jan 19 Noel Alexandre, French controversial theologian and historian, born in Rouen, France (d. 1724)
