Historical Events
- Jan 3 The Coonan Cross Oath is taken in the Saint Thomas Christian community in an effort to avoid submission to Portuguese rule in India
Famous Birthdays
- Jan 7 Bernhard Albinus, German-Dutch court-physician (Frederick of Prussia), born in Dessau (d. 1721)
Famous Deaths
- Jan 9 John Haynes, 5th Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, dies at 58
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