Historical Events
- Jan 1 Don Carlos de Gurrea becomes Spanish land guardian of Southern Netherlands
- Jan 5 Battle at Turkheim (Colmar): French army beats Brandenburg
- Jan 8 1st American commercial corporation chartered (NY Fishing Co)
- Jan 31 Cornelia/Dina Olfaarts found not guilty of witchcraft
Famous Birthdays
- Jan 16 Louis de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon, French writer (Mémoires), born in Paris (d. 1755)
