Historical Events
- Jan 6 First recorded boxing match is engineered by Christopher Monck, 2nd Duke of Albemarle; his butler vs his butcher
Famous Birthdays
- Jan 20 Francesco Bartolomeo Conti, Italian composer and mandolin player, born in Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany (d. 1732)
Famous Deaths
- Jan 28 Richard Allestree, English royalist churchman (b. 1619)