Historical Events
- Jan 22 Lord Halifax becomes Speaker of English House of Lords
Convention Parliament Summoned
Jan 22 Prince William of Orange (future King William III of Britain), summons Convention Parliament to discuss ruling jointly with his wife Mary (daughter of exiled King James II)
Esther
Jan 26 Jean Racine's play "Esther" premieres, performed by pupils of the Maison royale de Saint-Louis, in Saint-Cyr
- Jan 28 English parliament resolves that the throne is vacant
Famous Birthdays
Famous Deaths
- Jan 6 Seth Ward, English mathematician and astronomer (b. 1617)
Baseball Players
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