Historical Events
- Jan 7 Typewriter patented by Englishman Henry Mill (built years later)
Steele Publishes "Crisis"
Jan 19 Richard Steele publishes "Crisis" defending Hanoverian success
Famous Birthdays
- Jan 1 Kristijonas Donelaitis, Lithuanian poet (The Seas) and Lutheran pastor, born in Lasdinehlen, East Prussia (d. 1780)
- Jan 6 Percivall Pott, English physician, born in London (d. 1788)
- Jan 28 Jean-Baptiste Pigalle, French sculptor (Child with Cage, Mercury Fastening his Sandals), born in Paris (d. 1785)
Baseball Players
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Boxers
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Tennis Champions