Historical Events
Famous Birthdays
- Jan 2 Jacques-Alexandre Laffon de Ladebat, French shipbuilder (d. 1797)
- Jan 3 Francisco José Freire, Portuguese historian (d. 1773)
- Jan 17 William Vernon, American merchant (d. 1806)
- Jan 23 John Landen, English mathematician, born in England, United Kingdom (d. 1790)
- Jan 28 Johann Elias Schlegel, German critic and poet (d. 1749)