What Happened in January 1727

Famous Birthdays

James Wolfe (1727-1759)

Jan 2 British Army officer who defeated the French in Canada and captured Quebec, born in Westerham, England

  • Jan 11 Franz Sebastian Haindl, German composer and violinist, born in Altötting, Electorate of Bavaria, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1812)
  • Jan 13 Johann Christoph Schmügel, German organist and composer, baptized in Pritzier, Swedish Pomerania (now Germany) (d. 1798)

Famous Deaths

  • Jan 20 John van Bylevelt, Catholic apostole, dies