Historical Events
Famous Birthdays
- Jan 15 Joseph Lederer, German composer, born in Swabia, Duchy of Württemberg, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1796)
- Jan 17 Thomas Linley the elder, English composer and tenor, born in Badminton, Gloucestershire< England (d. 1795)
- Jan 22 Philip Carteret, British Naval Officer who twice circumnavigated the world for the navy (commanded 1st European ship to discover Pitcairn Island), born on Jersey (d. 1796)
Benjamin Lincoln (1733-1810)
Jan 24 American military officer (Battles of Saratoga, Charleston and Yorktown during the American Revolutionary War), born in Hingham, Massachusetts
Famous Deaths
- Jan 25 Gilbert Heathcote, Mayor of London (b. 1652)
- Jan 25 Reinhart Vincent Graf van Hompesch, German general and governor who fought for the Dutch, dies at 72 or 73
Baseball Players
Basketball Stars
Boxers
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NFL Stars
Tennis Champions