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"Ariodante"
Jan 8 Premiere of George Frideric Handel's opera "Ariodante" at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
Famous Birthdays
- Jan 13 Luca Sorkočević, Croatian nobleman and composer (composed 1st Croatian symphony), born in Dubrovnik, Republic of Rugosa (now Croatia) (d. 1789)
- Jan 17 François-Joseph Gossec, Belgian-French composer (Les Pêcheurs; Mirza), born in Vergnies, Austrian Netherlands (d. 1829)
- Jan 31 Julien-Amable Mathieu, French composer, born in Versailles, France (d. 1811)
- Jan 31 Robert Morris, English-born merchant and American founding father who signed the US Declaration of Independence, born in Liverpool, England (d. 1806)
Famous Deaths
- Jan 6 John Dennis, English dramatist whose thunder was stolen (b. 1657)
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