Historical Events
- Jan 31 The first venereal diseases clinic opens at London Lock Hospital, London
Famous Birthdays
- Jan 10 Abraham Louis-Breguet, French clockmaker, born in Neuchâtel, Switzerland (d. 1823)
- Jan 15 John Aikin, English doctor and writer, born in Kibworth Harcourt, United Kingdom (d. 1822)
- Jan 19 Johann Bode, German astronomer (Titius–Bode Law), born in Hamburg, Holy Roman Empire (now Germany) (d. 1826)
Famous Deaths
- Jan 16 Barthold Heinrich Brockes, German poet (b. 1680)
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