Historical Events
- Jan 7 1st US commercial bank, Bank of North America, opens in Philadelphia
- Jan 15 Robert Morris, Superintendent of Finance, recommends to U.S. Congress establishment of decimal coinage and a national mint
Famous Birthdays
Daniel Webster (1782-1852)
Jan 18 US Secretary of State (1841-43, 1850-52), politician and lawyer, born in Salisbury, New Hampshire
- Jan 20 Archduke John of Austria, Austrian general and Regent of Germany (1848), born in Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany (now Italy) (d. 1859)
- Jan 29 Daniel François Esprit Auber, French opera composer (Fra Diavolo), born in Caen, Normandy, France (d. 1871)
- Jan 29 Franciszek Ścigalski, Polish violinist, composer, conductor, and teacher, born in Grodzisk Wielkopolski, Poland (d. 1846)
