Historical Events
- Jan 11 U.S. Marshal Robert Forsyth is killed in Augusta, Georgia, trying to serve court papers, first US marshal to die carrying out his duties
- Jan 13 Congress changes US flag to 15 stars & 15 stripes
- Jan 14 Dr Jessee Bennet of Edom, Virginia, performs 1st successful Cesarean section operation in the US on his wife
Famous Birthdays
Famous Deaths
Edward Gibbon (1737-1794)
Jan 16 English historian (The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire), dies in London at 56
- Jan 31 Marriott Arbuthnot, British admiral and naval commander during the American War for Independence, dies at 82 or 83
