Historical Events
- Jan 16 French army under Pichegru occupies Utrecht, Netherlands
- Jan 18 French forces admitted to Amsterdam without resistance
- Jan 18 Governor and Viceroy Willem V flees Scheveningen to England
- Jan 19 Democratic revolution in Amsterdam results in establishment of shot-lived Batavian Republic
Dutch Fleet Captured
Jan 23 War of the First Coalition: French cavalry captures 14 Dutch ships and 850 guns near the port of Den Helder - rare instance of cavalry capturing a fleet
Famous Birthdays
- Jan 6 Anselme Payen, French chemist, born in Paris, France (d. 1871)
- Jan 15 Alexandr Griboyedov, Russian playwright, born in Moscow, Russia (d. 1829)
- Jan 15 Willem de Clerq, Dutch merchant & man of letters, born in Amsterdam, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands (d. 1844) [1]
- Jan 18 Anna Pavlovna, Russian consort of William II of the Netherlands, daughter of Tsar Paul I, born in Saint Petersburg, Russia (d. 1865)
Famous Deaths
Josiah Wedgwood (1730-1795)
Jan 3 English pottery designer and manufacturer (Wedgwood), dies at 64
- Jan 13 Frans Krafft, Belgian composer and organist (Ghent Cathedral), dies at 73
- Jan 19 Maria Teresa Agnesi, Italian harpsichodist, singer, and composer, dies at 74
- Jan 21 Samuel Wallis, English explorer (Wallis Island), dies at 66
- Jan 26 Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach, German composer and 5th son of Johann Sebastian Bach, dies at 62
