Historical Events
- Jan 23 Armand-Gaston Camus becomes chairman of the Council of 500
Famous Birthdays
- Jan 2 Jan Gelinde van Blom, Dutch Frisian notary, poet, and folksong writer, born in Harlingen, Batavian Republic (d. 1871)
- Jan 7 Charlotte Augusta of Wales, British princess and only legitimate grandchild of George III, born in London (d. 1817)
- Jan 22 Karl Claus, Russian chemist (d. 1864)
- Jan 24 Nicholas Mori, Anglo-Italian violinist and conductor, born in London, England (d. 1839)
- Jan 25 William McGillivray, Scottish naturalist and ornithologist, born in Old Aberdeen, Scotland (d. 1852)
Famous Deaths
- Jan 1 Alexandre-Théophile Vandermonde, French mathematician, dies at 60
- Jan 5 Samuel Huntington, American politician and signer of the Declaration of Independence, dies at 64
- Jan 8 Jean-Marie Collot d'Herbois, French revolutionary and President of the National Convention, dies at 46
- Jan 13 John H. D. Anderson, Scottish scientist and inventor (b. 1726)
- Jan 22 Bernhard Hupfeld, German composer, dies at 78
