Historical Events
"The Liberator"
Jan 1 William Lloyd Garrison publishes 1st issue of abolitionist newspaper "The Liberator" in Boston; publication continued until the 13th Amendment abolished slavery in 1865
Darwin Takes Cambridge Exam
Jan 22 Charles Darwin takes his Bachelors of Art exam at Christ's College, Cambridge, coming tenth out of 171 candidates
Famous Birthdays
- Jan 1 William Joseph Westbrook, British organist and sacred music composer, born in London, England (d. 1894)
- Jan 2 Justin Winsor, American librarian (Boston Public Library, 1866-78; Harvard, 1878-97), founder of American Library Association, and writer, born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1897)
- Jan 7 Heinrich von Stephan, German Director of the Post service who introduced the telephone to Germany, born in Stolp, Pomerania, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1897)
- Jan 11 James Ronald Chalmers, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Halifax County, Virginia (d. 1898)
- Jan 14 John Bullock Clark Jr., American general (Confederate Army), born in Fayette, Missouri (d. 1903)
- Jan 17 Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria (d. 1903)
- Jan 18 Edward Ferrero, American ballroom operator and Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Granada, Spain (d. 1899)
- Jan 20 Piet Joubert, South African general and vice-president, born in Prince Albert, British Cape Colony (d. 1900)
- Jan 26 Mary Mapes Dodge, American children's author (St. Nicholas Magazine), editor and writer (Hans Brinker, or The Silver Skates), born in New York City (d. 1905)
- Jan 28 Henry Brevard Davidson, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), (d. 1899)
Famous Deaths
- Jan 4 Nikola P Neofit Rilski, Bulgaria abbot/poet, dies at 37
- Jan 6 Rodolphe Kreutzer, French composer (La mort d'Abel) and virtuoso violinist, dies at 64
- Jan 8 Franz Krommer, Czech composer, dies at 71
- Jan 21 Achim von Arnim [Ludwig Joachim von Arnim], German Romantic poet and writer (Des Knaben Wunderhorn),u dies at 49
- Jan 26 Sangolli Rayanna, Indian military chief warrior, dies at 32
