Historical Events
- Jan 1 German Tolunie goes into effect
Austin Imprisoned in Mexico
Jan 3 The government of Mexico imprisons Stephen F. Austin in Mexico City.
Famous Birthdays
- Jan 1 Ludovic Halévy, French playwright (d. 1908)
- Jan 5 William John Wills, English explorer of Australia, member of the Burke and Wills expedition, born in Totnes, United Kingdom (d. 1861)
- Jan 7 Johann Philipp Reis, German physicist and inventor (Reis telephone.), born in Gelnhausen, (d. 1874)
- Jan 10 John Dalberg-Acton. British politician and historian: “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely”, born in Naples, Kingdom of the Two Sicillies (d. 1902)
- Jan 14 William Cleaver Francis Robinson, Irish governor and musical composer, born in County Westmeath, Republic of Ireland (d. 1897)
- Jan 16 Albert Lindley Lee, American lawyer, Kansas State Supreme Court Judge, and Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Fulton, New York (d. 1907)
- Jan 17 August Weismann, German biologist (d. 1914)
- Jan 17 Wilhelmina Albregt-Engelman, Dutch actress, daughter of Mimi Bia, born in Amsterdam (d. 1902)
- Jan 20 George D. Robinson, 34th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1896)
- Jan 25 Pablo Hernández Salces, Spanish composer, born in Zaragoza, Spain (d. 1910)
- Jan 27 Robert Sanford Foster, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Vernon, Indiana (d. 1903)
Famous Deaths
William Grenville (1759-1834)
Jan 12 1st Baron Grenville, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (Whig: 1806-07), dies at 74
