Historical Events
First Attempt to Assassinate the President
Jan 30 Richard Lawrence misfires at President Andrew Jackson in Washington, D.C. in 1st attempted assassination of a US President
Famous Birthdays
- Jan 2 Charles Russell Lowell Jr, American railroad executive and Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1864)
- Jan 3 Larkin Goldsmith Mead, American sculptor who worked in Florence, born in Chesterfield, New Hampshire (d. 1910)
- Jan 5 Friedrich Richard Faltin, Finnish composer, born in Gdańsk, Poland (d. 1918)
- Jan 5 Hendrik van Rijgersma, Dutch naturalist and physician, born in Lemmer, Netherlands (d. 1877)
- Jan 13 Gustaaf Rolin-Jaequemyns, Belgian jurist and Minister of the Interior (d. 1902)
- Jan 17 Antanas Baranauskas, Lithuanian bishop, poet (Anykščių šilelis) and dialectologist, born in Anykščiai, Vilnius Governorate, Russian Empire (d. 1902)
- Jan 17 Johan Filip von Schantz, Finnish violinist, conductor, and composer (Kullervo), born in Ulvila, Finland (d. 1865)
- Jan 18 César A Cui, Russian composer and fort architect, born in Vilnius, Russian Empire (d. 1918)
- Jan 18 Jan Ferguut [Jan van Droogenbroeck], Belgian poet, born in Sint-Amands, Belgium (d. 1902)
- Jan 30 Oliver Edwards, American inventor and Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Springfield, Massachusetts (d. 1904)
- Jan 31 William Charles Lunalilo, Monarch of Hawaii (d. 1874)