Jan 3 Fredric Hasselquist, Swedish naturalist (d. 1752) Jan 14 Friedrich Gottlob Fleischer, German organist & composer, born in Köthen, Germany (d. 1806) Jan 26 Alexander Carlyle, Scottish church leader (Moderator of the General Assembly 1770), born in Cummertrees, Dumfriesshire (d. 1805) Jan 28 Johann Ernst Bach, German kapellmeister and composer, born in Eisenach (d. 1777) 1721 Famous Birthdays by Year 1723