Jan 1 Christian Friedrich Gregor, Moravian composer and bishop, born in Dirsdorf, Silesia (d. 1801) Jan 11 Prithvi Narayan Shah, began the unification of modern Nepal (d. 1774) Jan 12 Samuel Langdon, American college educator (d. 1797) Jan 27 Johann Andreas Cramer, German preacher (Court Preacher to King Frederick V of Denmark), born in Jönstadt (d. 1788) 1722 Famous Birthdays by Year 1724