Jan 1 Maria Edgeworth, Anglo-Irish novelist (d. 1849) Jan 8 Abraham de Veer, Dutch governor-general of Suriname (1822-28), born in Curaçao (d. 1838) Jan 24 Antony Christiaan Winand Staring, Dutch lawyer and poet (Jaromir) (d. 1840) 1766 Famous Birthdays by Year 1768