Historical Events Historic Event Jan 1 Jean Racine's "Bajazet," premieres in Paris Dramatist and Playwright Jean Racine Famous Birthdays Jan 4 Hugh Boulter, Irish Archbishop of Armagh (d. 1742) Jan 16 Francesco Mancini, Neapolitan composer, born in Naples, Italy (d. 1737) Jan 18 Antoine Houdar de la Motte, French writer (d. 1731) Famous Deaths Jan 15 John Cosin, English clergyman, dies at 77 Jan 28 Pierre Séguier, Chancellor of France, dies at 83 1671 History by Year 1673 Famous Sports Stars Baseball Players Basketball Stars Boxers Footballers NFL Stars Tennis Champions
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