Historical Events Historic Event Jan 24 King Charles II disbands English parliament King of England Charles II Jan 31 Jean-Baptiste Lully's opera "Bellerophon" premieres at the Palais-Royal in Paris Famous Birthdays Jan 5 Pietro Filippo Scarlotti, Italian composer, born in Rome, Italy (d. 1750) Jan 19 Girolamo Chiti, Italian composer and music theorist, born in Siena (d. 1759) Jan 24 Christian von Wolff, German philosopher Jan 27 Jean-Francois de Troy, French painter Famous Deaths Jan 9 Werner Fabricius, German composer, dies at 45 Jan 14 Jacques de Billy, French mathematician (b. 1602) 1678 History by Year 1680 Famous Sports Stars Baseball Players Basketball Stars Boxers Footballers NFL Stars Tennis Champions