What Happened in January 1727

Famous Birthdays

Jan 2 James Wolfe, British Army officer who defeated the French in Canada and captured Quebec, born in Westerham, England (d. 1759)

Jan 11 Franz Sebastian Haindl, composer
Jan 13 Johann Christoph Schmügel, German organist and composer (baptized in Pritzier, Swedish Pomerania (now Germany) (d. 1798)