- Jan 11 Ching-Thang Khomba is crowned King of Manipur.
Event of Interest
Jan 17 Captain James Cook's last notation in Discovery's ship's log
James Cook
Appointment of Interest
Jan 18 John Dickinson is appointed a delegate for Delaware to the Continental Congress
John Dickinson
Event of Interest
Jan 23 Charles Messier catalogs M56 (globular cluster in Lyra)
Charles Messier
- Jan 31 Charles Messier adds M57 (Ring Nebula in Lyra) to his catalog