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