- Jan 6 Turkey & Russia sign treaty in Constantinople
- Jan 7 1st US seed business established by David Landreth, Philadelphia
- Jan 14 US Congress of the Confederation ratifies the Treaty of Paris, signed September 3, 1783, ending the Revolutionary War, and forwards it to Great Britain
- Jan 15 The Asiatic Society is founded by William Jones at a meeting in Calcutta's Fort William, India
Event of Interest
Jan 26 Benjamin Franklin expresses unhappiness over eagle as America's symbol
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