Events in History Jan 14 United East Indian Company conquers city of Malacca, 7,000 killed Birthdays in History Jan 18 Francois Michel le Tellier, French statesman (Marquis de Louvois), born in Paris (d. 1691) Deaths in History Jan 3 Jeremiah Horrocks, English astronomical prodigy, dies at 22 Jan 11 Juan Martínez de Jáuregui y Aguilar, Spanish poet (b. 1583) 1640 On This Day in History 1642