Events in History
- Jan 1 Regular mail delivery begins between NY & Boston
Historic Event
Jan 13 Jean Racine's "Mithridate" premieres in Paris
- Jan 22 Postal service between New York & Boston inaugurated
Birthdays in History
- Jan 31 Louis de Montfort, French catholic priest and saint (d. 1716)
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