Birthdays in History Jan 7 Gerard George Clifford, Dutch director of East India Company Jan 7 Jonas Alströmer, Swedish industrialist (d. 1761) Jan 18 Tiberius Hemsterhuis, Dutch Classical professor, baptized Deaths in History Jan 2 Harbottle Grimston, English politician, dies at 82 1684 Pure History by Year 1686 Historical Figures Authors Civil Rights Activists Inventors Kings Revolutionaries Scientists