Events in History Jan 6 Joseph I, later Holy Roman Emperor and son of Emperor Leopold I, becomes King of the Romans Jan 22 Iroquois tribes renew allegiance to British against French Birthdays in History Jan 22 Nicolas Lancret, French painter (d. 1743) Deaths in History Jan 3 Hillel ben Naphtali Zevi, Lithuanian rabbi (b. 1615) 1689 Pure History by Year 1691 Historical Figures Authors Civil Rights Activists Inventors Kings Revolutionaries Scientists