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)