Events in History Historic Event Jan 24 Tsar Peter the Great begins civil system Russian Tsar Peter the Great Jan 24 Edward Wigglesworth appointed 1st north American divinity professor (Harvard) Birthdays in History Jan 3 Fredric Hasselquist, Swedish naturalist (d. 1752) Jan 26 Alexander Carlyle, Cummertrees, Dumfriesshire, Scottish church leader (Moderator of the General Assembly 1770) Deaths in History Jan 7 Antoine Coypel, French painter and poet, dies at 60 Jan 21 Charles Paulet, 2nd Duke of Bolton, English supporter of William III of England (b. 1661) 1721 Pure History by Year 1723 Historical Figures Authors Civil Rights Activists Inventors Kings Revolutionaries Scientists
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