Events in History
- Jan 11 1st American life insurance company incorporated, Philadelphia
British Museum Opens its Doors
Jan 15 British Museum opens in Montague House, London
Birthdays in History
Weddings in History
Wedding of Interest
Jan 6 US 1st President George Washington marries Martha Dandridge Custis at White House Plantation
Deaths in History
- Jan 1 Jacques-Joachim Trotti, Marquis de La Chétardie, French adventurer, dies at 54
- Jan 3 Marquis & Marquess of Tavora, Portuguese nobles, executed
- Jan 5 Thomas Philip Wallrad de Hénin-Liétard d'Alsace, Cardinal- Archbishop of Mechelen, Belgium, dies at 79
- Jan 12 Anne, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange, eldest daughter of King George II of Great Britain, dies at 49