Birthdays in History
- Jan 7 Joseph Bonaparte, French King of Naples and Spain, brother of Napoleon, born in Corte, Corsica (d. 1844)
- Jan 10 James Varicick, founder and first bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, born in Newburgh, New York (d. 1827)
- Jan 28 Frederick VI, Danish king (1808-39); lost Norway to Sweden (1814)
Deaths in History
- Jan 10 Charles Cressent, French court furniture maker, dies at 82
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