Birthdays in History
- Jan 1 Georges Cadoudal, Breton politician and royalist who plotted to overthrow Napoleon, born in Brech, Brittany, Kingdom of France (d. 1804)
- Jan 17 Charles Brockden Brown, father of American novel (Wieland)
- Jan 21 Arnold A Buyskes, Dutch vice-admiral/colonial director
- Jan 26 Jacob Andries van Braam, colonial director (Suriname)