Events in History
- Jan 16 Godert Alexander Gerard Philip, Baron van der Capellen, becomes Governor-General of Dutch East Indies
Event of Interest
Jan 28 Sir Stamford Raffles lands in Singapore
Stamford Raffles
Birthdays in History
- Jan 1 Arthur Hugh Clough, poet, friend of Matthew Arnold
- Jan 1 George Foster Shepley, American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Saco, Maine (d. 1878)
- Jan 3 Charles Piazzi Smyth, Astronomer Royal for Scotland (d. 1900)
- Jan 6 Baldassare Verazzi, Italian painter (d. 1886)
- Jan 9 James Francis, Premier of Victoria (d. 1884)
- Jan 12 Zealous Bates Tower, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Cohasset, Massachusetts (d. 1900)
- Jan 14 Frederick Steele, American Major General (Union Army), born in Delhi, New York (d. 1868)