Events in History
- Jan 22 Ashantis defeat British forces in the Gold Coast
- Jan 28 William Kneass becomes 3rd US chief engraver (1824-40)
Birthdays in History
- Jan 7 James Morrison Hawes, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Lexington, Kentucky (d. 1889)
- Jan 8 [William] Wilkie Collins, English writer (Woman in White), born in London (d. 1889)
- Jan 8 Francisco González Bocanegra, Mexican poet, born in San Luis Potosi, Mexico (d. 1861)
- Jan 15 Marie Duplessis [Alphonsine Rose Plessis], French courtesan, born in Nonant-le-Pin, Normandy, France (d. 1847)
Stonewall Jackson
Jan 21 Stonewall Jackson [Thomas Jonathan], Confederate general during the American Civil War, born in Clarksburg, Virginia (d. 1863)
- Jan 27 Jozef Israels, Dutch painter
Weddings in History
James Knox Polk
Jan 1 US President James Knox Polk (28) weds Sarah Childress (20) in Murfreesboro
Deaths in History
- Jan 10 Victor Emanuel I, king of Sardinia (1802-21), dies at 64
- Jan 24 Ercole Consalvi, Italian Roman Catholic Cardinal, dies at 66
- Jan 26 Théodore Géricault, French painter (The Raft of the Medusa), dies at 32
- Jan 29 Louise of Stolberg-Gedern, Countess of Albany, wife of Bonnie Prince Charlie, dies at 71
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