Events in History
- Jan 1 British government demands Falkland islands
- Jan 1 Curacao census: 2,602 whites, 6,531 free people, 5,894 slaves
Birthdays in History
- Jan 1 Robert Lawson, New Zealand architect (d. 1902)
- Jan 2 Frederick A. Johnson, American politician (d. 1893)
- Jan 7 Henry Enfield Roscoe, English chemist (vanadium and photochemistry), born in London (d. 1915)
- Jan 23 John Randolph Chambliss Jr, American Brigadier-General (Confederate Army), born in Greensville County, Virginia (d. 1864)
- Jan 28 Charles George Gordon, British general (put down Taiping rebellion in China) and administrator (Governor-General of Sudan), born in London, England (d. 1885)
Deaths in History
- Jan 10 Adrien-Marie Legendre, French mathematician (worked on elliptic integrals), dies at 80
- Jan 12 Marie-Antoine CarĂªme, French chef (b. 1784)
- Jan 14 Seraphim of Sarov, Russian Orthodox Saint, dies at 73
- Jan 15 Banastre Tarleton, British soldier and politician (Waxhaws Massacre), dies at 78
- Jan 17 James Ball Antyne, Scot founder (Ball Antyne Press), dies at about 60
- Jan 17 William Rush, American sculptor (Spirit of the Schuylkill), dies at 76
- Jan 23 Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth, British admiral (b. 1757)