Events in History
Birthdays in History
- Jan 14 Théophile de Bock, Dutch painter, born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1904)
- Jan 17 A. B. Frost, American illustrator (d. 1928)
- Jan 19 David Starr Jordan, American biologist and university president (Leland Stanford), born in New York
- Jan 19 Johannes C Kapteyn, Dutch astronomer
- Jan 25 Arne Garborg, Norwegian writer & playwright (Bondestudentar), born in Jæren, Norway (d. 1924)
- Jan 27 Rafael Obligado, Argentina, writer (Santos Vega)
Deaths in History
John James Audubon
Jan 27 John James Audubon, American ornithologist and painter (The Birds Of America), dies at 65