Events in History
The German Empire
Jan 18 Second German Empire proclaimed by Kaiser Wilhelm I and Otto von Bismarck
Birthdays in History
- Jan 7 Émile Borel, French mathematician and politician (d. 1956)
- Jan 8 James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon, Irish unionist politician and the first Prime Minister of Northern Ireland (1921-1940), born in Belfast, Ireland (d. 1940)
- Jan 10 Enrica Freiin von Handel-Manzetti, Austrian poet & writer (Jesse & Maria), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1955)
- Jan 12 Paul Guthnick, German astronomer
David Beatty
Jan 17 David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty and British Admiral of the Fleet during World War I (Battle of Jutland), born in Nantwich, England (d. 1936)
- Jan 26 Warner Fabian [Samuel H Adams], American journalist/writer (Average Jones)
Weddings in History
William McKinley
Jan 25 US President William McKinley (27) weds Ida Saxton (23) at the First Presbyterian Church in Canton