Jan 1 Frederick Muhlenberg, American statesman (d. 1801) Jan 10 Thomas Erskine, 1st Baron Erskine, British Lord Chancellor, born in Edinburgh, United Kingdom (d. 1823) Jan 11 Johann Jakob Walder, Swiss politician and composer, born in Unterwetzikon, Switzerland (d. 1817) Jan 24 Wybo Fijnje, Dutch politician, and journalist, born in Zwolle, Netherlands (d. 1809) Jan 25 Johann Gottfried Vierling, German organist and composer, born in Metzels, Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen (d. 1813) Jan 31 Gerrit Jan Pijman, Dutch minister of War (1798-1800, 1803-06) (d. 1839) Dec 1749 Famous Birthdays by Year Feb 1750 Famous Living People by Age 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 80-89 Over 90