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Famous People Born in January 1784

  • Jan 1 William Beale, English composer and baritone, born in Lankrake, Cornwall, England (d. 1854)
  • Jan 27 Martin-Joseph Mengal, Belgian composer, conductor, and educator (Director of the Royal Conservatory of Ghent, 1835-51), born in Ghent, Belgium (d. 1851)

George Hamilton-Gordon (1784-1860)

Jan 28 4th Earl of Aberdeen, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (Peelite: 1852-55) and Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (1841-46), born in Edinburgh, Scotland

  • Jan 31 Carl Wilhelm Henning, German composer and conductor, born in Öls (d. 1867)