- Jan 1 Henrik Anker Bjerregaard, Norwegian writer and poet (Fjeldeventyret), born in Ringsaker, Norway (d. 1842)
- Jan 8 Lowell Mason, American organist and composer (Zebulo), born in Medfield, Massachusetts (d. 1872)
- Jan 12 Johan August Arfwedson, Swedish chemist (d. 1841)
- Jan 12 Robert Patterson, Irish-American Major General (Union Army), born in Cappagh, County Tyrone, Ireland (d. 1881)
- Jan 14 Christian Julius De Meza, Danish general, born in Helsingør, Denmark (d. 1865)
- Jan 21 Tsjalling Hiddes Halbertsma, Dutch Frisian merchant, poet, and story teller (Rhymes & Tales), born in Grou, Frisia, Dutch Republic (d. 1852)
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