Historical Events
- Jan 1 Emperor Gia Long orders all bronze wares of the Tây Sơn Dynasty to be collected and melted into nine cannons for the Royal Citadel in Huế, Vietnam.
New Orleans Purchase
Jan 12 US Senate approves Thomas Jefferson's nomination of James Monroe and Robert Livingstone to negotiate purchase of New Orleans from France
Famous Birthdays
- Jan 2 Gugliemo Libri [della Somaia], Italian mathematician and book collector (stole 30,000 books), born in Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany (now Italy) (d. 1869)
- Jan 3 Douglas William Jerrold, English writer, playwright and wit (Punch Mag), born in London, England (d. 1857)
- Jan 6 Henri Herz, Austrian pianist and composer, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1888)
- Jan 9 Christopher Gustavus Memminger, Secy Treas (Confederacy) (d. 1888)
- Jan 15 Marjory Fleming, Scottish writer and poet, born in Kirkcaldy, United Kingdom (d. 1811)
- Jan 29 James Outram “the Bayard of India”, English general and administrator in India, born in Bulterley Hall, Derbyshire (d. 1868)
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