- Jan 11 Ching-Thang Khomba is crowned King of Manipur
Cook's Last Log Entry
Jan 17 Captain James Cook's last notation in Discovery's ship's log
Dickinson Delaware Delegate
Jan 18 John Dickinson is appointed a delegate for Delaware to the Continental Congress
Messier Adds to his Catalog
Jan 23 French astronomer Charles Messier catalogs M56 (globular cluster in Lyra)
- Jan 31 French astronomer Charles Messier adds M57 (Ring Nebula in Lyra) to his catalog
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