- Jan 14 Gideon Hawley becomes 1st state school superintendent in US (NY)
- Jan 21 First reference to pineapple cultivation in Hawaii in diary entry by Francisco de Paula Marin
- Jan 21 Spaniard Don Francisco de Paula y Marin plants coffee in Hawaii - 1st record of coffee growing in Hawaii
- Jan 22 Americans capture Frenchtown, Michigan Territory
"Pride and Prejudice"
Jan 28 Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice" is published by Thomas Egerton in the United Kingdom
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