1st » Postage stamps and postal history of Poland First Polish stamp e.g First Polish stamp is issued.
2nd » The discovery of the planet Vulcan (hypothetical planet) e.g Vulcan is announced at a meeting of the French Academy of Sciences in Paris named Paris, France.
Famous Birthdays on January in 1860
1st » John Cassidy (artist) called John Cassidy, Irish sculptor and painter (d. 1939)
1st » Dan Katchongva, American tribal leader and activist (d. 1972)
1st » Michele Lega, Italian cardinal (d. 1935)
1st » Dirk van Erp, Dutch-American coppersmith and metalsmith (d. 1933)
1st » Jan Vilímek, Czech illustrator and painter (d. 1938)
2nd » William Corless Mills, American historian (d. 1928)
2nd » Dugald Campbell Patterson, Canadian engineer (d. 1931)
7th » Emanuil Manolov, Bulgarian composer (d. 1902)
8th » Emma Booth (The Salvation Army) named Emma Booth, English member of The Salvation Army (d. 1903)
10th » Charles G. D. Roberts, Canadian poet and author (d. 1943)
12th » Louis Dutfoy, French target shooter (d. 1904)
17th » Douglas Hyde, Irish politician, 1st President of Ireland (d. 1949)
21st » Karl Staaff, Swedish lawyer and politician, 11th Prime Minister of Sweden (d. 1915)
25th » Charles Curtis, American politician, 31st Vice President of the United States (d. 1936)
29th » Anton Chekhov, Russian physician and author (d. 1904)