Historical Events
Second German Empire
Jan 18 Second German Empire proclaimed by Kaiser Wilhelm I and Otto von Bismarck
Famous Birthdays
- Jan 1 Albert Griffiths ("Young Griffo"), Australian boxer (World Featherweight champion 1890-92), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 1927)
- Jan 5 Frederick Converse, American composer (The Pipe of Desire), born in Newton, Massachusetts (d. 1940)
- Jan 7 Émile Borel, French mathematician and politician (d. 1956)
- Jan 8 James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon, Irish unionist politician and the first Prime Minister of Northern Ireland (1921-1940), born in Belfast, Ireland (d. 1940)
- Jan 9 Charles Kortright, English cricketer described at the time of his death as "probably the fastest bowler in the history of the game", born in Fryerning, Essex, England (d. 1952)
- Jan 10 Enrica Freiin von Handel-Manzetti, Austrian poet and writer (Jesse & Maria), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1955)
- Jan 12 Paul Guthnick, German astronomer, born in Hitdorf am Rhein (d. 1947)
- Jan 14 Pauline Beersmans, Flemish actress (Hofslachter), born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1942)
- Jan 15 Bertram Shapleigh, American composer, born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1940)
David Beatty (1871-1936)
Jan 17 1st Earl Beatty and British Admiral of the Fleet during World War I (Battle of Jutland), born in Nantwich, England
- Jan 22 Léon Jessel, German light classical and operetta composer (The Parade of the Tin Soldiers; Schwarzwaldmädel (The Black Forest Girl)), born in Stettin, Germany (now Szczecin, Poland) (d. 1942)
- Jan 26 Samuel Hopkins Adams [Warner Fabian], American journalist and muckraker (Average Jones), born in Dunkirk, New York (d. 1958)
- Jan 29 Eduardo Lopez-Chavarri y Marco, Spanish composer, born in Valencia, Spain (d. 1970)
- Jan 30 Seymour Hicks, British actor and theatrical impresario (Scrooge), born in St. Hélier, Isle of Jersey, England (d. 1949)
- Jan 30 Wilfred Lucas, Canadian actor (Pardon Us, Chump at Oxford), born in Ontario, Canada (d. 1940)
Famous Weddings
William McKinley
Jan 25 US President William McKinley (27) weds Ida Saxton (23) at the First Presbyterian Church in Canton
