Birthdays occurring on January, 1

1767

Maria Edgeworth was born on January 1, 1767 Irish writer, 1767-1849 Our Irish blunders are never blunders of the heart. More quotations from Maria Edgeworth

1819

Arthur Hugh Clough was born on January 1, 1819 English writer and poet, 1819-1861 And almost every one, when age, Disease, or sorrows strike him, Inclines to think there is a God, Or something very like him More quotations from Arthur Hugh Clough

Deaths occurring on January, 1

2001

Ray Walston died on January 1, 2001 American actor, 1914-2001 I have 30 seconds to tell you I have been waiting 60 years to get on this stage. More quotations from Ray Walston