Birthdays occurring on January, 1

1879

E. M. Forster was born on January 1, 1879 English novelist and essayist, 1879-1970 It is thus, if there is any rule, that we ought to die--neither as victim nor as fanatic, but as the seafarer who can greet with an equal eye the deep that he is entering, and the shore that he must leave. More quotations from E. M. Forster

1895

J. Edgar Hoover was born on January 1, 1895 American director of the F.B.I. (1924-1972). 1895-1972 The cure for crime is not the electric chair, but the high chair. More quotations from J. Edgar Hoover

Deaths occurring on January, 1

1716

William Wycherley died on January 1, 1716 Wit is more necessary than beauty; and I think no young woman ugly that has it, and no handsome woman agreeable without it. More quotations from William Wycherley

1867

Alexander Smith died on January 1, 1867 Scottish poet and essayist, 1830-1867 Love is but the discovery of ourselves in others, and the delight in the recognition. More quotations from Alexander Smith