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

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