The article presents world historical events that took place in January of different years. George Fox, an English Dissenter and a founder of the Religious Society of Friends commonly known as the Quakers or Friends, died on January 13, 1691 at aged 66. Austrian composer Joseph Haydn arrived in England on January 1, 1791 to organise concerts. Actress Hedy Lamarr was arrested for shoplifting on January 27, 1966.