Events in History January |
| Date | Story or event |
| 4th January, 1643 | Birthday of Sir Isaac Newton |
| 7th January, 1610 | Galileo Galilei discovers Jupiter's four largest moons |
| 8th January, 1642 | Death of Galileo galilei |
| 9th January, 1848 | anniversary of the death of astronomer caroline herschel |
14th January, 1742 |
Death of Sir edmund halley |
| 18th January, 1820 | The founding of the Royal astronomical Society |
| 25th January, 1627 | Birthday of astronomer and physicist Robert Boyle |
| 27th January, 1967 | Three astronauts die in Apollo 1 tragedy |
| 28th January, 1986 | space shuttle Challenger explodes killing seven astronauts |