This table captures the key events, births, and deaths that have occurred on 16 January throughout history.

Dr. John Hill, of London, a physician, botanist and prolific writer, first suggested the relation in 1761. In Cautions against the Immoderate Use of Snuff, he reported six cases of "polypusses ...

The King announced to his council in July 1761 his intention to wed the Princess, after which a party of escorts, led by The Earl of Harcourt, departed for Germany to bring Princess Charlotte to ...