Deaths on January 23

Matthew Stewart, Scottish mathematician and academic (b. 1717)

Matthew Stewart FRS FRSE (1717 –1785) was a Scottish mathematician and minister of the Church of Scotland.

20 Jan

Battle of Rạch Gầm-Xoài Mút
Invading Siamese forces attempt to exploit the political chaos in Vietnam, but are ambushed and annihilated at the Mekong river by the Tây Sơn in the Battle of Rạch Gầm-Xoài Mút.