- Jan 8 Edward Pakenham, Engl general (Battle of New Orleans), dies in battle
- Jan 15 Emma, Lady Hamilton, English mistress of Lord Nelson, dies of liver failure at 49
- Jan 21 Matthias Claudius, German poet (Death and the Maiden), and journalist (Der Wandsbecker Bote), dies at 74
- Jan 31 José Félix Ribas, Venezuelan independentist leader (b. 1775)
Assassination
Car Crash
Hanging
Killed in Action
Plane Crash
Poisoning