- Jan 4 Thomas Campbell, Irish-American clergyman (founder of Disciples of Christ movement in America), dies at 90
- Jan 8 William Carr Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford, British general and politician, dies at 85
- Jan 9 Filippo Traetta [Philip Trajetta], Italian composer, dies at 77
- Jan 18 Judah Touro, American philanthropist (Mount Sinai Hospital in NY), dies at 78
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