- Jan 4 Albert Löfgren, Swedish clarinetist and composer (Slåttergille Rhapsody), dies at 57
- Jan 9 Edward W Buck, Dutch/US editor (Ladies Home Journal), dies at 66
- Jan 13 Auguste Rateau, French mining engineer and inventor (Rateau steam turbine), dies at 66
- Jan 13 Sebastian Ziani de Ferranti, English electrical engineer and inventor, dies at 65
Frank Ramsey (1903-1930)
Jan 19 British mathematician and philosopher, dies at 26
- Jan 22 Stephen Mather, American industrialist and conservationist (organized US National Park Service), dies at 62
- Jan 24 Rebecca Latimer Felton, American writer and politician (first woman to serve as U.S. Senator (Georgia)), dies at 94 [1]
- Jan 27 Jean Hure, French composer and organist, dies at 52
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