- Jan 3 1st wax drinking straw patented, by Marvin C Stone in Washington, D.C.
- Jan 5 Dutch Heidemaatschappij (land reclamation) established
- Jan 13 The National Geographic Society is founded in Washington, D.C. for "the increase and diffusion of geographic knowledge" [1]
- Jan 30 Harry Moses 297 not out for NSW against Victoria
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