- Jan 1 American Robert Fowler runs then world record marathon (2:52:45.4) at Yonkers, NY
- Jan 1 Drilling begins on the Lakeview Gusher
- Jan 1 In Great Britain, the Old Age Pension Law is finally instituted, providing pensions for every British subject over 70 with low income
Nimrod Reaches Farthest South
Jan 9 Ernest Shackleton as part of the British Nimrod Expedition reaches a record farthest southern latitude (88°23' south)
- Jan 16 Anrtarctic explorers Douglas Mawson, Edgeworth David and Alistair Mackay reach south magnetic pole as part of the Nimrod Expedition
- Jan 19 Eugene Walter's "Easiest Way" premieres in NYC
- Jan 22 Vassily Kandinsky forms Kunstlerverein in Munich
- Jan 23 1st radio rescue at sea during CQD distress code by the British Royal Mail steamship Republic off Nantucket Island
Elektra
Jan 25 Richard Strauss' one-act opera "Elektra" premieres in Dresden
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