- Jan 7 William Hurlstone, English composer, born in London, England (d. 1906)
Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari (1876-1948)
Jan 12 Italian light opera composer, born in Venice, Kingdom of Italy
- Jan 20 Józef Hofmann, Polish-American pianist, composer, educator (Curtis Institute, 1924-38), and inventor, born in Podgórze, Austro-Hungarian Galicia (now Poland) (d. 1957)
- Jan 29 Ludolf Nielsen, Danish composer, born in Nørre Tvede, Denmark (d. 1939)
- Jan 29 [William] Havergal Brian, British composer ("Gothic" symphony), born in Dresden, Staffordshire (d. 1972)
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