- Jan 1 Edwin Franko Goldman, American march music composer (founder of American Bandmasters Association), born in Louisville, Kentucky (d. 1956)
- Jan 6 Dame Adeline Genée, Danish-British ballerina, born in Aarhus, Denmark (d. 1970)
- Jan 15 Johanna Muller-Hermann, Austrian composer (Lied der Erinnerung), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1941)