- Jan 8 Bronislava Nijinska, Polish-Russian ballet dancer (Ballets Russes) and choreographer, born in Minsk, Russian Empire (d. 1972)
- Jan 20 Mischa Elman, Russian-American concert violinist, born in Talnoye, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire (now Talne, Ukraine (d. 1967)
- Jan 21 Nikolai Golovanov, Russian conductor and composer (Bolshoi Opera), born in Moscow, Russia (d. 1953)
- Jan 21 Timothy Mather Spelman, American composer, born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1970)
- Jan 28 Karel Boleslav Jirak, Czech composer and pedagogue, born in Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia (now Czech Republic) (d. 1972)
- Jan 31 Max Drischner, German organist, harpsichordist, kantor, and composer, born in Prieborn, Silesia (d. 1971)
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