- Jan 1 Giovanni D'Anzi, Italian pianist and songwriter ("Malinconia d'amore"), born in Milan, Italy (d. 1974)
- Jan 7 Herbert Magidson, American lyricist, winner of first Academy Award for Best Original Song ("The Continental"; "Gone With The Wind"; "The Masquerade Is Over"), born in Braddock, Pennsylvania (d. 1986)
- Jan 11 Johannes Paul Thilman, German composer, born in Dresden, Germany (d. 1973)
- Jan 12 (Woodward) "Tex" Ritter, American country singer (5 Star Jubilee, "Wayward Wind"), born in Murvaul, Texas (d. 1974)
- Jan 13 Maxime Jacob, French composer and organist, born in Bordeaux, France (d. 1977)
- Jan 14 Walter Knape, German conductor and composer, born in Bernburg, Germany (d. 2000)
- Jan 15 Rezső Kókai, Hungarian pianist, composer, musicologist, and pedagogue, born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 1962)
- Jan 19 Ish Kabbible [Merwyn Bogue], American comedian and cornetist (Kay Kyser's Kollege), born in North East Pennsylvania (d. 1994)
- Jan 19 Lanny Ross, American radio singer (Show Boat, The Swift Show), born in Seattle, Washington (d. 1988)
- Jan 27 Radames Gnattali, Brazilian composer and conductor (Rádio Nacional), born in Porto Alegre, Brazil (d. 1988)
- Jan 31 Benjamin Frankel, British composer, born in London, England (d. 1973)
- Jan 31 Roosevelt Sykes, American blues and boogie-woogie pianist, and singer (The Honeydripper), born in Elmar, Arkansas (d. 1983)
About January 1906
How Old? 118 years old
Generation: Greatest Generation
Leap Year: No
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