- Jan 5 Hugh Brannum, American actor and singer (Captain Kangaroo - "Mr. Green Jeans"; The Fred Waring Show - "Lumpy"), born in Sandwich, Illinois (d. 1987)
- Jan 8 Galina Ulanova, Russian ballet dancer considered one of the greatest ballerinas of the 20th century (Bolshoi Theatre), born in St Petersburg, Russia (d. 1998)
- Jan 9 Dick Henry Jurgen, American swing music bandleader, born in Sacramento, California (d. 1995)
- Jan 9 Henriette Puig-Roget, French pianist, organist (Oratory of the Louvre, 1935-79), and music educator (Conservatoire de Paris, 1957-79), born in Bastia, Corsica (d. 1992)
- Jan 10 Jean Martinon, French conductor and composer, born in Lyon, France (d. 1976)
- Jan 11 Izler Solomon, American conductor, born in Saint Paul, Minnesota (d. 1987)
- Jan 14 Renier van der Velden, Belgian composer, born in Borgerhout, Belgium (d. 1993)
- Jan 17 Sidney “Big Sid” Catlett, American jazz drummer (Louis Armstrong), born in Evansville, Indiana (d. 1951)
- Jan 20 Ennio Porrino, Italian composer, born in Cagliari, Italy (d. 1959)
- Jan 20 Nina Verchinina, Russian-Brazilian ballet dancer and choreographer, born in Moscow, Russia (d. 1995) [1]
- Jan 21 Eua Sunthornsanan, Thai singer, composer and bandleader, born in Amphawa, Thailand (d. 1981)
Django Reinhardt (1910-1953)
Jan 23 Belgium born Romani-French jazz guitarist and composer considered the most significant European Jazz musician, born in Liberchies, Pont-à-Celles, Belgium
- Jan 25 Hendrik Willem Hans Osieck, Dutch pianist and composer, born in Amsterdam. Netherlands (d. 2000)
- Jan 26 Marijan Lipovsek, Slovenian pianist, composer, and teacher, born in Ljubljana, Austria-Hungary (now Slovenia) (d. 1995)
About January 1910
How Old? 114 years old
Generation: Greatest Generation
Leap Year: No
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