- Jan 1 Bernard Drukker, Dutch organist, pianist, and orchestra leader (Devil's Wheel), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1992)
- Jan 3 Herbie Nichols, American jazz pianist and composer ("Lady Sings the Blues"), born in Manhattan, New York (d. 1963)
- Jan 5 Severino Gazzelloni, Italian flautist, born in Roccasecca, Italy (d. 1992)
- Jan 18 Juan Antonio Orrego-Salas, Chilean composer, born in Santiago, Chile (d. 2019)
- Jan 19 Ray Eberle, American big band vocalist (Glenn Miller; Gene Krupa), and bandleader, born in Hoosick Falls, New York (d. 1979) [1]
- Jan 20 Royalton Kisch, British conductor, born in Marylebone, London, England (d. 1995)
- Jan 20 Stepan Lucky, Slovak film score composer, born in Žilina, Slovakia (d. 2006)
- Jan 24 Leon Kirchner, American contemporary classical composer (Pulitzer Prize for Music 1967), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2009)
- Jan 27 David Seville [Ross Bagdasarian], American songwriter ("Come On A-My House"), singer (Alvin & The Chipmunks - "Witch Doctor"), and actor (Rear Window), born in Fresno, California (d. 1972)
- Jan 27 Nina Milkina, Russian British pianist, born in Moscow (d. 2006)
- Jan 30 Robert Suter, Swiss composer, born in St. Gallen, Switzerland (d. 2008)
About January 1919
How Old? 105 years old
Generation: Greatest Generation
Leap Year: No
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