- Jan 4 Frantisek Pivoda, Czech composer, dies at 73
- Jan 11 Gaetano Capocci, Italian organist and composer (Responsori), dies at 86
- Jan 23 W. A. Remy [Wilhelm Mayer], Austro-Bohemian composer, dies at 66
- Jan 28 Alexandru Flechtenmacher, Romanian composer, violinist and teacher, dies at 74
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