- Jan 1 Jaroslav Ježek, Czechoslovakian composer, dies at 35
- Jan 4 Léon Jessel, German light classical and operetta composer (The Parade of the Tin Soldiers; Schwarzwaldmädel (The Black Forest Girl)), dies of injuries sustained during Gestapo interrogation at 70
- Jan 6 Emma Calvé [Calvet], French operatic soprano (Metropolitan Opera, 1893-1904), dies at 83
- Jan 8 Arvo Hannikainen, Finnish violinist and composer, dies at 44
- Jan 17 Frederick Jerome Work, African-American composer, arranger (The Jubilee Singers), and music publisher, dies at 61
- Jan 21 Henryk Opieński, Polish violinist, conductor, choral director, composer (Zygmunt August and Barbara), and musicologist (Moniuszko), dies at 72
- Jan 25 Eugène Samuel-Holeman, Belgian composer, dies at 78
- Jan 28 Pablo Luna, Spanish composer (De España vengo), dies at 61
- Jan 29 Ladislao Zavertal, Czech-Italian conductor and composer, dies at 92
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