Famous Birthdays
- Apsley Cherry-Garrard, English Antarctic explorer (d. 1959)
- Florence Lawrence, Canadian actress (Lady Helen's Escapade), born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (d. 1938)
- Moyshe Leyb Halpern, Galican/American poet (In New-York)
What Happened on January 2, 1886
Day of the Week: Saturday