Famous Deaths
- Jan 29 Raymond Joseph Cecil, British architect, dies at 69
- Jan 29 Richard Burnell, British rower (Olympic gold 1948), dies at 77
- Jan 30 George Poyser, English soccer defender (Brentford) and manager (Notts County, Manchester City), dies at 84
- Jan 30 George James, American jazz saxophonist, dies at 88
- Jan 30 Gerald Durrell, British naturalist, zoologist and author (My Family and Other Animals), dies at 70
- Jan 31 James Johnson, English MP (Labour, 1950..83), dies at 86
- Jan 31 George Abbott, American theater producer and film director (Damn Yankees; Pajama Game), dies at 107
- Jan 31 George Stibitz, American mathematician and scientist, dies at 90
- Jan 31 Sir John Smith, English soccer administrator (chairman Liverpool F.C. 1973-90), dies at 74
