Famous Deaths
- Jan 27 Tommy Mitchell, cricket (Derbyshire leg-spin, 5 Tests for Eng), dies
- Jan 27 Thomas "Tommy" Mitchell, English cricketer (5 tests for England), dies at 93
- Jan 28 Burne Hogarth, strip-cartoon artist, dies at 84
- Jan 28 Dan Duva, American boxing promoter and producer (Howard Stern New Years Party), dies at 44
- Jan 28 Jerry Siegel, comic book writer (Superman), dies at 81
- Jan 28 John Mosely, recording expert/entrepreneur, dies at 81
- Jan 28 Joseph Brodsky, Russian-American poet and writer (Less than One, Nobel 1987), dies at 55
- Jan 28 San Yu, Burmese General and the 5th President of Burma (1981-88), dies at 77
- Jan 28 Victor "Toby" Neuberg, teacher/writer, dies at 71
- Jan 29 Jack Sutherland, journalist, dies at 79
- Jan 29 John Terence Reese, British bridge master, dies at 82
- Jan 30 Bob Thiele, American record producer, dies at 73
- Jan 30 Guy Doleman, actor (Deadly Bees, Idol, Thunderball), dies at 72
- Jan 31 Gustave Solomon, mathematician, dies at 65
