- Jan 4 Nikola P Neofit Rilski, Bulgaria abbot/poet, dies at 37
- Jan 6 Rodolphe Kreutzer, French composer (La mort d'Abel) and virtuoso violinist, dies at 64
- Jan 8 Franz Krommer, Czech composer, dies at 71
- Jan 21 Achim v Arnim, writer, dies at 49
- Jan 26 Sangolli Rayanna, Indian military chief warrior, dies at 32