- Jan 2 Edward Burnett Tylor, English anthropologist (Primitive Culture), dies at 84
- Jan 6 Hendrick Peter Godfried Quack, Dutch lawyer and economist (Bank of Neth), dies at 82
- Jan 10 William "Buffalo Bill" Cody, American Wild West hunter and showman (Buffalo Bill's Wild West), dies at 70
George Dewey
Jan 16 George Dewey, U.S. Admiral of the Navy, won Battle of Manila Bay, dies at 79

George Dewey