Historic Expedition
Jan 9 Ernest Shackleton as part of the British Nimrod Expedition reaches a record farthest South latitude (88°23' south)
- Jan 16 British explorers David, Mawson & Mackay reach south magnetic pole as part of the Nimrod Expedition
- Jan 19 Eugene Walter's "Easiest Way" premieres in NYC
- Jan 22 Vassily Kandinsky forms Kunstlerverein in Munich
- Jan 23 1st radio rescue at sea during CQD distress code by the British Royal Mail steamship Republic off Nantucket Island
Music History
Jan 25 Richard Strauss' premier of "Elektra" in Dresden
