Historic Expedition
Jan 9 Ernest Shackleton as part of the British Nimrod Expedition reaches a record farthest South latitude (88°23' south)
Ernest Shackleton
- 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
- Jan 25 Richard Strauss' premier of "Elektra" in Dresden
- Jan 27 The Young Left is founded in Norway
- Jan 28 US military forces leave Cuba for 2nd time