Historic Event
Jan 6 Bronze memorial statue of Henry Hudson erected in Bronx
- Jan 10 Eduard van Beinum becomes world's 1st conductor at Concert Hall
Historic Event
Jan 10 Jean Anouilh's "La Sauvage" premieres in Paris
- Jan 10 Paul Vincent Carroll's "White Seed" premieres in NYC
Music Concert
Jan 16 1st jazz concert held at Carnegie Hall, performed by Benny Goodman and his band
- Jan 16 LPGA Titleholders Championship Women's Golf, Augusta CC: Patty Berg retains title by a massive 14 strokes ahead of Jane Cothran
- Jan 17 Supreme Soviet elects Michail Kalinin as presidium chairman
Historic Event
Jan 17 Joseph P. Kennedy becomes the 44th United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom
Historic Event
Jan 22 "Our Town", Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer-winner of small-town life in Grover's Corners, New Hampshire, premieres (NJ)
- Jan 25 Ian Hay's "Bachelor Born" premieres in NYC
- Jan 31 Australian Championships Women's Tennis: American Dorothy Cheney wins her only Grand Slam singles title; beats Dorothy Stevenson of Australia 6-3, 6-2
- Jan 31 Australian Championships Men's Tennis: American Don Budge wins the 1st-leg of his Grand Slam; beats John Bromwich of Australia 6-4, 6-2, 6-1