Events in History
- Jan 1 The Reichsbank opens in Berlin.
- Jan 15 "Die Afrikaanse Patriot", the first newspaper in Afrikaans, is published in Paarl
- Jan 31 The United States orders all Native Americans to move into reservations.
Birthdays in History
Konrad Adenauer
Jan 5 Konrad Adenauer, chancellor of Germany (BRD, 1949), born in Cologne, Germany (d. 1967)

Konrad Adenauer
- Jan 9 Hans Bethge, German poet, born in Dessau (d. 1946)
- Jan 10 Jan Eisenloeffel, Dutch goldsmith, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1957)
- Jan 12 Jack London, American writer/socialist (Call of the Wild), born in San Francisco (d. 1916)
- Jan 17 Olga Fastrová, Czech writer and editor (National Policy), born in Prague (d. 1965)
- Jan 17 Frank Hague, American politician (d. 1956)
Deaths in History
Gordon Granger
Jan 10 Gordon Granger, American Major General during the Civil War (Union Army), dies at 54

Gordon Granger
- Jan 15 Eliza Johnson, U.S. First Lady (b. 1810)