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 (1876-1967)
Jan 5 Chancellor of West Germany (CDU: 1949-63), born in Cologne, Germany
- 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 Frank Hague, American politician (d. 1956)
- Jan 17 Olga Fastrová, Czech writer and editor (National Policy), born in Prague (d. 1965)
Deaths in History
Gordon Granger (1822-1876)
Jan 10 American Major General during the Civil War (Union Army), dies at 54
- Jan 15 Eliza Johnson, U.S. First Lady (b. 1810)