Birthdays in Music
- Jan 3 Victor Borge [Borge Rosenbaum], Danish-American comedian and pianist, born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 2000)
- Jan 9 Herva Nelli, Italian-born American soprano, born in Florence, Italy (d. 1994)
- Jan 10 Rudolf Kubin, Czech cellist, born in Ostrava, Czech Republic (d. 1973)
- Jan 11 Gunnar Johnsen Berg, composer
- Jan 13 Danny Barker, jazz guitarist
- Jan 15 Elie Siegmeister, American composer (Plough & the Stars), born in Manhattan, New York (d. 1991)
- Jan 15 Gene Krupa, American jazz and big band drummer (Benny Goodman, Sing Sing Sing), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1973)
- Jan 19 Hans Hotter, German bass-baritone (d. 2003)
- Jan 21 Todor Skalovski, composer
- Jan 24 Tiny Winters, musician
- Jan 30 Mihaly Hajou, composer
About January 1909
How Old? 110 years old
Generation: Greatest Generation or the G.I. Generation
Leap Year: No