Birthdays by Year
- Jan 1 Barney Stanley, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame forward (Stanley Cup 1915, Vancouver Millionaires; coach Chicago Black Hawks 1927-28), born in Edmonton, Alberta (d. 1971)
- Jan 2 Lillian Leitzel [Leopoldina Alitza Pelikan], German acrobat and strongwoman, born in Breslau, Germany (d. 1931)
- Jan 3 Pierre Drieu La Rochelle, French novelist and essayist (Gilles), born in Paris, France (d. 1945)
- Jan 4 Manuel Palau, Spanish composer (Concierto Levantino; Mascarada sarcástica), and educator (Conservatory of Valencia), born in Alfara del Patriarca, Spain (d. 1967)
- Jan 4 Yone Minagawa, Japanese supercentenarian who was the world's oldest living person from 29 January 2007 until her death, born in Fukuoka, Japan (d. 2007)[1]
- Jan 5 Friedrich Blume, German musicologist (Das Rassenproblem in der Musik), born in Schlüchtern, Germany (d. 1975)
- Jan 5 Paramahansa Yogananda, Indian guru (Autobiography of a Yogi), born in Gorakhpur, India (d. 1952)
- Jan 5 Zoltán Böszörmény, Hungarian Nazi politician and exponent of Fascism in Hungary, born in Budapest, Hungary (d. after 1945)
- Jan 10 Albert Jacka, Australian soldier, first Australian World War I Victoria Cross winner, born in Layard, Victoria (d. 1932)
- Jan 12 Alfred Rosenberg, German Nazi official who wrote Nazi idealogue "The Myth of the Twentieth Century", born in Reval, Estonia, Russian Empire (d. 1946)
Hermann Goering(1893-1946)
Jan 12 German Nazi Party leader, convictedwar criminal, Vice-Chancellor of Germany (1941-45) and World War I fighter pilot ace, born in Rosenheim, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire
- Jan 13 Clarke Ashton Smith, American sci-fi author (Lost Worlds, Genius Loci), born in Long Valley, California (d. 1961)
- Jan 13 Jan Evangelista Zelinka, Czech composer (Meluzina), born in Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia (d. 1969)
- Jan 13 Roy Cazaly, Australian rules footballer known for the catchphrase "Up there, Cazaly!", born in Melbourne, Victoria (d. 1963)
- Jan 15 Dragisa Cvetkovic, Serbian politician (Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia 1939-41), born in Niš, Kingdom of Serbia (d. 1969)
- Jan 15 Ivor Novello [David Ivor Davies], Welsh composer, writer and actor (Keep the Home Fires Burning, The Truth Game), born in Cardiff, Wales (d. 1951)
- Jan 16 Daisy Kennedy, Australian concert violinist, born in Burra-Burra (now Burra), Australia (d. 1981)
- Jan 18 John Lawrence Seymour, American composer (Hollywood Madness; From the Far-off Hills), and playwright, born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1986)
- Jan 19 Magda Tagliaferro, French-Brazilian concert pianist, and pedagogue, born in Petrópolis, Brazil (1986)
- Jan 20 Georg Åberg, Swedish athlete (Olympic silver triple jump; bronze long jump 1912), born in Norrköping, Sweden (d. 1946)
- Jan 20 Kaj Birket-Smith, Danish etnologist and anthropologist (Inuit and Eyak), born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1977)
- Jan 22 Conrad Veidt, German actor (Casablanca, Cabinet of Dr Calgary), born in Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany (d. 1943)
- Jan 22 Godfried Devreese, Belgian violist, conductor, and composer (Elf Dance; Gothic Symphony), born in Kortrijk, Belgium (d. 1972)
- Jan 23 Frank Carlson, American politician (Gov/Rep/Sen-R-Ks), born in Cloud County, Kansas (d. 1987)
- Jan 26 Giuseppe Genco Russo, Sicilian mafioso, born in Mussomeli, Sicily (d. 1976)
- Jan 27 Soong Ching-ling, Chinese political leader of the Kuomintang and wife of Sun Yat-sen, born in Shanghai (d. 1981)
- Jan 28 Elliot Griffis, American composer (The Port of Pleasure), and educator, born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1967)
- Jan 29 Edric Cundell, British composer (Serbia; The Tragedy of Deirdre) conductor, and educator (Guildhall School of Music, 1938-56), born in London, England (d. 1961)
- Jan 29 Martian Negrea, Romanian composer and conductor, born in Valea Viilor, Romania (d. 1973)
- Jan 31 Freya Stark, English explorer and travel writer (The Southern Gates of Arabia), born in Paris, France (d. 1993)
20-29
30-39
40-49
50-59
80-89
Over 90