- Jan 3 Bid McPhee, American Baseball HOF second baseman (AA HR leader 1886 Cincinnati Reds; last 2nd baseman to play without a glove), dies at 83
- Jan 8 Albert Goldthorpe, English rugby league five eighth (RL pioneer; Hunslet 713 games), dies at 71
- Jan 30 Attila Petschauer, Hungarian fencer (Olympic gold 1928, 32), dies at 38
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