- Jan 9 Baseball's National & American Leagues make peace
- Jan 9 Frank Farrell and Bill Devery purchase the American League's Baltimore baseball franchise for $18,000 and move it to NYC (later the NY Yankees)
- Jan 19 French newspaper L'Auto announces new 5-stage, long distance bicycle race, "Tour de France"
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