January 1
Louis XII, King of France, was born in 1515.
Alfred Stieglitz, father of modern photography, was born in 1864.
Sir Ponnambalam Arunachalam died in 1924.
F. R. Senanayake died in 1926.

January 4
T. S. Eliot, English poet, died in 1965.

January 6
Emperor Hirohito of Japan died in 1989. Kapil Dev, Indian cricketer was born in 1959.

January 8
S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike was born in 1899. Elvis Presley, American singer was born in 1935.

January 9
Sir Ponnambalam Arunachalam was born in 1924.