| 9151 | January 21 | Death | 1928 – George Washington Goethals, American general and engineer (b. 1858) |
| 9152 | January 21 | Death | 1931 – Felix Blumenfeld, Russian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1863) |
| 9153 | January 21 | Death | 1932 – Lytton Strachey, English author and critic (b. 1880) |
| 9154 | January 21 | Death | 1933 – George Moore, Irish author, poet, and critic (b. 1852) |
| 9155 | January 21 | Death | 1937 – Marie Prevost, Canadian-American actress and singer (b. 1898) |
| 9156 | January 21 | Death | 1938 – Georges Méliès, French actor, director, and producer (b. 1861) |
| 9157 | January 21 | Death | 1940 – Prince Christopher of Greece and Denmark (b. 1888) |
| 9158 | January 21 | Death | 1940 – John Duha, American gymnast and triathlete (b. 1875) |
| 9159 | January 21 | Death | 1945 – Rash Behari Bose, Indian soldier and engineer (b. 1886) |
| 9160 | January 21 | Death | 1948 – Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari, Italian composer and educator (b. 1876) |
| 9161 | January 21 | Death | 1950 – George Orwell, Indian-English journalist and author (b. 1903) |
| 9162 | January 21 | Death | 1955 – Archie Hahn, German-American runner and coach (b. 1880) |
| 9163 | January 21 | Death | 1956 – Sam Langford, Canadian-American boxer (b. 1883) |
| 9164 | January 21 | Death | 1959 – Cecil B. DeMille, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1881) |
| 9165 | January 21 | Death | 1959 – Carl Switzer, American actor and singer (b. 1927) |
| 9166 | January 21 | Death | 1961 – Blaise Cendrars, Swiss author and poet (b. 1887) |
| 9167 | January 21 | Death | 1963 – Acharya Shivpujan Sahay, Indian author, poet, and academic (b. 1893) |
| 9168 | January 21 | Death | 1963 – Spiros Xenos, Greek-Swedish painter (b. 1881) |
| 9169 | January 21 | Death | 1965 – Gwynne Evans, American swimmer and water polo player (b. 1880) |
| 9170 | January 21 | Death | 1967 – Ann Sheridan, American actress and singer (b. 1915) |
| 9171 | January 21 | Death | 1968 – Will Lang, Jr., American journalist (b. 1914) |
| 9172 | January 21 | Death | 1977 – Sandro Penna, Italian poet and journalist (b. 1906) |
| 9173 | January 21 | Death | 1978 – Freda Utley, English scholar and author (b. 1898) |
| 9174 | January 21 | Death | 1983 – Lamar Williams, American bass player (b. 1949) |
| 9175 | January 21 | Death | 1984 – Giannis Skarimpas, Greek playwright and poet (b. 1893) |
| 9176 | January 21 | Death | 1984 – Jackie Wilson, American singer-songwriter (b. 1934) |
| 9177 | January 21 | Death | 1985 – James Beard, American chef and author (b. 1903) |
| 9178 | January 21 | Death | 1985 – Eddie Graham, American wrestler and promoter (b. 1930) |
| 9179 | January 21 | Death | 1987 – Charles Goodell, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician (b. 1926) |
| 9180 | January 21 | Death | 1989 – Carl Furillo, American baseball player (b. 1922) |