| 11881 | January 29 | Death | 1959 – Winifred Brunton, South African painter and illustrator (b. 1880) |
| 11882 | January 29 | Death | 1961 – John F. O'Ryan, American general, lawyer, and politician (b. 1874) |
| 11883 | January 29 | Death | 1962 – Fritz Kreisler, Austrian-American violinist and composer (b. 1875) |
| 11884 | January 29 | Death | 1963 – Robert Frost, American poet and playwright (b. 1874) |
| 11885 | January 29 | Death | 1964 – Alan Ladd, American actor and producer (b. 1913) |
| 11886 | January 29 | Death | 1966 – Pierre Mercure, Canadian bassoon player and composer (b. 1927) |
| 11887 | January 29 | Death | 1969 – Allen Welsh Dulles, American banker, lawyer, and diplomat 5th Director of Central Intelligence (b. 1893) |
| 11888 | January 29 | Death | 1970 – B. H. Liddell Hart, French-English soldier, historian, and journalist (b. 1895) |
| 11889 | January 29 | Death | 1975 – Orestis Makris, Greek actor and tenor (b. 1898) |
| 11890 | January 29 | Death | 1977 – Buster Nupen, South African cricketer and lawyer (b. 1902) |
| 11891 | January 29 | Death | 1977 – Freddie Prinze, American comedian and actor (b. 1954) |
| 11892 | January 29 | Death | 1980 – Jimmy Durante, American actor, singer, and pianist (b. 1893) |
| 11893 | January 29 | Death | 1986 – Leif Erickson, American actor and singer (b. 1911) |
| 11894 | January 29 | Death | 1987 – Emvin Cremona, Maltese artist (b. 1919) |
| 11895 | January 29 | Death | 1989 – Halina Konopacka, Polish discus thrower and poet (b. 1900) |
| 11896 | January 29 | Death | 1991 – Yasushi Inoue, Japanese author and poet (b. 1907) |
| 11897 | January 29 | Death | 1992 – Willie Dixon, American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1915) |
| 11898 | January 29 | Death | 1993 – Adetokunbo Ademola, Nigerian lawyer and jurist, 2nd Chief Justice of Nigeria (b. 1906) |
| 11899 | January 29 | Death | 1994 – Ulrike Maier, Austrian skier (b. 1967) |
| 11900 | January 29 | Death | 1999 – Lili St. Cyr, American model and dancer (b. 1918) |
| 11901 | January 29 | Death | 2002 – Harold Russell, Canadian-American soldier and actor (b. 1914) |
| 11902 | January 29 | Death | 2003 – Frank Moss, American lawyer and politician (b. 1911) |
| 11903 | January 29 | Death | 2004 – Janet Frame, New Zealand author and poet (b. 1924) |
| 11904 | January 29 | Death | 2004 – M. M. Kaye, Indian-English author and playwright (b. 1908) |
| 11905 | January 29 | Death | 2005 – Ephraim Kishon, Israeli author, screenwriter, and director (b. 1924) |
| 11906 | January 29 | Death | 2006 – Nam June Paik, Korean-American artist (b. 1932) |
| 11907 | January 29 | Death | 2007 – Dia Abdul Zahra Kadim, Iraqi cult leader (b. 1970) |
| 11908 | January 29 | Death | 2008 – Raymond Jacobs, American marine, member of the Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima (b. 1925) |
| 11909 | January 29 | Death | 2008 – Bengt Lindström, Swedish painter and sculptor (b. 1925) |
| 11910 | January 29 | Death | 2008 – Margaret Truman, American singer and author (b. 1924) |