| 1381 | January 3 | Death | 1933 – Wilhelm Cuno, German lawyer and politician, Chancellor of Germany (b. 1876) |
| 1382 | January 3 | Death | 1933 – Jack Pickford, Canadian-American actor, director, and producer (b. 1896) |
| 1383 | January 3 | Death | 1943 – André Fauquet-Lemaître, French polo player (b. 1862) |
| 1384 | January 3 | Death | 1943 – Walter James, Australian lawyer and politician, 5th Premier of Western Australia (b. 1863) |
| 1385 | January 3 | Death | 1944 – Jurgis Baltrušaitis, Lithuanian poet, critic, and translator (b. 1873) |
| 1386 | January 3 | Death | 1945 – Edgar Cayce, American psychic and author (b. 1877) |
| 1387 | January 3 | Death | 1945 – Ferdynand Antoni Ossendowski, Polish journalist and explorer (b. 1879) |
| 1388 | January 3 | Death | 1946 – William Joyce, American-English soldier and politician (b. 1906) |
| 1389 | January 3 | Death | 1956 – Alexander Gretchaninov, Russian-American composer (b. 1864) |
| 1390 | January 3 | Death | 1956 – Dimitrios Vergos, Greek wrestler, weightlifter, and shot putter (b. 1886) |
| 1391 | January 3 | Death | 1956 – Joseph Wirth, German educator and politician, Chancellor of Germany (b. 1876) |
| 1392 | January 3 | Death | 1958 – Cafer Tayyar Eğilmez, Turkish general (b. 1877) |
| 1393 | January 3 | Death | 1959 – Edwin Muir, Scottish poet, author, and translator (b. 1887) |
| 1394 | January 3 | Death | 1960 – Eric P. Kelly, American journalist, author, and academic (b. 1884) |
| 1395 | January 3 | Death | 1962 – Hermann Lux, German footballer and manager (b. 1893) |
| 1396 | January 3 | Death | 1967 – Mary Garden, Scottish-American soprano and actress (b. 1874) |
| 1397 | January 3 | Death | 1967 – Jack Ruby, American murderer (b. 1911) |
| 1398 | January 3 | Death | 1969 – Jean Focas, Greek-French astronomer (b. 1909) |
| 1399 | January 3 | Death | 1969 – Tzavalas Karousos, Greek-French actor (b. 1904) |
| 1400 | January 3 | Death | 1970 – Gladys Aylward, English missionary (b. 1902) |
| 1401 | January 3 | Death | 1972 – Mohan Rakesh, Indian author and playwright (b. 1925) |
| 1402 | January 3 | Death | 1974 – Gino Cervi, Italian actor (b. 1901) |
| 1403 | January 3 | Death | 1975 – James McCormack, American general (b. 1910) |
| 1404 | January 3 | Death | 1977 – William Gropper, American radical, cartoonist and painter (b. 1897) |
| 1405 | January 3 | Death | 1979 – Conrad Hilton, American businessman, founded the Hilton Hotels & Resorts (b. 1887) |
| 1406 | January 3 | Death | 1980 – Joy Adamson, Czech-Kenyan author (b. 1910) |
| 1407 | January 3 | Death | 1980 – Lucien Buysse, Belgian cyclist (b. 1892) |
| 1408 | January 3 | Death | 1980 – George Sutherland Fraser, Scottish poet and academic (b. 1915) |
| 1409 | January 3 | Death | 1980 – Ivan Triesault, Estonian-American actor (b. 1898) |
| 1410 | January 3 | Death | 1981 – Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone (b. 1883) |