1st » The first American college football bowl game, the Rose Bowl Game e.g Rose Bowl between Michigan and Stanford, is held in Pasadena, California.
28th » The Carnegie Institution for Science e.g Carnegie Institution of Washington is founded in Washington, D.C. with a $10 million gift from Andrew Carnegie.
30th » The first Anglo-Japanese Alliance is signed in London.
Famous Birthdays on January in 1902
1st » Buster Nupen, South African cricketer (d. 1977)