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Category Archives: History

January 12

Happy Birthday RIP Sarah “Patsy” Kelly(1910–1981) Joseph Frazier(1944–2011) Kirstie Alley(1951–2022) George Kresge Jr(“Amazing Kreskin” 1935–2025) ; Anthony Andrews–77 Howard Stern–71 Oliver Platt–65 Jeffrey Bezos(Jorgensen)–61 Robert Cummings(“Rob Zombie”)–60 Matthew Kohler–46 Jo-Issa “Issa” Rae Diop–40 William Rothhaar–38 Andrew Lawrence–37 ; 1915 – The United States House of Representatives rejects a proposal to give women the right to vote. Not until 1920 when 19th Amendment is ratified will it be illegal to deny voter rights based on gender ; 1971 – All in the Family, one of the most famous situation comedies, premieres on CBS

January 11

Happy Birthday RIP Felix Silla (1937–2021)Mitchell Ryan(1934–2022) Diana “Naomi” Judd(1946–2022) ; Lee Ritenour–73 Vicki Peterson Cowsill–67 Mary Jane Blige–54 Marcus Blucas–53 Amanda Peet–53 ; 1964 – Surgeon General of the United States Dr. Luther Terry, M.D., publishes the landmark report Smoking and Health: Report of the Advisory Committee to the Surgeon General of the United States saying that smoking may be hazardous to health, sparking national and worldwide anti-smoking efforts

January 10

Happy Birthday RIP Ray Bolger(Bulcao 1904–1987) Roy Disney(1930–2009) Salvatore “Sal” Mineo(1939–1976) James “Jim” Croce(1943–1973) ; Sir Roderick “Rod” David Stewart–80 Donald Fagen–77 George Foreman–76 “Pat Benatar”(Patricia Andrzejewski)–72 Antonio Cupo–47 Hrithek “Roshan” Nagrath–51 Alejandro “Alex” Meraz–40 ; 1946 – The first General Assembly of the United Nations opens in London.

January 9

Happy Birthday RIP Clarence Leroy Van Cleef Jr(1925–1989) Richard Milhous Nixon(1913–1994) Robert “Bob” Denver(1935–2005) Judith Krantz(Tarcher 1928–2019) ; Joan Báez–84 James “Jimmy” Page–81 “Crystal Gayle”(Brenda Webb)–74 Jonathan “J.K.” Simmons–70 Nestor Haddaway–60 Joely Richardson–60 Alexander “A.J.” McLean–47 Catherine Middleton-Windsor Princess of Wales–43 ; 1839 – The French Academy of Sciences announces the Daguerreotype photography process (used to create first photograph circa 1837) ; 2007 – Apple CEO Steve Jobs introduces the original iPhone at a Macworld event

January 8

Happy Birthday RIP José Ferrer de Otero y Cintrón(1912–1992) Elvis Aaron Presley(1935–1977) David Bowie(Jones 1947–2016) Stephen Hawking(1942–2018) Larry Storch(1923–2022) Charles Osgood Wood III(1933–2024) ; Shirley Bassey–88 Robert “Bob” Eubanks–87 Michelle Forbes(Guajardo)–60 Sarah Polley–46 Rachel Nichols–45 Freddie Stroma(Frederic Sjostrom)–38 ; 1790 – George Washington delivers the first State of the Union address in New York, New York ; 1828 – The Democratic Party of the United States is organized

January 7

Happy Birthday RIP Charles Addams(1912–1988) Thelma “Butterfly” McQueen(1911–1995) William Peter Blatty(1928–2017) Dustin Diamond(1977 – 2021); “Terry Moore”(Helen Koford)–96 Kenneth “Kenny” Loggins–77 Erin Gray–75 David Caruso–69 Katherine “Katie” Couric–68 Nicolas Cage(Coppola)–61 Jeremy Renner–54 ; 1782 – The first American commercial bank, the Bank of North America, opens ; 1927 – The first transatlantic telephone service is established – from New York, New York to London, England.

January 6

Happy Birthday RIP Gretchen “Loretta” Young(1913–2000) “Danny Thomas”(Amos Yakhoob Kairouz 1914–1991) Victor Tayback(1930–1990) Bonnie Franklin(1944–2013) ; Rowan Atkinson–70 Scott Bryce–67 Kathy Sledge-66 Daniel Pintauro–49 Edward “Eddie” Redmayne–43 Kathryn “Kate” McKinnon Berthold–41 ; 1994 – Nancy Kerrigan is clubbed on the knee at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Detroit, Michigan by Tonya Harding ; 2021 – The deadly insurrection at the US Capital where rioters break into Congress attempting to stop and overturn a free and fair election

January 5

Happy Birthday RIP “Jane Wyman”(Sarah Mayfield 1917–2007) “Jeane Dixon”(Lydia Pinckert 1904–1997) Walter Mondale 1928–2021) ; Robert Duvall–94 Diane Keaton(Hall)–79 Theodore “Ted” Lange–77 Pamela Sue Martin–72 “Marilyn Manson”(Brian Warner)–56 Bradley Cooper–50 ; 1896 – An Austrian newspaper reports that Wilhelm Röntgen has discovered a type of radiation later known as X-rays ; 1944 – The Daily Mail becomes the first transoceanic newspaper (dailymail.co.uk)

January 4

Happy Birthday RIP Sorrell Booke(1930–1994) Denise Matthews(“Vanity” 1959–2016) Barbara Rush(1927–2024) ; “Dyan Cannon”(Samile Friesen)–88 Bernard Sumner(Dicken)–69 Ann Magnuson–69 Matthew Frewer–67 John Michael Stipe–65 David Foley–62 Dorothy “Dot-Marie” Jones–61 Julia Ormond–60 August Diehl–49 ; 1865 – The New York Stock Exchange opens its first permanent headquarters at 10-12 Broad near Wall Street in New York, New York

January 3

Happy Birthday RIP John Ronald Reuel Tolkien(1892–1973) “Pola Negri”(Barbara Chalupiec 1897–1987) “Victor” Borge Rosenbaum (1909–2000) Barbara Stuart(McNeese 1930–2011) Salvatore “Robert” Loggia(1930–2015) Dabney Coleman(1932–2024) ; Victoria Principale–75 “Bruce LaBruce”(Justin Stewart)–61 Alisen Down–49 Greta Thunberg–22 ; 1938 – The March of Dimes is established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt ; 1977 – Apple Computer is incorporated