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Category Archives: History

January 12

Happy Birthday RIP Sarah “Patsy” Kelly(1910–1981) Joe Frazier(1944–2011) ; George Kresge(“Amazing Kreskin”)–79 Anthony Andrews–66 Kirstie Alley–63 Howard Stern–60 Oliver Platt–54 Jeff Bezos(Jorgensen)–50 Robert Cummings(“Rob Zombie”)–49 Matt Kohler–35 Will Rothhaar–27 Andrew Lawrence–26 ; 1915 – The United States House of Representatives rejects a proposal to give women the right to vote ; 1971 – All in the Family, one of the most famous situation comedies, premieres on CBS.

January 11

Happy Birthday Felix Silla–77 Diana “Naomi” Judd–68 Lee Ritenour–62 Vicki Peterson Cowsill–56 Mary Jane Blige–43 Amanda Peet–42 ; 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 Mineo(1939–1976) James “Jim” Croce(1943–1973) ; Roderick “Rod” Stewart–69 Donald Fagen–66 George Foreman–65 Pat Benatar(Patricia Andrzejewski)–61 Antonio Cupo–36 Alejandro “Alex” Meraz–29 ; 1870 – John D. Rockefeller incorporated Standard Oil Company.

January 9

Happy Birthday RIP Richard Milhaus Nixon(1913–1994) Robert “Bob” Denver(1935–2005) ; Judith Krantz(Tarcher)–86 Joan Báez–73 Jimmy Page–70 “Crystal Gayle”(Brenda Webb)–63 Jonathan “J.K.” Simmons–59 Nestor Haddaway–49 Joely Richardson–49 Alexander “A.J.” McLean–36 Catherine Middleton-Windsor Duchess of Cambridge–32 ; 2007 – Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled the first iPhone ; 1839 – The French Academy of Sciences announces the Daguerreotype photography process(used to create first photograph circa 1837).

January 8

Happy Birthday RIP Elvis Aaron Presley(1935–1977) ; Charles Osgood Wood III–81 Robert “Bob” Eubanks–76 Stephen Hawking–72 David Bowie(Jones)–67 Michelle Forbes(Guajardo)–49 Sarah Polley–35 Rachel Nichols–34 Freddie Stroma(Frederic Sjostrom)–27 ; 1790 – George Washington delivers the first State of the Union address in New York, New York.

January 7

Happy Birthday William Peter Blatty–86 Kenneth “Kenny” Loggins–66 Erin Gray–64 David Caruso–58 Katherine “Katie” Couric–57 Nicolas Cage(Coppola)–50 Jeremy Renner–43 Dustin Diamond–37 ; 1927 – The first transatlantic telephone service is established – from New York, New York to London, England, United Kingdom.

January 6

Happy Birthday RIP Gretchen “Loretta” Young(1913–2000) “Danny Thomas”(Amos Yakhoob 1914–1991) Victor Tayback(1930–1990) Bonnie Franklin(1944–2013) ; Rowan Atkinson–59 Scott Bryce–56 Kathy Sledge-55 Danny Pintauro–38 Jérémie Renier–33 Max Pirkis–25 ; 1994 – Nancy Kerrigan is clubbed on the knee at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Detroit, Michigan by Tonya Harding.

January 5

Happy Birthday RIP “Jane Wyman”(Sarah Mayfield 1917–2007) “Jeane Dixon”(Lydia Pinckert 1904–1997) ; Walter Mondale–86 Robert Duvall–83 Diane Keaton(Hall)–68 Ted Lange–66 Pamela Sue Martin–61 “Marilyn Manson”(Brian Warner)–45 Bradley Cooper–39 ; 1896 – An Austrian newspaper reports that Wilhelm Röntgen has discovered a type of radiation later known as X-rays.

January 4

“Happy Birthday RIP Sorrell Booke(1930–1994) ; Barbara Rush–87 “Dyan Cannon”(Samile Friesen)–77 Bernard Sumner(Dicken)–58 Ann Magnuson–58 Matt Frewer–56 Denise Matthews(“Vanity”)–55 John Michael Stipe–54 Dave Foley–51 Dorothy “Dot” Jones–50 Julia Ormond–49 Adam Trese–45 August Diehl–38 Aaron Schwartz–33 ; 1865 – The New York Stock Exchange opens its first permanent headquarters at 10-12 Broad near Wall Street in New York, New York. #History”

January 3

Happy Birthday RIP John Ronald Reuel Tolkien(1892–1973) ; Salvatore “Robert” Loggia–84 Dabney Coleman–83 Victoria Principale–64 Brian Bruce(LaBruce)–50 ; 1938 – The March of Dimes is established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt ; 1977 – Apple Computer is incorporated