Happy Birthday RIP Sarah “Patsy” Kelly(1910–1981) Joseph Frazier(1944–2011) Kirstie Alley(1951–2022) ; George Kresge Jr(“Amazing Kreskin”)–88 Anthony Andrews–75 Howard Stern–69 Oliver Platt–63 Jeffrey Bezos(Jorgensen)–59 Robert Cummings(“Rob Zombie”)–58 Matthew Kohler–44 Jo-Issa “Issa” Rae Diop–38 William Rothhaar–36 Andrew Lawrence–35 ; 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–71 Vicki Peterson Cowsill–65 Mary Jane Blige–52 Marcus Blucas–51 Amanda Peet–51 ; 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–78 Donald Fagen–75 George Foreman–74 “Pat Benatar”(Patricia Andrzejewski)–70 Antonio Cupo–45 Hrithek “Roshan” Nagrath–39 Alejandro “Alex” Meraz–38 ; 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–82 James “Jimmy” Page–79 “Crystal Gayle”(Brenda Webb)–72 Jonathan “J.K.” Simmons–68 Nestor Haddaway–58 Joely Richardson–58 Alexander “A.J.” McLean–45 Catherine Middleton-Windsor Princess of Wales–41 ; 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
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–90 Shirley Bassey–86 Robert “Bob” Eubanks–85 Michelle Forbes(Guajardo)–58 Sarah Polley–44 Rachel Nichols–43 Freddie Stroma(Frederic Sjostrom)–36 ; 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)–94 Kenneth “Kenny” Loggins–75 Erin Gray–73 David Caruso–67 Katherine “Katie” Couric–66 Nicolas Cage(Coppola)–59 Jeremy Renner–52 ; 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–68 Scott Bryce–65 Kathy Sledge-64 Daniel Pintauro–47 Edward Redmayne–41 Kathryn “Kate” McKinnon Berthold–39 ; 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–92 Diane Keaton(Hall)–77 Theodore “Ted” Lange–75 Pamela Sue Martin–70 “Marilyn Manson”(Brian Warner)–54 Bradley Cooper–48 ; 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–96 “Dyan Cannon”(Samile Friesen)–86 Bernard Sumner(Dicken)–67 Ann Magnuson–67 Matthew Frewer–65 John Michael Stipe–63 David Foley–60 Dorothy “Dot-Marie” Jones–59 Julia Ormond–58 August Diehl–47 ; 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–91 Victoria Principale–73 “Bruce LaBruce”(Justin Stewart)–59 Alisen Down–47 Greta Thunberg–20 ; 1938 – The March of Dimes is established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt ; 1977 – Apple Computer is incorporated