History Blog

January 16

Happy Birthday RIP Henry “Harry” Carey II(1878–1947) Ethel Merman(Zimmerman 1908–1984) Aaliyah Haughton(1979–2001) ; Anthony “A.J.” Foyt–88 Ronnie Milsap–80 John Carpenter–75 Deborrah “Debbie” Allen–73 Helen “Sade” Adu–64 Andrea James–56 David Al-Chokhachy (“Chokachi”)–55 Jonathan Mangum–52 Katherine “Kate” Moss–49 ; 1964 – The musical “Hello, Dolly!” starring Carol Channing opened on Broadway, beginning a run of 2,844 performances