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–89 Ronnie Milsap–81 John Carpenter–76 Deborrah “Debbie” Allen–74 Helen “Sade” Adu–65 Andrea James–57 David Al-Chokhachy (“Chokachi”)–56 Jonathan Mangum–53 Katherine “Kate” Moss–50 ; 1964 – The musical “Hello, Dolly!” starring Carol Channing opened on Broadway, beginning a run of 2,844 performances