History Blog

January 16

Happy Birthday RIP Henry “Harry” Carey(1878–1947) Ethel Merman(Zimmerman 1908–1984) Aaliyah Haughton(1979–2001) ; Anthony “A.J.” Foyt–78 Ronnie Milsap–70 Laura Schlessinger–66 John Carpenter–65 Deborrah “Debbie” Allen–63 Helen “Sade” Adu–54 David Al-Chokhachy(Chokachi)–45 Jonathan Mangum–42 Katherine “Kate” Moss–39 ; 1964 – The musical “Hello, Dolly!” starring Carol Channing opened on Broadway, beginning a run of 2,844 performances.