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–86 Ronnie Milsap–78 John Carpenter–73 Deborrah “Debbie” Allen–71 Helen “Sade” Adu–62 Andrea James–54 David Al-Chokhachy (“Chokachi”)–53 Jonathan Mangum–50 Katherine “Kate” Moss–47 ; 1964 – The musical “Hello, Dolly!” starring Carol Channing opened on Broadway, beginning a run of 2,844 performances