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–83 Ronnie Milsap–75 John Carpenter–70 Deborrah “Debbie” Allen–68 Helen “Sade” Adu–59 Andrea James–51 David Al-Chokhachy(Chokachi)–50 Jonathan Mangum–47 Katherine “Kate” Moss–44 ; 1964 – The musical “Hello, Dolly!” starring Carol Channing opened on Broadway, beginning a run of 2,844 performances