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–84 Ronnie Milsap–76 John Carpenter–71 Deborrah “Debbie” Allen–69 Helen “Sade” Adu–60 Andrea James–52 David Al-Chokhachy(“Chokachi”)–51 Jonathan Mangum–48 Katherine “Kate” Moss–45 ; 1964 – The musical “Hello, Dolly!” starring Carol Channing opened on Broadway, beginning a run of 2,844 performances