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–87 Ronnie Milsap–79 John Carpenter–74 Deborrah “Debbie” Allen–72 Helen “Sade” Adu–63 Andrea James–55 David Al-Chokhachy (“Chokachi”)–54 Jonathan Mangum–51 Katherine “Kate” Moss–48 ; 1964 – The musical “Hello, Dolly!” starring Carol Channing opened on Broadway, beginning a run of 2,844 performances