History Blog

January 9

Happy Birthday RIP Clarence Leroy Van Cleef Jr(1925–1989) Richard Milhous Nixon(1913–1994) Robert “Bob” Denver(1935–2005) ; Judith Krantz(Tarcher)–90 Joan Báez–77 James “Jimmy” Page–74 “Crystal Gayle”(Brenda Webb)–67 Jonathan “J.K.” Simmons–63 Nestor Haddaway–53 Joely Richardson–53 Alexander “A.J.” McLean–40 Catherine Middleton-Windsor Duchess of Cambridge–36 ; 2007 – Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled the first iPhone at MacWorld keynote ; 1839 – The French Academy of Sciences announces the Daguerreotype photography process (used to create first photograph circa 1837) ; 2007 – Apple CEO Steve Jobs introduces the original iPhone at a Macworld keynote in San Francisco