Happy Birthday RIP Sarah “Patsy” Kelly(1910–1981) Joseph Frazier(1944–2011) ; George Kresge Jr(“Amazing Kreskin”)–83 Anthony Andrews–70 Kirstie Alley–67 Howard Stern–64 Oliver Platt–58 Jeffrey Bezos(Jorgensen)–54 Robert Cummings(“Rob Zombie”)–53 Matthew Kohler–39 Jo-Issa “Issa” Rae Diop–31 William Rothhaar–31 Andrew Lawrence–30 ; 1915 – The United States House of Representatives rejects a proposal to give women the right to vote. Not until 1920 when 19th Amendment is ratified will it be illegal to deny voter rights based on gender ; 1971 – All in the Family, one of the most famous situation comedies, premieres on CBS
January 11
Happy Birthday Mitchell Ryan–90 Felix Silla–81 Diana “Naomi” Judd–72 Lee Ritenour–66 Vicki Peterson Cowsill–60 Mary Jane Blige–47 Marcus Blucas–46 Amanda Peet–46 ; 1964 – Surgeon General of the United States Dr. Luther Terry, M.D., publishes the landmark report Smoking and Health: Report of the Advisory Committee to the Surgeon General of the United States saying that smoking may be hazardous to health, sparking national and worldwide anti-smoking efforts
January 10
Happy Birthday RIP Ray Bolger(Bulcao 1904–1987) Roy Disney(1930–2009) Salvatore “Sal” Mineo(1939–1976) James “Jim” Croce(1943–1973) ; Sir Roderick David Stewart–73 Donald Fagen–70 George Foreman–69 “Pat Benatar”(Patricia Andrzejewski)–65 Antonio Cupo–40 Alejandro “Alex” Meraz–33 ; 1946 – The first General Assembly of the United Nations opens in London. Fifty-one nations are represented
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
January 8
Happy Birthday RIP José Ferrer de Otero y Cintrón(1912–1992) Elvis Aaron Presley(1935–1977) David Bowie(Jones 1947–2016) ; Charles Osgood Wood III–85 Shirley Bassey–81 Robert “Bob” Eubanks–80 Stephen Hawking–76 Michelle Forbes(Guajardo)–53 Sarah Polley–39 Rachel Nichols–37 Freddie Stroma(Frederic Sjostrom)–31 ; 1790 – George Washington delivers the first State of the Union address in New York, New York ; 1828 – The Democratic Party of the United States is organized
January 7
Happy Birthday RIP Charles Addams(1912–1988) Thelma “Butterfly” McQueen(1911–1995) William Peter Blatty(1928–2017) ; Kenneth “Kenny” Loggins–70 Erin Gray–68 David Caruso–62 Katherine “Katie” Couric–61 Nicolas Cage(Coppola)–54 Jeremy Renner–47 Dustin Diamond–41 ; 1782 – The first American commercial bank, the Bank of North America, opens ; 1927 – The first transatlantic telephone service is established – from New York, New York to London, England
January 6
Happy Birthday RIP Gretchen “Loretta” Young(1913–2000) “Danny Thomas”(Amos Yakhoob Kairouz 1914–1991) Victor Tayback(1930–1990) Bonnie Franklin(1944–2013) ; Rowan Atkinson–63 Scott Bryce–60 Kathy Sledge-59 Daniel Pintauro–42 Jérémie Renier–37 Edward Redmayne–36 Kathryn McKinnon Berthold–34 ; 1994 – Nancy Kerrigan is clubbed on the knee at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Detroit, Michigan with a police baton by an assailant hired by the ex-husband of her rival Tonya Harding later identified as Shane Stant #History
January 5
Happy Birthday RIP “Jane Wyman”(Sarah Mayfield 1917–2007) “Jeane Dixon”(Lydia Pinckert 1904–1997) ; Walter Mondale–90 Robert Duvall–87 Diane Keaton(Hall)–72 Theodore “Ted” Lange–70 Pamela Sue Martin–65 “Marilyn Manson”(Brian Warner)–49 Bradley Cooper–43 ; 1896 – An Austrian newspaper reports that Wilhelm Röntgen has discovered a type of radiation later known as X-rays ; 1944 – The Daily Mail becomes the first transoceanic newspaper (www.dailymail.co.uk)
January 4
Happy Birthday RIP Sorrell Booke(1930–1994) Denise Matthews(“Vanity” 1959–2016) ; Barbara Rush–91 “Dyan Cannon”(Samile Friesen)–81 Bernard Sumner(Dicken)–62 Ann Magnuson–62 Matthew Frewer–60 John Michael Stipe–58 David Foley–55 Dorothy “Dot-Marie” Jones–54 Julia Ormond–53 Adam Trese–49 August Diehl–42 ; 1865 – The New York Stock Exchange opens its first permanent headquarters at 10-12 Broad near Wall Street in New York, New York
January 3
Happy Birthday RIP John Ronald Reuel Tolkien(1892–1973) “Pola Negri”(Barbara Chalupiec 1897–1987) “Victor” Borge Rosenbaum(1909–2000) Salvatore “Robert” Loggia(1930–2015) ; Dabney Coleman–86 Victoria Principale–68 “Bruce LaBruce”(Justin Stewart)–54 ; 1938 – The March of Dimes is established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt ; 1977 – Apple Computer is incorporated