Daily History Blog

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 Coleman86 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

January 2

Happy Birthday RIP Joan Winnifrith(“Anna Lee” 1913–2004) Isaak Ozimov(1920–1992) ; James Marshall(Goldblatt)–51 Cuba Gooding Jr.–50 Patrick Huard–49 Dax Shepard–43 Catherine “Kate” Bosworth–35 ; 1974 – United States President Richard Nixon signs a bill lowering the maximum U.S. speed limit to 55 MPH in order to conserve gasoline during an OPEC embargo