Happy Birthday RIP Eartha Kitt(Eartha Keith 1927–2008) Andy Kaufman(1949–1984) ; Betty White(Ludden)–91 James Earl Jones–82 Maurice “Maury” Povich–74 Muhammad Ali(Cassius Clay)–71 Paul Young–57 Broderick “Steve” Harvey–56 Susanna Hoffs–54 Jim Carrey–51 Michelle Obama–49 Naveen Andrews–44 Robert Ritchie(“Kid Rock”)–42 ; 1893, Hawaii’s monarchy was overthrown as a group of businessmen and sugar planters forced Queen Liliuokalani to abdicate.

Happy Birthday RIP Henry “Harry” Carey(1878–1947) Ethel Merman(Zimmerman 1908–1984) Aaliyah Haughton(1979–2001) ; Anthony “A.J.” Foyt–78 Ronnie Milsap–70 Laura Schlessinger–66 John Carpenter–65 Deborrah “Debbie” Allen–63 Helen “Sade” Adu–54 David Al-Chokhachy(Chokachi)–45 Jonathan Mangum–42 Katherine “Kate” Moss–39 ; 1964 – The musical “Hello, Dolly!” starring Carol Channing opened on Broadway, beginning a run of 2,844 performances.

Happy Birthday RIP Martin Luther King(1929–1968) Lloyd Bridges(1913–1998) ; Andrea Martin–66 Maria Molina(“Charo”)–62 James Nesbitt–48 Lisa Lisa Velez-46 Charles “Chad” Lowe–45 Eddie Cahill–35 ; 1889 – The Coca-Cola Company, then known as the Pemberton Medicine Company, is originally incorporated in Atlanta, Georgia. ; 2001 Wikipedia, a web-based encyclopedia, made its debut.

Happy Birthday RIP Andrew “Andy” Rooney(1919–2011) ; John “Jack” Jones–75 Dorothy “Faye” Dunaway–72 Steven Soderbergh–50 Emily Watson–46 Jason Bateman–44 Kevin Durand–39 ; 1952 – NBC’s long-running morning news program Today debuts, with host Dave Garroway.

Happy Birthday RIP Robert Stack(1919–2003) Charles Nelson Reilly(1931–2007) ; Frances Sternhagen–83 Charles “Rip” Taylor–79 Charles “Richard” Moll–70 Julia Louis-Dreyfus–52 Patrick Dempsey–47 Orlando Bloom–36 Liam Hemsworth–23; 1910 – The first public radio broadcast takes place; a live performance of the opera Cavalleria rusticana is sent out over the airwaves from the Metropolitan Opera House in New York, New York.

Happy Birthday RIP Sarah “Patsy” Kelly(1910–1981) Joe Frazier(1944–2011) ; George Kresge(” Amazing Kreskin”)–78 Anthony Andrews–65 Kirstie Alley–62 Howard Stern–59 Oliver Platt–53 Jeff Bezos(Jorgensen)–49  Robert Cummings(“Rob Zombie”)–48 Christopher Gartin–45 Matt Kohler–34 Will Rothhaar–28 Andrew Lawrence–25 ; 1915 – The United States House of Representatives rejects a proposal to give women the right to vote ; 1971 All in the Family one of the most famous sitation comedies premieres on CBS.

Happy Birthday Felix Silla-76 Diana “Naomi” Judd-67 Lee Ritenour-61 Vicki Peterson(Cowsill)-55 Mary J. Blige-42 Amanda Peet-41 ; Smoking and Health: Report of the Advisory Committee to the Surgeon General of the United States was a landmark report published on January 11, 1964 by the Surgeon General’s Advisory Committee on Smoking and Health, chaired by then-Surgeon General of the United States Luther Terry regarding the negative health effects of smoking. While not the first such declaration by an official of the United States of America, it is notable for being arguably the most famous, and certainly had lasting and widespread effects on the tobacco industry and on the worldwide perception of smoking

Happy Birthday RIP Ray Bolger(Bulcao 1904–1987) Roy Disney(1930–2009) James “Jim” Croce(1943–1973) ; Roderick “Rod” Stewart–68 Donald Fagen–65 George Foreman–64 Pat Benatar(Patricia Andrzejewski)–60 Antonio Cupo–35  Alejandro “Alex” Meraz–28 ; 1776 Thomas Paine published the pamphlet “Common Sense.” ; 1870 John D. Rockefeller incorporated Standard Oil Company.

Happy Birthday RIP Richard M. Nixon(1913–1994) ; Judith Krantz(Judith Tarcher)–85 Joan Báez–72 Jimmy Page–69 Crystal Gayle(Brenda Webb)–62 Jonathan “J.K.” Simmons–58 Nestor Haddaway–48 Joely Richardson–48 Catherine Windsor, Duchess of Cambridge–31 ; 2007 – Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled the first iPhone ; 1839 – The French Academy of Sciences announces the Daguerreotype photography process(used to create first photograph circa 1837).

Happy Birthday RIP Elvis Presley(1935–1977) ; Charles Osgood Wood–80 Bob Eubanks–75 Stephen Hawking–71 David Bowie(David Jones)–66 Michelle Forbes(Guajardo)–48 Sarah Polley–34 Rachel Nichols–33 Freddie Stroma(Frederic Sjostrom)–26 ; 1790 – George Washington delivers the first State of the Union address in New York, New York.