History Blog

January 9

Happy Birthday RIP Richard Milhaus Nixon(1913–1994) Robert “Bob” Denver(1935–2005) ; Judith Krantz(Tarcher)–86 Joan Báez–73 Jimmy Page–70 “Crystal Gayle”(Brenda Webb)–63 Jonathan “J.K.” Simmons–59 Nestor Haddaway–49 Joely Richardson–49 Alexander “A.J.” McLean–36 Catherine Middleton-Windsor Duchess of Cambridge–32 ; 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).

January 8

Happy Birthday RIP Elvis Aaron Presley(1935–1977) ; Charles Osgood Wood III–81 Robert “Bob” Eubanks–76 Stephen Hawking–72 David Bowie(Jones)–67 Michelle Forbes(Guajardo)–49 Sarah Polley–35 Rachel Nichols–34 Freddie Stroma(Frederic Sjostrom)–27 ; 1790 – George Washington delivers the first State of the Union address in New York, New York.

January 7

Happy Birthday William Peter Blatty–86 Kenneth “Kenny” Loggins–66 Erin Gray–64 David Caruso–58 Katherine “Katie” Couric–57 Nicolas Cage(Coppola)–50 Jeremy Renner–43 Dustin Diamond–37 ; 1927 – The first transatlantic telephone service is established – from New York, New York to London, England, United Kingdom.

January 6

Happy Birthday RIP Gretchen “Loretta” Young(1913–2000) “Danny Thomas”(Amos Yakhoob 1914–1991) Victor Tayback(1930–1990) Bonnie Franklin(1944–2013) ; Rowan Atkinson–59 Scott Bryce–56 Kathy Sledge-55 Danny Pintauro–38 Jérémie Renier–33 Max Pirkis–25 ; 1994 – Nancy Kerrigan is clubbed on the knee at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Detroit, Michigan by Tonya Harding.

January 5

Happy Birthday RIP “Jane Wyman”(Sarah Mayfield 1917–2007) “Jeane Dixon”(Lydia Pinckert 1904–1997) ; Walter Mondale–86 Robert Duvall–83 Diane Keaton(Hall)–68 Ted Lange–66 Pamela Sue Martin–61 “Marilyn Manson”(Brian Warner)–45 Bradley Cooper–39 ; 1896 – An Austrian newspaper reports that Wilhelm Röntgen has discovered a type of radiation later known as X-rays.

January 4

“Happy Birthday RIP Sorrell Booke(1930–1994) ; Barbara Rush–87 “Dyan Cannon”(Samile Friesen)–77 Bernard Sumner(Dicken)–58 Ann Magnuson–58 Matt Frewer–56 Denise Matthews(“Vanity”)–55 John Michael Stipe–54 Dave Foley–51 Dorothy “Dot” Jones–50 Julia Ormond–49 Adam Trese–45 August Diehl–38 Aaron Schwartz–33 ; 1865 – The New York Stock Exchange opens its first permanent headquarters at 10-12 Broad near Wall Street in New York, New York. #History”

January 3

Happy Birthday RIP John Ronald Reuel Tolkien(1892–1973) ; Salvatore “Robert” Loggia–84 Dabney Coleman–83 Victoria Principale–64 Brian Bruce(LaBruce)–50 ; 1938 – The March of Dimes is established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt ; 1977 – Apple Computer is incorporated

January 2

Happy Birthday RIP Florence Bridgford(“Lawrence” 1886–1938) Joan Winnifrith(“Anna Lee” 1913–2004) Isaak Ozimov(1920–1992) ; Cuba Gooding Jr.–46 Patrick Huard–45 Dax Shepard–39 Catherine “Kate” Bosworth–31 ; 1974 – President Richard Nixon signed legislation requiring states to limit interstate highway speeds to 55 mph to conserve gasoline.

January 1

Happy Birthday RIP John Edgar Hoover(1895–1972) ; Frank Langella–76 Joseph Saddler(“Grandmaster Flash”)–56 Dedee Pfeiffer–50 Verne Troyer–45 William Jonas Armstrong–33 ; 1890 – The Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California, is held for first time ; 1892 – Ellis Island in New York City opens to begin processing immigrants into the United States ; 1983 – APRANET officially begins using TCP/IP, thus creating Internet.

December 31

Happy Birthday RIP “John Denver”(Henry Deutschendorf 1943–1997) “Donna Summer”(LaDonna Gaines 1949–2012) ; Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins–76 Andy Summers–71 “Ben Kingsley”(Krishna Bhanji)–70 Diane Von Furstenberg(Halfin)–67 Timothy Matthieson–65 Beatrice “Bebe” Neuwirth–55 Val Kilmer–54 Michael McDonald–49 Joseph “Joey” McIntyre–41 ; 1983 – The AT&T Bell System is broken up by the United States Government due to antitrust laws.