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January 9

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).

January 8

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.

January 7

Happy Birthday William Peter Blatty–85 Kenny Loggins–65 Erin Gray–63 David Caruso–57 Katherine “Katie” Couric–56 Nicolas Cage(Coppola)–49 Jeremy Renner–42 Dustin Diamond–36 ; 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) Vic Tayback(1930–1990) ; Bonnie Franklin–69 Rowan Atkinson–58 Scott Bryce–55 Kathy Sledge-54 Danny Pintauro–37 Jérémie Renier–32 Max Pirkis–24 ; 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–85 Robert Duvall–82 Diane Keaton(Diane Hall)–67 Ted Lange–65 Pamela Sue Martin–60 Marilyn Manson(Brian Warner)–44 Bradley Cooper–38 ; 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–86 Dyan Cannon(Samile Friesen)–76 Bernard Sumner–59 Ann Magnuson–56 Denise Matthews(“Vanity”)–54 Matt Frewer–54 John Michael Stipe–53 Dave Foley–50 Dorothy “Dot” Jones–49 Adam Trese–44 Julia Ormond–48 August Diehl–37 Aaron Schwartz–32 ; 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) ; Salvatore “Robert” Loggia–83 Dabney Coleman–81 Victoria Principale–63 Brian Bruce(LaBruce)–49 ; 1938 – The March of Dimes is established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt ; 1977 – Apple Computer is incorporated

January 2

Happy Birthday RIP Florence Bridgford(Florence Lawrence 1886–1938) Joan Winnifrith(Anna Lee 1913–2004) Isaak Ozimov(1920–1992) ; Cuba Gooding Jr.–45 Patrick Huard–44 Dax Shepard–38 Catherine “Kate” Bosworth–30 ; 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–75 Joseph Saddler(“Grandmaster Flash”)–55 Dedee Pfeiffer–49 Verne Troyer–44 William Jonas Armstrong–32 ; 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

First Parade

December 31

Happy Birthday RIP John Denver(Henry Deutschendorf 1943–1997) Donna Summer(LaDonna Gaines 1949–2012) ; Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins–75 Andy Summers–70 Ben Kingsley(Krishna Bhanji)–69 Diane Von Furstenberg(Diane Halfin)–66 Timothy Matthieson–64 Beatrice “Bebe” Neuwirth–54 Val Kilmer–53 Michael McDonald–48 Joseph “Joey” McIntyre–40 ; 1983 – The AT&T Bell System is broken up by the United States Government due to antitrust laws.