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January 15

Happy Birthday RIP Martin Luther King(1929–1968) Lloyd Bridges(1913–1998) ; Andrea Martin–67 Maria Molina(“Charo”)–63 James Nesbitt–49 Lisa Lisa Velez-47 Charles “Chad” Lowe–46 Eddie Cahill–36 ; 1889 – The Coca-Cola Company, then known as the Pemberton Medicine Company, is incorporated in Atlanta, Georgia. ; 2001 Wikipedia, a web-based encyclopedia, made its debut.

January 14

Happy Birthday RIP Andrew “Andy” Rooney(1919–2011) ; John “Jack” Jones–76 Dorothy Faye Dunaway–73 Steven Soderbergh–51 Emily Watson–47 James Smith(“LL Cool J”)–46 Jason Bateman–45 Kevin Durand–40 Zach Gilford–32 ; 1952 – NBC’s long-running morning news program Today debuts, with host Dave Garroway.

January 13

Happy Birthday RIP Robert Stack(1919–2003) Charles Nelson Reilly(1931–2007) ; Frances Sternhagen–84 Charles “Rip” Taylor–79 Charles Richard Moll–71 “Jason Stuart”(Stuart Greif)–55 Julia Louis-Dreyfus–53 Tracy Adkins–52 Patrick Dempsey–48 Orlando Bloom–37 Liam Hemsworth–24 ; 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.

January 12

Happy Birthday RIP Sarah “Patsy” Kelly(1910–1981) Joe Frazier(1944–2011) ; George Kresge(“Amazing Kreskin”)–79 Anthony Andrews–66 Kirstie Alley–63 Howard Stern–60 Oliver Platt–54 Jeff Bezos(Jorgensen)–50 Robert Cummings(“Rob Zombie”)–49 Matt Kohler–35 Will Rothhaar–27 Andrew Lawrence–26 ; 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 situation comedies, premieres on CBS.

January 11

Happy Birthday Felix Silla–77 Diana “Naomi” Judd–68 Lee Ritenour–62 Vicki Peterson Cowsill–56 Mary Jane Blige–43 Amanda Peet–42 ; 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 Mineo(1939–1976) James “Jim” Croce(1943–1973) ; Roderick “Rod” Stewart–69 Donald Fagen–66 George Foreman–65 Pat Benatar(Patricia Andrzejewski)–61 Antonio Cupo–36 Alejandro “Alex” Meraz–29 ; 1870 – John D. Rockefeller incorporated Standard Oil Company.

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.