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12/31 Rex Allen 1922 TV-Frontier Doctor;F-Arizona Cowboy (Singing Cowboy)
12/31 Pat Brady 1914 TV-Sidekick To Roy Rogers (Drove Jeep), F-Son Of Texas+
12/31 Rosiland Cash 1938 Leading Black Star 70's; F-Omega Man, Br Black Mr. Hyde, +
12/31 John Denver 1943 "F-Oh God, Mr. Smith Goes To Washington; ""Fly Away"", ""Thank God I'm A"
12/31 Tom Hamilton 1951 "Bass Guitar-Aerosmith; ""Dream On"", ""Remember""
12/31 Anthony Hopkins 1937 F-The Lion In Winter, A Bridge Too Far, Audrey Rose+
12/31 Ben Kinglsey 1943 F-Gandi
12/31 Tim Matheson 1947
12/31 Sarah Miles 1941 F-Blow Up, Ryan's Daughter, Big Sleep, Man Who Loved Cat Dancing+
12/31 Nathan Milstein 1904 Musician
12/31 Odetta 1930 Black Folk Singer
12/31 Nino Rota 1911 Died-1979; Composer; Oscar-Godfather Part Ii,
12/31 Jule Styne 1905 "Songwriter; Oscar-(Song) ""Three Coins In The Fountain""; F-My Sister"
12/31 Donna Summer 1948 Singer
12/31 Andy Summers 1942
12/31 Diane Von Furstenberg 1946

1/1 Dana Andrews 1909 40's F-Best Years Of Our Lives, Boomerang+
1/1 Charles Bickford 1889 Died-1967;*Nom 3 Oscars-Song Of Bernadette, Farmers Daughter, Johnny B
1/1 Xavier Cugat 1900 "Band Leader;B-Spain; ""Rhumba King""; 4th W-Charo; F-Neptune's Daughter+"
1/1 Richard Erdman 1925 Actor/Director; 40-50's Actor; Directed TV (Dick Van Dyke Show)
1/1 Barry Goldwater 1909 Ex-Presential Canditate 
1/1 Frank Langella 1946 F-Diary Of Mad Housewife;
1/1 Giuseppe Patane 1932 

1/2 Isaac Asimov 1930 Science Fiction Writer
1/2 Julius Larosa 1930 "Singer On TV Authur Godfrey (Fired On The Air In '53), ""Let Me Get To"
1/2 Anna Lee 1914 
1/2 Roger Miller 1936 "Singer-Country+Western;""Dang Me"", ""Chug A Lug"", ""King Of The Road""
1/2 Sally Rand 1903 Died-1979;Fan Dancer; F-A Girl In Every Port, Man Bait, Heroes In Blue
1/2 Helen Taft 1861 Dead-Wife Of William Taft (27th President) (C) 

1/3 Maxene Andrews 1918 Singer-Andrew Sisters; F-Road To Rio, Follow The Boys+
1/3 Victor Borge 1910 Comedian Born In Denmark 
1/3 Cicero -106 106 B.C. 
1/3 Dabney Coleman 1932 F-9 To 5, Golden Pond
1/3 Grace Coolidge 1879 Dead-1957, Wife Of 30th President, Calvin Coolidge 
1/3 Betty Furness 1916 X-Movie Actress,Consumer Advocate; TV-Ad Westinghouse Refrigerators;
1/3 Mel Gibson 1956 
1/3 Bobby Hull 1939 Hockey-Mvp-4 Years 
1/3 John Paul Jones 1946 "Bass/Keyboards-Led Zeppelin; ""Fool In The Rain""
1/3 Robert Loggia 1930 
1/3 Ray Milland 1908 (Died-3/86) F-Love Story, Dial M For Murder, Oscar-Lost Weekend
1/3 Zasu Pitts 1898 TV-Oh! Susanna (Gale Storm Show)(Elvira Nugent-Ship's Beautician)
1/3 Victoria Principal 1950 TV-Dallas (Pamela Barnes Ewing) '78-
1/3 Betty Rollin 1936 Actress
1/3 John Russell 1931 
1/3 Stephen Stills 1945 "Music-Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young; ""Woodstock""+"
1/3 Hank Stram 1923 Football Fame
1/3 Bill Travers 1922 F-Born Free (Co-Starred With His Wife Virginia Mckenna)+
1/3 Jesse White 1919 TV-Danny Thomas Show F-Harvey, The Cat From Outer Space+
1/3 Mike White 1936 Coash Of Ill. Football Team (1983)(TV) 

1/4 Sorrell Booke 1930 F-Freaky Friday, What's Up Doc, Other Side Of Midnight, Fail Safe+
1/4 Grace Bumbry 1937 
1/4 Dyan Cannon 1939 "X/H-Cary Grant; Nom. Oscar-Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice-""Heaven Can Wait""
1/4 William Colby 1920 Ex-Director Of Cia 
1/4 Jacob Grimm 1785 Dead-Grimm's Fairy Tales 
1/4 Sir Isaac Newton 1642 Scientist (1643) 
1/4 Floyd Patterson 1935 1st Boxer To Regain Title 
1/4 Barbara Rush 1927 F-Come Blow Your Horn, Bramble Bush, Young Lions, Young Philadelphians
1/4 Don Shula 1930 Miami Football Coach 
1/4 Jane Wyman 1914 1st Wife Of Ronald Reagan, Married 1940; Divorced 1948 

1/5 Alvin Ailey 1931 
1/5 Jean-Pierre Aumont 1909 Actor; F-Blackout, Happy Hooker
1/5 Bill Cody 1891 Died-1948; F-Own Western Series; F-Law Of The North, Ghost City++
1/5 Robert Duvall 1931 F-To Kill A Mockingbird (Next Door Neighbor); Apocalypse How, Betsy+
1/5 Dick Enberg 1935 Sports TV Anno
1/5 Diane Keaton 1946 Oscar-Annie Hall,F-Godfather 1 & 2, Looking For Mr Goodbar+
1/5 Pamela Sue Martin 1954 TV-Nancy Drew
1/5 Walter Mondale 1928 42nd Vice-President, (C) 
1/5 Erika Morini 1910 
1/5 Mercury Morris 1947 Football Star 

1/6 Joey Adams 1911 Comedian 
1/6 Joan Of Arc 1412 Dead-Saint (1410) 
1/6 Tom Brown 1913 TV-General Hospital, Gunsmoke; F-This Side Of Heaven,++
1/6 David Bruce 1914 Died-1976; Santa Fe Trail, Young Daniel Boone++
1/6 John Delorean 1925 Car Maker+
1/6 Bonnie Franklin 1944 TV-1 Day At A Time; 
1/6 Phyllis Haver 1899 Died-1960; F-Battle Of The Sexes, Chicago, What Price Glory+
1/6 Sherlock Holmes 1887 Sir Arthur Doyle Died In 1930 At Age 71
1/6 Nancy Lopez 1957 Golf (Nancy Lopez Melton) 
1/6 Cary Middlecoff 1921 Golf 
1/6 Tom Mix 1880 Died-1940 Famous Film Cowboy; Died In Auto Crash.
1/6 Carl Sandburg 1878 Dead-1967 American Poet/Author (C) 
1/6 Kathy Sledge 1959 "Rock Group-Sister Sledge;""We Are Family"" Was Anthem For World Champion"
1/6 Vic Tayback 1930 
1/6 Nino Tempo 1937 "Singer With April Stevens-""Deep Purple"" #1, ""Stardust"","
1/6 Danny Thomas 1914 F-Jazz Singer; TV-Danny Thomas Show (Make Room For Daddy); Father Of
1/6 Malcolm Young 1953 "Guitar-Ac/Dc Hard Rock ""Let's Get It Up"", ""Highway To Hell"","
1/6 Loretta Young 1913 Oscar-Farmers Daughter/Rachel & The Stranger/Cause For Alarm;

1/7 Charles Addams 1912 Cartoonist-Addams Family TV Program
1/7 Nicholas Cage 1964 
1/7 Alvin Dark 1922 Baseball Player
1/7 Millard Fillmore 1800 Dead-13th President(1853) (C) 
1/7 Vincent Gardenia 1922 Tony-The Prisoner Of Second Ave; Oscar Nom.-Bang The Drum Slowly ('73)
1/7 Douglas Kiker 1930 Nbc News
1/7 Kenny Loggins 1948 "Country Rock Singer-""Your Mama Don't Dance"", Danny's Song"",""Love Song""
1/7 Terry Moore 1929 Actress; Sexpot On Scrren Since Age 11; Nom. Oscar-Come Back Little
1/7 Alan Napier 1903 TV-Batman (Butler); F-My Fair Lady, Tender Is The Night, Journey To
1/7 Jean-Pierre Rampal 1922 Floutist (Flute)
1/7 Paul Revere 1942 "Singer/Piano With Paul Revere & The Raiders; ""Birds Of A Feather""+"
1/7 Shirley Ross 1909 Died-1975; Born Omaha; 30-40's Films Often With Bob Hope; F-Some Like
1/7 Yawn Wenner 1946 Rolling Stone Publisher

1/8 Little Anthony 1941 Rock And Roll Star
1/8 Shirley Bassey 1937 "Broadway Singer-""The Sound Of Music (Climb Every Mountain)"","
1/8 David Bowie 1947 "Singer/Actor; F-Man Who Fell To Earth; ""Starman"", ""Space Oddity""+"
1/8 Richard Cromwell 1910 Died-1960; W-Angela Lansbury; Baby Face Morgan, Riot Squad, Young Mr
1/8 Jose Ferrer 1912 Actor/Director; F-Joan Of Arc, 3rd W-Rosemary Clooney; F-5th Musketeer
1/8 Anthony Gourdine 1940 "Singer-Little Anthony & The Imperials ""Tears On My Pillow"", ""Goin'"
1/8 Butterfly Mc Queen 1911 F-Gone W/The Wind (Prissy-Squeaky Voiced Tearful Slave)
1/8 Yvette Mimieux 1939 F-Where The Boys Are, Skyjacked, Wonderful World Of The Brothers Grimm
1/8 Ron Moody 1924 F-Oliver! (Fagin), David Copperfield (Uriah Heep)+
1/8 Charles Osgood 1933 TV News
1/8 Elvis Presley 1935 Dead-1977, Popular Rock Singer (Born On This Date); 1st Known As
1/8 Joan Rivers 1933 Comedian; TV-Tonight (Vacation Hostess), Created TV Series-Husbands
1/8 John Russell 1921 TV-Lawman+
1/8 Soupy Sales 1926 Comedian 
1/8 Larry Storch 1925 (1923) TV-F Troop;F-Capt Newman
1/8 Bruce Sutter 1943 (Usa)
1/8 Sander Vanocur 1928 TV News

1/9 Joan Baez 1941 "Known As Queen Of Protest; ""We Shall Overcome"" '63; ""The Night They"
1/9 Bob Denver 1935 TV-Gilligan's Island
1/9 Gracie Fields 1898 Died-1979; F-Molly & Me, Holy Matrimony; (Briish Star)
1/9 Crystal Gayle 1951 "Singer-""Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue"" '77, +"
1/9 Anita Louise 1915 Died-1970; TV-My Friend Flicka;
1/9 Richard Nixon 1913 37th President-1st To Resign That Office (C) 
1/9 James Page 1945 "Lead Guitarist With Led Zeppelin-""Fool In The Rain""+"
1/9 Bart Star 1934 Football-Player-Coash 
1/9 Lee Van Cleef 1925 F-Magnificent 7, Good Mad Ugly, High Noon, Vice Squad, How The West
1/9 Sussannah York 1941 F-A Man For All Seasons, Tom Jones, The Killing Of Sister George

1/10 ethan Allen 1738 Dead, Revolutionary War Hero) Died 1789, (C) 
1/10 Pat Benatar 1953 "90lb. Rock Singer; ""Looking For A Stranger"", ""Fire & Ice""+"
1/10 Ray Bolger 1904 (1914) Dancer, F-The Great Ziegfeld, Wizard Of Oz (Scarecrow)++
1/10 Frances Bushman 1883 Died-1966; F-Romeo & Juliet, (Moses) In Story Of Mankind,++
1/10 Jim Croce 1942 Died-1973
1/10 Claudia Dell 1910 Actress; '30; F-Ghost Patrol, Cleopatra, Bachelor Apartment+
1/10 George Foreman 1949 Boxing-Olympic & World Champ 
1/10 Frank James 1843 Dead-Outlaw (Jesse's Brother) 
1/10 Barnard Lee 1908 "Died-1981; ""M"" In James Bond Films; Man With A Golden Gun, Spy Who"
1/10 Gisele Mac Kenzie 1927 "TV-Your Hit Parade; ""Hard To Get"", ""The Star You Wished Upon Last"
1/10 Sherrill Milnes 1935 Opera Singer
1/10 Sal Mineo 1939 Died-1976 (A Homicide Victim);Nom. Oscars-Rebel Without A Cause/Exodus
1/10 Johnnie Ray 1927 "Singer-""Cry"", ""Please Mr. Sun"", ""All Of Me"", ""I'll Never Fall In Love"
1/10 Marlene Sanders 1931 TV News
1/10 Rod Stewart 1945 Rock Star Of The Year In 1975 

1/11 Veda Ann Borg 1915 F-Alamo, Love Me Or Leave Me, Guys & Dolls++
1/11 Don Cherry 1924 "Singer-""Thinking Of You"", Ghost Town""+ Pursued A Pro Golfing Career"
1/11 Chester Conklin 1888 Died-1971;B-Oskaloosa, Ia;2nd Banana To Charlie Chaplin;F-P.Of Pauline
1/11 Clarence Clemons 1942 
1/11 Darryl Dawkins 1957 
1/11 Alexander Hamilton 1757 Dead-1804, American Statesman 
1/11 Christine Kaufman 1945 Child Actress Of German Films In 50's; X/H-Tony Curtis; F-Wild &
1/11 Eva Le Gallienne 1899 
1/11 William Proxmire 1915 Politician
1/11 Lionel Stander 1908 F-Promise Her Anything, Kid From Brooklyn, Last Gangster+
1/11 Rod Taylor 1929 F-Birds; TV-King Kong, Ore Trail.
1/11 David Wolper 1928 "Producer/Executive; Ed-Drake Univ.; ""Metromedia""; F-If It's Tuesday It"

1/12 Maggie Bell 1945 Music 
1/12 William Lee Golden 1939 "Baritone-Oak Ridge Boys-""So Fine"", ""American Made""+"
1/12 Charlie Gracie 1936 "Singer-""Butterfly"" Own TV Show In Pittsburg"
1/12 Arlo Guthrie 1947 
1/12 Randy Jones 1950 
1/12 Jack London 1876 Dead-1916, American Author 50+ Books 
1/12 Drew Pearson 1951 Football 
1/12 Ray Price 1926 "Singer-""Danny Boy"",""I'd Rather Be Sorry"", ""For The Good Times""+"
1/12 Luise Rainer 1910 Oscar-The Great Ziegfeld/The Good Earth ('37).
1/12 Tex Ritter 1906 Died-1974; Son Is John Ritter (3's Company); Cowboy Star Elected To
1/12 Cynthia Robinson 1946 Of The Old Sly And The Family Stone 
1/12 Ray Teal 1902 Died-1976; TV-Bonanza (Sheriff Coffee); F-Judgement At Nuremburg+
1/12 Glenn Yarborough 1930 "Country & Western Singer-""Baby, The Rain Must Fall"", ""It's Gonna Be"

1/13 Kay Francis 1903 Died-1968; F-Always In My Heart, Stranded++
1/13 Jeff Morrow 1913 F-The Robe, Harbor Lights, Story Of Ruth+
1/13 Charles Nelson Reilly 1931 TV-Match Game (Panelist), Ghost & Mrs Muir (Claymore Gregg),
1/13 Robert Stack 1919 TV-Untouchables;Name Of The Game; Nom. Oscar-Written On The Wind.
1/13 Frances Stermhagen 1930 
1/13 Rip Taylor 1934 
1/13 Gwen Verdon 1925 Dancer-Entertainer; Tony Awards-Cam Can, Damn Yankees, Redhead, New
1/13 Freddie White 1955 Music-Earth, Wind And Fire 

1/14 Harriet Andersson 1932 B-Sweden; F-A Sunday In Sept., While The City Sleeps+
1/14 Benedict Arnold 1741 Traitor (Dead) 
1/14 Jason Bateman 1969 (Ap) 
1/14 William Bendix 1906 Died-1964; TV-Life Of Riley; F-Babe Ruth Story, For Love Or Money++
1/14 Julian Bond 1940 Georgia Legislator 
1/14 Bebe Daniels 1901 Died-1971; Many English Films
1/14 Faye Dunaway 1941 Nom. Oscar-Bonnie & Clyde/Chinatown; Oscar-Network
1/14 Marjoe Gortner 1944 Actor
1/14 George Herman 1920 TV News
1/14 Jack Jones 1938 "Singer-""Lollipops & Roses""-Grammy '62; ""Call Me Irresponsible"","
1/14 Hal Roach 1892 Produer/Director/Writer; F-Of Mice & Men, Our Gang Comedies, Laurel
1/14 Andy Rooney 1919 (1920) TV-TV 60 Minutes
1/14 Albert Schweitzer 1875 Dead-1965, Winner Nobel Peace Prize 1952 (C) 
1/14 Tom Tryon 1926 F-The Cardinal (Lead); The Story Of Ruth+
1/14 Caterina Valente 1932 B-Paris

1/15 Lloyd Bridges 1913 TV-Seahunt; F-Talk Of The Town+++
1/15 Charo 1951 B-Spain
1/15 Norm Crosby 1927 
1/15 Pierre Du Pont 1870 Dead 
1/15 Martin Luther King Jr. 1929 Dead-1968, Black Civil Rights Leader (C) 
1/15 Gene Krupa 1909 (Dead) Musician
1/15 Chad Lowe 1968 (Ap)
1/15 Margaret O'brien 1937 "Oscar-""Outstanding Child Actress""; F-Babes In Toyland, Jane Eyre,"
1/15 Aristotle Onassis 1906 Dead-Ship Owner
1/15 Maria Schell 1926 F-Superman, Players
1/15 Cole Younger 1844 Outlaw-Dead 

1/16 Debbie Allen 1951 TV-Fame
1/16 John Carpenter 1948 Director
1/16 Dizzy Dean 1911 Dead-1974, Baseball Great (C) 
1/16 A.J. Foyt 1935 Auto Racing Usac Champ 6 Times 
1/16 Marilyn Horne 1934 Opera Singer
1/16 Katy Jurado 1924 F-High Noon (Star); One Eyed Jacks; Nom. Oscar-Broken Lance; Once
1/16 Alexander Knox 1907 Nom. Oscar-Wilson (Star); F-Skullduggery, You Only Live Twice+
1/16 ethel Merman 1909 Dead-1984, Hello Dolly+ F-There's No Business Like Show Business+
1/16 Ronnie Milsap 1943 "(1948) Singer/Songwriter (Blind); ""Get It Up"", ""Any Day Now"", ""Smokey"
1/16 Jim Stafford 1944 (Ap)

1/17 Muhammad Ali 1942 3 Time Heavyweight Boxing Title
1/17 Al Capone 1899 Gangster-Dead 
1/17 Benjamin Franklin 1706 Dead-1790 Oldest Signer Of Dec Of Ind. (C) 
1/17 Joe Frazier 1944 Boxing 
1/17 Marjorie Gateson 1891 Died-1977; F-Society Girl, Caddy, One More Tomorrow, You'll Never Get
1/17 Warren Hull 1903 "Died-1974; Anno For ""Hit Parade"" Show & ""Strick It Rick""
1/17 James Earl Jones 1931 Nom. Oscar-Great White Hope; The Man (1st Black President Of Us)
1/17 Andy Kaufman 1949 Entertainer 
1/17 Shari Lewis 1934 Puppeteer;5 Emmys & 1 Peabody 
1/17 Chris Montez 1944 "Singer-""Call Me"", ""Time After Time""
1/17 Sheree North 1933 TV-Big Eddie ('75) (Honey: The Wife), I'm A Big Girl Now (80-81),
1/17 Moira Shearer 1926 B-Scotland
1/17 Mick Taylor 1948 
1/17 Betty White 1922 TV-Betty White Show; 
1/17 Grant Withers 1904 Died-1959; Eloped With 17 Yr. Old Loretta Young; F-Run For Cover,

1/18 Lillian Bond 1910 B-London; The Old Dark House, Man About Town, China Seas+
1/18 Chick Chandler 1905 F-Mad-Mad World, Girl Who Knew Too Much+
1/18 Bobby Goldsboro 1942 "Singer-""Molly"", ""Mornin Mornin""+"
1/18 Cary Grant 1904 X/W-Dyan Cannon, Barbara Hutton, Virginia Cherrill
1/18 Oliver Hardy 1892 Died-1957; (Laurel & Hardy)
1/18 Danny Kaye 1913 F-Hans Christian Anderson+ ;TV-Danny Kaye Show;
1/18 Constance Moore 1922 Born-Sioux City, Ia.;Band Vocalist/Radio Singer; TV-Window On Mian St.
1/18 Daniel Webster 1782 Dead-1852, American Statesman (C) 

1/19 Desi Arnaz Jr. 1953 "F-Red Sky At Morning+; Teamed Up With Dino Martin Jr-""I'm A Fool""
1/19 Dewey Bunnell 1951 "Singer-America; ""Tin Man"", ""Lonely People""
1/19 Michael Crawford 1942 F-Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum, The Jokers,Hello Dolly
1/19 Anthony Dexter 1919 B-Nb;Ed-U Of Ia.; (Star) Valentino; Thoroughly Modern Millie+
1/19 Phil Everly 1938 "Singer-Everly Brothers, ""Wake Up Little Suzzie"", ""Cathy's Clown"","
1/19 Shelley Fabares 1944 "TV-Daughter (Donna Reed Show), Singer-""Johnny Angel"", ""The Things We"
1/19 Janis Joplin 1943 "Died-1970; Singer-""Doen On Me"", ""Cry Baby""
1/19 Robert E. Lee 1807 Dead-1870, Military Leader Of The Confederacy (C) 
1/19 Guy Madison 1922 TV-Wild Bill Hicock (Star); 1st Wife Was Gail Russell;
1/19 Dolly Parton 1946 "F-9 To 5; The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas; Singer-""Jolene"", ""9 To"
1/19 Robert Palmer 1949 
1/19 Edgar Allan Poe 1809 Dead-1849 American Poet & Writer (C) 
1/19 John Raitt 1917 F-Oklahoma;Pajama Game 
1/19 Lanny Ross 1906 Olympie Swimmer-Radio Entertainer
1/19 Jean Stapleton 1923 TV-All In The Family (Edith); F-Damn Yankees, Bells Are Ringing+
1/19 Fritz Weaver 1926 Broadway Star-Baker Street (Sherlock Holmes), TV Dramas+

1/20 Buzz Aldrin 1930 Astronaut 2nd Man To Set Foot On Moon 
1/20 Leon Ames 1903 100 Films+; TV-Life With Father; F-Absent Minded Professor+
1/20 George Burns 1896 F-Oh God;Sunshine Boys; TV-Geo Burns Show;Started As Singer In Quartet
1/20 Bishop Dingman 1914 Catholic Bishop Of Des Moines Dio. (Barb) 
1/20 Federico Fellini 1920 Film Director-Italy 
1/20 Arte Johnson 1934 Comedian-Laugh In; Many TV Shows
1/20 Deforest Kelley 1920 TV-Star Trek (Doctor)
1/20 Lorenzo Lamas 1958 Actor (Son Of Fernando)
1/20 Gloria Lindgren 1982 Friend (Barb) 
1/20 Patricia Neal 1926 Oscar-Hud; Nom. Oscar-The Subject Was Roses ('68); Had A Romance With
1/20 Dorothy Provine 1937 TV-The Roaring 20's; F-Kiss The Girls & Make Them Die, Mad Mad World+
1/20 Paul Stanley 1952 "Rhythm Guitar-Group 'Kiss'; ""Shout It Out Loud""+"
1/20 Ronald Townson 1941 "5th Dimension-""Aquarius"", ""Up, Up & Away"" (Balloon); Replaced By"
1/20 Slim Whitman 1924 Country & Western Singer 

1/21 Roger Baldwin 1884 Dead-1981, Founder Of Am Civil Liberties Union (C) 
1/21 Robby Benson 1956 70's; F-Ode To Billy Joe, One On One
1/21 Barney Clark 1921 Dead-1983, D.M. Dentist, Received 1st Perm Art Heart (C) 
1/21 Audrey Dalton 1934 TV-Falcon Crest (Julia Cumson); Hennesey (Jackie Coopers Girlfriend)
1/21 Mac Davis 1942 "Country & Western Singer/Songwriter; ""It's Hard To Be Humble"", ""Stop"
1/21 Placido Domingo 1941 B-Spain
1/21 Jinx Falkenburg 1919 B-Spain
1/21 Benny Hill 1925 Comedian 
1/21 Stonewall Jackson 1824 Dead Confederate General 
1/21 Patsy Kelly 1910 Died-1981; Tony Award-Irene; F-Rosemary's Baby, Freaky Friday, The
1/21 J. Carrol Naish 1900 Died-1973; 200+ Films; Nom. Oscar-Sahara ('43)/A Medal For Benny ('45)
1/21 Jack Nichlaus 1940 Golf-Winner $3 Million + 
1/21 Billy Ocean 1950 "Singer-# 1 ""Caribbean Queen"" ('84); ""Lover Boy"", ""Suddenly""
1/21 Telly Savalas 1925 TV-Kojak ; Won Peabody Award For Voice Of America Series;
1/21 Paul Scofield 1922 Oscar-A Man For All Seasons; F-Scorpio, Delicate Balance+

1/22 Ray Anthony 1922 "Band Leader-Trumpet; ""Peter Gunn"", ""Dragnet"", ""Harbor Lights"","
1/22 Sir Francis Bacon 1561 Dead 
1/22 Bill Bixby 1934 TV-Incredible Hulk; My Favorite Martian, Courtship Of Eddie's Father
1/22 Linda Blair 1959 F-Nom For Oscar-> The Exorist 1 & 2, Airport '75, +
1/22 Lord Byron 1788 Dead British Poet 
1/22 Sam Cooke 1935 "Died-1964; Singer/Song Writer-""Chain Gang"", ""Frankie & Johnny""+"
1/22 Teddy Gentry 1952 "Rock Group-Alabama; ""The Closer You Get"", ""My Home In Alabama""
1/22 D.W. Griffith 1875 Director-The Great Train Robbery++++
1/22 John Hurt 1940 Actor 
1/22 Sister Julaine 1914 Housekeeper For Bishop Dingman (Barb) 
1/22 Piper Laurie 1932 "Actress; Paul Newman's Girlfriend In ""The Hustler""; F-Carrie (Sissy"
1/22 Lena Mom 1900 Died-1985
1/22 Steve Perry 1949 (Ap)
1/22 Ann Sothern 1909 TV-Private Secretary (Star), Ann Sothern Show. F-Smartest Girl In Town
1/22 St. Vincent 0 Dead-304, If There Is Sun, Wine Grapes Will Be Good (C) 
1/22 William Warfield 1920 Singer-Porgy & Bess;Showboat 

1/23 Humphrey Bogart 1899 Died-1957;Oscar For African Queen; Caine Mutiny, Enforcer+++
1/23 Eugene Church 1938 "Singer-""Pretty Girls Everywhere"" '58, ""Miami"" '59"
1/23 Dan Duryea 1907 Died-1968; TV-China Smith/Peyton Place; F-Little Foxes, Flight Of The
1/23 Raymond Griffith 1890 Died-1957; (Star)-All Quiet On The Western Front; Heidi+
1/23 John Hancock 1737 Dead-1793, 1st Signer Of Dec. Of Indep. (C) 
1/23 Ernie Kovacs 1919 Died-1962; He Was Married To Edie Adams; F-North To Alaska, Pepe+
1/23 Jeanne Moreau 1928 Actress; F-The Last Tycoon, +
1/23 Akeem Olajuwon 1962 Basketball
1/23 Chita Rivera 1933 Dancer
1/23 Randolph Scott 1903 Dead- F-Western Union, (Many Westerns)+
1/23 Bob Steele 1906 Cowboy Star-Three Mesquiteers; TV-F Troop

1/24 John Belushi 1949 Died 3/5/82; (Member Of Blues Brothers), F-Animal House, Neighbors,
1/24 Ernest Borgnine 1917 TV-Mchale's Navy;F-Dirty Doz., From Here To eternity, Marty++
1/24 Neil Diamond 1941 "Singer-""Song Sung Blue"", Scored Music For Film Jonathan Livingston"
1/24 Ava Gardner 1922 X/H-Mickey Rooney,Frank Sinatra; F-Killers, Show Boat, Sun Also Rises+
1/24 Frederick The Great 1712 Dead 
1/24 Nastassia Kinski 1960 [Usa-1961] B-Berlin
1/24 Mary Lou Retton 1968 1984 Olympics Gold Metal Winner
1/24 Rev. Oral Roberts 1918 Evangelist 
1/24 Jack Scott 1936 "Singer-""My True Love"" #1 '58, ""Patsy""+"
1/24 Ray Stevens 1941 "Recorded The Song W/Longest Title-""Jeremiah Peabody's Poly Unsaturated"
1/24 Maria Tallchief 1925 Ballerina 
1/24 Sharon Tate 1943 

1/25 Robert Boyle 1627 Dead-1691, Irish Physicist (Boyle's Law) (C) 
1/25 Robert Burns 1759 Dead-1796, Scottish Poet (C) 
1/25 Charles Curtis 1860 Dead-1936, 31st Vice-President 
1/25 Mildred Dunnock 1906 (Wife) Death Of A Salesman (Broadway, Film, TV) Nom. For Oscar Baby
1/25 Dean Jones 1935 Singer/Actor; Many Disney Films; $1,000,000 Duck, Love Bug+++
1/25 Don Maynard 1937 
1/25 Edwin Newman 1919 News Commentator-Nbc-TV 
1/25 Gregg Palmer 1927 F-Shootist, To Hell & Back, Playgirl, Rare Breed+
1/25 Virginia Woolf 1882 Dead-Novelist 

1/26 Derek Bond 1919 B-Scotland; F-Sat Night Out, When 8 Bells Toll+
1/26 Angela Davis 1944 Black Leader 
1/26 Julia Grant 1926 Dead-1902, Wife Of Ulysses S. Grt, 18th President Of Us (C)
1/26 William Hopper, Jr. 1915 Died-1970; TV-Perry Mason (Detective Paul Drake)
1/26 Anne Jeffreys 1923 40's Film Star; Former Opera Singer; TV-Topper (Co-Starred W/Husband-
1/26 Wayne Gretzky 1961 Football?
1/26 Eartha Kitt 1928 Singer/Actress; F-Uncle Tom's Cabin, Friday Foster, Last Resort+
1/26 Joan Leslie 1925 F-Star Dust, Military Academy, Camille, Nancy Drew: Reporter+
1/26 Douglas Mac Arthur 1880 Dead-1964 Am. General In Ww 2 In Sw Pacific (Upi,C) 
1/26 Mary Murphy 1931 Leading Lady 50's; Once Married To Dale Robertson; F-Manhattan, Harlow
1/26 Paul Newman 1925 F-Hud;Butch Cassidy;Sting+ 
1/26 Maria Trapp 1905 Singer-Story Told In The Sound Of Music Movie 
1/26 Jimmy Van Heusen 1913 "Song Writer; Oscar-""Swinging On A Star"" In Going My Way ('44); ""All"
1/26 Jack Youngblood 1950 Football 

1/27 "Bobby ""Blue"" Bland 1930 "Singer-""Stormy Monday Blues""+"
1/27 The Chipmunks 1919 "Died-1972; Speed Up Tape To Get High Pitched Sound; ""Witch Doctor"" '58"
1/27 Joyce Compton 1907 F-100+; F-Sorry Wrong Number, Mighty Joe Young, ++
1/27 Michael Craig 1928 B-India; F-Modesty Blaise, Ride A Wold Pony+
1/27 Troy Donahue 1936 F-Parish, TV-Surfside 6/Hawaiian Eye. X/W-Suzanne Pleshette;
1/27 Skitch Henderson 1918 Bandleader 
1/27 Jerome Kern 1885 Died-1945; Composer-Shot Boat, Oscar-The Way You Look Tonight ('36),&
1/27 Wolfgang Mozart 1756 Dead-1791, Composer (Upi/C) 
1/27 Donna Reed 1921 B-Denison, Ia.; TV-Donna Reed Show; Oscar-(Prostitute) In From Here To
1/27 Admiral Hyman Rickover 1900 Died-7/8/86
1/27 David Seville 1919 "Died-1/16/72; Songwriter-""Witch Doctor"", ""The Chipmunk Song""
1/27 Harry Stevenson 1890 Listener Married 71 Years, Wife Was 87 On The 1/8-Goldfield
1/27 Ingrid Thulin 1929 B-Sweeden
1/27 Benay Venuta 1911 Jazz Musician

1/28 Alan Alda 1936 TV-Mash; F-Paper Lion, Same Time Next Year+
1/28 Judith Allen 1913 F-Early 30's; F-Witching Hour, Framed, Bright Eyes+
1/28 Mikhail Baryshnikov 1948 Ballet Dancer
1/28 Charlemagne 814 Dead 
1/28 Sir Francis Drake 1596 Dead 
1/28 Peter The Great 1775 Dead 
1/28 Arnold Moss 1910 
1/28 Arthur Rubenstein 1899 Died-1982
1/28 Susan Sonntag 1933 Author
1/28 Henry Stanley 1841 Dead-1904, Explorer Who Found Livingstone In Africa (C) 

1/29 Paddy Chayefsky 1923 Died-1981; Playwright, 3 Oscars-Marty-The Hospital-Network
1/29 Albert Conti 1887 Died-1967; 20-30's; F-Merry Go Round, My Gal Sal+
1/29 John Forsythe 1918 TV-Charlie's Angels; F-Trouble With Harry, In Cold Blood+
1/29 Noel Harrison 1936 Singer-Actor 
1/29 Claudine Longet 1942 Actress (Shot Boyfriend In Colo.)
1/29 Victor Mature 1916 F-Samson & Delilah (Samson), The Robe, No No Nanette+
1/29 William Mc Kinley 1843 Dead-1901, 25th President (C) 
1/29 Judy Norton-Taylor 1958 TV-Waltons(Mary Ellen Walton) 
1/29 Thomas Paine 1737 Dead-American Patriot 
1/29 Katharine Ross 1942 (1943) Oscar-Graduate; F-Stepford Wives, The Betsy+
1/29 Tom Selleck 1945 B-Detroit

1/30 Michael Anderson 1920 F-Logan's Run, Shoes Of The Fisherman, Around World In 80 Days+
1/30 Marty Balin 1942 "Singer-(Ex-Jefferson Airplane/Starship); ""What Love Is""+"
1/30 Ruth Brown 1928 "Singer-""5-10-15 Hours"" '52, ""Lucky Lips"" '57"
1/30 Phil Collins 1951 "Singer #1-""Against All Odds"" & ""One More Night"";"
1/30 Tammy Grimes 1934 Tony Award For-Unsinkable Molly Brown/Private Lives
1/30 Gene Hackman 1931 Oscar-French Connection,F-Superman Ii, Nom. Oscar-Bonnie & Clyde/I Never
1/30 John Ireland 1914 Nom. Oscar-All The King's Men; 2nd Wife Was Joanne Dru; F-Joan Of Arc+
1/30 Dorothy Malone 1925 TV-Peyton Place; Oscar-Written On The Wind ('56);
1/30 Hugh Marlowe 1911 Died-1982; TV-Ellery Queen (Star-50's); Another World (Star-70's); F-
1/30 Dick Martin 1923 Actor-Comedian 
1/30 David Opatoshu 1918 F-Who'll Stop The Rain?, Death Of A Gunfighter+
1/30 Vanessa Redgrave 1937 F-Murder On Orient Express, Oscar-Julia ('77);
1/30 Franklin D. Roosevelt 1882 Dead-32nd President, Only One To Serve 4 Terms (C) 
1/30 David Wayne 1914 F-Adam's Rib, Apple Dumpling Gang+

1/31 John Agar 1921 Former Husband-Shirley Temple;F-Fort Apache, Sands Of Iwo Jima+
1/31 Tallulah Bankhead 1903 Died-1968; F-Lifeboat, Tarnished Lady+
1/31 Eddie Cantor 1892 Died-1964; Singer/Comic Actor; Own Radio Show; Won Special Oscar'56
1/31 Carol Channing 1921 Play-Hello Dolly; F-Nom. Oscar-Thoroughly Modern Millie; Skidoo
1/31 Gardner Cowles 1903 Newspaper Publisher-Algona, Ia 
1/31 Joanne Dru 1923 F-Red River,All The King's Men, She Wore A Yellow Ribbon, Wagonmaster+
1/31 James Franciscus 1934 F-Marooned;TV-Mr Novak,Longstreet, Naked City
1/31 Zane Grey 1872 Dead-1939, Western Novelist (Upi/C) 
1/31 Terry Kath 1946 Died-1978;Guitar-Chicago
1/31 Norman Mailer 1923 Novelist/Filmaker; Wrote-The Naked & The Dead, An American Dream,
1/31 Gary Moore 1915 TV
1/31 John O'hara 1905 Novelist/Screenwriter-Butterfield 8, Pal Joey, Best Things In Live Are
1/31 Suzanne Pleshette 1937 F-The Birds;TV-Bob Newhart Show; F-Shaggy D.A., Hot Stuff+
1/31 Nolan Ryan 1947 
1/31 Jackie Robinson 1919 Dead-1972, 1st Negro To Enter Professional Baseball (C) 
1/31 Franz Schubert 1797 Dead-Austrian Composer 
1/31 Jean Simmons 1929 F-Elmer Gantry, Grass Is Greener; Nom. Oscar-The Happy Ending.
1/31 Stewart Udall 1920 Ex-Sec Of The Interior 
1/31 Jersy Joe Walcott 1914 Boxer? 
1/31 Jessica Walter 1940 TV-Ben Casey, Defenders; F-Play Misty For Me+
1/31 James Watt 1938 Politician

 

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