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People on January 5th: birthdates

Suzy Amis: 1961 (is 51 in 2012, 52 in 2013)?
Actress, Blame it on Rio, Where the Heart is, Titanic; AP says 1961, ET and IMDB says 1962; some say b. Jan 5, 1962 (is 50 in 2012)
Robert Bernstein: 1923 (is 89 in 2012, 90 in 2013)
Political Activist, prez of Random House
Clancy Brown: 1959 (is 53 in 2012, 54 in 2013)
Actor, ER's Dr. Ellis West, SpongeBob SquarePants' Mr. Krabs, The Express
George "Funky" Brown: 1949 (is 63 in 2012, 64 in 2013)
Rhythm and Blues Performer, Drummer, of Kool & the Gang
Vincent Calloway: 1957 (is 55 in 2012, 56 in 2013)
Rhythm and Blues Musician, Trumpeter, of Midnight Star
Bradley Cooper: 1975 (is 37 in 2012, 38 in 2013)
Actor, Alias' Journalist / CIA Analyst William 'Will' D. Tippin, The Midnight Meat Train, My Life in Ruins
Robbie Crane: 1969 (is 43 in 2012, 44 in 2013)
Rhythm Guitarist, Rock & Roll Bassist, of Vince Neil Band
Iris DeMent: 1961 (is 51 in 2012, 52 in 2013)?
Country Singer; some say b. Jan 15, 1961 (is 51 in 2012)
Robert Duvall: 1931 (is 81 in 2012, 82 in 2013)
TV/Movie Actor, b. in San Diego, CA; Network, Lonesome Dove, MASH, The Great Santini, Taxi Driver, Ike, Apocalypse Now, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Godfather, Tender Mercies, Something To Talk About, Phenomenon, The Apostle, A Civil Action, A Shot of Glory, Assassination Tango, Open Range, Kicking and Screaming
Robert Earle: 1926 (is 86 in 2012, 87 in 2013)
Game Show Host, G.E. College Bowl moderator
Umberto Eco: 1932 (is 80 in 2012, 81 in 2013)
Author, Critic, Novelist
Francesca Natalia Estrada: 2000 (is 12 in 2012, 13 in 2013)
Celebrity Daughter, Nanette and Erik's daughter
Carl Tye Evans: 1968 (is 44 in 2012, 45 in 2013)
Soap Actor, Actor, Guiding Light, 90210, As The World Turns' Nick Scudder; 90210's Jonathan Casten
Ricky Paull Goldin: 1965 (is 47 in 2012, 48 in 2013)
TV/Soap Actor, Hail to the Chief, Another World's Dean Frame, Young and the Restless' Gary Dawson, Guiding Light's Gus Aitoro, All My Children's Jake Martin
Athol Guy: 1940 (is 72 in 2012, 73 in 2013)
Folk Performer, Bassist, Australian, of The Seekers
Bryan Hitt: 1954 (is 58 in 2012, 59 in 2013)
Rock & Roll Musician, of REO Speedwagon
Carrie Ann Inaba: 1968 (is 44 in 2012, 45 in 2013)
Dancer, Choreographer
Vinnie Jones: 1965 (is 47 in 2012, 48 in 2013)
Actor, The Big Bounce, X-Men: The Last Stand, The Midnight Meat Train
Diane Keaton: 1946 (is 66 in 2012, 67 in 2013)
Movie Actress, Movie Director, Photographer, b. in Los Angeles, Ca.; Play It Again Sam, Sleeper, Annie Hall, Godfather, Baby Boom, Father Of The Bride II, First Wives Club, Marvin's Room, The Other Sister, Diane Keaton, Something's Gotta Give, The Family Stone, Because I Said So, Mad Money; RLN:Hall
Heather Paige Kent: 1969 (is 43 in 2012, 44 in 2013)
Actress
King Juan Carlos I Of Spain: 1938 (is 74 in 2012, 75 in 2013)
King, Spanish
Ted Lange: 1948 (is 64 in 2012, 65 in 2013)
Actor, Director, That's My Mama's Junior, Mr. T & Tina, The Love Boat's bartender Issac Washington
Marilyn Manson: 1969 (is 43 in 2012, 44 in 2013)
Alternative Rock Performer
Gideon Robert Nesta Marley: 2007 (is 5 in 2012, 6 in 2013)
Celebrity Son, Orly Agai and Ziggy's son
Pamela Sue Martin: 1953 (is 59 in 2012, 60 in 2013)
Actress, b. in Westport, CT; The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries's Nancy Drew, Dynasty's Fallon Carrington Colby
Caroline Monahan: 1996 (is 16 in 2012, 17 in 2013)
Celebrity Daughter, Katie Couric and Jay's girl
Walter F. Mondale: 1928 (is 84 in 2012, 85 in 2013)
Vice President, Senator, Ambassador, MN:Frederick "Fritz"; 42nd U.S. Vice President 1977-81, now US Ambassador to Japan
Cliff Potts: 1942 (is 70 in 2012, 71 in 2013)
Actor, Once an Eagle, Little Women, For Love & Honor, Lou Grant's Ted McCovey
Garette Patrick Ratliff: 1980 (is 32 in 2012, 33 in 2013)
Actor, The Mighty Ducks
Dizzy Reece: 1931 (is 81 in 2012, 82 in 2013)
Jazz Performer, Trumpeter, Jamaican
Charlie Rose: 1942 (is 70 in 2012, 71 in 2013)
Newscaster, TV Host, CBS News Nightwatch 1984-90, Charlie Rose Show, 60 Minutes II
Maggie Marie Sajak: 1995 (is 17 in 2012, 18 in 2013)
Celebrity Daughter, Lesly and Pat's daughter
Kate Schellenback: 1966 (is 46 in 2012, 47 in 2013)
Alternative Rock Performer, of Luscious Jackson
W. D. Snodgrass: 1926 (is 86 in 2012, 87 in 2013)
Poet, FMN:William DeWitt
Sam Springsteen: 1994 (is 18 in 2012, 19 in 2013)
Celebrity Son, Patty Scialfa & Bruce's son
Chris Stein: 1950 (is 62 in 2012, 63 in 2013)
Rock & Roll Guitarist, Songwriter, of Blondie
Brooklyn Sudano: 1981 (is 31 in 2012, 32 in 2013)
Singer, Songwriter, Actress, Donna Summer and Bruce's daughter; My Wife and Kids' Vanessa
George Tenet: 1953 (is 59 in 2012, 60 in 2013)
Government Official, former CIA Director
Grady Thomas: 1941 (is 71 in 2012, 72 in 2013)
Singer, Funkadelic
Philip Caden Thornalley: 1960 (is 52 in 2012, 53 in 2013)
Rock & Roll Musician, of The Cure
Kerry Washington: 1977 (is 35 in 2012, 36 in 2013)
Actress, Ray, Fantastic Four, Lakeview Terrace
Grant Young: 1964 (is 48 in 2012, 49 in 2013)
Alternative Rock Performer, of Soul Asylum

People on January 5th: birth anniversaries

Johnny Adams: 1932=d.Sep 14, 1998 (was 66)
Soul Singer, RFN:Lathan; NN:The Tan Nightengale
Konrad Adenauer: 1876=d.Apr 19, 1967 (was 91)
Statesman, German, 1st chancellor of the Federal German Republic (West Germany) 1949-63
Alvin Ailey: 1931=d.Dec 1, 1989 (was 58)
Choreographer, Dancer, Stage Actor, Founded The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Jean-Pierre Aumont: 1911=d.Jan 30, 2001 (was 90)
Actor, French, RLN:Salomons
Zulfikar Ali Khan Bhutto: 1928=d.Apr 4, 1979 (was 51)
Prime Minister, of Pakistan
James Stuart Blackton: 1875=d.Aug 13, 1941 (was 66)
Filmmaker, English, introduced animation and other important film techniques that helped shape and stimulate the development of cinematic art.
Hugh "Lumpy" Brannum: 1910=d.Apr 19, 1987 (was 77)
Actor, b. in Sandwich, IL; Was Mr. Green Jeans on Captain Kangaroo, the friendly farmer, handyman, and unsuccessful inventor
Elizabeth Libba Cotten: 1893=d.Jun 29, 1987 (was 94)
Folk Singer, Songwriter, Guitarist
Lindsay Crosby: 1938=d.Dec 11, 1989 (was 51)
Celebrity Son, Bing's son
William "Wild Bill" Davison: 1906=d.Nov 14, 1989 (was 83)
Bandleader, Jazz Musician, Cornetist, Dixieland early Chicago jazz
Stephen Decatur: 1779=d.Mar 22, 1820 (was 41)
Naval Officer, war of 1812; he commanded the U.S. forces who won a battle on the shores of Tripoli to free Christian captives in Algeria.
Jeane L. Dixon: 1918=d.Jan 25, 1997 (was 79)
Columnist, Astrologer, Author, Clairvoyant, RN:Jeane Pinckert
George Dolenz: 1908=d.Feb 8, 1963 (was 55)
Actor, Italian, Count of Monte Cristo; Mickey's dad
Joseph Erlanger: 1874=d.Dec 5, 1965 (was 91)
Scientist, Physiologist; shock therapist
Frank Gianninoto: 1903=d.Apr, 1988
Artist, designed Marlboro's flip-top box
King Camp Gillette: 1855=d.Jul 9, 1932 (was 77)
Inventor, Manufacturer, Safety razor father
Raisa Gorbachev: 1932=d.Sep 20, 1999 (was 67)
Celebrity Spouse, Russian, Mikhail's wife; some say 1934
Shah Jahan: 1592=d.Jan 22, 1666 (was 74)
King, emperor of India who built the Taj Mahal
Aaron "Bunny" Lapin: 1914=d.Jul 10, 1999 (was 85)
Inventor, Reddi-Wip whipped cream founder and inventor
Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli: 1920=d.Jun 12, 1995 (was 75)
Pianist, Italian
Erika Morini: 1910=d.Nov 1, 1995 (was 90)
Violinist, Austrian, unsure of d. age
Wolf Morris: 1925=d.Jul 21, 1996 (was 71)
Actor, Dr. Who's Padmasambhava
Michael O'Donoghue: 1940=d.Nov 8, 1994 (was 54)
Comedy Writer, aka Mr. Mike; original Saturday Night Live writer 1975-80 & 85, founded the National Lampoon Radio Hour
Sam Phillips: 1923=d.Jul 30, 2003 (was 80)
HALL OF FAMER, Music Producer, Radio Disc Jock, Businessperson, Engineer, Founder of Sun Records, discovered Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, Charlie Rich, and Roy Orbison
Jeannette Ridlon Piccard: 1895=d.May 17, 1981 (was 86)
Aviator, Balloon Pilot; one of the first American women to qualify as a free balloon pilot in 1934
Zebulon Pike: 1779=d.Apr 27, 1813 (was 34)
Explorer, Soldier, sighted Pike's Peak in Colorado
George Reeves: 1914=d.Jun 16, 1959 (was 45)
TV/Movie Actor, RLN:Basselo; Gone with the Wind Tarleton twin, The Adventures of Superman's Superman & Clark Kent; some say b. Apr 6
Jeep Swenson: 1957=d.Aug 18, 1997 (was 40)
Movie Actor, Batman and Robin
Jack Wagner: 1897=d.Feb 6, 1965 (was 68)
Actor, Jive Junction
Ruth Wallis: 1920=d.Dec 22, 2007 (was 87)
Singer
Hosea Williams: 1926=d.Nov 16, 2000 (was 74)
Civil Rights Leader, worked closely with Martin Luther King Jr.; was with King in Memphis, Tenn., helping support striking sanitation workers on April 4, 1968, the night King was assassinated.
Beatrice Winde: 1924=d.Jan 3, 2004 (was 79)
Soap Actress, of The Doctors

People on January 5th: death anniversaries

Griffin Bell: 2009 (was 90)/b.Oct 31, 1918
Government Official, ex-atty gen'l
Sonny Bono: 1998 (was 62)/b.Feb 16, 1935
Comedian, Pop Singer, Songwriter, Producer, Author, Mayor, Producer, b. in Detroit; of Sonny & Cher; Mayor of Palm Springs; RFN:Salvatore Philip; Cher's hubby 1964-74
Max Born: 1970 (was 87)/b.Dec 11, 1882
Physicist, Jewish, German, quantum mechanics, Nobel 1954; Olivia Newton-John's granddad
George Washington Carver: 1943 (was 81)/b.Jul 12, 1861
Educator, Scientist, Chemist, Inventor, Botanist, studied the peanut; d. in Tuskegee, Alabama
Hans Conried: 1982 (was 64)/b.Apr 15, 1917
TV/Movie/Stage Actor, Cartoon Voicist, Panelist, Comedian, b. in Baltimore, Md.; RLMN:Frank Foster; Pantotime Quiz, My Friend Irma, Burns & Allen, Pantotime Quiz, Danny Thomas Show's Uncle Tonoose, Jack Paar Show, Tony Randall Show, Dudley Do Right's Snidley Whiplash, Dr. Seuss narrator, Fractured Flickers, movie: The 5000 Fingers of Dr. T; Davey Crocket's Thimblerig
Calvin Coolidge: 1933 (was 60)/b.Jul 4, 1872
President/V.Prez, b. in Plymouth, VT; FN:John; 30th U.S. President 1923-29; 29th U.S. Vice President; died at his home in Northhampton, Massachusetts; NN: Silent Cal; d. in Northhampton, Mass
Catherine de Medici: 1589 (was 69)/b.Apr 13, 1519
Queen, French, consort of King Henry II of France
Mal Evans: 1976/b.1935
Music Figure, Beatle associate as a longtime friend, bodyguard, confidant, and road manager
John Guerin: 2004 (was 64)/b.Oct 31, 1939
Rock & Roll Drummer, Composer, of The Byrds, widely recorded drummer with artists from Frank Sinatra to Frank Zappa and Thelonious Monk
Samuel Huntington: 1796 (was 64)/b.Jul 3, 1731
Judge/Jurist, Governor, Revolutionary, Declaration of Independence signer; prez of Continental Congress, CT gov
Amy Johnson: 1941 (was 37)/b.Jul 1, 1903
Aviator, English, made many pioneering flights including England to Australia
Arthur Kennedy: 1990 (was 75)/b.Feb 17, 1914
Movie/Stage Actor, b. in Worcester, MA; The Glass Menagerie, Lawrence of Arabia
Jean Kerr: 2003 (was 79)/b.Jul 10, 1923
Author, Dramatist/Playwright, Panelist, b. in Scranton, PA; RN:Bridget Jean Collins; Down You Go, Please Don't Eat the Daisies' author
King Edward The Confessor Of England: 1066 (was 62)/b.yr unknown
King, ruled 1043-66
Burton Lane: 1997 (was 84)/b.Feb 2, 1912
Composer, RLN:Levy; Bway tunes; Finian's Rainbow, On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
Harvey Lembeck: 1982 (was 58)/b.Apr 15, 1923
TV/Movie Actor, Comedian, Phil Silvers Show's Cpl. Rocco Barbella, The Hathaways, Ensign O'Toole
Charles Mingus: 1979 (was 56)/b.Apr 22, 1922
Jazz Performer, Composer, Bandleader, Bassist, Pianist, Singer, Arranger, aka Charlie
Saint John Nepomucene Neumann: ????/b.Mar 28, 1811
Religionist, the first U.S. male saint proclaimed by the Roman Catholic church
Thomas Phillip "Tip" O'Neill: 1994 (was 81)/b.Dec 9, 1912
Congressperson, consummate ward politician who rose to become speaker of the House and main Democratic spokesman during the Reagan years
Don Saxon: 1999 (was 82)/b.yr unknown
Comedian, Vaudevillan, teamed with Tim Herbert in a comedy duo, produced Broadway plays
Vic Schoen: 2000 (was 83)/b.Mar 26, 1916
Bandleader, on Dinah Shore & Patti Page's TV var's
Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton: 1922 (was 47)/b.Feb 15, 1874
Explorer, Irish, South Pole explorer
Harold C. Urey: 1981 (was 87)/b.Apr 29, 1893
Physicist, Chemist, awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1934 for his discovery of the heavy form of hydrogen known as deuterium.

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In 1850, the California Exchange opens.

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Government and Politics on January 5th

In 1776, The assembly of New Hampshire adopts the first state constitution.

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War, Crime and Disaster events on January 5th

In 1709, Sudden extreme cold kills 1000s of Europeans.

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Royalty and Religious events on January 5th

In 1066, Edward the Confessor, king of England from 1042, died. He was canonized in 1161.

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Human Achievement and Science events on January 5th

In 1836, Davy Crockett arrives in Texas, just in time for the Alamo.

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Arts and Prose events on January 5th

In 1899, Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure-Charles Augustus Milverton (BG).

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Weird and Other events on January 5th

In 1825, Alexandre Dumas pere fights his first duel; his pants fall down.

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"to get a loan you must prove you don't need it."

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"D.A.D.D. - Daddies Against Dirty Diapers"

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"Golf may be played on Sunday, not being a game within view of the law, but being a form of moral effort"

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"And now for something completely the same"

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"Any change looks terrible at first."

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"Systems programmers are the high priests of a low cult. - R. S. Barton"

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"The lady across the hall tried to rob a department store, with a pricing gun, She said, "Give me all of the money in the vault, or I'm marking down everything in the store!""

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"You have to check in the bottom of your shoe for change so you can get Grandma a new plug of tobacco."

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"Napjerk (NAP jurk) - n. The sudden convulsion of the body just as one is about to doze off."

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"How to Break In: Jimmy De Lock"

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"THREE AMBULANCES TAKE BLAST VICTIM TO HOSPITAL"

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"When you discover that in order to drive your car somewhere, you do not enter an http:// or ftp:// address."

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"Word wrap: black music "

Today's Daffynition...
"Labor Pain: Getting hurt at work."

Today's Einstein Quote...
"It would be possible to describe everything scientifically, but it would make no sense; it would be without meaning, as if you described a Beethoven symphony as a variation of wave pressure. --"

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"What is it when Hannibal eats human road kill? Hit and run!"

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"Handymen like good screws"

Today's Old Never Die...
"OLD MAGICIANS never die, they just they're just fooling themselves"

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"The history of the race, and each individual's experience, are thick with evidence that a truth is not hard to kill and that a lie told well is immortal"

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"Proprietary standard"

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"drilling for oil is boring."

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"DATA COMPRESSION: What You Get When You Squish An Android"

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Emotions are alien to me. I'm a scientist. -- Spock, "This Side of Paradise," stardate 3417.3.

Today's Star Trek TNG (tm) Quote...
For what it's worth, I understand your bitterness. "With respect sir, you cannot. I am asked to give up the very lifeblood of my mother and my father to those who murdered them." So you blame all Romulans for that? "Yes." Forever. What if someday the Federation made peace with the Romulans? "Impossible." That's what your people said a few years ago, about humans. Think how many died on both sides in that war. Would you and I be here now like this? If we hadn't been able to let go of the anger and the blame. Where does it end Worf? If that Romulan dies, does his family carry the bitterness another generation? "Then you believe I should." What I believe doesn't matter. -- Star Trek. Riker and Worf, "The Enemy"

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