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Today In History Basic Datebook-January 7th

For The Weekday Of: Wednesday in 2009, Thursday in 2010
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People on January 7th: birthdates

Liam Aiken: 1990 (is 19 in 2009, 20 in 2010)
Actor
William Peter Blatty: 1928 (is 81 in 2009, 82 in 2010)
Screen/Scriptwriter, Novelist, The Exorcist
Nicolas Cage: 1964 (is 45 in 2009, 46 in 2010)
Movie Actor, b. in Long Beach, CA; ex-Brat Pack; Cotton Club, Wild at Heart, Raising Arizona, Valley Girl, Moonstruck, Guarding Tess, Leaving Las Vegas; chose Cage from a comic book hero Luke Cage, The Rock, Con Air, Face/Off, City of Angels, 8MM, Bringing Out the Dead, Gone in 60 Seconds, The Family Man, Windtalkers, Adaptation, Matchstick Men, National Treasure, Lord of War, The Weather Man, The Ant Bully, Ghostrider, Next, National Treasure Book of Secrets; Francis Ford's nephew; RLN:Coppola; some say 1965 or Jan 4
Marshall Chapman: 1949 (is 60 in 2009, 61 in 2010)
Country-Rock Performer, Songwriter, Singer/Guitarist
Katherine "Katie" Couric: 1957 (is 52 in 2009, 53 in 2010)
Newscaster, Today co-anchor 1991-2006, Now, CBS Evening News 2006-
Dave Cousins: 1945 (is 64 in 2009, 65 in 2010)
Singer, Songwriter, Musician, British, of Strawberry Hill Boys aka The Strawbs
William Atticus Crudup: 2004 (is 5 in 2009, 6 in 2010)
Celebrity Son, Mary Louise Parker and Billy's son
Kenny Davern: 1935 (is 74 in 2009, 75 in 2010)
Jazz Musician, Clarinetist
Dustin Diamond: 1977 (is 32 in 2009, 33 in 2010)
TV/Movie Actor, Saved By The Bell: The New Class's Samuel "Screech" Powers
Lyndsy Foncesca: yr unknown
Soap Actress, Young & The Restless' Colleen
Lyndsey Fonseca: yr unknown
Soap Actress, Young and the Restless' Coleen Carlton
Juan Gabriel: 1950 (is 59 in 2009, 60 in 2010)
Music Figure, Latin pop singer
Erin Gray: 1952 (is 57 in 2009, 58 in 2010)
TV/Movie Actress, Buck Rogers' Col. Wilma Deering, Silver Spoons' Kate Summers Stratton, Port Charles' Nicole Devlin
Jack Greene: 1930 (is 79 in 2009, 80 in 2010)
Country Singer, Drummer, The Jolly Giant in Ernest Tubb's band
Camryn Grimes: 1990 (is 19 in 2009, 20 in 2010)
Soap Actress, Young and the Restless's Cassie
Mike Halloran: 1959 (is 50 in 2009, 51 in 2010)
Radio Disc Jock
Robert Hicks: 1941 (is 68 in 2009, 69 in 2010)
Rock & Roll Musician, of Paul Butterfield Blues Band
Sammo Hung Kam-Bo: 1952 (is 57 in 2009, 58 in 2010)
Actor, Martial Law's Sammo Law; movies: Enter the Dragon, Shanghai Express, Thunderbolt, Mr. Nice Guy, etc. al.
Linda Kozlowski: 1958 (is 51 in 2009, 52 in 2010)
Movie Actress, Paul Hogan's wife
Valery Kubasov: 1935 (is 74 in 2009, 75 in 2010)
Cosmonaut, Russian
Alena LeBerger: 2002 (is 7 in 2009, 8 in 2010)
Actress, Reba's Baby Elizabeth Montgomery
Gabrielle LeBerger: 2002 (is 7 in 2009, 8 in 2010)
Actress, Reba's Baby Elizabeth Montgomery
Earl Wilber Force "Wire" Lindo: 1953 (is 56 in 2009, 57 in 2010)
Reggae Musician, Jamaican, of Bob Marley & the Wailers
Kenny Loggins: 1948 (is 61 in 2009, 62 in 2010)
Rock & Roll Singer, Songwriter, Music Producer, Roman Catholic, Guitarist, b. in Everett, WA; of Loggins & Messina; solo; RFN:Kenneth Clarke; some say '47 or Jan 17
David Marciano: 1960 (is 49 in 2009, 50 in 2010)
TV Actor, Due South's det. Ray Vecchio
Mike McGear: 1944 (is 65 in 2009, 66 in 2010)
Singer, Songwriter, English, RLN:McCartney, Paul's step-brother; of The Scaffold; b. Jan 6?
Terry Moore: 1929 (is 80 in 2009, 81 in 2010)
Actress, RN:Helen Koford
Max Morrow: 1991 (is 18 in 2009, 19 in 2010)
Actor
David Lee Murphy: 1959 (is 50 in 2009, 51 in 2010)
Country/Western Performer
John Ondrasik: 1965 (is 44 in 2009, 45 in 2010)
Singer, Songwriter, of Five for Fighting
John Christopher Parry: 1949 (is 60 in 2009, 61 in 2010)
Rock & Roll Musician, of The Cure
Kevin Rahm: 1971 (is 38 in 2009, 39 in 2010)
Actor, Judging Amy's Kyle McCarty
Paul Revere: 1938 (is 71 in 2009, 72 in 2010)
Rock & Roll Singer, Keyboardist, Pianist, b. in Boise, ID; RN: Revere Dick; leader of Paul Revere & the Raiders, Mark Lindsay was the singer; some say 1942 or 1946
Donna Rice: 1958 (is 51 in 2009, 52 in 2010)
Actress, Mistress, Model
John Rich: 1974 (is 35 in 2009, 36 in 2010)
Country/Western Performer, of Lonestar
Robert Richard: 1983 (is 26 in 2009, 27 in 2010)
Actor
Ryder Robinson: 2004 (is 5 in 2009, 6 in 2010)
Celebrity Son, Kate Hudson and Chris's son, Goldie Hawn's grandson
Sarah Maria Taylor: 1974 (is 35 in 2009, 36 in 2010)
Singer, Carly Simon & James' daughter
Esta Terblanche: 1977 (is 32 in 2009, 33 in 2010)
Soap Actress, All My Children's Gillian Andrassy
Hallie Todd: 1962 (is 47 in 2009, 48 in 2010)
Actress
Tierre Turner: 1960 (is 49 in 2009, 50 in 2010)
TV Actor, Cop & the Kid, Waverly Wonders; Dave's son
Kathy Valentine: 1959 (is 50 in 2009, 51 in 2010)
Rock & Roll Bassist, Rock & Roll Singer, of The Go-Gos; solo
Jann S. Wenner: 1946 (is 63 in 2009, 64 in 2010)
HALL OF FAMER, Publisher, Journalist, Editor, Rolling Stone; some say 1947
Jim West: 1941 (is 68 in 2009, 69 in 2010)
Singer, aka James; of The Innocents
Leona Williams: 1943 (is 66 in 2009, 67 in 2010)
Country Singer, Songwriter, Loretta Lynn's Band
Eldee Young: 1936 (is 73 in 2009, 74 in 2010)
Cellist, Bassist, of Holt Unlimited, Ramsey Lewis Trio
Jim Zippo: yr unknown
Radio Disc Jock, Novelty Singer, of Zippo in the Morning

People on January 7th: birth anniversaries

Charles Samuel Addams: 1912=d.Sep 29, 1988 (was 76)
ComicStrip Cartoonist, Macabre cartoons, Addams Family
Henry "Red" Allen: 1908=d.Apr 17, 1967 (was 59)
Jazz Trumpeter, Singer
Art Baker: 1898=d.Aug 26, 1966 (was 68)
TV Host, You Asked For It (50s)
Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy: 1966=d.Jul 16, 1999 (was 33)
Celebrity Spouse, John Kennedy Jr.'s wife
Elizabeth Cotton: 1892?=d.????
Blues Singer; some say b. Jan 1, 1893
Eliot Daniel: 1908=d.Dec 6, 1997 (was 89)
Composer, the I Love Lucy TV theme song
Francis De Wolff: 1913=d.1984
Movie Actor, English, From Russia With Love
Millard Fillmore: 1800=d.Mar 8, 1874 (was 74)
President/V.Prez, b. in Summerhill, NY; 12th U.S. Vice President; 13th U.S. President 1850-53
Sir Sandford Fleming: 1827=d.Jul 22, 1915 (was 88)
Engineer, divided world into time zones; he forgot to add the VCR Time Zone, where it's always 12 O'Clock!
Vincent Gardenia: 1922=d.Dec 9, 1992 (was 70)
TV/Movie/Stage Actor, Italian, RLN:Scognamiglio; All in the Family's Frank Lorenzio, Breaking Away's Ray, Moonstruck
Douglas Kiker: 1930=d.Aug 14, 1991 (was 61)
Newsperson, Correspondent, Novelist, Journalist, NBC News
Butterfly McQueen: 1911=d.Dec 22, 1995 (was 84)
Actress, b. in Tampa, Fla.; RFN:Thelma; 30-40s; Gone With the Wind, Beulah's Oriole; some say b. Jan 8
Jacques Etienne Montgolfier: 1745=d.Aug 2, 1799 (was 54)
Inventor, Balloonist; Joseph's brother; b. Jan 6?; he made the first successful flight in a hot-air balloon.
Alan Napier: 1903=d.Aug 8, 1988 (was 85)
TV/Movie Actor, English, Batman's butler Alfred Pennyworth, 40-50s film butler
Charles Peguy-French: 1873=d.Sep 5, 1914 (was 41)
Poet, Writer
Francis Jean Marcel Poulenc: 1889=d.Jan 30, 1963 (was 74)
Composer, French
Chano Pozo: 1915=d.Dec 2, 1948 (was 33)
Drummer, Dancer, Singer, Composer, Bongo and Conga
Jean-Pierre Rampal: 1922=d.May 20, 2000 (was 78)
Flutist, French
Diane Rousseau: 1937=d.May 6, 2002 (was 65)
Actress
Saint Bernadette Of Lourdes: 1844=d.Apr 16, 1879 (was 35)
Religionist, French, RN: Bernadette Soubirous; a nun who described seeing visions of the Virgin Mary at Lourdes, d. in Nevers, France.
Danny Williams: 1942=d.Dec 6, 2005 (was 63)
Singer, South African, White On White; Karate instructor
Sam Woodyard: 1925=d.1988
Jazz Performer, Drummer, of Duke Ellington band
Adolph Zukor: 1873=d.Jun 10, 1976 (was 103)
Movie Producer, Film Executive, Fur Trader; founder of the Paramount movie empire

People on January 7th: death anniversaries

Margaret Anglin: 1958 (was 81)/b.Apr 3, 1876
Actress, Canadian
Owen Bradley: 1998 (was 82)/b.Oct 21, 1915
Music Producer, Bandleader, Musician, Arranger, Pianist, Studio Owner; had Quintet; produced hits by Patsy Cline and Loretta Lynn and was credited with making Nashville the mecca of country music.
James Carr: 2001 (was 58)/b.Jun 13, 1942
Gospel Singer, Soul Singer
Catherine Of Aragon: 1536 (was 50)/b.Dec 16, 1485
Queen, Spanish, 1st wife of Henry VIII
Cyril Davies: 1964/b.1932
Banjoist, Blues Harmonicaist, Bandleader, British, NN:Squirell
Emperor Hirohito Michi-No-Mi Ya: 1989 (was 87)/b.Apr 29, 1901
King, of Japan 1926-89; he was succeeded by his son, Crown Prince Akihito.
Johnny Guarnieri: 1985 (was 67)/b.Mar 23, 1917
Bandleader, Jazz Pianist, Composer, of Morey Amsterdam Show & the Gulf Show; of Benny Goodman & Artie Shaw bands
Lou Henry Hoover: 1944 (was 68)/b.Mar 29, 1875
First Lady, Herbert J.'s wife
Trevor Howard: 1988 (was 71)/b.Sep 29, 1916
TV/Movie/Stage Actor, English, over 80 films such as Mutiny On The Bounty, Superman and Gandhi
Richard Hunt: 1992 (was 40)/b.yr unknown
Puppeteer, Scooter, grumpy Statler, Janice, other Sesame Street muppets
Dick Kollmar: 1971 (was 60)/b.Dec 31, 1910
Actor, Producer, TV Host, Game Show Host, Dorothy Kilgallen's hubby
Don Martin: 2000 (was 68)/b.May 18, 1931
ComicStrip Cartoonist, MAD's maddest cartoonist; longtime Mad magazine cartoonist who drew an assortment of wild-haired characters, punctuating the grotesque action with wacky words like SPLOP! and POIT!!; later worked at Cracked in 1987
Bob McFadden: 2000 (was 76)/b.Jan 19, 1923
Singer, Actor, television commercial voiceover actor best known as the parrot's voice for Whisk commercials in the 1970s; also providing voices for commercials for Frankenberry cereal and Pepperidge Farm foods, among others; voiced number of comedy albums including a spoof on the Kennedy family in the white house called "The First Family", also "The Mummy" with Rod McKuen as Dor
Pope Innocent X: 1655 (was 80)/b.May 7, 1574
Clergyman, from 1644-55
Joseph "Joe" Robbie: 1990 (was 73)/b.Jul 7, 1916
Sportsfigure, Attorney/Lawyer, Executive, Miami Dolphins founder, owner, & exec
Avery Schreiber: 2002 (was 66)/b.Apr 9, 1935
Actor, Comedian, b. in Chicago; My Mother the Car's Capt. Mancini, of (Jack) Burns & Schreiber team, Sha Na Na reg, Wake Rattle & Roll's Grandpa Quirk
Sarah Selby: 1980 (was 74)/b.Aug 30, 1905
Actress, Father Knows Best's Miss Thomas, Gunsmoke's Ma Smalley (boardhouse mgr.)
Nikola Tesla: 1943 (was 86)/b.Jul 10, 1856
Physicist, Inventor, Engineer, Hungarian, Austrian, electrical; born at the stroke of midnight; developed alternating current
Ingrid Thulin: 2004 (was 76)/b.Jan 27, 1927
Movie Actress, Swedish, Moses-The Lawgiver
Carl White: 1980 (was 47)/b.Jun 21, 1932
Singer, The Rivingtons

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