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Today In History Basic Datebook-January 18th

For The Weekday Of: Sunday in 2009, Monday in 2010
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People on January 18th: birthdates

Alison Arngrim: 1962 (is 47 in 2009, 48 in 2010)
Actress, Little House's Nellie Oleson Dalton; Stefan's sis
Dave Attell: 1965 (is 44 in 2009, 45 in 2010)
Comedian, Insomniac
Tom Bailey: 1957 (is 52 in 2009, 53 in 2010)
New Wave Keybordist, New Wave Singer, Synthesizer, Pianist, English, of The Thompson Twins; some say 1956 or June 18
Jordan Baker: yr unknown
Soap Actress, Another World's Brianne Hunt, As the World Turns' Betsy Andropoulos, Passions' Charlene (Charlie)
Boris's Son Becker: 1994 (is 15 in 2009, 16 in 2010)
Celebrity Son, Barbara & Boris' son
Isabel Ira Ashley Bening-Beatty: 1997 (is 12 in 2009, 13 in 2010)
Celebrity Daughter, Annette and Warren's daughter
John Boorman: 1933 (is 76 in 2009, 77 in 2010)
Movie Director, English, Exorcist II, Deliverance, Zardoz
Brandy Brown: 1975 (is 34 in 2009, 35 in 2010)
Celebrity Daughter, Roseanne Arnold's daughter
Brandy Lashea Brown: 1976 (is 33 in 2009, 34 in 2010)
Pop Singer, Soap Actress, of Mickey Mouse Club 90s, Another World's Angela Corelli
Christian Burns: 1973 (is 36 in 2009, 37 in 2010)
Singer, of BBMak
Mark Collie: 1956 (is 53 in 2009, 54 in 2010)
Country Singer
Kevin Costner: 1955 (is 54 in 2009, 55 in 2010)
Movie Actor, Movie Producer/Director, b. in Lynwood, CA; The Big Chill, Silverado, Untouchables, Bull Durham, Field of Dreams, Dances with Wolves, Robin Hood the Prince of Thieves, JFK, Bodyguard, Waterworld, Tin Cup, The Postman, Message in a Bottle, For the Love of the Game, Thirteen Days, Dragonfly, Open Range, The Upside of Anger, Rumor Has It, The Guardian, Mr. Brooks; Cindy Silva's hubby
D.J. Quik: 1970 (is 39 in 2009, 40 in 2010)
Rap Performer, nephew of Nestle???
Jim Davidson: 1963 (is 46 in 2009, 47 in 2010)
Soap Actor, Guiding Light's Alonzo, Bold & The Beautiful's Johnny
Jonathan Davis: 1971 (is 38 in 2009, 39 in 2010)
Punk Rock Performer, of Korn
Ray Dolby: 1933 (is 76 in 2009, 77 in 2010)
Inventor, Physicist, Engineer, Dolby Noise Reduction Systems A,B,C,HX Pro, 4-channel surround system, 6-track SRD
Luke Edwards: 1969 (is 40 in 2009, 41 in 2010)
Rock & Roll Guitarist, of Animal Bag, Newsies, Tater
Bobby Goldsboro: 1941 (is 68 in 2009, 69 in 2010)
Songwriter, Adult Contempo Singer, Music Producer, Variety Show Host, Guitarist, b. in Marianne, FL; Bobby Goldsboro Show
Dave Greenslade: 1943 (is 66 in 2009, 67 in 2010)
Jazz Musician, Keyboardist, British, of Colosseum, Chris Farlowe Band
Jeremy Healey: 1962 (is 47 in 2009, 48 in 2010)
Hip-Pop Musician, of Haysi Fantayzee, E-Zee Possee; Shiny Shiny
Jane Horrocks: 1964 (is 45 in 2009, 46 in 2010)
Actress, AbFab, Little Voice
Brett Hudson: 1953 (is 56 in 2009, 57 in 2010)
Comedian, Singer, Musician, of The Hudson Brothers with bros Mark & Bill
John Hughes: 1950 (is 59 in 2009, 60 in 2010)
Movie Producer/Director, Screen/Scriptwriter, Home Alone 1 & 2, Mr. Mom, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Nat'l Lampoon's Xmas Vacation, Uncle Buck, Breakfast Club, 16 Candles, Weird Science
Irene Kral: 1932 (is 77 in 2009, 78 in 2010)
Jazz Singer
David Lago: 1979 (is 30 in 2009, 31 in 2010)
Soap Actor, Young and the Restless' Raul Guittierez
Jesse L. Martin: 1969 (is 40 in 2009, 41 in 2010)
Actor, Ally McBeal's Dr. Greg Butters, Law and Order's Det. Ed Green
Beckett Taylor McDowell: 2004 (is 5 in 2009, 6 in 2010)
Celebrity Son, Kelley and Malcolm's son
Samantha Mumba: 1983 (is 26 in 2009, 27 in 2010)
Pop Singer
Orion Christopher Noth: 2008 (is 1 in 2009, 2 in 2010)
Celebrity Son, Tara Wilson and Chris's son
Devon Odessa: 1974 (is 35 in 2009, 36 in 2010)
TV Actress, My So Called Life's Sharon Cherski
Bob Rosenberg: 1959 (is 50 in 2009, 51 in 2010)
Rhythm and Blues Singer, Songwriter, Keyboardist, Drummer, of Will To Power
Jason Segel: 1979 (is 30 in 2009, 31 in 2010)
Actor, Freaks and Geeks' Nick Andopolis, How I Met Your Mother's Marshall Eriksen, Forgetting Sarah Marshall
"Legs" Larry Smith: 1944 (is 65 in 2009, 66 in 2010)
Novelty Performer, Drummer, Musician, of The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band
Don Thompson: 1940 (is 69 in 2009, 70 in 2010)
Bassist, Pianist, Canadian
Ted Waitt: 1963 (is 46 in 2009, 47 in 2010)
Businessperson, Gateway Computer founder

People on January 18th: birth anniversaries

Bob Bell: 1922=d.Dec 8, 1997 (was 75)
Clown, played Bozo The Clown for 25 years on Chicago's WGN-TV
Norman Chaney: 1918=d.May 3, 1936 (was 18)?
Movie Actor, Our Gang's Joe "Chubby" Cobb; some say d. May 29, 1936 (was 18)
Joseph Farwell Glidden: 1813=d.Oct 9, 1906 (was 93)
Inventor, invented the first commercially useable barbed wire
Cary Grant: 1904=d.Nov 29, 1986 (was 82)
Movie Actor, English, b. in Bristol; RN:Alexander Archibald Leach; Dyan Cannon's, then Barbara Harris' hubby; Bringing Up Baby, The Philadelphia Story, To Catch a Thief, North by Northwest; wed 5x's; d. in Davenport, Iowa
Oliver Hardy: 1892=d.Aug 7, 1957 (was 65)
Comedian, Movie Actor, b. in Harlem, GA; MN:Norvell; NN:Babe; of Laurel & Hardy
Danny Kaye: 1913=d.Mar 3, 1987 (was 74)
Actor, Comedian, Variety Show Host, Singer, b. in Brooklyn; NN:Rubber Face; RN:David Daniel Kominsky; Danny Kaye Show host; Sylvia Fine's hubby
Charles John Kean: 1811=d.Jan 22, 1868 (was 57)
Stage Actor, Irish, theater manager
A. A. Milne: 1882=d.Jan 31, 1956 (was 74)
Children's Author, English, RFN:Alan Alexander; Winnie The Pooh stories
Constance Moore: 1921=d.Sep 16, 2005 (was 84)
Movie Actress, Singer
Sid Newman: 1920=d.Apr 10, 2001 (was 81)
Actor, Larry Sanders Show's Sid, Seinfeld's old man
Arthur Ransome: 1884=d.Jun 3, 1967 (was 83)
Author, Poet
Peter Mark Roget: 1779=d.Sep 12, 1869 (was 90)
Physician, Lexicographer, English, created his Thesaurus of English Words & Phrases (1852), invented Slide Rule, and pocket chessboard; d. Sep 17?
David Ruffin: 1941=d.Jun 1, 1991 (was 50)
HALL OF FAMER, Rhythm and Blues Singer, Baritone, b. in Meridan, MS; of The Temptations, soloist; RFN:Eli; died from an accidental drug overdose after visiting a crack cocaine house in Philadelphia. Michael Jackson would later offer to pick up the funeral tab.
Sir Thomas Sopwith: 1888=d.Jan 27, 1989 (was 101)
Aviator, Engineer, British, Genius of flight, designed WWI Sopwith Camel plane that shot down the most enemy aircraft including The Red Baron, Hawker Aircraft founder; Snoopy flew one of these
Dr. Thomas A. Watson: 1854=d.Dec 13, 1934 (was 80)
Engineer, MN:Augustus; Alexander Graham Bell's assistant
Daniel Webster: 1782=d.Oct 24, 1852 (was 70)
Statesman, Attorney/Lawyer, Orator, b. in Salisbury, NH; secretary of state
Dr. Daniel Hale Williams: 1858?=d.Aug 4, 1931
Educator, Surgeon, performed the first open heart operation; some say b. Jan 19, 1856

People on January 18th: death anniversaries

Harry Antrim: 1967 (was 82)/b.Aug 27, 1884
Actor, Miracle on 34th Street
Mel Appleby: 1990 (was 23)/b.Jul 11, 1966
Singer, British, of Mel and Kim
Sir Cecil Beaton: 1980 (was 76)/b.Jan 14, 1904
Photographer, Designer, English, royal family photographer
Lamont Bentley: 2005 (was 31)/b.Oct 25, 1973
Actor, Moesha's Hakeem Campbell
Carl Betz: 1978 (was 57)/b.Mar 9, 1920
TV Actor, Donna Reed Show's Dr. Alex Stone, Judd for the Defense's Clinton Judd; some say 1921 or d. 1-19
Wilfrid Brambell: 1985 (was 72)/b.Mar 22, 1912
TV Actor, Irish, Hard Day's Night, Steptoe and Son star in Britian
Thomas "Tom" Dooley: 1961 (was 34)/b.Jan 17, 1927
Scientist, medical missionary
Hamilton Fish: 1991 (was 102)/b.Dec 7, 1888
Congressperson, of NY
Frances Gershwin: 1999 (was 92)/b.Dec 26, 1906
Celebrity Relative, Ira and George's sister
Charlotte Greenwood: 1978 (was 84)/b.Jun 25, 1893
Movie Actress, Singer, Dancer, Comedienne
Eddie Guerin: 1932 (was 74)/b.yr unknown
Outlaw, a pickpocket who escaped from France's Devil's Island
Jester Hairston: 2000 (was 98)/b.Jul 9, 1901
Actor, Composer, Amen's Rolly Forbes, That's My Mama's Wildcat; b. 1909?
John Heathcoat: 1861 (was 77)/b.Aug 7, 1783
Inventor, lace-making machinery
Abram Hewitt: 1903 (was 80)/b.Jul 31, 1822
Industrialist, made 1st steel in the USA; NYC mayor
"Curly" Howard: 1952 (was 48)/b.Oct 22, 1903
Movie Actor, Comedian, NN:Babe; RN:Jerome Lester Horwitz; The Three Stooges' Curly 1932-47; Moe's & Shemp's brother; some say 1906
Lucille Kallen: 1999 (was 76)/b.May 28, 1922
Comedy Writer, the only woman on the team of comedy writers behind Sid Caesar's ``Your Show of Shows''
Rudyard Kipling: 1936 (was 70)/b.Dec 30, 1865
Author, Poet, Novelist, Short Story Writer, India, b. in Bombay; aka Richard; Jungle Book, Ginga Din (Nobel 1907)
Juliette Gordon Law: 1927?/b.Oct 31, 1860
Philanthropist, founded the Girl Guides which became the Girl Scouts of America; some say d. Mar 12, 1912
Trent Lehman: 1982 (was 20)/b.Jul 23, 1961
Actor, Nanny & the Professor's Butch Everett
Ron Luciano: 1995 (was 57)/b.Jun 28, 1937
MLB Player, Author, MLB Umpire, The Umpire Strikes Back, Strike Two, The Fall Of The Roman Umpire
David O. McKay: 1970 (was 96)/b.Sep 8, 1873
Religious Leader, the 9th Mormon President
Lois Nettleton: 2008 (was 80)/b.Aug 16, 1927
Actress, All that Glitters, Centennial, General Hospital's Virginia Benson
Wallace Reid: 1923 (was 31)/b.Apr 15, 1891
Movie Actor, Director, Screen/Scriptwriter
Edmund Clarence Stedman: 1908 (was 74)/b.Oct 8, 1833
Poet, Critic, Editor
Paul Tsongas: 1997 (was 55)/b.Feb 14, 1941
Senator, a twin
John Tyler: 1862 (was 71)/b.Mar 29, 1790
President/V.Prez, b. in Charles City, Va.; 10th U.S. Vice President; 10th U.S. President (1841-1845); d. in Richmond, VA
Alfred Vail: 1859 (was 51)/b.Sep 25, 1807
Inventor, Manufacturer, MN:Lewis; telegraph pioneer and an associate and financial backer of Samuel F.B. Morse in the experimentation that made the telegraph a commercial reality.
Al Waxman: 2001 (was 65)/b.Mar 2, 1935
Actor, Canadian, Cagney & Lacey's Lt. Albert Samuels
Bert Wheeler: 1968 (was 72)/b.Apr 7, 1895
Comedian, RFN:Albert Jerome; Half of the Wheeler & (Robert) Woolsey slapstick comedy team of the 20-30's

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