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Today In History Basic Datebook-January 24th

For The Weekday Of: Saturday in 2009, Sunday in 2010
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People on January 24th: birthdates

Tatyana M. Ali: 1979 (is 30 in 2009, 31 in 2010)
TV Actress, Rhythm and Blues Singer, Sesame Street, Fresh Prince of Bel Air's Ashley Banks/ Little Cousin, Young & The Restless' Roxanne
Daniel Auteuil: 1950 (is 59 in 2009, 60 in 2010)
Actor
Taylor Barrett: 1989 (is 20 in 2009, 21 in 2010)
Celebrity Daughter, Anne Schedeen & Chris's daughter
Mischa Barton: 1986 (is 23 in 2009, 24 in 2010)
Actress, Once and Again's Katie Singer, The O.C.'s Marissa Cooper
Ernest Borgnine: 1917 (is 92 in 2009, 93 in 2010)
TV/Movie Actor, b. in Hamden, Conn.; RN:Ernes Effron Borgnino; McHale's Navy's Lt. Cmdr. Quinton McHale, Airwolf's Dominic Santini, The Single Guy's Manny; Ethel Merman's ex-
Kyle Brandt: 1979 (is 30 in 2009, 31 in 2010)
Soap Actor, Days of Our Lives' Philip Kiriakis
Pat "Sleepy" Brown: 1970 (is 39 in 2009, 40 in 2010)
Rhythm and Blues Singer, of Society of Soul
Sleepy Brown: 1970 (is 39 in 2009, 40 in 2010)
Rhythm and Blues Singer, of Society of Soul
Ezekiel Carey: 1933 (is 76 in 2009, 77 in 2010)
Soul Singer, of The Flamingos
Tonya Crowe: 1971 (is 38 in 2009, 39 in 2010)
TV Actress, Knots Landing's Olivia Cunningham
Michael Des Barres: 1948 (is 61 in 2009, 62 in 2010)
TV Actor, Songwriter, Screen/Scriptwriter, Singer, New WKRP in Cincinnatti's Jack Allen, MacGyver's evil Murdoc, Roseanne; Pamela's ex-
Neil Diamond: 1941 (is 68 in 2009, 69 in 2010)
Adult Contempo Singer, Guitarist, Songwriter, Composer, Jewish, b. in Brooklyn, N.Y.; spanned 4 decades with hits and over 14 gold albums
Talia Claire Dolby: 1993 (is 16 in 2009, 17 in 2010)
Celebrity Daughter, Kathleen Beller & Thomas' girl
Frank J. Galasso: 1985 (is 24 in 2009, 25 in 2010)
TV Actor, Hudson Street's Mickey Canetti
Leonard Goldberg: 1934 (is 75 in 2009, 76 in 2010)
TV Producer, co-produced with Aaron Spelling; Charlie's Angels, Hart to Hart
Ed Helms: 1974 (is 35 in 2009, 36 in 2010)
Actor
Becky Hobbs: 1950 (is 59 in 2009, 60 in 2010)
Country Singer
Julian "Jools" Holland: 1955 (is 54 in 2009, 55 in 2010)?
Rock & Roll Keyboardist, British, of Squeeze; AP says b. 1958; some say b. Jan 24, 1958 (is 51 in 2009)
Marvin Kaplan: 1927 (is 82 in 2009, 83 in 2010)
TV/Movie Actor, Cartoon Voicist, Meet Millie's Alfred Prinzmetal, Top Cat's Choo Choo, Alice's Henry, On The Air's Dwight McGonigle
Doug Kershaw: 1936 (is 73 in 2009, 74 in 2010)
Fiddler, Songwriter, The Ragin' Cagin' plays 20 instruments including the electric fiddle
Nastassia Kinski: 1959 (is 50 in 2009, 51 in 2010)
Movie Actress, German, b. in Berlin; Tess, Cat People, One From The Heart, Father's Day; RN:Nastassja Naksyznyski; some say 1961
Phil Lamarr: 1967 (is 42 in 2009, 43 in 2010)
Actor, Comedian, MAD TV, Futurama's Hermes Conrad
Matthew Lillard: 1970 (is 39 in 2009, 40 in 2010)
Movie Actor, Scream, Scooby Doo movies 2002 and 04, Without a Paddle
Jerry Maren: 1919 (is 90 in 2009, 91 in 2010)
TV/Movie Actor, 4'3" played Buster Brown, original Oscar Mayer Wiener, Mayor McCheese, Wizard of Oz's lollipop kid, Gong Show's bad performer confetti showerer
Brian Matthews: 1953 (is 56 in 2009, 57 in 2010)
Actor
Merrilee McCommas: 1971 (is 38 in 2009, 39 in 2010)
Actress, of Family Law
Aaron Neville: 1941 (is 68 in 2009, 69 in 2010)
Rhythm and Blues Singer, Keyboardist, Songwriter, b. in New Orleans, LA; of The Neville Brothers
Michael Ontkean: 1946 (is 63 in 2009, 64 in 2010)
TV/Movie Actor, Canadian, b. in Vancouver, B.C.; The Rookies' Off. Willie Gillis, Twin Peaks' Sheriff Harry S. Truman
Theopolis Peoples: 1961 (is 48 in 2009, 49 in 2010)
Rhythm and Blues Singer
Saalman Raelyn: 1971 (is 38 in 2009, 39 in 2010)
Actress
Keech Rainwater: 1963 (is 46 in 2009, 47 in 2010)
Country/Western Performer, of Lonestar
Mary Lou Retton: 1968 (is 41 in 2009, 42 in 2010)
Olympic Athlete, Gymnast, Actress, won gold medal in women's All-Around at the 1984 Olympics, also won 2 silvers and 2 bronzes. Mary Lou was the first gymnast to be voted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame.
Oral Roberts: 1918 (is 91 in 2009, 92 in 2010)
Evangelist, Publisher, b. nr. Ada, Okla.; RFN:Granville
Stephanie Romanov: 1969 (is 40 in 2009, 41 in 2010)
TV Actress, Models Inc.'s Teri Spencer who got killed, then Monique
Jim Rutledge: 1947 (is 62 in 2009, 63 in 2010)
Singer, Songwriter, lead of Bloodrock
Jack Scott: 1936 (is 73 in 2009, 74 in 2010)
Country-Rock Performer, Songwriter, Singer/Guitarist, Canadian, RN:Jack Scafone Jr.
Yakov Smirnoff: 1951 (is 58 in 2009, 59 in 2010)
Comedian, Actor, Russian, b. in Odessa; What a Country!'s Nicolai Rostopovich
Ashley Jade Stern: 1993 (is 16 in 2009, 17 in 2010)
Celebrity Daughter, Alison & Howard's girl
Ray Stevens: 1939 (is 70 in 2009, 71 in 2010)
Country Singer, Music Producer, Songwriter, Pianist, Comedian, Actor, b. in Clarksdale, GA; own TV show; #1 novelty singer of the rock era; Andy Williams Show reg; Ahab the Arab, The Streak, Santa Claus is Watching You, & Jeremiah Peabody's Poly Unsaturated Quick Dissolving Fast Acting Pleasant Tasting Green and Purple Pills; RN:Harold Ray Ragsdale; many say b. 1941
Maria Tallchief: 1925 (is 84 in 2009, 85 in 2010)
Ballerina
Matthew Wilder: 1953 (is 56 in 2009, 57 in 2010)
Pop Singer, Break My Stride one-hit wonder

People on January 24th: birth anniversaries

Clyde Adler: 1926=d.Sep 4, 1993 (was 67)
Entertainment Figure, voice of White Fang and Black Tooth on the Soupy Sales show
Joe Albany: 1924=d.Jan 12, 1988 (was 63)
Pianist, Songwriter
Harold Babcock: 1882=d.Apr 8, 1968 (was 86)
Astronomer, with his son Horace Welcome Babcock invented (1951) the solar magnetograph, an instrument allowing detailed observation of the Sun's magnetic field.
John Belushi: 1949=d.Mar 5, 1982 (was 33)
Comedian, TV/Movie Actor, Blues Singer, b. in Wheaton, IL; Chicago's Second City Troupe, Lemmings, Saturday Night Live's Blues Brother Jake, Samarai, The Bees (he hated it), & reg 1975-79; Animal House's Bluto, 1941, Continental Divide, Neighbors; Jim's brother; d. of a drug overdose in Hollywood
Muzio Clementi: 1752=d.Mar 10, 1832 (was 80)
Pianist, Songwriter
Carlo Farinelli: 1705=d.Jul 15, 1782 (was 77)
Opera Soprano, Italian, castrated to preserve the high tones in his voice
Jimmy Forrest: 1920=d.Aug 26, 1980 (was 60)
Tenor-sax, Bandleader
Frederick The Great: 1712=d.1786
General, Prussian king 1740-86
Mark Goodson: 1915=d.Dec 18, 1992 (was 77)
HALL OF FAMER, TV Producer, Game Shows; over 10,000 hours incl What's My Line?, Price Is Right, Match Game, To Tell The Truth, Password, Family Feud, Concentration, I've Got a Secret; with Bill Todman partner
Walter Jr. Haas: 1916=d.Sep 20, 1995 (was 79)
Sports Owner, Businessperson, Executive, Levi Strauss heir who owned the Oakland Athletics for 15 years, including three pennant-winning seasons; ex-head of Levi-Strauss company
Ernst Heinrich Heinkel: 1888=d.Jan 30, 1958 (was 70)
Inventor, German, first rocket-powered aircraft
William Hudson: 1925=d.Apr 5, 1974 (was 49)
Actor, I Led 3 Lives' spcl agent Mike Andrews
Bernard Kroger: 1860=d.????
Businessperson, founded Kroger grocery store chain
J. Howard Marshall: 1905=d.Aug 4, 1995 (was 90)
Celebrity Spouse, Zillionaire, oil tycoon who helped build Coastal Corp. and Union Texas Petroleum, and married model Anna Nicole Smith
Robert Motherwell: 1915=d.Jul 16, 1991 (was 76)
Painter, abstract expressionist movement founder
Avery Parrish: 1917=d.Dec, 1959 (was 42)
Pianist, Songwriter
Sydney Pepple: 1910=d.Oct 20, 1993 (was 83)
Cartoon Voicist, Singer, Movie/Stage/Radio Actor, Bambi voicist
Henry Raymond: 1820=d.Jun 18, 1869 (was 49)
Journalist, Politician, co-founded the New York Times with George Jones
Michel Serrault: 1928=d.Jul 29, 2007 (was 79)
Movie Actor, La cage aux folles
Sharon Tate: 1943=d.Aug 9, 1969 (was 26)
TV Actress, b. in Dallas; The Beverly Hillbillies' Janet Trego; Roman Polanski's ex-; murdered by Charles Manson followers
Ann Todd: 1909=d.May 6, 1993 (was 84)
TV/Movie/Stage Actress, English
Gottfried Von Einem: 1918=d.1996
Composer
Edith Newbold Wharton: 1862=d.Aug 11, 1937 (was 75)
Novelist, Poet, Short Story Writer, Critic, American, nee Jones
Estelle Winwood: 1883=d.Jun 20, 1984 (was 101)
TV/Movie/Stage Actress, Comedienne, English, RLN:Goodwin; Miracle On 34th Street
Jean R. Yawkey: 1909=d.Feb 26, 1992 (was 83)
HALL OF FAMER, Sportsfigure, Philanthropist, owner Boston Red Sox
Warren Zevon: 1947=d.Sep 7, 2003 (was 56)
Singer, Songwriter, Pianist, Keyboardist, Guitarist, b. in Chicago; Producer; Werewolves of London

People on January 24th: death anniversaries

Gene Austin: 1972 (was 71)/b.Jun 24, 1900
Pop Singer, Country Singer, Movie Actor, Baritone, Songwriter, Pianist
Madge Bellamy: 1990 (was 89)/b.Jun 30, 1900
Movie Actress, White Zombie
Walter Jr. Bishop: 1998 (was 70)/b.Oct 4, 1927
Jazz Pianist, played with Art Blakey, Charlie Parker, and Miles Davis
Ted Bundy: 1989 (was 42)/b.Nov 24, 1946
Outlaw, Serial killer; Zapped in Florida's Electric Chair for the 1978 kidnap-murder of one of his victims, 12-year-old Kimberly Leach.
Caligula: 41A.D. (was 28)/b.Aug 31, 12A.D.
King, Roman emperor 37-41; RN:Gaius Caesar Augustus Germanicus; Caesar's Grandson
Lord Randolph Henry Spencer Churchill: 1895 (was 45)/b.Feb 13, 1849
Politician, English, Winston's dad
Sir Winston Churchill: 1965 (was 90)/b.Nov 30, 1874
Author, Statesman, Prime Minister, English, b. at Blenheim Palace; MN:Leonard Spencer; Brit PM (1940-45, 1951-55, Nobel 1953); died in London
David Cole: 1995 (was 32)/b.Jun 23, 1962
Pop Musician, Music Producer, C+C Music Factory
Jerome Cowan: 1972 (was 74)/b.Oct 6, 1897
Movie Actor, of Tab Hunter Show, Blondie's Dagwood's Boss Mr. Dithers
George Cukor: 1983 (was 83)/b.Jul 7, 1899
Movie Director, Gay, b. in New York City; My Fair Lady, A Star Is Born, Dinner At Eight, Little Women
Jerry Damon: 1979 (was 51)/b.1927
Comedian, That Was the Week That Was reg
Ken Darby: 1992 (was 82)/b.May 13, 1909
Composer, He adapted music for such films a "The King and I" and "Camelot," winning three Academy Awards. He also wrote the Elvis Presley hit "Love Me Tender."
Rebecca Felton: 1930 (was 94)/b.Jun 10, 1835
Author, Senator, Commentator, 1st woman senator
Larry Fine: 1975 (was 72)/b.Oct 5, 1902
Movie Actor, Comedian, Violinist, RFN:Louis Feinberg; The Three Stooges' Larry 1928-end; not 1911
Otto Harbach: 1963 (was 89)/b.Aug 18, 1873
Composer, Lyricist, Librettist; "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes"
L. Ron Hubbard: 1986 (was 74)/b.Mar 13, 1911
Author, Philosopher, Educator, Explorer, Artist, Composer, Humanitarian; Administrator; Scriptwriter; Church of Scientology scientologist founder; Dianetics (Read it!) (as if!); RFMN:Lafayette Ronald
Harold "Shot" Jackson: 1991 (was 70)/b.Sep 4, 1920
Country Musician
Charles Glenn King: 1988 (was 91)/b.Oct 22, 1896
Biochemist, discovered vitamin C
Gordon MacRae: 1986 (was 64)/b.Mar 12, 1921
Baritone, Movie Actor, Singer, Oklahoma!, Carousel; Shiela's hubby, Meredith's dad
Thurgood Marshall: 1993 (was 84)/b.Jul 2, 1908
Supreme Court Justice, the first black appointed to Supreme Court 1967-91
George McCrae: 1986 (was 41)/b.Oct 19, 1944
Rhythm and Blues Singer, Rock Your Baby; some say b. 1941
Jay Monahan: 1998 (was 42)/b.Jan 9, 1956
Celebrity Spouse, Katie Couric's hubby
J. Carroll Naish: 1973 (was 73)/b.Jan 21, 1900?
TV/Movie/Stage/Radio Actor, Life with Luigi's Luigi Basco, Adventures of Charlie Chan star; some say b. Jan 21, 1897, or b. Jan 21, 1907
Bob Russell: 1998 (was 90)/b.Jan 1, 1908
Game Show Host, Name That Tune co-creator and Miss America TV Extravaganza
James "Shep" Sheppard: 1970 (was 34)/b.Sep 24, 1935
Musician, of Shep & the Limelights, of The Heartbeats
Gasparo Spontini: 1851 (was 76)/b.Nov 14, 1774
Composer
Justin Tubb: 1998 (was 62)/b.Aug 20, 1935
Country Singer, Songwriter, b. in San Antonio, TX; Grand Ole Opry reg; Ernest's son
Friedrich von Flotow: 1883 (was 70)/b.Apr 26, 1812
Composer, German
Horace Wells: 1848 (was 33)/b.Jan 21, 1815
Dentist, pioneer in use of medical anethesia.
Sir Alfred Yarrow: 1932 (was 90)/b.yr unknown
Inventor, the steamboat shipbuilder and inventor

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