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Today In History Basic Datebook-January 27th

For The Weekday Of: Tuesday in 2009, Wednesday in 2010
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People on January 27th: birthdates

Mackenzie Lynn Adkins: 1998 (is 11 in 2009, 12 in 2010)
Celebrity Daughter, Trace's daughter
Bobby "Blue" Bland: 1930 (is 79 in 2009, 80 in 2010)
HALL OF FAMER, Gospel Singer, Soul Singer, Blues Singer, Songwriter, RFN:Robert Calvin; of The Beale Streeters; solo
Lisa Cerasoli: 1969 (is 40 in 2009, 41 in 2010)
Soap Actress, General Hospital's Trooper V. Ardanowski
Patti Cohoon: 1959 (is 50 in 2009, 51 in 2010)
Actress, Here Come the Brides, Apple's Way
Kevin Coyne: 1944 (is 65 in 2009, 66 in 2010)
Guitarist, Songwriter, British
James Cromwell: 1942 (is 67 in 2009, 68 in 2010)
Actor, All in the Family's Stretch Cunningham, Hot L Baltimore, Easy Street's Quentin, Nancy Walker Show, Babe, The General's Daughter, The Bachelor, The Green Mile, Snow Falling on Cedars; AP says 1940
Alan Cumming: 1965 (is 44 in 2009, 45 in 2010)
Movie Actor, Cartoon Voicist, GoldenEye, Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion, Spice World, Eyes Wide Shut, Titus, The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas; "God, The Devil, and Bob" voicist, Spy Kids, X2: X-Men United, Son of the Mask, Sweet Land
Kevin Denney: 1976 (is 33 in 2009, 34 in 2010)
Country Singer
Brian Downey: 1951 (is 58 in 2009, 59 in 2010)
Heavy Metal Drummer, Irish, of Thin Lizzy
Miguel Drummond: 1964 (is 45 in 2009, 46 in 2010)
Rock & Roll Singer, Drummer, British, NN:Migi; of Curiosity Killed the Cat
Buddy Emmons: 1937 (is 72 in 2009, 73 in 2010)
Country/Western Performer, Guitarist, Nashville sessionist
Bridget Fonda: 1964 (is 45 in 2009, 46 in 2010)
Movie Actress, It Could Happen To You, Jackie Brown, A Simple Plan, Kiss of the Dragon; Susan Brewer & Peter's daughter, Jane's niece
Anais Gallagher: 2000 (is 9 in 2009, 10 in 2010)
Celebrity Daughter, Meg and Noel's daughter
Carrington Garland: 1964 (is 45 in 2009, 46 in 2010)
Soap Actress, Santa Barbara's Kelly Capwell; Beverly's daughter; she says 1967 but unlikely; Todd Taylor's wife
Janick Gers: 1957 (is 52 in 2009, 53 in 2010)
Heavy Metal Guitarst, of Iron Maiden
Gillian Gilbert: 1961 (is 48 in 2009, 49 in 2010)
New Wave Keybordist, English, of New Order
Bobby Hutcherson: 1941 (is 68 in 2009, 69 in 2010)
Jazz Musician, Vibraphone; Marimba
Seth Justman: 1951 (is 58 in 2009, 59 in 2010)
Rock & Roll Keyboardist, Bass Singer/Basso, Music Producer, Songwriter, of J. Geils Band
Mike Kath: 1968 (is 41 in 2009, 42 in 2010)
Rock & Roll Musician, of Faith No More (sp?)
Sarah Kennedy: yr unknown
Comedienne, Cartoon Voicist, Laugh In reg
Karen Kondazian: yr unknown
Actress
Michael Kulas: 1969 (is 40 in 2009, 41 in 2010)
Rock & Roll Performer, of James
Tracy Lawrence: 1968 (is 41 in 2009, 42 in 2010)
Country Singer/Guitarist, Songwriter
Nicky Berkeley "Nick" Mason: 1945 (is 64 in 2009, 65 in 2010)
HALL OF FAMER, Rock & Roll Performer, Drummer, Singer, Songwriter, English, Original Pink Floyd member
Frank Miller: 1957 (is 52 in 2009, 53 in 2010)
Cartoonist, comicbook writer (Batman-The Dark Knight Returns)
Bob Mintzer: 1953 (is 56 in 2009, 57 in 2010)
Jazz Saxphonist, of the Yellowjackets
Jessica Ann Newton: 1987 (is 22 in 2009, 23 in 2010)
Celebrity Daughter, Juice's daughter; father unknown?
Patton Oswalt: 1969 (is 40 in 2009, 41 in 2010)
TV Actor, King of Queen's Spence Olchin
Mark Owen: 1974 (is 35 in 2009, 36 in 2010)
Pop Singer, British, of Take That
Mike Patton: 1968 (is 41 in 2009, 42 in 2010)
Rock & Roll Singer, lead of Faith No More
Cathy Podewell: 1964 (is 45 in 2009, 46 in 2010)
TV Actress, Dallas' (Mrs. JR) Cally Ewing
Josh Randall: 1972 (is 37 in 2009, 38 in 2010)
Actor, Ed's Michael 'Mike' Burton
John Glover Roberts: 1955 (is 54 in 2009, 55 in 2010)
Judge/Jurist, Chief Justice of the U.S.
Mimi Rogers: 1956 (is 53 in 2009, 54 in 2010)
TV/Movie Actress, Tom Cruise's ex-wife; Paper Dolls, Austin Powers, Lost in Space movie; some say 1952 or '55
Nedra Talley Ross: 1946 (is 63 in 2009, 64 in 2010)
Rhythm and Blues Singer, of The Ronettes
Davetta Sherwood: yr unknown
Soap Actress, Young & The Restless' Lily Winters #4
Jimmie Smith: 1938 (is 71 in 2009, 72 in 2010)
Jazz Performer, Drummer
Susanna Thompson: 1958 (is 51 in 2009, 52 in 2010)
Actress, Once and Again's Karen Sammler
Margo Timmins: 1961 (is 48 in 2009, 49 in 2010)
Modern Rock Singer, of Cowboy Junkies
Tamlyn Tomita: 1966 (is 43 in 2009, 44 in 2010)
TV/Movie Actress, Karate Kid 2, Santa Barbara, General Hospital's Giselle
Tricky: 1968 (is 41 in 2009, 42 in 2010)
Rap Performer
Bronwyn Golden Vance: 2006 (is 3 in 2009, 4 in 2010)
Celebrity Son, Angela Bassett and Courtney's son
Noname Twins Vance: 2006 (is 3 in 2009, 4 in 2010)
Celebrity Son, Celebrity Daughter, Angela Bassett and Courtney Vance's twin boy and girl
Slater Josiah Vance: 2006 (is 3 in 2009, 4 in 2010)
Celebrity Son, Angela Bassett and Courtney's son
Cheryl White Warren: 1955 (is 54 in 2009, 55 in 2010)
Country Singer, Country/Western Performer
John Witherspoon: 1942 (is 67 in 2009, 68 in 2010)
Actor
Richard Young: 1955 (is 54 in 2009, 55 in 2010)
Country Singer, of Kentucky Headhunters

People on January 27th: birth anniversaries

Lewis Carroll: 1832=d.Jan 14, 1898 (was 65)
Author, Mathematician, English, b. in Cheshire; RN:Reverend Charles Lutwidge Dodgson; Alice in Wonderland where he named a cat after his birth city
Joyce Compton: 1907=d.Oct 13, 1997 (was 90)
Movie Actress
Marc Daniels: 1912=d.Apr 23, 1989 (was 77)
Director, I Love Lucy director 1st 38 episodes, also did Star Trek, Hogan's Heroes, & I Married Joan
George Gard "Buddy" DeSylva: 1895?=d.Jul 11, 1950 (was 55)
Lyricist, Songwriter, of the DeSylva, Brown, & Henderson songwriting team; some say b. Jan 27, 1896
Troy Donahue: 1936=d.Sep 2, 2001 (was 65)
Actor, b. in New York City; RN:Merle Johnson Jr.; Surfside Six's Sandy, Hawaiian Eye's Philip
Sir John Carew Eccles: 1903=d.May 2, 1997 (was 94)
Physiologist, Australian, neurologist who won the Nobel Prize for medicine for his work on how nerve cells in the brain transmit impulses
Kim Gardner: 1948=d.Oct 24, 2001 (was 53)
Bassist, English, ex-Byrds
Samuel Gompers: 1850=d.Dec 13, 1924 (was 74)
Social Reformer, Leader, English, American Federation of Labor prez & founder; didn't he found a playroom for little children, you know, Gomper Room? (GROAN)
William Randolph Jr. Hearst: 1908=d.May 14, 1993 (was 85)
Publisher, Editor, Newspapers
"Skitch" Henderson: 1918=d.Oct 31, 2005 (was 87)
Bandleader, Conductor, Pianist, Composer, b. in Halstad, MN; RFMN:Lyle Russell Cedric; on Tonight Show & Steve Allen Show; Faye Emerson's hubby
Elmore James: 1918=d.May 24, 1963 (was 45)
HALL OF FAMER, Blues Singer, Guitarist, Songwriter, King of the Slide Guitar; some say b. Jan 18
Jerome David Kern: 1885=d.Nov 11, 1945 (was 60)
Composer, Lyricist, Songwriter, of Stage; Showboat, Roberta
Tony Martinez: 1920=d.Sep 16, 2002 (was 82)
Actor, Puerto Rican, The Real McCoys's Pepino Garcia
Rudi Maugeri: 1931=d.May 7, 2004 (was 73)
Rhythm and Blues Singer, Canadian, of Crew Cuts
Howard McNear: 1905=d.Jan 3, 1969 (was 63)
TV/Radio Actor, Cartoon Voicist, The Andy Griffith Show's Floyd Lawson, Jetsons voicist, George Gobel Show's Mr. Hamish, Gunsmoke's Doc Adams (radio)
Dmitri I. Mendeleyev: 1834 O.S.=d.Feb 2, 1907
Chemist, Russian, MN:Ivanovich; discovered periodic table of the elements so Tom Lehrer could sing a song about the elements; other style says b. Feb 7, 1834 N.S.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: 1756=d.Dec 5, 1791 (was 35)
Composer, Violinist, Austrian, b. in Salzburg; RN:Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart; a great musical genius; d. in Vienna; Ed and Val named their son after Wolfgang in 1991
Oran Thaddeus "Hot Lips" Page: 1908=d.Nov 5, 1954 (was 46)
Blues-Jazz Performer, Singer, Trumpeter, Bandleader, Reeds
Donna Reed: 1921=d.Jan 14, 1986 (was 64)
TV/Movie Actress, b. in Denison, IA; It's A Wonderful Life, From Here to Eternity, The Donna Reed Show's Donna Stone, Dallas' substitute Miss Ellie Ewing 1984-85; RN:Donna Belle Mullenger; her show sometime's NN'd Mother Knows Best or The Madonna Reed Show (ha ha ha)
Mordecal Richler: 1931=d.Jul 2, 2001 (was 70)
Novelist, Canadian
Hyman George Rickover: 1900=d.Jul 8, 1986 (was 86)
Scientist, Polish, Vice Admirial; Atomic energy expert, NN:Father of the Nuclear Navy; AP gives d. Jul 8, others say Jul 9 but incorrect
David Seville: 1919=d.Jan 16, 1972 (was 52)
Movie Actor, Cartoon Voicist, Composer/Songwriter, Music Producer, Author, b. in Fresno, CA; The Alvin Show's David Seville & the Chipmunks: Theodore, Simon, and... ALLLLL-VINNN!; RN:Ross Bagdasarian; he created the Chipmunks while experimenting with tape recording speeds
Ingrid Thulin: 1927=d.Jan 7, 2004 (was 76)
Movie Actress, Swedish, Moses-The Lawgiver
Benay Venuta: 1911=d.Sep 1, 1995 (was 84)
Actress, b. in San Francisco; RN:Venuta Rose Crooke; Annie Get Your Gun, Call Me Mister
Kaiser II Wilhelm: 1859=d.Jun 4, 1941 (was 82)
King, German emperor (1888-1918)
Kate Wolf: 1942=d.Dec 10, 1986 (was 44)
Country/Western Performer, Singer, Songwriter

People on January 27th: death anniversaries

Claude Akins: 1994 (was 75)/b.May 25, 1918
TV/Movie Actor, Soap Actor, b. in Nelson, GA; Movin' On's Sonny; Nashville 99; B.J. & the Bear & Lobo's Sheriff Elroy P. Lobo; Legmen; 50s & 60s westerns, usually the bad guy; One Life To Live's Marcus; some say 1926
Tige Andrews: 2007 (was 86)/b.Mar 19, 1920
Actor, b. in Brooklyn, NY; The Detectives' Lt. John Russo, The Mod Squad's Capt. Adam Greer; some say b. 1920
John James Audubon: 1851 (was 65)/b.Apr 26, 1785
Author, Painter, Naturalist, Haitian; Ornithologist; painted over 500 paintings of North American birds; b. in Haiti
George Bancroft: 1891 (was 90)/b.Oct 3, 1800
Historian, Author, Father of American History
Peter Bardens: 2002 (was 56)/b.Jun 19, 1945
Pianist, British
Marcheline Bertrand: 2007 (was 56)/b.May 9, 1950
Actress, Jon Voight's wife, Angelina Jolie's mother
James Gillespie Blaine: 1893 (was 62)/b.Jan 31, 1830
Politician, Journalist, the 'Plumed Knight' co-founder of The Republican Party
Nellie Bly: 1922 (was 54)/b.May 5, 1867
Journalist, Civil Rights Leader, RN:Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman; Women's rights; her name became a synonym for female star reporter
Roger Chaffee: 1967 (was 31)/b.Feb 15, 1935
Astronaut, died in Apollo I fire
Robert Christian: 1983 (was 43)/b.Dec 27, 1939
TV/Soap Actor, Another World, Search For Tomorrow
Thomas Crapper: 1910 (was 73)/b.Sep 28, 1836
Inventor, made and sold plumbing supplies
Ed Ford: 1970 (was 82)/b.Jun 13, 1887
Senator, Comedian, Panelist, Can You Top This?
Virgil "Gus" Grissom: 1967 (was 40)/b.Apr 3, 1926
Astronaut, died in Apollo I fire
Oscar Homolka: 1978 (was 79)/b.Aug 12, 1898
Movie/Stage Actor, Austrian, I Remember Mama; some say b. 1903
Mahalia Jackson: 1972 (was 60)/b.Oct 26, 1911
HALL OF FAMER, Gospel Singer, Contralto, b. in New Orleans, LA; Queen of the Gospel Song; some say 1912 or d. Jan 26
Gerald Marks: 1997 (was 96)/b.Oct 13, 1900
Composer, Tin Pan Alley; "All of Me"
Reuben Mattus: 1994 (was 81)/b.Jan 8, 1913
Businessperson, who parlayed the nonsensical name Haagen-Dazs into a multimillion-dollar ice cream fortune
Gene McFadden: 2006 (was 55)/b.1948
Rhythm and Blues Singer, of McFadden & Whitehead
Jack Paar: 2004 (was 85)/b.May 1, 1918
TV Talk Show Host, b. in Canton, Oh.; Jack Paar Show (4 of 'em!), Tonight Show 57-62
Lilli Palmer: 1986 (was 71)/b.May 24, 1914
TV/Movie/Stage Actress, Novelist, German, RFN:Lilli Marie Peiser
Andre Rene Roussimoff: 1993 (was 46)/b.May 19, 1946
Wrestler, Movie Actor, French, aka Andre the Giant; 7'4" tall; d. at 49?
Richard X. Slattery: 1997 (was 71)/b.Jun 26, 1925
Actor
Sir Thomas Sopwith: 1989 (was 101)/b.Jan 18, 1888
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
Suharto: 2008 (was 86)/b.Jun 8, 1921
Head of State, former prez of Indonesia
Giuseppe Verdi: 1901 (was 87)/b.Oct 10, 1813
Composer, Italian, b. in Le Roncole; of operas, Rigoletto, La Traviata, Otello
Dick Wesson: 1979 (was 59)/b.Feb 20, 1919
Actor, Writer, Producer, Announcer, Announcer of Disney shows; prdc'd Petticoat Junction
Edward H. II White: 1967 (was 36)/b.Nov 14, 1930
Astronaut, died in Apollo I fire

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