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Today In History Basic Datebook-January 28th

For The Weekday Of: Wednesday in 2009, Thursday in 2010
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People on January 28th: birthdates

Alan Alda: 1936 (is 73 in 2009, 74 in 2010)
HALL OF FAMER, TV/Movie/Stage Actor, Producer/Director, Screen/Scriptwriter, Roman Catholic, b. in New York City; That Was the Week That Was reg, MASH's Captain Benjamin Franklin Pierce, California Suite, Four Seasons, Everyone Says I Love You, Mad City, ER's Dr. Gabriel Lawrence 1999, The West Wing's Sen. Arnold Vinick; RN:Alphonso D'Abruzzo, Robert's son
Rick Allen: 1946 (is 63 in 2009, 64 in 2010)
Organist, Bassist, of The Box Tops
Mikhail Baryshnikov: 1948 (is 61 in 2009, 62 in 2010)
Ballet Dancer, Russian, b. in Riga, Latvia; Artistic Director; MN:Nikolayevich; many say b. Jan 27; Jessica Lange's ex-
John Beck: 1943 (is 66 in 2009, 67 in 2010)?
TV/Soap Actor, b. in Chicago; Dallas' Mark Graison, Flamingo Road's Sam Curtis, Santa Barbara's David Raymond; some say b. Jan 28, 1944 (is 65 in 2009), or b. Jan 28, 1946 (is 63 in 2009)
Barbi Benton: 1950 (is 59 in 2009, 60 in 2010)
Actress, Country Singer, b. in Sacramento, CA; RLN:Klein; Playboy; Hee Haw reg 1971-76, SugarTime!'s Maxx, typecast as TV's ultimate bimbo
Mr. Acker Bilk: 1929 (is 80 in 2009, 81 in 2010)
Composer, Songwriter, Clarinetist, Jazz Musician, Bandleader, English, RN:Bernard Stanley Bilk; Stranger on the Shore
Ryan Daniel Browne: 1982 (is 27 in 2009, 28 in 2010)
Celebrity Son, Lynne Sweeney and Jackson's son
Susan Buckner: 1951 (is 58 in 2009, 59 in 2010)
Actress, Songwriter, Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew's George Fayne
Brandon Bush: 1973 (is 36 in 2009, 37 in 2010)
Rock & Roll Performer, of Train
Lorenzo Caccialanza: 1955 (is 54 in 2009, 55 in 2010)
TV/Movie Actor, Soccer Player, Italian, Knots Landing's Nick, Days of Our Lives' Nico
Jon Caliri: 1960 (is 49 in 2009, 50 in 2010)
Actor, Square Pegs' Vinnie Pasetta, Double Trouble
Nick Carter: 1980 (is 29 in 2009, 30 in 2010)
Pop Singer, RFMN:Nickolas Gene "Nicky"; of Backstreet Boys
Keith Hamilton Cobb: 1962 (is 47 in 2009, 48 in 2010)
Soap Actor, All My Children's Noah Keefer, Young and the Restless' Damon Porter
Terri Colombino: 1975 (is 34 in 2009, 35 in 2010)
Soap Actress, MaN: Conn; As the World Turns' Katie Frasier
Terri Columbino: yr unknown
Soap Actress, AS the World Turns' Katie Frasier Peretti
Terri Conn: 1975 (is 34 in 2009, 35 in 2010)
Soap Actress, As the World Turns' Katie Peretti
Greg Cook: 1965 (is 44 in 2009, 45 in 2010)
Country Musician
D.J. Mixmaster Muggs: 1968 (is 41 in 2009, 42 in 2010)
Rap Performer, of Cypress Hill
Frank Darabont: 1959 (is 50 in 2009, 51 in 2010)
Movie Director
Joseph Anthony "Joey" Jr. Fatone: 1977 (is 32 in 2009, 33 in 2010)
Singer, of 'N Sync; My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Martin Leslie Fried: 1944 (is 65 in 2009, 66 in 2010)
Drummer, of Cyrkle
Andres Antonio Garcia-Londo: 2002 (is 7 in 2009, 8 in 2010)
Celebrity Son, Marivi Lorido and Andy's son
Anthony Hamilton: 1971 (is 38 in 2009, 39 in 2010)
Rhythm and Blues Singer
Susan Howard: 1943 (is 66 in 2009, 67 in 2010)
Actress, b. in Marshall, TX; RN:Jeri Lynn Mooney; Petrocelli, Dallas' Donna Culver Krebbs
Marlowe Marann Kaye: 2007 (is 2 in 2009, 3 in 2010)
Celebrity Daughter, Susan Haskell and Thorsten's daughter
Brian Keenan: 1944 (is 65 in 2009, 66 in 2010)
Rock & Roll Drummer, British, of Manfred Mann, The Chambers Brothers
Marthe Keller: 1945 (is 64 in 2009, 65 in 2010)
Movie Actress, 1-28 correct birthdate according to AP
Harley Jane Kozak: 1957 (is 52 in 2009, 53 in 2010)
TV Actress, Arachnophobia, Necessary Roughness, Charlie Grace's Holly
Corky Laing: 1948 (is 61 in 2009, 62 in 2010)
Rock & Roll Drummer, British, of Mountain
Sarah McLachlan: 1968 (is 41 in 2009, 42 in 2010)
Pop Singer, Canadian
Bob Moses: 1948 (is 61 in 2009, 62 in 2010)
Jazz Performer, Drummer
Electra Nicole Mustaine: 1998 (is 11 in 2009, 12 in 2010)
Celebrity Daughter, Pam and Dave's girl
Claes Oldenburg: 1929 (is 80 in 2009, 81 in 2010)
Painter, Sculptor, Swedish, b. in Stockholm; Pop artist (Happenings, Alphabet/Good Humor)
Athina Onassis: 1985 (is 24 in 2009, 25 in 2010)
Celebrity Daughter, rich heiress
Forrest Lee Petterson: 1991 (is 18 in 2009, 19 in 2010)
Celebrity Son, Noelle Beck & Eric's son
Bill Phillips: 1936 (is 73 in 2009, 74 in 2010)
Country Singer
Sam Phillips: 1962 (is 47 in 2009, 48 in 2010)
Singer, Songwriter, T-Bone Burnett's wife
Rosamund Pike: 1979 (is 30 in 2009, 31 in 2010)
Actress
Nicholas Pryor: 1935 (is 74 in 2009, 75 in 2010)
TV/Movie Actor, Soap Actor, Eight is Enough's Jeffrey Trout (occ), 90210's Claire's dad Chancellor Milton Arnold (93-97), Port Charles' Victor Collins, Party of Five's Gene Bennett
Rakim: 1968 (is 41 in 2009, 42 in 2010)
Rap Singer
Peter Schilling: 1956 (is 53 in 2009, 54 in 2010)
Punk Rock Singer, Songwriter, German, Major Tom (Coming Home)
Jack Scott: 1938 (is 71 in 2009, 72 in 2010)
Adult Contempo Singer, Guitarist, Canadian
Dave Sharp: 1959 (is 50 in 2009, 51 in 2010)
Rock & Roll Guitarist, Songwriter, of The Alarm
Danny Spitz: 1963 (is 46 in 2009, 47 in 2010)
Heavy Metal Guitarst, RFN:Daniel Allan; of Anthrax
Anne Tanny: yr unknown
Relative, my step-mom
Dick Taylor: 1943 (is 66 in 2009, 67 in 2010)
Rock & Roll Singer/Guitarist, Bassist, of Rolling Stones, The Pretty Things lead
Elijah Wood: 1981 (is 28 in 2009, 29 in 2010)
Movie Actor, Huck Finn, Flipper, Lord of the Rings, Mr. Sunshine, Sin City, Everything Is Illumniated, Green Street Hooligans, Happy Feet
Robert Wyatt: 1945 (is 64 in 2009, 65 in 2010)
Singer, Drummer, Songwriter, Arranger, Keyboardist, English
Evan Jerome Zuker: 2003 (is 6 in 2009, 7 in 2010)
Celebrity Son, Jennifer and Anthony's son

People on January 28th: birth anniversaries

John Banner: 1910=d.Jan 28, 1973 (was 63)
TV/Movie/Stage Actor, Austrian, Hogan's Heroes' Sgt. Hans Schultz
William Seward Burroughs: 1855=d.Sep 15, 1898 (was 43)
Inventor, invented recording adding machine/practical calculators
Colette: 1873=d.Aug 3, 1954 (was 81)
Novelist, French, FN:Sidonie-Gabrielle
Joel Crothers: 1941=d.Nov 6, 1985 (was 44)
Soap Actor, Edge Of Night, Dark Shadows, Santa Barbara's Stanfield Lee
Robert W. Holley: 1922=d.Feb 11, 1993 (was 71)
Scientist, Educator, Biochemist, worked with RNA (Nobel 1968)
King Henry VII Of England: 1457=d.Apr 21, 1509 (was 52)
King, Defender of the Faith; ruled 1485-1509
Moe Koffman: 1928=d.Mar 28, 2001 (was 73)
Saxophonist, with his Quartette
Ernst Lubitsch: 1892=d.Nov 30, 1947 (was 55)
Movie Producer/Director, German
Alexander MacKenzie: 1822=d.Apr 17, 1892 (was 70)
Prime Minister, Statesman, Canadian, the second PM of Canada (1873-78)
Alfred Marks: 1921=d.Jul 1, 1996 (was 75)
Actor, Comedian
Jose Julian Marti: 1853=d.May 19, 1895 (was 42)
Poet, Author, Political Activist, Revolutionary, Essayist, Cuban, b. in Havana; aka Jose Marti y Perez
Sir Robert McClure: 1807=d.Oct 17, 1873 (was 66)
Explorer, Irish, Arctic; completed the first crossing of the Northwest Passage
Auguste Piccard: 1884=d.Mar 24, 1962 (was 78)?
Physicist, Explorer, Swiss; some say d. Mar 25, 1962 (was 78)
Jean Felix Piccard: 1884=d.Jan 28, 1963 (was 79)
Scientist, Engineer, Explorer, Professor, Swiss
Jackson Pollock: 1912=d.Aug 11, 1956 (was 44)
Painter, abstract artist; d. in a car accident in East Hampton, N.Y.
Pope Clement IX: 1600=d.Dec 9, 1669 (was 69)
Pope, RN:Giulio Rospigliosi; 238th Roman Catholic pope (1667-69).
Arthur Rubinstein: 1887=d.Dec 20, 1982 (was 95)
Classical Performer, Pianist, Polish, some say 1889; d. in Geneva
Ronnie Scott: 1927=d.Dec 23, 1996 (was 69)
Jazz Performer, Singer, Tenor-sax, Bandleader, English
Susan Sontag: 1933=d.Dec 28, 2004 (was 71)
Movie Producer/Director, Author, Novelist, Critic, b. in New York City
Sir Henry Morton Stanley: 1841?=d.May 10, 1904 (was 63)
Explorer, Journalist, English, RN:John Rowlands; found David Livingstone; some say b. Jan 31, 1841
Allan Walker: 1906=d.Sep 2, 1970 (was 64)
Actor, Writer, Red Buttons Show reg

People on January 28th: death anniversaries

Sir Stanley Baker: 1976 (was 47)/b.Feb 28, 1928
Movie Actor, Producer, Wales, Concrete Jungle, Zorro, Zulu; some say b. 1927
John Banner: 1973 (was 63)/b.Jan 28, 1910
TV/Movie/Stage Actor, Austrian, Hogan's Heroes' Sgt. Hans Schultz
Joseph A. Brodsky: 1996 (was 55)/b.May 24, 1940
Author, Poet, Russian, Jewish, U.S. poet laureate
Philip Burton: 1995 (was 90)/b.Nov 30, 1904
Stage Director, Wales, Richard's dad
Steve Caldwell: 2002 (was 59)/b.Nov 22, 1942
Singer, American, of The Orlons
Jim Capaldi: 2005 (was 60)/b.Aug 24, 1944
Rock & Roll Drummer, Singer, Percussionist, Songwriter, English, of Traffic, soloist
Prudence Crandall: 1890 (was 86)/b.Sep 3, 1803
Teacher, founded school for "young ladies of colour"
Jimmy Crawford: 1980 (was 70)/b.Jan 14, 1910
Drummer
Al Dexter: 1984 (was 81)/b.May 4, 1902
Country Singer/Guitarist, Songwriter, Violinist, some say b. 1905 or b.Apr 4
Sir Francis Drake: 1596 (was 50)/b.Oct 22, 1545
Navigator, English, d. off the coast of Panama during a voyage and was buried at sea.
Emperor Charlemagne: 814 (was 71)/b.Apr 2, 742
King, French, the first Holy Roman emperor (800-814); Carolingian; aka Charles the Great
John Farrow: 1963 (was 56)/b.Feb 10, 1906
Director, Author, Australian, Maureen O'Sullivan's hubby, Mia's dad; d. 1-27?
Billy Fury: 1983 (was 41)/b.Apr 17, 1941
Rock & Roll Singer, Songwriter, English, RN:Ronald Wycherley
Harold "Red" Grange: 1991 (was 87)/b.Jun 13, 1903
HALL OF FAMER, NFL Runningback, Movie Actor, College Ftbl Player, b. in Forksville, Pa.; NN:No. 77 or Galloping Ghost; 3367 rushing yds & All-America at Univ of Illinois; Chicago Bears 1925-35
Burne Hogarth: 1996 (was 84)/b.Dec 25, 1911
ComicStrip Cartoonist, Illustrator, Tarzan
Gregory B. Jarvis: 1986 (was 41)/b.Aug 24, 1944
Engineer, Astronaut
King Henry VIII Of England: 1547 (was 55)/b.Jun 28, 1491
King, b. at Greenwich; Defender of the Faith; wed 6x; During a nearly 38-year reign from 1509-47, Henry presided over the establishment of the Church of England and split the church of England from Rome, knighted a favorite tender cut of meat: Sir Loin (GROAN)
Astrid Lindgren: 2002 (was 94)/b.Nov 14, 1907
Children's Author, Swedish, Pippi Longstocking
Christa McAuliffe: 1986 (was 37)/b.Sep 2, 1948
Astronaut, Teacher, school teacher on the Space Shuttle
Charlie McCoy: 1950 (was 40)/b.May 26, 1909
Blues Performer, Guitarist
Colonel Tim McCoy: 1978 (was 86)/b.Apr 10, 1891
TV/Movie Actor, cowboy star
Ronald E. McNair: 1986 (was 35)/b.Oct 12, 1950
Physicist, Astronaut
Burt Mustin: 1977 (was 92)/b.Feb 18, 1884
TV Actor, Date With the Angels, Ichabod & Me, The Andy Griffith Show's Jud Crowley, All in the Family's Justin Quigley, Phyllis' Arthur Lanson, Leave It To Beaver's fireman; b. 1882?
Ray Nance: 1976 (was 62)/b.Dec 10, 1913
Jazz Performer, Musician, of Duke Ellington band
Ellison S. Onizuka: 1986 (was 39)/b.Jun 24, 1946
Astronaut
Peter The Great: 1725 O.S. (was 52)?/b.May 30, 1672 O.S.
King, Russian, the first Czar/Emperor of Russia (1682-1725); other style says b. Jun 9, 1672 N.S.; ; some say d. Feb 8, 1725 N.S. (was 52)
Jean Felix Piccard: 1963 (was 79)/b.Jan 28, 1884
Scientist, Engineer, Explorer, Professor, Swiss
Pope Paul V: 1621 (was 68)/b.Sep 17, 1552
Religious Leader, Italian, ruled 1605-21
Judith Arlene Resnik: 1986 (was 36)/b.Apr 5, 1949
Engineer, Doctor
Francis R. Scobee: 1986 (was 46)/b.May 19, 1939
Astronaut
Jerry Siegel: 1996 (was 81)/b.Oct 17, 1914
ComicStrip Cartoonist, Superman co-creator with Joe Shuster
Hal Smith: 1994 (was 77)/b.Aug 24, 1916
TV/Movie/Radio Actor, Cartoon Voicist, Singer, Disney's Goofy, Jiminy Cricket, Winnie the Pooh, etc.; Andy Griffith Show's Otis Campbell the town drunk, other cartoon shows
Michael J. Smith: 1986 (was 40)/b.Apr 30, 1945
Astronaut
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward: 1911 (was 66)/b.Aug 31, 1844
Author, Feminist

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