“Born Today”
- Suki Waterhouse (25)
- Kristin Cavallari Cutler (30)
- Jason Mitchell (30)
- Amanda Hearst (33)
- Brooklyn Sudano (36)
- Deadmau5 (36)
- January Jones (39)
- Bradley Cooper (42)
- Kylie bax (42)
- Sakis Rouvas (45)
- Heather Dubrow (48)
- Marilyn Manson (48)
- Vinnie Jones (52)
- Suzi Amis (55)
- Clancy Brown (58)
- Pamela Sue Martin (64)
- Ted Lange (69)
- Diane Keaton (71) Featured Above
- Charlie Rose (75)
- Hayao Miyazaki (76)
- King Juan Carlos I of Spain (79)
- Robert Duvall (86)
- Alvin Ailey (RIP)
“Died Today”
- Pete Maravich (Born: June 22, 1947 / Died: January 5, 1988)
- Sonny Bono (Born: February 16, 1935 / Died: January 5, 1998)
- Momofuku Ando (Born: March 5, 1910 / Died: January 5, 2007)
“Movies”
- 1966 – 7 Women
“Music”
- 1963 – Steve Lawrence had the top song on the Pop chart with “Go Away Little Girl”
- 1967 – Tommy James & The Shondells released “I Think We’re Alone Now”
- 1969 – CCR released their album Bayou Country
- 1973 – Bruce Springsteen released his debut album Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.
- 1974 – Jim Croce had the #1 song with “Time in a Bottle”
- 1980 – Stevie Wonder had the top Adult Contemporary song with “Send One Your Love”
- 1985 – “Do What You Do” by Jermaine Jackson was the top song on the Adult Contemporary chart
- 1985 – Madonna had the overall top song with “Like A Virgin”
- 1985 – Purple Rain was the #1 album
- 1987 – Bruce Hornsby released “Jacob’s Ladder”
- 1991 – “Justify My Love” by Madonna was the #1 song
- 1991 – Vanilla Ice took over the charts with his album To The Extreme
“TV/Radio”
- 1940 – The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) got its very first demonstration of FM radio.
- 1945 – The Goofy short Tiger Trouble was released
- 1948 – Warner Brothers-Pathe showed the very first color newsreel. The footage was of the Tournament of Roses Parade and the Rose Bowl football classic.
- 1951 – The Goofy short Lion Down premiered
- 1970 – The soap opera All My Children premiered on ABC
- 1971 – ABC’s “Alias Smith and Jones” aired for the first time.
- 2002 – The 1000th episode of “Soul Train” aired.
“Other Important Events…”
- 1930 – Bonnie and Clyde met for the first time at Clarence Clay’s home
- 1944 – The London “Daily Mail” was the first transoceanic newspaper to be published.
- 1949 – President Harry S. Truman introduces the Fair Deal
- 1956 – In the Peanuts comic strip, Snoopy walked on two legs for the first time.
- 1972 – President Nixon required the development for the Space Shuttle program