“Born Today”
- Jason Wahler (30)
- Aja Naomi King (32)
- Ashley Taylor Dawson (35)
- Jamelia (36)
- Devin Ratray (40)
- Nadia Turner (40)
- Rockmond Dunbar (44)
- Marc Blucas (45)
- Amanda Peet (45)
- Christian Jacobs (45)
- Tom Rowlands (46)
- Mary J. Blige (46)
- Kyle Richards (48)
- Yolanda Foster (53)
- Kim Coles (55)
- Alyson Reed (59)
- Vicki Peterson (59)
- Naomi Judd (71)
- Alfonso Arau (85)
- Alexander Hamilton (RIP)
“Died Today”
- Carl David Anderson (Born: December 3, 1905 / Died: January 11, 1991)
- Anita Ekberg (Born: September 29, 1931 / Died: January 11, 2015)
“Movies”
- 1991 – Lionheart
- 1991 – Not Without My Daughter
- 1991 – Ski School
- 1995 – Higher Learning
“Music”
- 1963 – The Beatles’ hit “Please Please Me” released in the UK
- 1969 – “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” remained the #1 song
- 1971 – The band Chicago released their album Chicago III
- 1975 – Ringo Starr was #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart with “Only You”
- 1986 – Lionel Richie stayed #1 with “Say You, Say Me”
- 1992 – Nirvana’s album Nevermind was #1
- 1992 – “Black or White” by Michael Jackson was the top song
- 1997 – “Un-Break My Heart” ruled the charts
- 1997 – No Doubt’s album Tragic Kingdom was the #1 album
“TV/Radio”
- 1947 – “Murder and Mrs. Malone” debuted on ABC radio.
- 1974 – The final episode of Love, American Style aired
- 1995 – The WB Television Network launched
- 1998 – The 24th People’s Choice Awards were held and broadcasted on CBS
- 1999 – The 26th American Music Awards were held
“Other Important Events…”
- Today is National Milk Day
- 1878 – In New York, milk was delivered in glass bottles for the first time by Alexander Campbell.
- 1902 – “Popular Mechanics” magazine was published for the first time.
- 1913 – The first sedan-type car was unveiled at the National Automobile Show in New York City. The car was manufactured by the Hudson Motor Company.
- 1935 – Amelia Earhart Putnam became the first woman to fly solo from Hawaii to California.
- 1943 – The United States and Britain signed treaties relinquishing extraterritorial rights in China.
- 1964 – U.S. Surgeon General Luther Terry released a report that said that smoking cigarettes was a definite health hazard.
- 1973 – The Open University awarded its first degrees.
- 1973 – Owners of American League baseball teams voted to adopt the designated-hitter rule on a trial basis.
- 2000 – The merger between AOL and Time Warner was approved by the U.S. government with restrictions.
- 2000 – The U.S. Postal Service unveiled the second Vietnam Veterans Memorial commemorative stamp in a ceremony at The Wall.
- 2001 – The U.S. Federal Trade Commission approved the merger of America Online and Time Warner to form AOL Time Warner.