“Born Today”
- Michael Trevino (32)
- Alicia Keys (36)
- Charlie Bewley (36)
- Michelle McCool (37)
- Christine Lakin (38)
- Princess Charlene of Monaco (39)
- Mia Kirshner (42)
- Dat Phan (42)
- China Kantner (46)
- Marcus Samuelsson (46)
- Ana Ortiz (46)
- Dinah Manoff (59)
- Jenifer Lewis (60)
- The Honky Tonk Man (64) Featured Above
- Leiji Matsumoto (79)
- Etta James (RIP)
- Virginia Woolf (RIP)
- Robert Burns (RIP)
“Died Today”
- Al Capone (Born: January 17, 1899 / Died: January 25, 1947)
- Ava Gardner (Born: December 24, 1922 / Died: January 25, 1990)
“Movies”
- 1961 – One Hundred and One Dalmatians
- 1970 – MASH
- 1991 – Too Much Sun
“Music”
- 1964 – The Adult Contemporary chart and the Billboard 100 was ruled by the single “There! I’ve Said it Again”
- 1969 – Marvin Gaye was #1 yet again with “I Heard it Through the Grapevine”
- 1969 – Sammy Davis, Jr with The Mike Curb Congregation had the #1 Adult Contemporary single: “I’ve Gotta Be Me”
- 1975 – Carpenters had the #1 song on The Hot 100 with “Please Mr. Postman”
- 1975 – Donny & Marie Osmond held the top song on the Adult chart with “Morning Side of the Mountain”
- 1986 – The Broadway Album by Barbra Streisand was #1 on the Billboard 200
- 1986 – “That’s What Friends Are For” by Dionne was the #1 song
- 1987 – Neil Diamond sung the National Anthem at the Super Bowl XXI
- 1992 – A new single was #1 on the charts: “All 4 Love” by Color Me Badd
- 1992 – For his second week, Garth Brooks had the #1 album with Ropin the Wind
- 1997 – Toni Braxton continued to rule the Billboard 100 with her single “Un-Break My Heart”
- 1997 – No Doubt’s Tragic Kingdom continued to be the #1 album
“TV/Radio”
- 1949 – The first Emmy Awards were held and presented at the Hollywood Athletic Club
- 1961 – The first live televised presidential news conference is held with President John F. Kennedy
- 1982 – ABC aired the ninth American Music Awards
“Other Important Events…”
- 1881 – The Oriental Telephone Company was established
- 1924 – The first Winter Olympic games opened in Chamonix
- 1971 – Charles Manson was convicted for the deaths of Tate/LaBianca
- 1980 – Singer Paul McCartney was deported from Japan