“Born Today”
- Ciera Payton (31)
- Layla Kayleigh (32)
- Colin O’Donoghue (36)
- Sara Rue (38)
- Tye Tribbett (41)
- Kirk Franklin (47)
- Paul Johansson (53)
- Wayne Gretzky (56)
- Ellen DeGeneres (59)
- Anita Baker (59)
- Eddie Van Halen (62) Featured Above
- Lucinda Williams (64)
- Mimi Leder (65)
- David Srathaim (68)
- Christopher Hampton (71)
- Scott Glenn (76)
- Bob Uecker (83)
- Anne Jeffreys (94)
- Paul Newman (RIP)
- Louis Zamperini (RIP)
- Bessie Coleman (RIP)
“Died Today”
- Alva Belmont (Born: January 17, 1853 / Died: January 26, 1933)
- Charles “Lucky” Luciano (Born: November 24, 1897 / Died: January 26, 1962)
- Edward G. Robinson (Born: December 12, 1893 / Died: January 26, 1973)
- Nelson Rockefeller (Born: July 8, 1908 / Died: January 26, 1979)
- Donnie Elbert (Born: May 25, 1936 / Died: January 26, 1989)
- Jose Ferrer (Born: January 8, 1912 / Died: January 26, 1992)
- Abe Vigoda (Born: February 24, 1921 / Died: January 26, 2016)
“Movies”
- 1972 – The Hot Rock
- 1996 – Bed of Roses
- 1996 – Big Bully
“Music”
- 1963 – The Rooftop Singers were #1 on the charts with the single “Walk Right In”
- 1965 – “Downtown” by Petula Clark remained the #1 single
- 1970 – Chicago released their album Chicago II
- 1974 – Ringo Starr was #1 with his rendition of “You’re Sixteen”
- 1974 – You Don’t Mess Around With Jim by Jim Croce was #1 on the album chart
- 1980 – Michael Jackson was #1 on the charts with “Rock With You”
- 1980 – Teri DeSario with K.C. had the #1 song on the Adult Contemporary chart: “Yes, I’m Ready”
- 1991 – Surface had the #1 song with the single “The First Time”
- 1991 – Vanilla Ice continued to dominate the Billboard 200 with his album To The Extrem
“TV/Radio”
- 1945 – The Donald Duck short The Clock Watcher released
- 1979 – CBS premiered the show The Dukes of Hazzard
“Other Important Events…”
- 1934 – The Apollo Theater reopened in Harlem, New York City
- 1961 – Janet G. Travelli was the first woman to be appointed the position of Physician to the President
- 1965 – Hindi became the official language of India
- 1998 – President Bill Clinton denied having an affair with White House intern Monica Lewinsky