“Born Today”
- Mischa Barton (31)
- Ricky Ullman (31)
- Justin Baldoni (33)
- Craig Horner (34)
- Frankie Grande (34)
- Nicole Lenz (37)
- Kyle Brandt (38)
- Tatyana Ali (38)
- Kristen Schaal (39)
- Ed Helms (43)
- Beth Hart (45)
- Kenya Moore (46)
- Matthew Lillard (47)
- Mary Lou Retton (49)
- Phil Lamarr (50)
- Nastassja Kinski (56)
- Jools Holland (59)
- Yakov Smirnoff (66)
- Daniel Auteuil (67)
- Gennifer Flowers (67)
- Neil Diamond (76)
- Aaron Neville (76)
- Jerry Maren (97) Featured Above
- John Belushi (RIP)
- Ernest Borgnine (RIP)
- Sharon Tate (RIP)
“Died Today”
- Martin Robinson Delany (Born: May 6, 1812 / Died: January 24, 1885)
- Winston Churchill (Born: November 30, 1874 / Died: January 24, 1965)
- Caresse Crosby (Born: April 20, 1891 / Died: January 24, 1970)
- Thurgood Marshall (Born: July 2, 1908 / Died: January 24, 1993)
“Movies”
- 1968 – Danger: Diabolik (Italy)
- 1997 – Fierce Creatures
- 1997 – Zeus and Roxanne
“Music”
- 1969 – The Doors had performed at the Madison Square Garden in New York City
- 1970 – B.J. Thomas had the #1 song with “Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head”
- 1976 – “Theme From Mahogany (Do You Know Where You’re Going To)” by Diana Ross was #1
- 1976 – #1 on the Pop charts was “Let It Shine/He Ain’t Heavy…He’s My Brother” by Olivia Newton-John
- 1977 – Kenny Rogers released the single “Lucille”
- 1981 – “(Just Like) Starting Over” by John Lennon was the #1 song
- 1981 – Eddie Rabbitt had the top song on the Adult Contemporary chart with the single “I Love A Rainy Night”
- 1982 – Diana Ross sung the USA’s National Anthem at the Super Bowl XVI
- 1987 – “At This Moment” by Billy Vera was the top song on the charts
- 1987 – Luther Vandross held the top R&B song with his hit “Stop to Love”
- 1987 – Bon Jovi reigned over the album chart with the album Slippery When Wet
- 1998 – The Titanic Soundtrack began a 16 week run at #1 on the Billboard 200
- 1998 – Savage Garden’s single “Truly Madly Deeply” was the #1 song
“TV/Radio”
- 1941 – The animated short Pluto’s Playmate is released
- 1976 – The 33rd Golden Globes were held with the Best Film winners being One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest and The Sunshine Boys
- 1986 – Whoopi Goldberg and Jon Voight win Best Actress/Actor at the 43rd Golden Globes
“Other Important Events…”
- 1943 – Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt finished their Casablanca Conference. A conference held during WWII to discuss the next tactics for the Allied Forces
- 1982 – The San Francisco 49ers won Super Bowl XVI beating the Cincinnati Bengals
- 1990 – Japan launched Hiten, the first lunar probe since the Space Race
- 2003 – The US Department of Homeland Security began operation