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“Birthdays” Doutzen Kroes (31) Draya Michele (31) Julia Jones (35) Tito Ortiz (41) Tiffani Thiessen (42) Ewen Bremner (44) Lisa Snowdon (44) Ariadna Gil (47) Mariska Hargitay (52) Gail O’Grady (53) Princess Caroline of Monaco (59) Richard Dean Anderson (66) Anita Pointer (68) Rutger Hauer (72) Sonny Chiba (77) Featured Above Chita Rivera (83) Jeanne Moreau (88) John Hancock (RIP) “Death Anniversaries” Anna Pavlova (Born: February 12, 1881/ Died: January 23, 1931) Edvard Munch (Born: December 12, 1863 / Died: January 23, 1944) Kid Ory (Born: December 25, 1886 / Died: January 23, 1973) Salvador Dali (Born: May 11, 1904 / Died: January 23, 1989) Johnny Carson (Born: October 23, 1925 / Died: January 23, 2005) “Movies” 1987 - The Stepfather 1987 - Jocks 1998 - Spice World 1998 - Phantoms 1998 - Slappy and the Stinkers “Music” 1965 - Herman's Hermits released the single "Can't You Hear My Heartbeat". 1965 - Petula Clark sped "Downtown" and it reached #1 1967 - Johnny Rivers released the single "Baby I Need Your Lovin'". 1971 - George Harrison reached #1 in the U.K. with his solo hit "My Sweet Lord". 1971 - Gladys Knight & the Pips reached #1 on the R&B chart with their great song "If I Were Your Woman". 1971 - Dawn & Tony Orlando topped the chart with "Knock Three Times" 1978 - Van Halen released their first single "You Really Got Me", a remake of the Kinks' classic. 1978 - Yvonne Elliman released the single "If I Can't Have You" 1982 - "Yesterday's Songs" by Neil Diamond was #1 for a sixth week. 1982 - George Benson was the man on the R&B chart with the new #1--"Turn Your Love Around". 1984 - Kenny Loggins released the single "Footloose". 1984 - Michael Jackson released the single "Thriller". 1988 - Tiffany took over the #1 spot on the Album chart with her self-titled release. 1988 - Michael Jackson hit #1 for the ninth time as a solo artist with "The Way You Make Me Feel". 1993 - Peabo Bryson & Regina Belle reached #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart with "A Whole New World (Aladdin's Theme)". “Tv & Radio” 1935 - The first radio tube to be made of metal was announced. 1949 - "Happy Pappy" premiered. It was the first all-black-cast variety show. 1955 - "One Man's Family" was seen on TV for the final time after a six-year run on NBC-TV. 1963 - The Soap operas "General Hospital" and "Doctors" premiered on television. 1975 - "Barney Miller" made its debut on ABC-TV. 1977 - The TV mini-series "Roots," began airing on ABC. The show was based on the Alex Haley novel. 1983 - "The A-Team" debuted on TV. 1985 - The proceedings of the House of Lords were televised for the first time. 1988 - At the Quaker State Open, Bob Benoit won a $100,000 bonus and became the first bowler to win a televised tournament by rolling a perfect 300 game. 1995 - The first episode of "Platypus Man" aired. 2002 - CNN announced that it had hired Connie Chung away from ABC News. “Other Important Events…” 1748 - The ruins of Pompeii were found. 1778 - Oliver Pollock, a New Orleans businessman, created the "$" symbol. 1872 - The first edition of "The Standard" was published. 1891 - The William Wrigley Jr. Company was founded in Chicago, IL. The company is most known for its Juicy Fruit gum. 1929 - Louie Marx introduced the Yo-Yo. 1930 - Leo Hartnett of the Chicago Cubs broke the altitude record for a catch by catching a baseball dropped from the Goodyear blimp 800 feet over Los Angeles, CA. 1931 - Jackie Mitchell became the first female in professional baseball when she signed with the Chattanooga Baseball Club. 1938 - The first commercially successful fluorescent lamps were introduced. 1945 - U.S. forces invaded Okinawa during World War II. It was the last campaign of World War II. 1946 - Weight Watchers was formed. 1946 - A tidal wave (tsunami) struck the Hawaiian Islands killing more than 170 people. 1952 - The Big Bang theory was proposed in "Physical Review" by Alpher, Bethe & Gamow. 1953 - The U.S. Congress created the Department of Health Education and Welfare. 1960 - The U.S. launched TIROS-1. It was the first weather satellite. 1970 - U.S. President Nixon signed the bill, the Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act, that banned cigarette advertisements to be effective on January 1, 1971. 1976 - Apple Computer began operations. 1987 - Steve Newman became the first man to walk around the world. The walk was 22,000 miles and took 4 years. 1987 - U.S. President Reagan told doctors in Philadelphia, "We've declared AIDS public health enemy No. 1." 1992 - Players began the first strike in the 75-year history of the National Hockey League (NHL). 1997 - David Carradine received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.