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“Birthday” Boo Boo Stewart (22) Izabella Miko (35) Emma Bunton (40) Cat Power (44) Ken Leung (46) Charlotte Ross (48) Robby Benson (60) Geena Davis (60) Featured Above Jeff Koons (61) Paul Allen (63) Billy Ocean (66) Jill Eikenberry (69) Plácido Domingo (75) Jack Nicklaus (76) Ann Wedgeworth (82) Jam Master Jay (RIP) “Death Anniversaries” George Orwell Born: June 25, 1903 / Died: January 21, 1950) Cecil B. Demille (Born: August 12, 1881 / Died: January 21, 1959) Jackie Wilson (Born: June 9, 1934 / Died:January 21, 1984) James Beard (Born: May 5, 1903 / Died: January 21, 1985) Charles Brown (Born: September 13, 1922 / Died: January 21, 1999) Peggy Lee (Born: May 26, 1920 / Died: January 21, 2002) “Movies” 1972 - Zee and Co. 1983 - The House on Sorority Row 1983 - Treasure of the Four Crowns 1983 - The Year of Living Dangerously 1994 - Intersection 2000 - Down to You “Music” 1959 - The Coasters released the single "Charlie Brown". 1963 - The 4 Seasons released the single "Walk Like A Man". 1967 - Aaron Neville held a grasp on the #1 spot on the R&B chart with "Tell It Like It Is". 1968 - Jimi Hendrix recorded Bob Dylan's song "All Along The Watchtower", at Olympic Studios in London. 1975 - Olivia Newton-John released the single "Have You Never Been Mellow". 1975 - Earth, Wind & Fire released the single "Shining Star". 1978 - Billy Joel remained at #1 on the Adult chart for a third week with "Just The Way You Are". 1978 - Newcomer Natalie Cole reached #1 on the R&B chart with "Our Love". 1978 - Both the movie and Soundtrack to "Saturday Night Fever"were all the rage, and on this date the album rose from 10 to 1. 1984 - Tina Turner debuted on the chart with her first solo release "Let's Stay Together". 1984 - Yes achieved the only #1 of their career--"Owner Of A Lonely Heart". 1987 - Aretha Franklin was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the first woman so honored. 1989 - Six days after his death, The Legendary Roy Orbison topped the U.K. Album chart. “TV & Radio” 1927 - The first opera broadcast over a national radio network was presented in Chicago, IL. The opera was "Faust". 1941 - The British communist newspaper, the "Daily Worker," was banned due to wartime restrictions. 1946 - "The Fat Man" debuted on ABC radio. 1957 - Singer Patsy Cline appeared on Arthur Godfrey's nighttime TV show. She performed "Walking After Midnight." 1962 - Jackie Wilson appeared on "The Ed Sullivan Show." 1970 - ABC-TV presented "The Johnny Cash Show" in prime time. 1980 - Art Garfunkel was a guest on Laverne & Shirley on ABC-TV. 1990 - MTV's "Unplugged" made its debut with Squeeze as the first performers. 1990 - The Perry Mason TV movie "The Case of the Poisened Pen" aired. 2002 - The 100th episode of "Ally McBeal" aired. 2010 - It was announced that Conan O'Brien would be leaving NBC's "Tonight Show." “Other Important Events…” 1954 - The Nautilus was launched in Groton, CT. It was the first atomic-powered submarine. U.S. First Lady Mamie Eisenhower broke the traditional bottle of champagne across the bow. 1954 - The gas turbine automobile was introduced in New York City. 1966 - George Harrison married Patricia Boyd at the Leatherhead Registry Office in Epsom, Surrey, England. Boyd later left Harrison for so-called "friend" Eric Clapton. 1970 - The Boeing 747 made its first commercial flight from New York to London for Pan American. 1977 - U.S. President Carter pardoned almost all Vietnam War draft evaders. 1980 - Gold was valued at $850 an ounce. 1994 - A jury in Manassas, VA, acquitted Lorena Bobbitt by reason of temporary insanity of maliciously wounding (severing his penis) her husband John. 1998 - A former White House intern said on tape that she had an affair with U.S. President Clinton. 2003 - It was announced by the U.S. Census Bureau that estimates showed that the Hispanic population had passed the black population for the first time.