January 7

Happy Birthday RIP Charles Addams(1912–1988) Thelma "Butterfly" McQueen(1911–1995) ; William Peter Blatty–88 Kenneth "Kenny" Loggins–68 Erin Gray–66 David Caruso–60 Katherine "Katie" Couric–59 Nicolas Cage(Coppola)–52 Jeremy Renner–45 Dustin Diamond–39 ; 1782 – The first American commercial bank, the Bank of North America, opens ; 1927 – The first transatlantic telephone service is established – from New York, New York to London, England, United Kingdom.