January 25

Happy Birthday RIP "Virginia Woolf"(Adeline Stephen 1882–1941) Edwin Newman(1919–2010) "Etta James"(Jamesetta Hawkins 1938–2012) Dean Jones(1931–2015) ; Gregory Sierra–76 Tobe Hooper–74 Jenifer Lewis–60 Dinah Manoff–59 Alicia Keys(Cook)–36 ; 1915 – Alexander Graham Bell inaugurates U.S. transcontinental telephone service, speaking from New York to Thomas Watson in San Francisco ; 1949 – the first Emmy Awards are held at Hollywood Athletic Club.