January 28

Happy Birthday RIP "Soupy Sales"(Milton Supman 1926–2009) ; "Alan Alda"(Alphonso D'Abruzzo)–80 Susan Howard(Jeri Mooney)–72 Mikhail Baryshnikov(Михаил Барышников)–68 Barbi Benton(Barbara Klein)–66 Sarah McLachlan–48 Joseph "Joey" Fatone Jr.–39 Nickolas "Nick" Carter–36 Elijah Wood–35 ; 1915 – The Coast Guard was created by an act of Congress ; 1958 – The Lego company patents the design of its Lego bricks, still compatible with bricks produced today