January 31

Happy Birthday RIP Tallulah Bankhead(1902–1968) Jackie Robinson(1919–1972) Jean Simmons(1929–2010) Suzanne Pleshette(1937–2008) ; Carol Channing–95 Philip Glass–79 Harry Wayne Casey("KC")–65 Anthony LaPaglia–57 Kelly Lynch–57 Amelia "Minnie" Driver–46 "Portia de Rossi"(Amanda Rogers)–43 Kerry Washington–39 Justin Timberlake–35 Joel Courtney–20 ; 1865 – The United States Congress passes the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, abolishing slavery, submitting it to the states for ratification ; 1949 – The first TV daytime soap opera, "These Are My Children," was broadcast by the NBC station in Chicago.

January 30

Happy Birthday RIP Franklin Roosevelt(1882–1945) Thomas "Dick" Martin(1922–2008) ; Eugene "Gene" Hackman–86 Vanessa Redgrave–79 Charles S. Dutton–65 Philip Collins–65 Jody Watley–57 Christian Bale–42 Wilmer Valderrama–36 ; 1982 – Richard Skrenta writes the first PC virus code, which is 400 lines long and disguised as an Apple boot program called "Elk Cloner".

January 29

Happy Birthday RIP "W.C. Fields"(William Claude Dukenfield 1880–1946) "John Forsythe"(Jacob Freund 1918–2010) ; Thomas "Tom" Selleck–71 Marc Singer–68 Ann Jillian(Nauseda)–66 Oprah Winfrey–62 Gregory Louganis–56 Nicholas Turturro–54 Heather Graham–46 Sara Gilbert(Abeles)–41 Justin Hartley–39 Adam Lambert–34 ; 1845 – "The Raven" is published in the New York Evening Mirror, the first publication with the name of the author, Edgar Allan Poe.

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

January 27

Happy Birthday RIP Johannes Wolfgangus Mozart(1756–1791) "Donna Reed"(Donnabelle Mullenger 1921–1986) "Troy Donahue"(Merle Johnson Jr 1936–2001) ; James Cromwell–76 Nicholas Mason–72 "Mimi Rogers"(Miriam Spickler)–60 Keith Olbermann–57 Bridget Fonda–52 Alan Cumming–51 Tamlyn Tomita(タムリン·トミタ)–50 ; 1880 – Thomas Edison received a patent for his electric incandescent lamp(light bulb).

January 26

Happy Birthday RIP Zara Cully(1892–1978) Charles Levison("Lane" 1905–2007) Eugene "Gene" Siskel(1946–1999) Paul Newman(1925–2008) ; Anne Jeffreys Carmichael–93 Robert "Bob" Uecker–81 Theodore "Scott" Glenn–75 Edward Van Halen–61 Ellen DeGeneres–58 Anita Baker–58 Wayne Gretzky–55 Paul Johansson–52 Colin O'Donoghue–35 ; 1915 – The Rocky Mountain National Park is established by an act of the U.S. Congress.

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–75 Tobe Hooper–73 Jenifer Lewis–59 Dinah Manoff–58 Alicia Keys(Cook)–35 ; 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.

January 24

Happy Birthday RIP Ernest Borgnine(Ermes Borgnino 1917–2012) Sharon Tate(1943–1969) John Belushi(1949–1982) ; Neil Diamond–75 Aaron Neville–75 Yakov Smirnoff(Pokhis)–66 Nastassja Nakszynski–57 Mary Lou Retton–48 Matthew Lillard–46 Edward "Ed" Helms–42 Kristen Schaal–38 ; 1908 – The first Boy Scout troop was organized in England by Robert Baden-Powell ; 1984 – The first Apple Macintosh goes on sale.

January 23

Happy Birthday RIP Frances "Bay" Goffman(1919–2011) ; "Sonny Chiba"(Sadaho Maeda 千葉 真)–77 Gilbert "Gil" Gerard–73 Rutger Hauer–72 Anita Pointer–68 Richard Dean Anderson–66 Antonio Villaraigosa(Villar Jr.)–63 Richard Finch–62 Princess Caroline Grimaldi of Monaco–59 Mariska Hargitay–52 Lisa Snowdon–45 Tiffany Thiessen–42 ; 1789 – Georgetown College, the first Catholic University in the US, is founded in Georgetown, Maryland(now Washington D.C.) ;  1977 – The TV mini-series "Roots," based on the Alex Haley novel, began airing on American Broadcasting Company.

January 22

Happy Birthday RIP David Llewelyn Wark Griffith(1875–1948) Samuel Cooke(1931–1964) Wilfred "Bill" Bixby III(1934–1993) ; "Piper Laurie"(Rosetta Jacobs)–84 Seymour Cassel–81 John Hurt–76 Stephen "Steve" Perry–67 Linda Blair–57 Diane Lane–51 Gabriel Macht–44 Paul Balthazar Getty–41 Nicholas Simmons–27 ; 1968 – "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" premiered on NBC. ; 1973 – the Supreme Court handed down its Roe vs. Wade decision, which legalized abortion.

January 21

Happy Birthday RIP Christian Dior(1905–1957) Alfred "Benny" Hill(1924–1992) Aristotelis "Telly" Savalas(1922–1994) "Wolfman Jack"(Robert Smith 1938–1995) ; Jack Nicklaus–76 José Plácido Domingo Embil–75 Morris Mac Davis–74 "Billy Ocean"(Leslie Charles)–66 "Robby Benson"(Robin Segal)–60 Virginia "Geena" Davis–60 Emma Bunton–40 ; 1915 – The first Kiwanis Club was founded, in Detroit. ; 2003 – The Census Bureau announced that Hispanics had surpassed blacks as America's largest minority group.

January 20

Happy Birthday RIP "George Burns"(Nathan Birnbaum 1896–1996) Patricia Neal(1926–2010) Jackson DeForest Kelley(1920–1999) Ottis "Slim" Whitman Jr(1923–2013) ; Arthur "Arte" Johnson–87 Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin Jr–86 David Lynch–70 William "Bill" Maher Jr–60 Lorenzo Lamas–58 James Denton Jr–53 Rainn Wilson–50 Melissa Rivers(Rosenberg)–48 "Skeet Ulrich"(Bryan Trout)–46 Evan Peters–29 ; 1920 – The American Civil Liberties Union is founded

January 19

Happy Birthday RIP Edgar Allan Poe(1809–1849) Janis Joplin(1943–1970) Robert Palmer(1949–2003) Jean Stapleton(Jeanne Murray 1923–2013) Phillip Everly(1939–2014) ; Nathalie "Tippi" Hedren–86 Dolly Rebecca Parton–70 Desi Arnaz Jr.(Desiderio Arnaz IV)–63 Catherine "Katey" Sagal–62 Paul Rodriguez–61 Robert "William" Ragsdale–55 Shawn Wayans–45 Benjamin Ayres–39 Elizabeth "Bitsie" Tulloch–35 Jodie Sweetin–34 ; 1955 – A presidential news conference was filmed for TV for the first time, with the permission of President Dwight D. Eisenhower. ; 1935 – Coopers Inc. sells the world's first men's briefs (underpants).

January 18

Happy Birthday RIP Thomas Watson(1854–1934) "Cary Grant"(Archibald Leach 1904–1986) "Danny Kaye"(David Kaminski 1913–1987) ; Thomas "Tom" Bailey–62 Kevin Costner–61 David Attell–51 Jason Segel–36 ; 1886 – Modern hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England ; 1919 – Bentley Motors Limited is founded

January 17

Happy Birthday RIP Karl Lämmle(1867–1939) Andrew "Andy" Kaufman(1949–1984) Nancy Parsons(1942–2001) Eartha Kitt(Keith 1927–2008) ; Betty White Ludden–94 James Earl Jones–85 Maurice "Maury" Povich–77 "Muhammad Ali"(Cassius Clay Jr)–74 Paul Young–60 Broderick "Steve" Harvey–59 Susanna Hoffs–57 James Carrey–54 Michelle Obama–52 Naveen Andrews–47 Robert Ritchie("Kid Rock")–45 ; 1893 – Hawaii's monarchy was overthrown as a group of businessmen and sugar planters forced Queen Liliuokalani to abdicate

January 16

Happy Birthday RIP Henry "Harry" Carey II(1878–1947) Ethel Merman(Zimmerman 1908–1984) Aaliyah Haughton(1979–2001) ; Anthony "A.J." Foyt–81 Ronnie Milsap–73 John Carpenter–68 Deborrah "Debbie" Allen–66 Helen "Sade" Adu–57 Andrea James–49 David Al-Chokhachy(Chokachi)–48 Jonathan Mangum–45 Katherine "Kate" Moss–42 ; 1964 – The musical "Hello, Dolly!" starring Carol Channing opened on Broadway, beginning a run of 2,844 performances

January 15

Happy Birthday RIP Martin Luther King Jr(1929–1968) Lloyd Bridges Jr(1913–1998) ; Andrea Martin–69 Maria Molina("Charo")–65 William James Nesbitt–51 Lisa Lisa Velez-50 Charles "Chad" Lowe–48 Edmund "Eddie" Cahill–38 ; 1889 – The Coca-Cola Company, then known as the Pemberton Medicine Company, is originally incorporated in Atlanta, Georgia. ; 2001 – Wikipedia, a web-based encyclopedia, made its debut

January 14

Happy Birthday RIP Andrew “Andy” Rooney(1919–2011) ; John “Jack” Jones–78 Dorothy Faye Dunaway–75 Steven Soderbergh–53 Emily Watson–49 James Smith("LL Cool J")–48 Jason Bateman–47 Kevin Durand–42 Zachary Gilford–34 ; 1952 – National Broadcasting Company's long-running morning news program "Today" debuts, with host Dave Garroway

January 13

Happy Birthday RIP Robert Stack(1919–2003) Charles Nelson Reilly(1931–2007) ; Frances Sternhagen–86 Charles "Rip" Taylor–82 Charles Richard Moll–73 "Jason Stuart"(Stuart Greif)–57 Julia Louis-Dreyfus–55 Tracy Adkins–54 Patrick Dempsey–50 Michael Peña–40 Orlando Bloom–39 Liam Hemsworth–26 ; 1910 – The first public radio broadcast takes place; a live performance of the opera "Cavalleria Rusticana" is sent out over the airwaves from the Metropolitan Opera House in New York, New York.

January 12

Happy Birthday RIP Sarah "Patsy" Kelly(1910–1981) Joseph Frazier(1944–2011) ; George Kresge Jr("Amazing Kreskin")–81 Anthony Andrews–68 Kirstie Alley–65 Howard Stern–62 Oliver Platt–56 Jeffrey Bezos(Jorgensen)–52 Robert Cummings("Rob Zombie")–51 Matthew Kohler–37 William Rothhaar–29 Andrew Lawrence–28 ; 1915 – The United States House of Representatives rejects a proposal to give women the right to vote.  Not until 1920 when 19th Amendment is ratified will it be illegal to deny voter rights based on gender ; 1971 – All in the Family, one of the most famous situation comedies, premieres on CBS