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Super Today in Birthdays and Deaths by Age for January 16

Last Updated 08-16-2025

🎭🎵Maxine Jones -- Birthdate Conflict -- b.1/16/1962 or 1/16/1959 N.S. or 1/16/1965 N.S.
Actress, Songwriter, Rhythm and Blues Singer
Misc: sources give b. 1959, 1962, and 1965; no source agrees on a birth year!
Group Names: En Vogue

🎭🎵Maxine Jones -- Birthdate Conflict -- b.1/16/1962 or 1/16/1959 N.S. or 1/16/1965 N.S.
Actress, Songwriter, Rhythm and Blues Singer
Misc: sources give b. 1959, 1962, and 1965; no source agrees on a birth year!
Group Names: En Vogue

🎭🎵Maxine Jones -- Birthdate Conflict -- b.1/16/1962 or 1/16/1959 N.S. or 1/16/1965 N.S.
Actress, Songwriter, Rhythm and Blues Singer
Misc: sources give b. 1959, 1962, and 1965; no source agrees on a birth year!
Group Names: En Vogue

🎭🎵🏆Enya Flack -- Birthdate Conflict -- b.1/16/???? N.S. or 1/12/???? N.S.
Actress, Producer, Singer, Model
Misc: b. c. late 1970s
TV Shows: Malcolm and Eddie (as Bridget)

🎵Bob Boucher -- is 106 in the year 2025 and 107 in the year 2026; b.1/16/1919
Bandleader

✍📰William Kennedy -- is 97 in the year 2025 and 98 in the year 2026; b.1/16/1928
Author, Novelist, Journalist
Book Titles: Legs, Billy Phelan's Greatest Game, Ironweed

✍📰Norman Podhoretz -- is 95 in the year 2025 and 96 in the year 2026; b.1/16/1930
Author, Commentator, Editor
Names/Places: b. in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Misc: New York Post

🎵Marilyn Horne -- is 91 in the year 2025 and 92 in the year 2026; b.1/16/1934
Mezzo-Soprano, Opera Performer
Names/Places: b. in Bradford, Pa.

🏆🏁A. J. Foyt -- is 90 in the year 2025 and 91 in the year 2026; b.1/16/1935
Hall of Famer, Auto Racer
Names/Places: b. in Houston; FN:Anthony Joseph
Misc: 7-time USAC/CART national champion (1960-61,63-64,67,75,79); 4-time Indy 500 winner (1961,64,67,77); only driver in history to win Indy 500, Daytona 500 (1972) and 24 Hours of LeMans (1967 with Dan Gurney); retired in 1993 as all-time IndyCar wins leader with 67.

🎵George Wooten -- is 85 in the year 2025 and 86 in the year 2026; b.1/16/1940
Singer
Group Names: Corsairs

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🏆🎾Christine James -- is 84 in the year 2025 and 85 in the year 2026; b.1/16/1941
Tennis Player, English
Names/Places: RN: Christine Truman James, aka Christine Truman

🎵Barbara Lynn -- is 83 in the year 2025 and 84 in the year 2026; b.1/16/1942
Songwriter, Guitarist, Rhythm and Blues Singer
Names/Places: LN:Ozen

🎵Ronnie Milsap -- is 82 in the year 2025 and 83 in the year 2026; b.1/16/1943
Hall of Famer, Singer/Guitarist, Pianist, Violinist, Country-Pop Performer
Names/Places: b. in Robbinsville, NC

✍🎭🎵Jim Stafford -- is 81 in the year 2025 and 82 in the year 2026; b.1/16/1944
Humorist, TV Host, Variety Show Host, Songwriter, Banjoist, Country Music Singer/Guitarist
Names/Places: Bobbie Gentry's hubby
Song Titles: Spiders & Snakes, Wildwood Weed, My Girl Bill
TV Shows: Jim Stafford Show, Those Amazing Animals, Nashville on the Road

🎵Ray Phillips -- is 81 in the year 2025 and 82 in the year 2026; b.1/16/1944 N.S.
Country Music Singer, English
Group Names: The Nashville Teens

🎭🎵Mary Espinosa -- is 80 in the year 2025 and 81 in the year 2026; b.1/16/1945
Dancer, Singer
TV Shows: Mickey Mouse Club

🎭Kabir Bedi -- is 79 in the year 2025 and 80 in the year 2026; b.1/16/1946
Actor, Asia Indian
Movie Titles: Octopussy (as Gobinda the Designated Goon), Main Hoon Na

🎭Dr. Laura Schlessinger -- is 78 in the year 2025 and 79 in the year 2026; b.1/16/1947
Radio Talk Show Hostess

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💰Georgette Masbacher -- is 78 in the year 2025 and 79 in the year 2026; b.1/16/1947
Cosmetic Executive
Misc: La Prairie cosmetics

🎨🎵Henry Fiol -- is 78 in the year 2025 and 79 in the year 2026; b.1/16/1947
Painter, Music Producer, Arranger, Composer, Singer, Bandleader

🏆🎱Cliff Thorburn -- is 77 in the year 2025 and 78 in the year 2026; b.1/16/1948
Snooker Player, Canadian
Misc: champion snooker player

🎭John Carpenter -- is 77 in the year 2025 and 78 in the year 2026; b.1/16/1948
Director
Names/Places: b. in Carthage, NY; Adrienne Barbeau's hubby
Movie Titles: Escape from L.A., Escape from New York, They Live, Halloween, The Thing

🎭🎵Debbie Allen -- is 75 in the year 2025 and 76 in the year 2026; b.1/16/1950 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Actress, TV Producer/Director, Choreographer, Dancer, Songwriter
Names/Places: b. in Houston, Tex.; Phylicia Rashad's sister
Misc: some say b. 1951 or '52
TV Shows: 3 Girls 3; Fame (as Lydia Grant), Roots (as Nan), A Different World (as Dr. Langhorn), In The House (as Jackie Warren)

🎭🎵🏆Caroline Munro -- is 75 in the year 2025 and 76 in the year 2026; b.1/16/1950
Actress, Singer, Model, English
Movie Titles: The Spy Who Loved Me, Maniac, Slaughter High, The Golden Voyage of Sinbad

🎵Richard Thompson -- is 74 in the year 2025 and 75 in the year 2026; b.1/16/1951
Rhythm and Blues Performer
Misc: soulwalking.co.uk lists his birthdate as Jan 6, brainhistory.com lists it as b. Jan 16 as some other sources do
Group Names: BT Express

🏆🏈Bo Harris -- is 72 in the year 2025 and 73 in the year 2026; b.1/16/1953
NFL Linebacker
Misc: Super Bowl XVI
Sports Teams: Cincinnati Bengals

🏆🏀Gerald Henderson -- is 69 in the year 2025 and 70 in the year 2026; b.1/16/1956
NBA Player

🎭Anders Hove -- is 69 in the year 2025 and 70 in the year 2026; b.1/16/1956
Actor, Greenlandian

🎵🎷Sade -- is 66 in the year 2025 and 67 in the year 2026; b.1/16/1959
Songwriter, Jazz Singer, New Age Singer, Soul Singer, Nigerian (Nigeria)
Names/Places: RN:Helen Folasade Adu; PRON:Shaw-day
Misc: some say b. June 16 or 1960
Song Titles: Your Love is King, Smooth Operator, The Sweetest Taboo, Paradise
Album Titles: Diamond Life, Promise, Stronger Than Pride, Love Deluxe, Lovers Rock, Soldier of Love

🏆🏈Kevin Ross -- is 63 in the year 2025 and 64 in the year 2026; b.1/16/1962
NFL Safety, NFL Cornerback
Names/Places: NN:Rock
Misc: 2x Pro Bowl

🎵🎸Kane Roberts -- is 63 in the year 2025 and 64 in the year 2026; b.1/16/1962 N.S.
Heavy Metal Guitairst
Group Names: Alice Cooper, soloist

🎵🎸Paul Webb -- is 63 in the year 2025 and 64 in the year 2026; b.1/16/1962
Alternative Rock Bassist, English
Group Names: Talk Talk

🎭Kathy Evison -- is 62 in the year 2025 and 63 in the year 2026; b.1/16/1963
Actress
Misc: retired from acting in 2000
TV Shows: Beverly Hills 90210 (as Kathy Fisher 3x), seaQuest DSV (as Ensign Helmsperson Lonnie Ellen Henderson), Diagnosis Murder (as guest 3x)

🎭Mark Kiely -- is 62 in the year 2025 and 63 in the year 2026; b.1/16/1963 N.S.
TV Actor
TV Shows: Beverly Hills 90210 (as Gil Meyers)

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🎭James May -- is 62 in the year 2025 and 63 in the year 2026; b.1/16/1963 N.S.
TV Host, English
Names/Places: aka Captain Slow
TV Shows: Top Gear

🏆🏈Mark Collins -- is 61 in the year 2025 and 62 in the year 2026; b.1/16/1964
NFL Cornerback
Misc: 2x Super Bowl champ

🎵🎸Frank O'Toole -- is 61 in the year 2025 and 62 in the year 2026; b.1/16/1964
Alternative Rock Performer
Group Names: Frankie Goes to Hollywood

🎵🎸🏆⚾Jack Burns McDowell -- is 59 in the year 2025 and 60 in the year 2026; b.1/16/1966
Rock and Roll Guitarist, MLB Pitcher
Misc: 2-time 20-game winner (1992-93) and 1993 AL Cy Young award winner with Chicago White Sox; won championship game for Stanford in 1987 College World Series
Sports Teams: Chicago White Sox
Group Names: Magenta (member of the progressive rock group, formerly V.I.E.W.)

🏆🏒Stephen Leach -- is 59 in the year 2025 and 60 in the year 2026; b.1/16/1966
NHL Coach, NHL Player

🎭David Chokachi -- is 57 in the year 2025 and 58 in the year 2026; b.1/16/1968
Actor
TV Shows: Baywatch (as Cody Madison), Witchblade (as Det. Jake McCartey), Beyond the Break (as Justin Healy)
Movie Titles: Witchblade

🎵🎸Atticus Ross -- is 57 in the year 2025 and 58 in the year 2026; b.1/16/1968 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Alternative Rock Musician
Group Names: Nine Inch Nails

🏆🥊Roy Jones Jr. -- is 56 in the year 2025 and 57 in the year 2026; b.1/16/1969 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Sports Commentator, Boxer, Olympic Athlete
Misc: Light-MW boxer (Olympic-silver-1988)

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Alexander Acosta -- is 56 in the year 2025 and 57 in the year 2026; b.1/16/1969 N.S.
Government Official
Misc: Labor Secretary

🏆🏀Don MacLean -- is 55 in the year 2025 and 56 in the year 2026; b.1/16/1970
NBA Forward

🏆⚾Ron Villone -- is 55 in the year 2025 and 56 in the year 2026; b.1/16/1970
MLB Pitcher

✍🎭Josh Evans -- is 54 in the year 2025 and 55 in the year 2026; b.1/16/1971
Writer, Actor, Director
Movie Titles: Born on the Fourth of July, The Doors, Glam, Inside the Goldmine

🎭Jonathan Mangum -- is 54 in the year 2025 and 55 in the year 2026; b.1/16/1971 N.S.
Actor, Comedian, Producer, Announcer
TV Shows: The Drew Carey Show, Whose Line Is It Anyway?, NCIS, Let's Make a Deal (announcer)
Movie Titles: The Bucket List

🏆🎾Sergei Bruguera -- is 54 in the year 2025 and 55 in the year 2026; b.1/16/1971
Tennis Player, Spanish
Misc: winner of back-to-back French Opens in 1993 and '94.

🎭Richard T. Jones -- is 53 in the year 2025 and 54 in the year 2026; b.1/16/1972 N.S.
Actor, Producer, Japanese
TV Shows: The Rookie, Judging Amy (as Court Services Officer Bruce Van Exel)
Movie Titles: Collateral, Godzilla (2014), Event Horizon

🏆🏈Joe Horn -- is 53 in the year 2025 and 54 in the year 2026; b.1/16/1972
NFL Wide Receiver, College Football Player
Misc: 4x Pro Bowl; in the Saints Hall of Fame

🎵Greg Page -- is 53 in the year 2025 and 54 in the year 2026; b.1/16/1972 N.S.
Children's Singer, Pop Singer, Australian
Group Names: The Wiggles

🎭Josie Davis -- is 52 in the year 2025 and 53 in the year 2026; b.1/16/1973 N.S.
Actress, Producer
TV Shows: Charles in Charge (as Sarah Powell), Titans (as Lauren "Laurie" Williams), Two and a Half Men (as Sandy), Beverly Hills 90210 (as Camille Desmond)
Movie Titles: Backstabbed

🏆🏈Mario Bates -- is 52 in the year 2025 and 53 in the year 2026; b.1/16/1973
NFL Runningback

🎭Vishal Singh -- is 51 in the year 2025 and 52 in the year 2026; b.1/16/1974 N.S.
Actor, Asia Indian

🎭Shaun Benson -- is 51 in the year 2025 and 52 in the year 2026; b.1/16/1974
Actor, Canadian
Movie Titles: K-19: The Widowmaker, Populaire, The Beautiful Risk

🏆Kate Moss -- is 51 in the year 2025 and 52 in the year 2026; b.1/16/1974 N.S.
Model, English
Misc: Calvin Klein; she turned sideways and vanished!

🎭Gillian Illana Waters -- is 50 in the year 2025 and 51 in the year 2026; b.1/16/1975
Actress
TV Shows: Days of Our Lives
Movie Titles: Jackie Brown, Bamboozled, How to Be a Player, Never Back Down: No Surrender

🎵Rashawn Ross -- is 46 in the year 2025 and 47 in the year 2026; b.1/16/1979 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Arranger, Trumpeter
Group Names: Dave Matthews Band

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🎭Alyssa Edwards -- is 45 in the year 2025 and 46 in the year 2026; b.1/16/1980 N.S.
Drag Queen
Names/Places: RN: Justin Johnson; his stage name is a homage to Alyssa Milano and the drag family House of Edwards

✍🎭🎵Lin-Manuel Miranda -- is 45 in the year 2025 and 46 in the year 2026; b.1/16/1980 N.S.
Playwright, Actor, Composer, Rapper
Arts Titles: PL: Hamilton, In the Heights;
Movie Titles: Mary Poppins Returns

🏆⚾Albert Pujols -- is 45 in the year 2025 and 46 in the year 2026; b.1/16/1980
MLB First Baseman, Dominican Republican
Misc: NL LCS MVP 2004; NL MVP 2005, 2008, 2009; 10x All-Star, 2x World Series champ, 3x NL MVP, 2x NL home run leader, 6x Silver Slugger, 2x Gold Glove, 500 home run club; active as of 2015; news suggest that he might have been born in 1977 or 1978.
Sports Teams: St. Louis Cardinals (2001-2011), Los Angeles Angels of Anaheum (2012-)

🎵James Young -- is 45 in the year 2025 and 46 in the year 2026; b.1/16/1980
Country Music Guitarist
Group Names: The Eli Young Band

🎵🎸Nick Valensi -- is 44 in the year 2025 and 45 in the year 2026; b.1/16/1981
Rock and Roll Guitarist
Group Names: The Strokes

🎭Birgitte Hjort Sørensen -- is 43 in the year 2025 and 44 in the year 2026; b.1/16/1982 N.S.
Actress, Danish (Denmark)
TV Shows: Borgen (as Katrine), Vinyl (as Ingrid)
Movie Titles: Automata, Marie Kroyer, Pitch Perfect 2

✍🎭Renée Felice Smith -- is 40 in the year 2025 and 41 in the year 2026; b.1/16/1985
Children's Author, Actress, Producer
TV Shows: NCIS: Los Angeles (as Nell Jones)
Movie Titles: Detachment, Code Academy, Nanny Cam

🏆🏈Joe Flacco -- is 40 in the year 2025 and 41 in the year 2026; b.1/16/1985 N.S.
NFL Quarterback
Names/Places: NN: Joe Cool
Misc: Super Bowl XLVII MVP
Sports Teams: Baltimore Ravens

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🏆⚽Pablo Zabaleta -- is 40 in the year 2025 and 41 in the year 2026; b.1/16/1985 N.S.
Soccer Player, Argentine

🎭Mason Gamble -- is 39 in the year 2025 and 40 in the year 2026; b.1/16/1986
Actor
Movie Titles: Dennis the Menace (1993), Rushmore, Gattaca, Arlington Road

🎵🎸Rou Reynolds -- is 39 in the year 2025 and 40 in the year 2026; b.1/16/1986 N.S.
Rock Singer, English
Group Names: Enter Shikari

🎭🎵FKA Twigs -- is 37 in the year 2025 and 38 in the year 2026; b.1/16/1988 N.S.
Director, Dancer, Music Producer, Songwriter, Singer, English
Names/Places: RN: Tahliah Debrett Barnett

🏆⚽Nicklas Bendtner -- is 37 in the year 2025 and 38 in the year 2026; b.1/16/1988 N.S.
Soccer Player, Danish (Denmark)

🎭Yvonne Zima -- is 36 in the year 2025 and 37 in the year 2026; b.1/16/1989
Actress
TV Shows: ER (as Rachel Greene #1)
Movie Titles: The Nice Guys, Iron Man 3, The Long Kiss Goodnight

🏆🏒Matt Duchene -- is 34 in the year 2025 and 35 in the year 2026; b.1/16/1991 N.S.
NHL Center, Canadian

🏆Joy Elizabeth Corrigan -- is 30 in the year 2025 and 31 in the year 2026; b.1/16/1995 N.S.
Model, Playmate, American
Misc: February 2017 Playmate

🏆Anastasia Grishina -- is 29 in the year 2025 and 30 in the year 2026; b.1/16/1996 N.S.
Gymnast, Olympic Athlete, Russian

🎭🎵Jennie Jim -- is 29 in the year 2025 and 30 in the year 2026; b.1/16/1996 N.S.
Actress, Songwriter, Singer, Rapper, South Korean
Names/Places: aka Jennie
TV Shows: The Idol (under the stage name Jennie Ruby Jane)

🎵Jennie Kim -- is 29 in the year 2025 and 30 in the year 2026; b.1/16/1996 N.S.
Pop Singer, South Korean
Group Names: BlackPink

🏆⚾Brendan Donovan -- is 28 in the year 2025 and 29 in the year 2026; b.1/16/1997 N.S.
MLB Player
Misc: Gold Glove Award 2022

Emma Rose Dawson -- is 27 in the year 2025 and 28 in the year 2026; b.1/16/1998
Celebrity Daughter
Names/Places: Roxann's daughter

Orson Handel -- is 18 in the year 2025 and 19 in the year 2026; b.1/16/2007
Celebrity Son
Names/Places: Lauren Ambrose and Sam's son

Chicago West -- is 7 in the year 2025 and 8 in the year 2026; b.1/16/2018 N.S.
Celebrity Daughter
Names/Places: Kim Kardashian and Kanye's daughter

Dylan Rose Lawrence -- is 2 in the year 2025 and 3 in the year 2026; b.1/16/2023 N.S.
Celebrity Daughter
Names/Places: Samantha Cope and Joey's daughter

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🎖⚖💰Meshech Weare -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/16/1713 d.1/14/1786 (72)
Revolutionary, Lawyer, Farmer
Misc: the first President of New Hampshire 1776-1785

🎵Niccolò Piccinni -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/16/1728 N.S. d.5/7/1800 N.S. (72)
Composer, Italian

Vittorio Alfieri -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/16/1749 N.S. d.10/8/1803 N.S. (54)
Poet, Dramatist, Italian
Names/Places: NN: The Founder of Italian Tragedy

John Cabell Breckinridge -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/16/1821 N.S. d.5/17/1875 N.S. (54)
Vice President, Statesman
Misc: 14th U.S. Vice President

Franz Brentano -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/16/1838 d.3/17/1917 (79)
Philosopher, German

🎖Charles Sigsbee -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/16/1845 d.7/13/1923 (78)
Naval Officer

Sir Henry Dickens -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/16/1849 N.S. d.12/21/1933 N.S. (84)
Judge, Lawyer, English
Names/Places: Charles' son
Misc: Barrister

🎖Henry Taylor Downing -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/16/1849 d.11/6/1948 (99)
Soldier
Misc: Confederate Veteran

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🎭Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/16/1853 d.11/6/1937 (84)
Stage Actor, English
Misc: greatest Hamlet of his time

💰Andre Michelin -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/16/1853 N.S. d.4/4/1931 N.S. (78)
Industrialist, French
Misc: Tire Company king

✍🎭Frank Bacon -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/16/1864 N.S. d.11/19/1922 N.S. (58)
Playwright, Stage Actor

🏆🏁🏇Willie Simms -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/16/1870 N.S. d.2/26/1927 N.S. (57)
Hall of Famer, Horse Jockey

✍🎭Gordon Craig -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/16/1872 d.7/29/1966 (94)
Writer, Set Designer, English

🏆⚾Jimmy Collins -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/16/1873 N.S. d.3/6/1943 N.S. (70)
Hall of Famer, MLB Manager, MLB First Baseman
Sports Teams: Boston Beaneaters (1895), Louisville Colonels (1895), Boston Beaneaters (1896-1900), Boston Americans (player 1901-1907, manager 1902-1906), Philadelphia Athletics (1907-1908)

Robert William Service -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/16/1874 d.9/11/1958 (84)
Poet, English

Leonor Michaelis -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/16/1875 d.10/8/1949 (74)
Chemist, Physician, German

🎭Harry Carey Sr. -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/16/1878 d.9/21/1947 (69)
Movie Actor
Names/Places: RN:Henry De Witt Carey II
Misc: he's NOT the baseball announcer (see CarAy)

Margaret Wilson -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/16/1882 d.10/6/1973 (91)
Novelist

⚛💰Gordon S. Decker -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/16/1884 d.??/??/????
Inventor, Businessperson, Entrepreneur
Misc: Electric Drill Co. founder

🎭🎵Irène Bordoni -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/16/1885 d.3/19/1953 (68)
Stage Actress, Singer, French

✍🎭George Kelly -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/16/1887 N.S. d.6/18/1974 N.S. (87)
Screenwriter, Playwright, Actor, Vaudevillan, Director, American

🎭John Hamilton -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/16/1887 d.10/15/1958 (71)
Actor
TV Shows: The Adventures of Superman (as Perry White)

🎭Lloyd Bacon -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/16/1890 d.11/15/1955 (65)
Actor
Movie Titles: Charlie Chaplin

🏆⚾Marvin Goodwin -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/16/1891 d.10/18/1925 (34)
MLB Pitcher

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🏆🏈Guy Chamberlain -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/16/1894 d.4/4/1967 (73)
Hall of Famer, NFL Coach, NFL Tight End, College Football Coach
Misc: 5x NFL champion
Sports Teams: Canton Bulldogs (player 1919, player 1922-1923, coach 1922-1923), Cleveland Bulldogs (player 1924, coach 1924), Frankford Yellow Jackets (player 1925-1926, coach 1925-1926), Chicago Cardinals (player 1927-1928, coach 1927), Decatur Staleys (player 1920), Chicago Staleys (player 1921), Millville Big Blue (player 1925), Haven-Villa of Winter Haven (player 1926)

📰🎵Irving Mills -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/16/1894 d.4/21/1985 (91)
Publisher, Lyricist, Singer, Bandleader
Misc: manager; Black music promoter Manager

⛪🎵Robert Wilkins -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/16/1896 d.5/26/1987 (91)
Reverend, Singer, Blues Guitarist

🏆🎳Joseph Bodis -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/16/1897 d.4/26/1970 (73)
Hall of Famer, Bowler

🎭Irving Rapper -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/16/1898 d.12/20/1999 (101)
Director

⚛🏆🏒Frank Zamboni -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/16/1901 d.7/27/1988 (87)
Hall of Famer, Inventor, Hockey Figure
Names/Places: RN:Frank Joseph Zamboni Jr.
Misc: Inventor of the modern ice resurfacer with his surname, which is a registered trademark for those resurfacers.

F. Batista Y Zaldivar -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/16/1901 d.8/6/1973 (72)
Head of State, Dictator, Cuban
Names/Places: FN:Fulgencio
Misc: the man Fidel Castro deposed

⛪🏆🏁🏃Eric Liddell -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/16/1902 N.S. d.2/21/1945 N.S. (43)
Missionary, Runner, Olympic Athlete, Chinese, English
Misc: 400m runner (Olympic-gold-1924)

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🎵Evelyn Levine -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/16/1902 d.7/26/1996 (94)
Composer/Songwriter

🎭Diana Wynyard -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/16/1906 d.5/3/1964 (58)
Movie/Stage Actress, British
Names/Places: RN:Dorothy Isobel Cox

✍🎭Alexander Knox -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/16/1907 N.S. d.4/25/1995 N.S. (88)
Screenwriter, TV/Movie Actor, Canadian
Movie Titles: Gorky Park, 2 of a Kind

🎭🎵Ethel Merman -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/16/1909 d.2/15/1984 (75)
Movie/Stage Actress, Opera Singer
Names/Places: b. in Astoria, NY; RLN:Zimmermann; Ernest Borgnine's ex-wife
Misc: some say b. 1912
TV Shows: Batman (as Lola Lasagne)
Movie Titles: Anything Goes, Call Me Madam, Everything's Coming up Roses

🎭Dwight Weist -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/16/1910 d.7/16/1991 (81)
Radio Actor, Announcer
Names/Places: NN:The Man of 1,000 Voices;
Misc: radio: The March of Time

🏆⚾"Dizzy" Dean -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/16/1911 d.7/17/1974 (63)
Hall of Famer, Baseball Announcer, MLB Pitcher
Names/Places: b. in Lukas, AR; RFN:Jerome Jan Hannah
Misc: 4x All-Star, 4x MLB strikeout leader, 2x MLB wins leader, NL MVP 1934; St. Louis Cardinal "Gashouse Gang" colorful pitcher; Dean won 163 games and lost 101. His lifetime ERA was 3.03. He once struck out 17 batters in a single game, then a record, but since bettered (Roger Clemens fanned 20); mentioned in "Who's On First?"; Cardinals #17 retired and in Cardinals Hall of Fame
Sports Teams: St. Louis Cardinals (1930, 1932-1937), Chicago Cubs (1938-1941), St. Louis Browns (1947)

🎵Roger Wagner -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/16/1914 d.9/17/1992 (78)
Educator, Musician, Conductor, French
Misc: choral director

🎭Leslie H. Martinson -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/16/1915 N.S. d.9/3/2016 N.S. (101)
TV Director
TV Shows: Mannix, Roy Rogers Show, The Brady Bunch, CHiPs, Fantasy Island, Barnaby Jones, Cannon, Dusty's Trail, Batman (two installments)
Movie Titles: Batman: The Movie (1966)

🎭Buddy Lester -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/16/1917 d.10/4/2002 (85)
Actor, Comedian
TV Shows: New Phil Silvers Show (as Nick)

✍🎭Michael J. Musto -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/16/1917 N.S. d.10/30/1993 N.S. (76)
Scriptwriter, Producer
Misc: wrote the Who's On First routine for Abbott and Costello

💰Fred Hartley -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/16/1917 d.10/19/1990 (73)
Businessperson, Executive
Misc: built Unocal into an energy giant

🏆🏁🏃William "Bill" Ernest Lucas -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/16/1917 N.S. d.3/24/2018 N.S. (101)
Runner, Olympic Athlete, English

✍🎭Stirling Silliphant -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/16/1918 N.S. d.4/26/1996 N.S. (78)
Screenwriter, TV Producer
TV Shows: Route 66 (creator), In The Heat Of The Night (creator)

🎭🎵Lina Romay -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/16/1919 d.12/17/2010 (91)
Actress, Singer

🎭Elliot Reid -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/16/1920 d.6/21/2013 (93)
Actor
TV Shows: That Was the Week That Was
Movie Titles: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Inherit the Wind, The Absent-Minded Professor, Move Over Darling

🎨Francesco Scavullo -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/16/1921 d.1/6/2004 (82)
Photographer
Misc: celebrities and models

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🏆Martin Stokken -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/16/1923 d.3/25/1984 (61)
Olympic Athlete, Track and Field, Norweigan
Misc: nordic relay (Olympic-silver-1952)

🎵Roy Lanham -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/16/1923 d.2/14/1991 (68)
Country Music Singer, Country Music Guitarist
Group Names: Sons of the Pioneers

🎭Katy Jurado -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/16/1924 d.7/5/2002 (78)
TV/Movie Actress, Mexican
Names/Places: RN:Maria Christina Jurado Garcia; Ernest Borgnine's ex-wife
TV Shows: aka Pablo (as Rosa Maria Rivera)
Movie Titles: High Noon, Trapeze, Barabbas

🎵Pilar Lorengar -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/16/1928 d.6/3/1996 (68)
Singer

Allard Lowenstein -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/16/1929 d.3/14/1980 (51)
Politician, Political Activist
Misc: radical

🎵🎷G. T. Hogan -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/16/1929 d.8/7/2004 (75)
Jazz Drummer

🎭Ellen Holly -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/16/1931 N.S. d.12/6/2023 N.S. (92)
Actress
Movie Titles: School Daze, 10,000 Black Men Named George (TV movie)

✍🎭Alain Jessua -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/16/1932 N.S. d.11/30/2017 N.S. (85)
Screenwriter, Movie Director, French

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🎨Jim Berry -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/16/1932 d.3/20/2015 (83)
Comic Strip Cartoonist
Misc: Berry's World

Dian Fossey -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/16/1932 d.12/27/1985 (53)
Naturalist, Zoologist
Misc: studied gorillas in the wild, was found hacked to death at a research station in Rwanda.

✍🎭Susan Sontag -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/16/1933 d.12/28/2004 (71)
Author, Novelist, Critic, Movie Producer/Director
Names/Places: b. in New York City

🎵🎸Bob Bogle -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/16/1934 d.6/14/2009 (75)
Hall of Famer, Songwriter, Bassist, Rock and Roll Guitarist
Group Names: The Ventures

🎭Michael White -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/16/1936 N.S. d.3/7/2016 N.S. (80)
Movie/Stage Producer, Scottish
Movie Titles: The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Monty Python and the Holy Grail

🎭Michael Pataki -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/16/1938 d.4/15/2010 (72)
Actor
TV Shows: Get Christie Love, The Amazing Spider-Man (as Capt. Barbera)

🏆🏒Lou Angotti -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/16/1938 N.S. d.9/15/2021 N.S. (83)
NHL Right Wing, Canadian

🎭Claire Gordon -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/16/1941 d.4/13/2015 (74)
Actress, Comedienne, English

🎵🎸William "Bill" Francis -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/16/1942 d.5/23/2010 N.S. (68)
Keyboardist, Rock and Roll Singer
Group Names: Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show

🎵René Angélil -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/16/1942 N.S. d.1/14/2016 N.S. (73)
Music Producer, Singer, Canadian
Names/Places: Celine Dion's husband
Misc: Music Manager

🎵Katherine Anderson -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/16/1944 N.S. d.9/20/2023 N.S. (79)
Hall of Famer, Rhythm and Blues Singer
Names/Places: LN:Schaffner
Group Names: The Marvelettes

🎭Keith Wayne -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/16/1945 N.S. d.9/9/1995 N.S. (50)
Actor

🎭🏆Sharon Cintron -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/16/1945 N.S. d.7/31/2017 N.S. (72)
Actress, Model, Playmate
Misc: May 1963

🎵Sandy Pinkard -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/16/1947 N.S. d.7/26/2025 N.S. (78)
Songwriter, Bassist, Country Music Singer/Guitarist
Group Names: Pinkard and Bowden

🎭Kellye Nakahara -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/16/1948 N.S. d.2/16/2020 N.S. (72)
Actress, Hawaiian
TV Shows: M*A*S*H (as Nurse Kealani Kellye)

🎭Robert Schimmel -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/16/1950 d.9/3/2010 (60)
Comedian

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🎵🎸Bob Kulick -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/16/1950 N.S. d.5/28/2020 N.S. (70)
Music Producer, Rock and Roll Guitarist
Group Names: Lou Reed, W.A.S.P.

🎵Damo Suzuki -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/16/1950 N.S. d.2/9/2024 N.S. (74)
Singer, Japanese
Names/Places: RN: Kenji Suzuki
Group Names: Can

🏆🏈Chuck Crist -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/16/1951 N.S. d.10/28/2020 N.S. (69)
NFL Safety

🏆🏈David Brown -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/16/1953 d.1/10/2006 N.S. (52)
NFL Coach, NFL Safety
Misc: Super Bowl X
Sports Teams: Pittsburgh Steelers, Seattle Seahawks, Green Bay Packers

🎵🎸Greedy Smith -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/16/1956 N.S. d.12/2/2019 N.S. (63)
Mezzo-Soprano, Harmonicaist, Keyboardist, New Wave Singer, Australian
Group Names: Mental As Anything, soloist

🎵🎸Jill Sobule -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/16/1959 N.S. d.5/1/2025 N.S. (66)
Songwriter, Alternative Rock Singer
Song Titles: I Kissed a Girl

🎵Aaliyah -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/16/1979 N.S. d.8/25/2001 N.S. (22)
Hall of Famer, Rhythm and Blues-Pop Performer

🎭Chris Cotton -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/16/1987 N.S. d.12/11/2019 N.S. (32)
Actor, Comedian

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✍📰Edward Gibbon -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/27/1737 J-LD or 5/8/1737 N.S. d.1/16/1794 N.S. (56)
Author, Historian, English, German
Book Titles: The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

🎖Margaret Corbin -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/12/1751 d.1/16/1800 (48)
Revolutionary, Heroine

Nicolas Leblanc -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/6/1742 N.S. d.1/16/1806 N.S. (63)
Chemist, Inventor, Surgeon, French
Misc: discovered how to manufacture soda from common salt

📰🎵Anton Schindler -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/13/1795 N.S. d.1/16/1864 N.S. (68)
Biographer, Violinist, Conductor, Austrian

Max Johann Schultze -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/25/1825 d.1/16/1874 (48)
Scientist, Anatomist, German

📰Samuel Bowles -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/9/1826 N.S. d.1/16/1878 (51)
Journalist

🎵C. P. "Leo" Delibes -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/21/1836 d.1/16/1891 (54)
Composer, French

⛪⚖Hiram Rhodes Revels -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/27/1827 d.1/16/1901 (73)
Clergyman, Senator, Educator
Misc: first black Senator on 2-25-1870

💰Marshall Field -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/18/1834 d.1/16/1906 (71)
Businessperson, Merchant, Philanthropist
Misc: Marshall's dept stores 1881; was 72?

Thaddeus Lowe -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/20/1832 d.1/16/1913 (80)
Aeronautical, Balloonist, Inventor
Misc: Artifical ice machine maker

🎖George Dewey -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/26/1837 d.1/16/1917 (79)
Naval Officer
Misc: Admiral, Naval commodore, Manilla hero

✍🎵Reginald De Koven -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/3/1859 N.S. d.1/16/1920 N.S. (60)
Critic, Composer

🎵Art Hickman -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/13/1886 d.1/16/1930 (43)
Composer, Bandleader

🎭Annie Russell -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/12/1864 d.1/16/1936 (72)
Movie Actress, English

Emile Gautier -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/19/1864 d.1/16/1940 (75)
Geographer, French

🎭Carole Lombard -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/6/1908 d.1/16/1942 (33)
Movie Actress, Comedienne
Names/Places: b. in Fort Wayne, IN; RMLN:Jane Peters; Clark Gable's wife
Misc: some say b. 1909

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Gilbert Patten -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/25/1866 d.1/16/1945 (78)
Author, Novelist

🎵Fate Marable -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/2/1890 d.1/16/1947 (56)
Pianist, Bandleader
Misc: Calliopist

🎵🎷Sonny Berman -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/21/1925 d.1/16/1947 (21)
Jazz Trumpeter

🎵Arturo Toscanini -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/25/1867 d.1/16/1957 (89)
Conductor, Italian
Misc: Symphonies

🎨Ivan Meštrović -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/15/1883 d.1/16/1962 (78)
Sculptor

🎵Ike Quebec -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/17/1918 d.1/16/1963 (44)
Tenor-sax

🎖Courtney Hodges -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/5/1887 d.1/16/1966 (79)
General

🏆🎳Adolph Carlson -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/23/1897 d.1/16/1967 (69)
Hall of Famer, Bowler

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Dr. Robert Van De Graaff -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/20/1901 d.1/16/1967 (65)
Inventor, Physicist
Misc: built a high-voltage electrostatic energy generator

🎵🎷Fred Elizalde -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/12/1908 d.1/16/1969 (60)
Jazz Singer

✍🎵Vernon Duke -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/10/1903 d.1/16/1969 (65)
Poet, Composer, Russian
Names/Places: RN:Vladimir Dukelsky
Misc: Broadway composer

🎭Kermit Maynard -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/20/1897 d.1/16/1971 (73)
Actor, Stuntman
Names/Places: Ken's brother
Misc: Cowboy actor; appearred in 280 films between 1927 and 1962.

🎵Rex Lawson -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/4/1938 N.S. d.1/16/1971 N.S. (32)
Composer, Singer, Trumpeter, Bandleader, Nigerian (Nigeria)

✍🎭🎵David Seville -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/27/1919 d.1/16/1972 (52)
Author, Movie Actor, Cartoon Voice Actor, Music Producer, Composer/Songwriter
Names/Places: b. in Fresno, CA; RN:Ross Bagdasarian Sr.
Misc: he created the Chipmunks while experimenting with tape recording speeds; his son David Jr. resurrected the character of David Seville after his father died beginning with a new Chipmunks album in 1980 and TV series in 1983; Jason Lee began voicing Seville in 2015
Song Titles: Witch Doctor, The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)
TV Shows: The Alvin Show (as David Seville & the Chipmunks: Theodore, Simon, and... ALLLLL-VINNN!)

🏆🏒Gordon Blanchard Keats -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/21/1895 d.1/16/1972 (76)
Hall of Famer, NHL Center, Canadian
Names/Places: NN:Duke, Iron Duke
Misc: played 1915-1934
Sports Teams: Toronto Blueshirts, Edmonton Eskimos, Boston Bruins, Detroit Cougars, Chicago Black Hawks

📰🏆Ray Barrett -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/1/1907 d.1/16/1973 (65)
Commentator, Sportscaster
TV Shows: Gillette Summer Sports Reel

🎵Clara Ward -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/21/1924 d.1/16/1973 (48)
Gospel Singer

🎵Edgar Sampson -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/31/1907 d.1/16/1973 (65)
Arranger, Composer, Reeds, Saxophonist, Violinist
Misc: played with many bands; one of the most widely-heard but least celebrated writers of the Swing Era music
Group Names: Duke Ellington, Fletcher Henderson, Rex Stewart, Chick Webb

🎵Paul Beaver -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/14/1925 N.S. d.1/16/1975 N.S. (49)
Music Figure
Misc: of Beaver and Krause; He did the soundtracks for "The Graduate," "Catch-22" and "Rosemary's Baby."

🎭🎵Ted Cassidy -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/31/1932 d.1/16/1979 (46)
Actor, Cartoon Voice Actor, Pianist
Misc: some say b. 1933
TV Shows: The Addams Family (as Lurch & 'Thing'), Huck Finn (as Injun Joe)

🎵David Whitfield -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/2/1925 d.1/16/1980 (54)
Opera Tenor, British
Misc: the first Brit to have a million-seller in the USA "Cara Mia"
Song Titles: Cara Mia

Robert Fitzgerald -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/12/1910 d.1/16/1985 (74)
Poet, Translator, Critic

🎭Joyce Jameson -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/26/1932 d.1/16/1987 (54)
Comedienne
TV Shows: The Spike Jones Show

📰Earl Wilson -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/3/1907 d.1/16/1987 (79)
Columnist
Names/Places: aka The Midnight Earl
Misc: Broadway gossip

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🎭Trey Wilson -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/21/1948 d.1/16/1989 (40)
Actor
Movie Titles: Bull Durham, Twins, Raising Arizona

🎵Jabbo Smith -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/24/1908 d.1/16/1991 (82)
Singer, Trombonist, Trumpeter

🎭Florence Desmond -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/31/1905 d.1/16/1993 (87)
Actress, English

🎭Glenn Corbett -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/17/1933 N.S. d.1/16/1993 N.S. (59)
Soap Actor, TV/Movie Actor
TV Shows: Route 66 (as Linc), Dallas (as Paul), The Doctors

📰Leland Stowe -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/10/1899 d.1/16/1994 (94)
Correspondent, Journalist, Commentator, Editor
Misc: Pulitzer Prize-winning; renowned for coverage of World War II for the Chicago Daily News

✍📰Marcia Davenport -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/9/1903 d.1/16/1996 (92)
Novelist, Historian
Names/Places: Stephanie Zimbalist's aunt

🎵🎸Richard Kermode -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/5/1946 d.1/16/1996 N.S. (49)
Rock and Roll Keyboardist
Group Names: Malo, Santana

Ennis William Cosby -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/15/1969 d.1/16/1997 (27)
Celebrity Son
Names/Places: Bill Cosby's son

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🏆🎳Alfred "Lindy" Faragalli -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/12/1911 d.1/16/1997 (85)
Hall of Famer, Bowler

🎭Emil Sitka -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/22/1914 d.1/16/1998 (83)
Actor
Movie Titles: The Three Stooges (favorite foil)

🎭Fran Ryan -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/29/1916 d.1/16/2000 (83)
Actress
TV Shows: Doris Day Show (as Aggie Thompson), Green Acres (as Doris Ziffel), Gunsmoke (as Miss Hannah), No Soap Radio, The Wizard

🎵Will "Dub" Jones -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/14/1928 N.S. d.1/16/2000 N.S. (71)
Hall of Famer, Rhythm and Blues Singer
Group Names: The Coasters

🏆⚾By Saam -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/11/1914 N.S. d.1/16/2000 N.S. (85)
Baseball Announcer
Misc: Ford C. Frick Award winner in 1990
Sports Teams: Philadelphia Phillies, Philadelphia Athletics

🎵Gene Harris -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/1/1933 d.1/16/2000 (66)
Pianist
Misc: overlooked and underrated

Leonard F. Woodcock -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/15/1911 d.1/16/2001 (89)
Statesman
Misc: labor officer, former head of the UAW

🎭🎵Virginia O'Brien -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/8/1919 d.1/16/2001 (81)
Actress, Singer
Group Names: The Harvey Girls

🏆🥊Carl "Bobo" Olson -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/11/1928 d.1/16/2002 (73)
Hall of Famer, Boxer

🏆⚽John "Frenchy" Boulos -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/7/1921 N.S. d.1/16/2002 N.S. (80)
Hall of Famer, Soccer Player, Haitian

✍⚛Robert Hanbury Brown -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/31/1916 d.1/16/2002 (85)
Writer, Astronomer, Asia Indian
Misc: noted for his design, development, and use of the intensity interferometer.

🎭Ron Carey -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/11/1935 d.1/16/2007 (71)
TV Actor, Comedian
Names/Places: b. in Newark, NJ
TV Shows: The Corner Bar, Barney Miller (as Off. Carl Levitt)

🏆🏁Benjamin Stewart "Benny" Parsons -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/12/1941 N.S. d.1/16/2007 N.S. (65)
Hall of Famer, Sports Commentator, Auto Racer
Misc: an American NASCAR driver, and later an announcer/analyst/pit reporter on SETN, TBS, ABC, ESPN, NBC and TNT. He became famous as the 1973 NASCAR Winston Cup (now Sprint Cup) champion; in the NASCAR Hall of Fame

🎵James "Pooky" Hudson -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/11/1934 N.S. d.1/16/2007 N.S. (72)
Singer
Group Names: The Spaniels

🎨Andrew Wyeth -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/12/1917 d.1/16/2009 (91)
Painter
Names/Places: N.C.'s son

John Mortimer -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/21/1923 N.S. d.1/16/2009 N.S. (85)
Author, Screenwriter, Dramatist, English

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🎵Carl Smith -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/15/1927 d.1/16/2010 (82)
Hall of Famer, Country Music Singer/Guitarist
Names/Places: June Carters' then Goldie Hill's hubby
Misc: Grand Ole Opry regular

🎵Jimmy Castor -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/23/1940 d.1/16/2012 (71)
Arranger, Composer, Saxophonist, Rhythm and Blues Singer
Group Names: The Jimmy Castor Bunch
Song Titles: Troglodyte (Cave Man), The Bertha Butt Boggie

⛪📰Abigail van Buren -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/4/1918 d.1/16/2013 (94)
Jewish, Columnist
Names/Places: b. in Sioux City; RN:Mrs. Morton Phillips or Pauline Esther Phillips or LN:Friedman; Ann Landers' twin sis; aka Dear Abby

🎨🎭Hal Sutherland -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/1/1929 N.S. d.1/16/2014 N.S. (84)
Animator, Director
Misc: Worked for Filmation as director of 70s cartoons such as the animated Star Trek, Mission: Magic!, Archie's Fun House, and several episodes of others such as The Brady Kids, Batman/Superman/Aquaman (60s), and three for The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie

🎭Russell Johnson -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/10/1934 d.1/16/2014 (79)
TV/Movie Actor
TV Shows: Gilligan's Island (as Roy Hinkley 'The Professor')

🎭Dave Madden -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/17/1931 N.S. d.1/16/2014 N.S. (82)
Actor, Comedian, Canadian
Misc: not b. Dec 12 or 15, 1933
TV Shows: Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In, The Partridge Family (as Reuben Kinkaid), Alice (as Earl Hicks)

🎵🎸Jesus Quisp -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/1/1963 N.S. d.1/16/2015 N.S. (51)
Rock and Roll Guitarist
Names/Places: RN: C J Buscaglia
Group Names: Green Jelly

🏆🏈Ted Marchibroda -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/15/1931 N.S. d.1/16/2016 N.S. (84)
NFL Coach

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🎵🎸Gary Loizzo -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/16/1945 d.1/16/2016 N.S. (70)
Music Producer, Musical Engineer, Rock Singer/Guitarist
Names/Places: MN: Alexander
Group Names: American Breed

🎖⚛Eugene Andrew Cernan -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/14/1934 d.1/16/2017 N.S. (82)
Naval Officer, Astronaut
Misc: Gemini 9, Apollo 10, 17

🎵🎸Steven (Rock) Wright -- Death Anniversary -- b.??/??/1950 N.S. d.1/16/2017 N.S.
Bassist, Rock and Roll Singer
Misc: can't find his date of birth
Group Names: Greg Kihn Band

🎭Bradford Dillman -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/14/1930 d.1/16/2018 N.S. (87)
Actor, Movie Director
Names/Places: b. in San Francisco
Misc: some say b. Apr 13
Arts Titles: PL: Eugene O'Neill's Long Day's Journey Into Night
TV Shows: Falcon Crest (as Darryl)
Movie Titles: Sudden Impact, Piranha, The Way We Were, Escape from the Planet of the Apes, The Enforcer

🏆🏀Jo Jo White -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/16/1946 d.1/16/2018 N.S. (71)
Hall of Famer, NBA Guard
Misc: 7x NBA All-Star; Celtics #10 retired
Sports Teams: Boston Celtics (1969-1979), Golden State Warriors (1979-1980), Kansas City Kings (1980-1981)

🎵🎸Dave (Rock Drummer) Holland -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/5/1948 N.S. d.1/16/2018 N.S. (69)
Hall of Famer, Heavy Metal Drummer, English
Group Names: Trapeze, Judas Priest

💰John C. Bogle -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/8/1929 N.S. d.1/16/2019 N.S. (89)
Philanthropist, Investor
Misc: Business Magnate; founder and chief executive of The Vanguard Group.
Book Titles: Common Sense on Mutual Funds: New Imperatives for the Intelligent Investor

🎵Barry Tuckwell -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/5/1931 N.S. d.1/16/2020 N.S. (88)
Horns, Australian
Misc: London Symphony Orchestra 1955-68

🏆🏌Jimmy (Golf) Powell -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/17/1935 N.S. d.1/16/2021 N.S. (85)
Golfer

🎭Constance Harper -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/31/1930 N.S. d.1/16/2021 N.S. (90)
Actress
Misc: retired from acting in 1966
TV Shows: The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet (as Connie Edwards)

🏆🏈Jon Dwayne "Jaguar Jon" Arnett -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/20/1935 N.S. d.1/16/2021 N.S. (85)
Hall of Famer, NFL Player, College Football Player
Misc: 5x Pro Bowl; in the College Football Hall of Fame
Sports Teams: USC, Los Angeles Rams, Chicago Bears

💰🎵Phil Spector -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/26/1939 N.S. d.1/16/2021 N.S. (81)
Hall of Famer, Executive, Outlaw, Music Producer, Songwriter, Singer, Guitarist
Names/Places: b. in New York City; Ronnie's hubby
Misc: created the "wall of sound" overdubbing & "sound on sound" layering

🎭Nicholas Royce -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/11/1925 N.S. d.1/16/2022 N.S. (96)
Choreographer, Dancer

🎨🎭Gina Lollobrigida -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/4/1927 N.S. d.1/16/2023 N.S. (95)
Photographer, TV/Movie Actress, Director, Italian
Misc: some say b. in 1928
TV Shows: Falcon Crest (as Francesca Gioberti)
Movie Titles: Beat the Devil, The Hunchback of Notre Dame

✍🎵Peter "P.D.Q. Bach" Schickele -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/17/1935 N.S. d.1/16/2024 N.S. (88)
Satirist, Arranger, Composer, Musician, Novelty Singer
Names/Places: NN: P.D.Q. Bach: The Last & Least of Bach's Many Children
Misc: b. 1807, d.1742 (implausible?); film, TV, & theater scores

🎭Dame Joan Plowright -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/28/1929 N.S. d.1/16/2025 N.S. (95)
Movie/Stage Actress, English
Names/Places: ex-Lawrence Olivier's wife
Movie Titles: Avalon, Enchanted April, 101 Dalmations

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🎭🏆⚾Bob Uecker -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/26/1934 N.S. d.1/16/2025 N.S. (90)
Hall of Famer, Actor, Comedian, Commercial Actor, Baseball Announcer, MLB Catcher
Names/Places: b. in Wilwaukee, WI
Misc: Ford C. Frick Award winner in 2003; Lite Beer commercials; sports comic
Sports Teams: Milwaukee Brewers (1962-1973), St. Louis Cardinals (1964-1965), Philadelphia Phillies (1966-1967), Atlanta Braves (1967), Milwaukee Brewers (1971-present as of 2016)
TV Shows: Monday Night Baseball, Mr. Belvedere (as George Owens)

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Jackson Haines -- Calculated Annual Tribute Days (Calantrib) -- b.??/??/1838 N.S. or ??/??/1840 N.S. d.1/??/1876 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Ballet Dancer, Figure Skater

Calculated Chosen Day to Celebrate a Famous Person whose Date of Birth is Unknown.

Johann Faust -- Calculated Annual Tribute Days (Calantrib) -- b.??/??/1480 d.??/??/1540
Magician/Illusionist, German

Calculated Chosen Day to Celebrate a Famous Person whose Date of Birth is Unknown.

Praxiteles -- Calculated Annual Tribute Days (Calantrib) -- b.??/??/400BC d.??/??/330BC
Sculptor, Greek

Calculated Chosen Day to Celebrate a Famous Person whose Date of Birth is Unknown.

James M. Wayne -- Calculated Annual Tribute Days (Calantrib) -- b.??/??/1790 N.S. d.7/5/1867 N.S. (77)
Supreme Court Justice, Judge, Politician, Attorney
Misc: b. c. 1790. No source has his exact date of birth

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