Date of Birth: January 8, 1983
Place of Birth:Alexandria Hospital, VA
Time of Birth: Sometime in the afternoon, I dunno.. >,<
Day of Birth: Friday

On January 08 is the.....8th day of year with 357 remaining (Numerology = 3)

The following Anime series started on January 8th!!! (In Japan):
1993 Miracle Girls
1995 Chibi Mariko-chan
1998 El-Hazard Alternate Universe
1998 Outlaw Star

Seiyuu Born on January 8th:
1975 Chiba Reiko

Happy Birthday to:
In 1081, Henry V, Roman German king/emperor (1098/1111-25)
In 1583, Simon Episcopius, Dutch bishop/theologist
In 1587, Johannes Fabricius, Denmark, astronomer (discovered sunspots)
In 1589, Ivan [Dzivo F] Gundulic, Dalmatisch writer (Dubravka)
In 1628, François de Montmorency-Bouteville, duc de Luxemburg, French soldier
In 1632, Samuel, Freiherr von Pufendorf, German jurist
In 1658, Nicolas Coustou, French sculptor (Descente de Croix)
In 1668, Jean Gilles, composer
In 1767, Abraham de Veer, Dutch governor-general of Suriname (1822-28)
In 1777, Filippo Traetta, Italy, composer/musicologist
In 1779, John White, composer
In 1786, Nicholas Biddle, made 2nd bank of US 1st effective central bank
In 1787, Johann Ludwig Bohner, composer
In 1788, Erik Drake, composer
In 1791, Jacob Collamer, (Sen-Vt)
In 1792, Lowell Mason, Medfield Mass, organist/composer (Zebulo)
In 1810, Robert Schumann, Zwickau Germ, composer (Neue Zeitschrift fuer Musik)
In 1812, Sigismond Fortune François Thalberg, composer
In 1812, William Henry Holmes, composer
In 1814, Johannes Kneppelhout, [Klikspaan], Dutch humorist
In 1814, Thomas Green, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864
In 1815, George Webb Morell, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1883
In 1815, Lawrence Pike Graham, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1905
In 1817, John Selden Roane, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1867
In 1821, James Longstreet, Confederate general (1st Corps, ANV)
In 1822, Alfredo Carlo Piatti, composer
In 1823, Alfred Russel Wallace, British zoologist/co-discoverer (evolution)
In 1824, Per August Olander, composer
In 1824, William Wilkie Collins, English novelist (Woman in White)
In 1830, Gouverneur Kemble Warren, Major Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1882
In 1830, Hans von Bülow, Dresden, pianist/virtuoso conductor/musical writer
In 1836, Fannie M Jackson, pioneer & educator, 1st US Black woman college grad
In 1836, Lawrence Alma Tadema, Dutch/British painter/husband of Laura Epps
In 1846, Albert Cahen, composer
In 1846, William Wallace Gilchrist, composer
In 1851, Gérard Leman, Belgian count/general
In 1860, Nancy Jones, US black missionary in Africa
In 1862, Frank Nelson Doubleday, publisher/founder (Doubleday & Co)
In 1863, Paul Scheerbart, [Bruno Küfer], German writer (The Seasnake)
In 1867, Emily Green Balch, US, sociologist/feminist/pacifist (Nobel 1946)
In 1868, Frank Dyson, proved Einstein right about light bent by gravity
In 1870, Miguel Primo de Rivera Orbaneja, dictator of Spain (1923-30)
In 1873, Lucien Capet, composer
In 1883, Josue Teofilo Wilkes, composer
In 1885, John Curtin, Victoria, 14th Australian PM (Labor, 1941-45)
In 1886, Noble Drew Ali, [Timothy Drew], NC, prophet (Moorish Science Temple)
In 1888, Matt Moore, County Meath Ireland, actor (Coquette, Deluge)
In 1888, Richard Courant, German/US mathematician (What is mathematics?)
In 1889, Paul Hartmann, Furth Germany, actor (Haunted Castle)
In 1890, Sandor Rado, Hungarian/US psycho analyst
In 1891, Bronislava Nijinska, ballet choreographer
In 1891, Storm Jameson, English novelist (The Green Man, Cousin Honoré)
In 1891, Walter Bothe, Germany, subatomic particle physicist (Nobel 1954)
In 1892, Werner Wehrli, composer
In 1896, Jaromir Weinberger, Prague Czechoslovakia, composer (Bird's Opera)
In 1896, Manuel Rojas Sepulveda, Chile, writer (Men of the South)
In 1899, Solomon WRD Bandaranaike, premier of Ceylon (1956-59)
In 19--, Ann Schedeen, Portland Ore, actress (Alf, Paper Dolls, Marcus Welby)
In 19--, Eric Scott Woods, actor (Evan Frame-Another World)
In 19--, Fernand Petiot, bartender (Harry's NY Bar)/creator (Bloody Mary)
In 19--, Frank Doubleday, actor (Dollman, Broadcast News, Escape From NY)
In 19--, Giotto
In 19--, Hans Von Bulow, murder suspect (Sunny Von Bulow)
In 19--, Lydia Bruce, [Slubowski], Detroit Mich, actress (Doctors)
In 19--, Melissa Hill, XXX actress (Voyeur 2, Midnight Snacks)
In 19--, Yvonna Kopacz, actress (Days of Our Lives)
In 1900, Queen Marie, of Yugoslavia
In 1901, Edmond Vandercammen, French/Belgian writer (L'amour responsable)
In 1902, Alexander Gray, Wrightsville Pa, actor (This is Music)
In 1902, Carl R[ansom] Rogers, US, psychologist (Client-Centered Therapy)
In 1902, Georgy M Malenkov, Stalin's successor as head of CPSU, PM (1953-55)
In 1902, Gret Palucca, German dancer/choreography (Silent Song)
In 1903, Gene Roth, [Eugene Stutenroth], SD, actor (She Demons, Spider)
In 1904, Peter Arno, NYC, cartoonist (New Yorker)
In 1905, Carl Gustav Hempel, German Logical Positivist philosopher
In 1905, Giacinto Scelsi, composer
In 1906, Jacob C van Marken, Dutch peanut butter maker (Calvé-Delft)
In 1906, Jan A H J S Bruins Slot, Dutch founder illegal Trouw/MP (ARP)
In 1906, Serge Poliakoff, Russian/French painter/guitarist
In 1908, (Fearless) Mary Nadia Wadia, actress
In 1908, William Hartnell, London England, actor (Agitator, Jackpot)
In 1909, Bruce Mitchell, cricketer (S African bat, their top run-scorer (3471))
In 1909, José Ferrer, Santurce PR, oscar winning actor (Cyrano de Bergerac)
In 1910, Richard Cromwell, [LeRoy Melvin Radabaugh], LA Calif, actor (Jezebel)
In 1911, Andrej Ocenas, composer
In 1911, Butterfly McQueen, [Thelma], Tampa Fla, actress (Gone With the Wind)
In 1912, Jose Ferrer, Santurce PR, B01051840 John Doby Kennedy, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1896
In 1912, Jose Ferrer, Santurce PR, actor/director (Blood Tide, Dune)
In 1912, Rudolf G Escher, Dutch composer (True Face of Peace)
In 1913, Horace Smith, cricketer (NZ, only Test wkt off his 1st ball (Paynter))
In 1914, Charles Borromeo Mills, composer
In 1917, Peter Taylor, US writer
In 1917, Stanley Prager, NYC, comedian (College Bowl)
In 1920, Hendrikus J Wittebold, civil servant/resistance fighter
In 1922, Abbey Simon, NYC, pianist
In 1923, Giorgio Tozzi, Chicago Illinois, basso
In 1923, Iva Michiels, [Rik Ceuppens], Flemish writer (Ksiega Alfa)
In 1923, Johnny Wardle, cricketer (Yorkshire & England left-arm bowler of 50's)
In 1923, Joseph Wiezenbaum, artificial intelligence pioneer
In 1923, Larry Storch, NYC, comedian (F Troop, Larry Storch Show)
In 1924, Antai Ribari, composer
In 1924, Benjamin Lees, [Lysniansky], Harbin Manchuria, composer
In 1924, Robert Starer, Vienna Austria, composer
In 1924, Ron Moody, London England, actor (12 Chairs, Wrong is Right)
In 1925, James Saunders, English chemist/playwright (Ark)
In 1926, Evelyn Lear, [Shulman], Brooklyn, NY, soprano
In 1926, Jani Christou, composer
In 1926, Soupy Sales, [Milton Hines], NC, comedian (Soupy Sales Show)
In 1928, Sander Vanocur, Cleve Ohio, news anchor (NBC Weekend News)
In 1930, Doreen Wilber, US, archer (Olympic-gold-1972)
In 1931, Bill Graham, Germany, rock promoter (Fillmore)
In 1931, May Wynn, [Donna Lee Hickey], NYC, actress (Caine Mutiny, Noah's Ark)
In 1933, Charles Osgood, NYC, news anchor (CBS Weekend News)
In 1933, Jean-Marie Straub, France, director (Chronicle of Anna Magdalena Bach)
In 1934, Jacques Anquetil, France, Tour de France bicycle racer (5-time winner)
In 1934, Michael Grierson Jarrett, archaeologist
In 1934, Piet Dankert, Dutch politician (PvdA)
In 1934, Roy Kinnear, Lancashire England, actor (TW3, Help!, The 3 Musketeers)
In 1935, Elvis Aaron Presley, Tupelo Miss, singer (Blue Suede Shoes, Hounddog)
In 1935, Jesse Garon Presley, stillborn twin brother of Elvis
In 1935, Nolan Miller, Burkburnett Tx, fashion designer (Dynasty, Love Boat)
In 1936, Ferdinand Hartzenberg, South African minister of Education (1979-82)
In 1937, Robert Moran, composer
In 1937, Shirley Bassey, Cardiff Wales, singer (Goldfinger, Moonraker)
In 1938, Bob Eubanks, Flint Mich, TV host (Newlywed Game)
In 1939, Yvette Mimieux, Hollywood Cal, actr (Time Machine, Where the Boys Are)
In 1940, Anthony Gaurdine, (Little Anthony & Imperials-Goin Out of My Head)
In 1940, Cristy Lane, US, country/gospel singer
In 1940, Little Anthony [Gourdine], rocker (& Imperials)
In 1941, Graham Chapman, England, comedian (Monty Python's Flying Circus)
In 1941, Robby Krieger, rocker (Doors)
In 1942, John Peterson, rocker
In 1942, Stephen Hawking, English physicist (Black Holes & Baby Universes)
In 1942, Vyacheslav Dmitriyevich Zudov, USSR, cosmonaut (Soyuz 23)
In 1943, Lee Jackson, rocker (Nice)
In 1943, Marcus Hutson, rock vocalist (Whispers)
In 1944, Terry Brooks, US, sci-fi author (Sword of Shannara)
In 1945, John Peters, rock drummer (Harpers Bizarre)
In 1945, Terry Sylvester, rocker (Hollies)
In 1946, Elaine Cheris, Dotham Al, fencer-epee (Olympics-96)
In 1946, Kathleen Noone, actress (All My Children, Party of 5, Knots Landing)
In 1946, Robbie Kreiger, LA Calif, guitarist (Doors-Come on Baby Light My Fire)
In 1946, Tod Brannan, VP (Logos Network Corp)
In 1947, David Bowie, [Jones], London, singer/actor (Major Tom, Ziggy Stardust)
In 1947, Igor Ivanov, Leningrad, Canadian chess champion (1981-84, 1985- )
In 1947, Terry Sylvester, rocker (Hollies-You are the Air that I Breathe)
In 1948, Gillies Mackinnon, director (Playboys)
In 1948, Mel Pritchard, rocker
In 1948, Paul King, rocker (Blue Oyster Cult)
In 1949, Lawrence Rowe, cricketer (prolific WI batsman, 302 v Eng 1974)
In 1951, Gérard Leman, Belgian general
In 1951, John McTiernan, Albany NY, actor (Predator, Die Hard, Medicine Man)
In 1951, Paul Dresher, composer
In 1952, Lauri Walters, SF Calif, actress (8 is Enough, Harrad Experiment)
In 1952, Norm Jarvis, Prince Albert Sask, golfer (1984 Chilliwack)
In 1953, Bruce Sutter, pitcher (Cubs, Cards, Braves)
In 1955, Mike Reno, Vancouver BC Canada, rock vocalist (Loverboy)
In 1959, Michael Harwood, Sydney NSW, Australasia golfer
In 1960, Jolanda Egger, Luzean Switz, playmate (June, 1983)
In 1961, Shoaib Mohammad, cricketer (son of Hanif Patient & prolific batsman)
In 1963, Hiromi Kobayashi, Fukushima Japan, LPGA golfer (1993 JAL Big Apple)
In 1964, Peter [Ped] Gill, rocker (Frankie Goes to Hollywood-Relax) [or 3/5]
In 1964, Virgil Hill, Missouri, middleweight boxer (Olympic-silver-1984)
In 1965, Champaka Ramanayake, cricketer (Sri Lankan opening bowler)
In 1965, Eric Wohlberg, Sudbury Ontario, cyclist (Olympics-96)
In 1965, Maria Pitillo, Matwah NJ, actress (Ryan's Hope)
In 1965, Michelle Forbes, actress (Julianna Cox-Homicide)
In 1966, Darryl Hall, CFL linebacker (Calgary Stampeders)
In 1966, Loretta Lee, [Lee Lai Chan], China, actress (Happy Ghost)
In 1967, Hollis Conway, Chicago Ill, high jumper (Olympics-silv/bronze-88, 92)
In 1967, Kent Jones, Portales NM, golfer (NM State Amateur-1990-91)
In 1967, Roger Rowland, Jacksonville FL, Nike golfer (1990 Macon Open-2nd)
In 1967, Willie Anderson, US, NBA guard (NY Knicks, Olympic-bronze-1988)
In 1968, Alexander Alexeev, NHL defenseman (Belarus, Oly-98)
In 1968, Ami Dolenz, LA Calif, actress (General Hospital, Can't Buy Me Love)
In 1968, Brian Johnson, Oakland Calif, catcher (San Diego Padres)
In 1968, Mark Duane Croghan, Akron Ohio, 3k steeplechase (Olympics-5th-96)
In 1968, Paul Carey, US baseball infielder (Baltimore Orioles)
In 1969, Brian Boehringer, St Louis MO, pitcher (NY Yankees)
In 1969, R Kelly, singer (I Wish I Could Fly)
In 1970, Jon Klemm, Calgary, NHL defenseman (Colorado Avalanche)
In 1971, Billy Joe Hobert, NFL quarterback (Oakland Raiders)
In 1971, Branislav Janos, hockey forward (Team Slovakia 1998)
In 1971, Brenda Lee Armstrong, Albert Lea Minn, Miss Minn-America (1991)
In 1971, Brook Mahealani Lee, Miss Universe/Miss USA (1997-Hawaii)
In 1971, Darren Langdon, Deere Lake, NHL left wing (NY Rangers)
In 1971, Jason Giambi, West Covina CA, infielder (Oakland A's)
In 1971, Roosevelt Potts, NFL running back (Indianapolis Colts)
In 1971, Stephane Barin, hockey forward (Team France 1998)
In 1972, Brandie Burton, San Bernardino CA, LPGA golfer (1993 du Maurier Ltd)
In 1972, Devlin Murphy, Honolulu Hawaii, canoe (alt-Olympics-96)
In 1974, Arjan Blaauw, Dutch soccer player (FC Groningen)
In 1974, Brian Roberson, wide receiver (NY Giants)
In 1975, Jenny Lewis, Las Vegas Nv, actress (Becky-Life With Lucy)
In 1975, Star Behl, Miss Delaware USA (1996)
In 1975, Vitali Yachmenev, Chelyabinsk Rus, NHL right wing (LA Kings)
In 1976, Brad Snyder, Ontario, shot putter (Olympics-96)
In 1977, Pearl Amoah, Miss Universe-Ghana (1996)
In 1977, Ryan Frances, actor (Trevor-Sisters)
In 1978, Petra Minarova, Miss Czech Republic Universe (1997)
In 1979, Sarah Polley, actress (Sweet Hereafter)
In 1979, Sequoyah, chimpanzee (son of Washoe)
In 1982, Gaby Hoffman, actress (Field of Dreams, Uncle Buck, Now & Then)

Sorry to see these people go:
In , Abu Sufjan ibn Harb, Kurashite chief, dies in battle
In , Severinus, German monastery founder/saint, dies
In 0482, Severinus, saint, dies
In 1198, Coelestinus III, [Giacinto Bobo], pope (1191-98), dies
In 1324, Marco Polo, Venetian explorer/gov of Nanking, dies
In 1336, Giotto di Bondone, Italian Renaissance painter, dies at about 71
In 1455, Laurentius Justitianus, [Lorenzo Giustiniani], saint, dies at 73
In 1567, Jacob Vaet, Flemish composer/royal chaplain master, dies at about 37
In 1598, Johan Georg, elector of Brandenburg (1571-91), dies at 72
In 1642, Galileo Galilei, Italian physicist/astronomer, dies at 77 in Italy
In 1651, Giovanni Battista Gagliano, composer, dies at 56
In 1696, Michael de Ronghe, composer, dies at 75
In 1711, Philips van Almonde, Zealand lt admiral, dies at 66
In 1713, Arcangelo Corelli, composer/violinist (Concerti Grossi), dies at 59
In 1775, John Baskerville, English printer/type designer, dies at 68
In 1790, John Stinstra, Dutch baptist vicar, dies at 81
In 1796, Jean-Marie Collot d'Herbois, Fren Nat Convention chairman, dies at 46
In 1808, Messenger, horse that sired many great trotters, dies
In 1811, Friedrich Nicolai, writer, dies
In 1811, Samuel Story, Dutch rear admiral (Battle of Kamperduin), dies at 58
In 1815, Edward Pakenham, Engl general (Battle of New Orleans), dies in battle
In 1819, Christian Gottlob Saupe, composer, dies at 55
In 1831, Franz Vinzenz Krommer, composer, dies at 71
In 1842, Pierre, earl the Cambronne, Fren general (Waterloo, Elba), dies at 71
In 1858, Friedrich Karl Kuhmstedt, composer, dies at 48
In 1859, Antoine GB Schayes, Belgian historian/archaeologist, dies at 50
In 1864, Victor-Charles-Paul Dourlen, composer, dies at 83
In 1880, [Joshua] Norton I, Emperor of US/Protector of México, dies at 60
In 1891, Fredrik Pacius, composer, dies at 81
In 1892, John Heykamp, old-catholic archbishop of Utrecht, dies at 67
In 1894, Pierre-Joseph van Beneden, paleont (life of tapeworms), dies at 84
In 1896, Paul M Verlaine, French poet (Elégies, Bonne Chanson), dies at 51
In 1900, Billy Bates, cricketer (656 runs & 50 wkts in 15 Tests for Eng), dies
In 1906, Jacob C van Marken, peanut butter maker (Calvé-Delft), dies at 60
In 1907, Theodoor Verstraete, Flemish painter/etcher, dies at 57
In 1918, Michael Hertz, composer, dies at 73
In 1919, Peter Altenberg, writer, dies at 59
In 1919, Richard Engländer, [Peter Altenberg], Austrian author, dies at 59
In 1921, Luis Villalba Munoz, composer, dies at 48
In 1922, Charles R Young, colonel, dies at 58, in Lagos Nigeria
In 1926, Emile Paladilhe, composer, dies at 81
In 1928, Dumitru Kiriac-Georgescu, composer, dies at 61
In 1934, Alexandre Stavisky, French swindler, dies
In 1937, John Felix August Korling, composer, dies at 72
In 1941, Robert Baden-Powell, founder (Boy Scout movement), dies at 83
In 1942, Arvo Hannikainen, composer, dies at 44
In 1945, Jac[obus] P Thijsse, Dutch biologist (Omgang met planten), dies at 79
In 1945, Karl Ernst Krafft, Swiss Astrologer
In 1948, Kurt Schwitters, writer, dies at 60
In 1948, Richard Tauber, Austria/British tenor/composer (Léhar), dies at 55
In 1950, George Rowe, cricketer (15 wckts in 4 Tests for S Af 1895-1902), dies
In 1950, Joseph A Schumpeter, Aus/US economist/Minister of Finance, dies at 66
In 1950, Joseph Issac Shneerson, Jewish Lubavitch Chabal leader, dies
In 1952, Antonia Maury, discoverer (supergiant, giant & dwarf stars), dies
In 1952, Joseph Arendt, Belgian worker's union leader, dies at 66
In 1953, Heinrich Kaspar Schmid, composer, dies at 78
In 1963, Stark Young, US writer (So Red the Rose), dies at 81
In 1964, Arnoldus JC Krafft, theologist (Atlas of Neth Antilles), dies at 71
In 1964, Julius Raab, Austrian chancellor (1953-61), dies at 72
In 1965, Aloys-Henri-Gerard Fornerod, composer, dies at 74
In 1967, Zbigniew Cybulski, Polish actor (See You Tommorrow), dies at 39
In 1970, Jani Christou, composer, dies on 44th birthday
In 1971, Adriano Lualdi, composer, dies at 85
In 1972, Kenneth Patchen, US writer (See You in the Morning), dies at 60
In 1975, Anthony Warde, actor (Big Punch, Buck Rogers), dies at 66
In 1975, Gertrude Olmsted, actress (Cobra, Torrent), dies at 70
In 1975, John Dierkes, actor (Red Badge of Courage), dies at 69
In 1975, John Gregson, actor (Rooney, Assassin), dies at 55
In 1975, Louis J H C A de Bourbon, Dutch writer/poet (Gypsy Blood), dies at 66
In 1975, Richard Tucker, [Reuben Ticker], US tenor (La Gioconda), dies at 61
In 1976, Chou En-lai, China's PM (1949-76), dies of cancer in Beijing at 78
In 1978, Walter Keirnan, TV panelist (I've Got a Secret), dies at 75
In 1980, Oscar Ewing, US govt official (Everybody's Business), dies at 90
In 1981, Matthew Beard, entertainer, dies
In 1981, Woody Chamblis, actor (Mr Lathrop-Gunsmoke), dies at 66
In 1982, Gregoire Aslan, actor (Concrete Jungle), dies of 73 of a heart attack
In 1982, Reta Shaw, actress (Ghost & Mrs Muir), dies of emphysema at 69
In 1983, Gale Page, actress (4 Daughters, Knute Rockney), dies of cancer at 72
In 1983, Lois Wilson, actress (Alice-Aldrich Family), dies at 88
In 1986, Yaroslav Seifert, Czech poet (Nobel 1984), dies at 84
In 1987, P G Joshi, cricketer (12 Tests for India 1951-60, ct 18 stp 9), dies
In 1987, Peter Adams, actor (Alternative, Blowing Hot & Cold), dies at 69
In 1988, Frank Pace Jr, US Secretary of Army (1950-53), dies at 76
In 1989, Johnny Jordaan, [Jan van Musscher], Dutch folk singer, dies at 64
In 1989, Ken McMillan, actr (Malone, Concrete Beat), dies of heart attack at 56
In 1989, Kenneth McMillan, actor (Our Family Honor, Malone), dies at 67
In 1990, Terry Thomas, Engl comic (Heroes), dies of Parkinson's disease at 78
In 1991, Steve Clark, guitarist (Def Leppard-Hysteria), dies at 30
In 1992, Abderrahim Bouabid, Morroco prime secretary (1972), dies
In 1992, Johnny [Jan] Meijer, Dutch king of accordians (Body & Soul), dies
In 1992, Menachim Begin, Israeli PM, dies at 78 of a heart attack
In 1993, Asif Nawaz, Pakistani general, dies
In 1993, Hakija Turajlic, Bosnian vice-premier, murdered
In 1993, Theo Bruins, Dutch pianist/composer (Syncope), dies at 63
In 1994, Edward Duke, actor (Decadence, Silver Bears), dies of cancer at 40
In 1994, Harvey Haddix, pitcher (12 perfect inning game), dies at 68
In 1994, Jay Blackton, US conductor/arranger (Oklahoma!), dies at 84
In 1994, Lady Caithness, wife of Brit undersecretary, commits suicide
In 1994, Pat Buttram, actor (Haney-Green Acres), dies of kidney failure at 78
In 1994, Sri Chandrashekhara Saraswathi, guru of Kanchi, dies at 99
In 1994, Vittorio Mezzogiorno, Italian actor (Octopus), dies at 52
In 1995, Carlos Monzon, [El Macho], Arg MW boxing champ (1970-77), dies at 52
In 1995, Joyce McCartan, peace campaigner, dies at 68
In 1995, Louis "Loulou" Gasté, guitarist/comp (Doggy in the Window), dies at 88
In 1996, Francois Mitterrand, Pres of France (1981-95), dies of cancer at 79
In 1996, Kurt Schmucker, member (Union of Christian Democrats), dies
In 1996, William Mac Lance "Tiny" McCloud, musician/songwriter, dies at 52
In 1997, Carole Carr, singer/actress (Down Among the Z Men), dies at 68
In 1997, Jesse White, actor (Maytag repairman), dies at 77
In 1997, Joseph George Handy Hendleman, musician, dies at 76
In 1997, Melvin Calvin, scientist, dies at 85
In 1997, Phyllis Hartnoll, writer/editor, dies at 90
In 1997, Ronald William Eastman, cinematogrpaher, dies at 60
In 1998, Michael Tippett, composer, dies at 93
In 1998, Walter Diemer, inventor (bubble gum 1928), dies of heart failure at 93

Events
In , Battle at Ashdown: Ethelred of Wessex beats Danish invasion army
In , Moslem army occupies Kurashitische Caravan
In , Vikings attacked Lindisfarne Island
In 1198, Lotario di Segni elected Pope Innocentius III
In 1214, Earl Ferrand of Flanders drops ties with France
In 1499, Brittany to keep duchy for the crown
In 1499, Louis XII of France after papal divorce marries Anne, Duchess of
In 1558, French troops under duke de Guise occupy Calais
In 1598, Genoa Italy expels Jews
In 1598, Jews are expelled from Genoa Italy
In 1656, Oldest surviving commercial newspaper begins (Haarlem, Netherlands)
In 1675, 1st American commercial corporation chartered (NY Fishing Co)
In 1705, Georg F Händels 1st opera "Almira," premieres in Hamburg
In 1716, Dutch gang leader "Sjako" arrested
In 1745, England, Austria, Neth & Saxon sign anti-Prussian Quadruple Alliance
In 1746, Bonnie Prince Charlie's troops occupy Stirling [NS=Jan 19]
In 1760, Comet C/1760 A1 (Great comet) approaches within 0.0682 AUs of Earth
In 1790, George Washington delivers 1st state of union address (or Jan 4)
In 1798, 11th Amendment ratified, judicial powers construed
In 1800, Austrians defeat French in 2nd battle of Novi
In 1800, Wild Boy of Aveyron discovered in southern France
In 1806, Cape colony becomes English colony
In 1806, Lewis & Clark find skeleton of 105' blue whale in Oregon
In 1811, Louisiana slave revolt by Charles Deslondes at German Coast
In 1815, Battle of New Orleans-War of 1812 ended 12/24/1814 but nobody knew
In 1830, Dutch King Willem I fires him displeasing parliament members
In 1833, Boston Academy of Music, 1st US music school, established
In 1838, 1st telegraph message sent using dots & dashes (NJ)
In 1838, Rebellion at Amherstburg, Ontario breaks out
In 1842, Dutch King Willem II charters Technical College Delft
In 1848, Austrian soldiers kill 10 students, Pavia
In 1853, 1st US bronze equestrian statue (of Andrew Jackson) unveiled, Wash
In 1856, Dr John A Veatch discovers borax, Tuscan Springs, Calif
In 1857, Dion Boucicauly's "Poor of NY," premieres in NYC
In 1865, Sen Everett Dirksen introduces a bill to make marigold the natl flower
In 1867, Legislation gives suffrage to DC blacks, despite Pres Johnson's veto
In 1870, US mint at Carson City, Nevada begins issuing coins
In 1878, Secret meeting of King Leopold II's agent & Henry Morton Stanley
In 1884, Chrome tanning process for leather patented by Augustus Schultz
In 1889, 1st Computer patented
In 1889, Dr Herman Hollerith receives 1st US patent for a tabulating machine
In 1894, A Charlois discovers asteroids #379 Huenna & #380 Fiducia
In 1894, Columbus World's fair in Chicago destroyed by fire
In 1897, Michael Eagan wins 1st US national amateur handball championship
In 1901, NSW score 918 all out vs South Australia in 560 minutes
In 1902, 1st National Bowling Championship held (Chicago, Ill)
In 1904, Pope Pius X banned low cut dresses in the presence of churchmen
In 1905, P Gotz discovers asteroids #554 Peraga & #556 Phyllis
In 1908, J H Metcalf discovers asteroid #660 Crescentia
In 1913, Frank Chance becomes Yankee manager
In 1917, Austria-Hungarian troops conquer Forlani Italy
In 1918, Mississippi becomes 1st state to ratify 18th amendment (prohibition)
In 1918, Pres Wilson outlines his 14 points for peace after WW I
In 1923, Typography strike in Amsterdam
In 1925, 1st all-female US state supreme court appointed, Texas
In 1926, Abdul-Aziz ibn Sa'ud becomes king of Hejaz; renames it Saudi Arabia
In 1929, 1st telephone connection between Netherlands & West-Indies
In 1929, CBS radio network buys WABC in NYC
In 1930, Belgium Princess Marie-José marries Italian's crown prince Umberto
In 1930, K Reinmuth discovers asteroid #1152 Pawona
In 1931, Phila Quakers set then NHL record of 15 straight loses
In 1932, Ratification of present SF City Charter
In 1934, H L Giclas discovers asteroid #3177
In 1934, Jaap Speyers "Bluejackets" premieres in Amsterdam
In 1935, Spectrophotometer patented, AC Hardy
In 1937, -50°F (-45.6°C), San Jacinto, Nevada (state record)
In 1937, K Reinmuth discovers asteroid #1409 Isko, #1410 Margret & #1411 Brauna
In 1938, Bradman scores 107 for South Australia v Qld (1st innings)
In 1940, Britain's 1st WW II rationing (bacon, butter & sugar)
In 1941, British Air Marshal Richard Peirse resigns
In 1945, "Youth for Christ" organizes
In 1947, Gen George Marshall becomes Sect of State
In 1947, Toronto Maple Leaf rookie Howie Meeker scores 5 goals in a game
In 1948, M Laugier discovers asteroid #2068 Dangreen
In 1948, Queen Wilhelmina signs death sentence against Ans van Dijk for treason
In 1949, "Make Mine Manhattan" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 429 perfs
In 1949, "My Romance" closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 95 performances
In 1949, "Small Wonder" closes at Coronet Theater NYC after 134 performances
In 1951, Thought extinct since 1615, a Cahow is rediscovered in Bermuda
In 1952, Jordan adopts constitution
In 1953, Indians bar night games with Browns (who refuse to share TV receipts)
In 1953, René Mayer forms French govt
In 1954, "Casual Love" & "I'll Never Stand in Your Way"
In 1954, Elvis Presley pays $4 to a Memphis studio & records his 1st two songs,
In 1954, S Arend discovers asteroid #1717 Arlon
In 1955, Furman sets NCAA basketball single-game scoring record with 154 pt
In 1955, Georgia Tech ends Kentucky's 130-game home basketball win streak
In 1955, Louise Sugg wins LPGA LA Golf Open
In 1955, WUNC TV channel 4 in Chapel Hill, NC (PBS) begins broadcasting
In 1956, Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to Conrad Aiken
In 1956, Elvis Presley's "Don't Be Cruel/Hound Dog," single goes to #1 &
In 1956, stays #1 for a record 11 weeks (for a single)
In 1958, Cuban revolutionary forces capture Havana
In 1959, Charles de Gaulle inaugurated as pres of France's 5th Republic
In 1961, Bollingen Prize for poetry awarded to Yvor Winters
In 1962, Dutch express train crashes into slow commuter train, 93 die (Neth)
In 1962, Golfer Jack Nicklaus, 21, 1st pro appearance, he came in 50th
In 1963, "Mona Lisa," on loan, unveiled in America's National Gallery of Art
In 1963, Dmitri Shostakovitch' Katharina Ismailova, premieres in Riga
In 1964, European Parliament accept Mansholt Plan
In 1964, President Lyndon B Johnson declares "War on Poverty"
In 1965, Sen Dirksen proposes marigold as national flower (didn't pass)
In 1965, Star of India returned to American Museum of Natural History
In 1966, Beatles' "Rubber Soul," album goes #1 & stays #1 for 6 weeks
In 1966, Beatles' "We Can Work It Out," single goes #1 & stays #1 for 3 weeks
In 1966, Georges Pompidou appointed French premier
In 1966, Who & the Kinks perform on the last "Shindig" TV show on ABC
In 1968, Jacques Cousteau's 1st undersea special on US network TV
In 1970, H Potter & A Lokalov discovers asteroid #2975
In 1971, 29 pilot whales beach themselves & die at San Clemente Island, Calif
In 1971, Voyageurs National Park, Minn established
In 1972, Dmitri Shostakovitch' 15th Symphony, premieres in Moscow
In 1972, NCAA announces freshman can play on teams starting in fall
In 1973, "Tricks" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 8 performances
In 1973, Greg Chappell's best Test bowling, 5-61 v Pakistan at SCG
In 1973, Secret peace talks between US & North Vietnam resumed near Paris
In 1973, USSR launches Luna 21 for Moon landing
In 1974, E Wilson Jr's musical "Let My People Come," premieres in NYC
In 1974, Gold hits record $126.50 an ounce in London
In 1974, Loch Ness Monster photographed
In 1974, Silver hits record $3.40 an ounce in New York
In 1975, Judge Sirica orders release of Watergate's John W Dean III,
In 1975, Herbert W Kalmbach & Jeb Stuart Magruder from prison
In 1975, L Kohoutek discovers asteroid #2375
In 1976, Franklin Mint strikes 1st gold coins for Netherlands Antilles
In 1978, Israeli govt votes to `strengthen' settlements in occupied Sinai
In 1979, 512 die as oil tanker Bantry Bay blows up
In 1979, Argentina & Chile sign Beagle Canal accord
In 1979, Today Show gets a new theme song
In 1979, Vietnamese troops overtook Khmer Rouge & occupy Phnom Penh
In 1980, Islander Glenn Resch's 20th shut-out opponent-Canucks 3-0
In 1980, NCAA decides to sponsor women's championships in 5 sports
In 1981, "Pirates of Penzance" opens at Uris Theater NYC for 772 performances
In 1981, A Mrkos discovers asteroid #2367 Praha
In 1981, India all out 63 in one-day international v Australia
In 1981, Reds become last team to sign a free agent (Larry Biitner)
In 1982, AT&T agrees to divest itself of 22 Bell System companies
In 1982, Johnny Cash Parkway opens in Hendersonville Tennessee
In 1982, Justice Dept withdraws antitrust suit against IBM, pending since
In 1984, Bowell discovers asteroids #3277 Aaronson, #3759, #3760 & #6287 Lenham
In 1984, J Wagner discovers asteroids #3045 Alois, #3512, #3562 & #3589
In 1984, NCAA announces that basketball tournament will have 64 teams
In 1984, Wash Caps Bengt Gustafsson scores 5 goals to beat Phila 7-1
In 1985, Japan launches Sakigake space probe to Halley's Comet
In 1986, Willie McCovey is 16th elected to Hall of Fame in his 1st year
In 1987, Dow Jones closes above 2,000 for 1st time (2,002.25)
In 1987, Jack Sikma (Milwaukee) begins NBA free throw streak of 51 games
In 1988, 9th largest NBA crowd 38,873-Chicago at Detroit
In 1988, Dow Jones down 140.58 points
In 1988, Hewlett-Packard introduces HP-28S Advanced Scientific Calculator
In 1988, US female Figure Skating championship won by Debi Thomas
In 1989, "42nd Street" closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 3,486 perfs
In 1989, "Starlight Express" closes at Gershwin Theater NYC after 761 perfs
In 1989, Boeing 737-400 crashes in England, 46 die
In 1989, C S Shoemaker discovers asteroid #4833 Meges
In 1989, Soviet Union promises to eliminate stockpiles of chemical weapons
In 1991, "Davis Rules," with Jonathan Winters & Randy Quaid premieres on ABC-TV
In 1991, Gaylord Perry, Ferguson Jenkins & Rod Carew elected to Hall of Fame
In 1991, Rod Carew is 22nd player elected to Hall of Fame on 1st try
In 1991, Tamás Darnyi swims world record 400m medley (4:12.36)
In 1991, Y Kushida & O Muramatsu discover asteroid #7765 & #7821
In 1992, George Bush gets ill & vomits on Japanese prime minister's lap
In 1993, Chicago Bull Michael Jordan scores his 20,000th career point
In 1993, Elvis Presley Commemorative Postage Stamp goes on sale
In 1993, Michael Jordan scores his 20,000th career point
In 1993, NBC offers "Tonight Show" to David Letterman
In 1994, Rintje Ritsma skates world record 1500m (1:51.60)
In 1994, Russian manned space craft TM-18, launches into orbit
In 1994, US male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Davis
In 1995, "Guys & Dolls" closes at Martin Beck Theater NYC after 1143 perfs
In 1995, 15th United Negro College Fund raises $12,200,000
In 1995, Mike Schmidt is elected to Baseball's Hall of Fame
In 1996, Blizzard buries eastern US causing at least 50 deaths
In 1996, For 1st time in 25 years no one is elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
In 1998, NY Giant GM George Young resigns to accept NFL position
In 1998, Roseanne files for divorce from 3rd husband Ben Thomas
In 1998, Unabomber suspect Theodore Kaczynski asks to act as his own lawyer
In 1998, World Trade Center bomber Ramzi Ahmed Yousef sentenced to life

Holidays
[Louisiana] Battle of New Orleans/Old Hickory Day/Jackson Day (1815)
[Northern Mariana Islands] Commonwealth Day (1978/1986)
[Switzerland] Meitlisunntig Festival-Woman in Villmergen War (1712)

Observances
In 2017, [Jewish] Asarah B'Tevet-Siege of Jerusalem (Tevet 10, 5777)
In 2047, [Jewish] Asarah B'Tevet-Siege of Jerusalem (Tevet 10, 5807)
[Ancient Rome] Justitia (Roman Goddess of Justice)
[Ang, RC] Feast of the Baptism of Jesus Christ
[Christian] Feast of St Gudula (patron of Brussels)
[Christian] Plough Monday
[Christian] St Atticus' Day
[Orthodox] St Dominique's Day
[RC] Erhard, bishop to Regensburg
[RC] Feast of St Severinus
[RC] Gudula, daughter of St Amalberga/patron of Brussels
[RC] Theodorus, abbot of Chora