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NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Aaliyah
Singer
16-Jan-1979 25-Aug-2001 R&B singer, died in plane crash
Bill Alexander
Politician
16-Jan-1934   Congressman from Arkansas, 1969-93
Debbie Allen
Dancer
16-Jan-1950   All About You
Thad Allen
Military
16-Jan-1949   Commandant, US Coast Guard
Danni Ashe
Pornstar
16-Jan-1968   World's most-downloaded breasts
Fulgencio Batista
Head of State
16-Jan-1901 6-Aug-1973 Overthrown by Fidel Castro
Kabir Bedi
Actor
16-Jan-1946   Octopussy
Diane Black
Politician
16-Jan-1951   Congresswoman, Tennessee 6th
Edward A. Brennan
Business
16-Jan-1934 27-Dec-2007 CEO of Sears Roebuck, 1984-95
Christine Brooke-Rose
Novelist
16-Jan-1923 21-Mar-2012 Out
Sergi Bruguera
Tennis
16-Jan-1971   Winner, 1993 and 1994 French Open
Gavin Bryars
Composer
16-Jan-1943   Avant-garde composer
Juanita Bynum
Religion
16-Jan-1959   Pentecostal televangelist
Jim Caldwell
Football
16-Jan-1955   Indianapolis Colts coach, 2009-12
Harry Carey, Sr.
Actor
16-Jan-1878 21-Sep-1947 VP in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
John Carpenter
Film Director
16-Jan-1948   Escape from New York
Guy Chamberlin
Football
16-Jan-1894 4-Apr-1967 The Champ
David Chokachi
Actor
16-Jan-1968   Cody Madison on Baywatch
Ralph Cooper
Actor
16-Jan-1908 4-Apr-1992 The Dark Gable
Ricardo Darín
Actor
16-Jan-1957   The Secret in Their Eyes
Josie Davis
Actor
16-Jan-1973   Sarah Powell on Charles in Charge
Dizzy Dean
Baseball
16-Jan-1910 17-Jul-1974 MVP in 1934, won two World Series
Nigel Dennis
Novelist
16-Jan-1912 19-Jul-1989 Cards of Identity
Garth Ennis
Author
16-Jan-1970   Creator of Preacher comic book
Jake Epstein
Actor
16-Jan-1987   Degrassi: The Next Generation
Joe Flacco
Football
16-Jan-1985   Baltimore Ravens QB
Trent Ford
Actor
16-Jan-1979   How to Deal
Dian Fossey
Anthropologist
16-Jan-1932 26-Dec-1985 Gorillas in the Mist
A. J. Foyt
Auto Racing
16-Jan-1935   Four-time winner of Indy 500
Mason Gamble
Actor
16-Jan-1986   Dennis the Menace
Francis Cardinal George
Religion
16-Jan-1937   Catholic Archbishop of Chicago
Rob Glaser
Business
16-Jan-1962   CEO of RealNetworks, 1994-2010
Joscelyn Godwin
Historian
16-Jan-1945   Historian of the esoteric
Tony P. Hall
Politician
16-Jan-1942   Congressman from Ohio, 1979-2002
Henry W. Halleck
Military
16-Jan-1815 9-Jan-1872 Commander of US Army, 1862-64
Anthony Hecht
Poet
16-Jan-1923 20-Oct-2004 The Hard Hours
Peter B. Hirsch
Scientist
16-Jan-1925   Electron microscopy in metallurgy
Marilyn Horne
Singer
16-Jan-1934   Operatic mezzo soprano
Kay Hughes
Actor
16-Jan-1914 4-Apr-1998 Dick Tracy
William M. Jardine
Educator
16-Jan-1879 17-Jan-1955 US Secretary of Agriculture, 1925-29
Richard T. Jones
Actor
16-Jan-1972   Bruce Van Exel on Judging Amy
Katy Jurado
Actor
16-Jan-1924 5-Jul-2002 Broken Lance
Carl Karcher
Business
16-Jan-1917 11-Jan-2008 Founder of Carl's Jr.
Mary Karr
Author
16-Jan-1955   The Liars' Club
George Kelly
Playwright
16-Jan-1887 18-Jun-1974 Craig's Wife
William Kennedy
Novelist
16-Jan-1928   Ironweed and The Cotton Club
Leo Kiely
Business
16-Jan-1947   CEO of Molson Coors
Christoph M. Kimmich
Educator
16-Jan-1939   President, Brooklyn College
Scott L. Klug
Politician
16-Jan-1953   Congressman from Wisconsin, 1991-99
Alexander Knox
Actor
16-Jan-1907 25-Apr-1995 Wilson
Armin O. Leuschner
Astronomer
16-Jan-1868 22-Apr-1953 Astronomer at Berkeley
Allard Lowenstein
Politician
16-Jan-1929 14-Mar-1980 Congressman, New York 5th
Robert Mathews
Criminal
16-Jan-1953 8-Dec-1984 White supremacist died in shootout with FBI
James May
TV Personality
16-Jan-1963   Top Gear
Mary Ann G. McMorrow
Judge
16-Jan-1930   Illinois Chief Justice, 2002-06
Ethel Merman
Singer
16-Jan-1908 15-Feb-1984 There's No Business Like Show Business
André Michelin
Business
16-Jan-1853 4-Apr-1931 Founder of Michelin Group
Irving Mills
Musician
16-Jan-1894 21-Apr-1985 Songwriter, music scout, raconteur
Ronnie Milsap
Country Musician
16-Jan-1943   It Was Almost Like a Song
Georgette Mosbacher
Activist
16-Jan-1947   Washington socialite
Kate Moss
Model
16-Jan-1974   Extremely thin supermodel
Caroline Munro
Actor
16-Jan-1950   The Golden Voyage of Sinbad
Franz Müntefering
Politician
16-Jan-1940   Locusts descend upon Germany
Paul Nitze
Diplomat
16-Jan-1907 19-Oct-2004 US cold warrior
Fred Olivi
Military
16-Jan-1922 8-Apr-2004 Co-pilot of Nagasaki bombing
Sara Jane Olson
Criminal
16-Jan-1947   Symbionese Liberation Army
Greg Page
Singer
16-Jan-1972   Former lead vocals, The Wiggles
George Pickett
Military
16-Jan-1825 30-Jul-1875 Battle of Gettysburg
Norman Podhoretz
Author
16-Jan-1930   Prominent neocon author
Albert Pujols
Baseball
16-Jan-1980   Los Angeles Angels hitter
Irving Rapper
Film Director
16-Jan-1898 20-Dec-1999 Now, Voyager
Johannes Rau
Head of State
16-Jan-1931 27-Jan-2006 President of Germany, 1999-2004
Paul Raven
Bassist
16-Jan-1961 20-Oct-2007 Bassist for Killing Joke, Ministry
Ruth Reichl
Critic
16-Jan-1948   Editor-in-Chief, Gourmet magazine
Laura Riding
Poet
16-Jan-1901 2-Sep-1991 A Survey of Modernist Poetry
Lina Romay
Actor
16-Jan-1919 17-Dec-2010 Adventure
Sade
Singer
16-Jan-1959   Smooth Operator
Laura Schlessinger
Radio Personality
16-Jan-1947   The Dr. Laura Show
Robert W. Service
Poet
16-Jan-1874 11-Sep-1958 Bard of the Yukon
Susan Sontag
Author
16-Jan-1933 28-Dec-2004 Novelist, critic, intellectual
Charles Stenvig
Politician
16-Jan-1928 22-Feb-2010 Twice Mayor of Minneapolis
William O. Studeman
Military
16-Jan-1940   NSA Director, 1988-92
Damo Suzuki
Singer
16-Jan-1950   Former vocalist for Can
J. Parnell Thomas
Government
16-Jan-1895 19-Nov-1970 HUAC chairman, took the Fifth
Nick Valensi
Guitarist
16-Jan-1981   Guitarist for The Strokes
Gwen Verdon
Dancer
16-Jan-1925 18-Oct-2000 Damn Yankees
Diana Wynyard
Actor
16-Jan-1906 13-May-1964 Gaslight




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