1910 - Arthur Villeneuve, Quebec painter (d. 1990) 1913 - Malietoa Tanumafili II, King of West-Samoa (1962- ) 1914 - Mohammed Sahir, shah (Afghanistan) 1914 - Herman Franks, American baseball player 1916 - Catherina Elisabeth "Tootje" Vreede, portrait painter 1916 - Robert Parrish, Columbus Ga, director (Casino Royale) 1916 - Lionel Newman, American film music composer (d. 1989) 1917 - Maurice Wohl, English broker/multi-millionaire 1919 - Al "Jazbo" Collins, NYC, DJ (Tonight! America After Dark) 1919 - Havelock Henry Trevor Hudson, underwriter (Lloyd's of London) 1920 - Benito Perez Galdos, Spanish writer (Fortunata y Jacinta) 1920 - William Egan Colby, CIA director (Nixon) 1922 - Frank Wess, flutist/saxophonist/composer 1922 - Rosalie Crutchley, English actress (d. 1997) 1923 - Flavio Testi, composer 1924 - Sebastian Kappen, Indian theologian (d. 1993) 1925 - Veikko Hakulinen, Finland, 30K/50K cross country skier (Oly-gold-1956) 1927 - Barbara Rush, Denver Co, actress (Marsha-Peyton Place, Flamingo Road) 1927 - Paul Desmarais, Canadian businessman 1929 - Amitai W Etzioni, US sociologist (Active Society) 1929 - Bobby Tulloch, ornithologist 1929 - Yayoi Kusama, Japanese artist, sculptor 1930 - Don Shula, winningest NFL coach (Miami Dolphins) 1930 - Iain Cuthbertson, British actor (Guilty, Scandal, Rep, Danger UXB) 1930 - Sorrell Booke, Buffalo NY, actor (Bye Bye Braverman, Black Like Me) 1931 - Adi Lady Lala Mara, First Lady of Fiji (d. 2004) 1931 - Sir William Deane, Governor-General of Australia 1996-2001 1932 - Richard Stahl, Detroit Mich, actor (Howard-It's a Living) 1932 - Carlos Saura, Spanish director 1933 - Ed Jenkins, (Rep-D-GA, 1977- ) 1933 - Ilia II Catholicos-Patriarch of all Georgia. 1934 - Rudolf Schuster, President of Slovakia 1935 - Floyd Patterson, heavyweight champ (1956-59, 1960-62) (Oly-gold-1952) 1935 - Kenneth Money, Canada, astronaut (STS 42-alt) 1937 - Dyan Cannon, Tacoma Wash, Mrs Cary Grant/actress (Heaven Can Wait) 1937 - Grace Bumbry, St Louis, mezzo-soprano (Venus in Tannhuser) 1937 - R Surendranath, cricketer (Indian pace bowler in 11 Tests early 60s) 1938 - Louis Krebs Graham, Nashville TN, PGA golfer (1975 US Open) 1939 - Jon Appleton, composer
1940 - Anthony Skooter Teague, Texas, actor (How to Succeed in Business) 1940 - Brian Josephson, British physicist (Nobel 1973) 1940 - Helmut Jahn, German architect 1940 - Gao Xingjian, Chinese-born French novelist and dramatist, Nobel laureate 1941 - John Bennett Perry, Williamstown Mass, singer/actor (Falcon Crest) 1941 - Maureen Reagan, 1st daughter (Ronald Reagan) 1942 - John McLaughlin, rock guitarist (Sentimental Journey/Clouds of Joy) 1943 - Tom Wilkinson, CFL QB (Edmonton Eskimos) 1943 - Doris Kearns Goodwin, American writer 1944 - Volker Hornback, rocker (Tangerine Dream) 1945 - Jay Dee Maness, Loma Linda Ca, singer (Desert Rose Band-Love Reunited) 1945 - Vesa-Matti Loiri, Finnish entertainer 1945 - Richard R. Schrock, American chemist, Nobel laureate 1946 - Bernard Sumner, rocker (New Order-Round & Round) 1946 - Susannah McCorkle, American jazz singer (d. 2001) 1947 - Chris Cutler, English musician and composer (Henry Cow, Art Bears) 1947 - Rick Stein, English chef and television presenter 1948 - Eugeniusz Wycisło, Polish politician 1949 - Mick Mills, British(?) soccer player 1951 - Barbara Ann Cochran, Claremont NH, slalom skier (Olympic-gold-1972) 1953 - Norberto Alonso, Argentine footballer 1954 - Eugene Chadbourne, American composer and musician 1955 - Kathy Forester, Lookout Mt Ga, country singer (Forester Sister-Men) 1955 - Mark Hollis, English pop musician (Talk Talk, Dum Dum Girl) 1956 - Ann Magnuson, Charleston WV, actress (Anything But Love, Hunger) 1956 - Barney Sumner, rock guitarist/vocalist (New Order-Blue Monday) 1956 - Bernard Albrecht, English pop guitarist (Joy Division) 1956 - Nels Cline, American guitarist and composer 1957 - Patty Loveless, [Ramey], Pikeville Ky, singer (Blue Side of Town) 1958 - Matt Frewer, Washington DC, actor (Max Headroom, Doctor Doctor) 1958 - Nina Foust, Asheboro NC, LPGA golfer (1994 Hawaiian Ladies Open-6th) 1958 - Andy Borowitz, American comedian and satirist 1958 - Gary Jones, Welsh-born actor 1959 - Vanity, [Denise Marquardt], Ontario Canada, actress (52 Pick Up) 1959 - Yoshitomo Nara, Japanese pop artist 1960 - Cory Everson, Racine Wisconsin, body builder (6X Ms Olympia) 1960 - Michael Stipe, US rock vocalist (REM-Losing My Religion, Stand) 1960 - April Winchell, American actress
46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Titus Labienus in the Battle of Ruspina. 871 - Battle of Reading: Ethelred of Wessex fights, and is defeated by, a Danish invasion army. 1490 - Anna of Brittany announces that all those who would ally with the king of France will be considered guilty of the crime of lse majest. 1642 - King Charles I of England sends soldiers to arrest members of Parliament, commencing England's slide into civil war. 1649 - English Civil War: The Rump Parliament votes to put Charles I on trial. 1717 - The Netherlands, Great Britain, and France sign the Triple Alliance. 1762 - Great Britain declares war on Spain and Naples.
1969 - Kees van Wonderen, Dutch soccer player (NEC/NAC) 1969 - Lindsay Kennedy, Atlanta Ga, actor (Jeb-Little House on the Prairie) 1970 - Colin Scrivener, CFL defensive tackle (Winnipeg Blue Bombers) 1970 - Sean Lumpkin, NFL safety (NO Saints) 1970 - Chris Kanyon, American professional wrestler 1971 - Carlos Perez, Dominican/US baseball pitcher (Montreal Expos) 1971 - Deb Sonnenberg, Edmonton Alberta, softball pitcher (Olympics-96) 1971 - Errol Brown, CFL defensive back (Winnipeg Blue Bombers) 1971 - Garrison Hearst, NFL running back (Arizona Cardinals, SF 49ers) 1971 - Jeremy Licht, LA Calif, actor (Mark-Valerie/Hogan Family) 1971 - Orlanda Truitt, wide receiver (Oakland Raiders) 1971 - Richard Chee Quee, cricketer (NSW opening batsman Fiji/Chin ancestry) 1971 - Junichi Kakizaki, Japanese artist, sculptor 1972 - Mike McCoy, WLAF quarterback (Amsterdam Admirals) 1972 - James Longley, American documentary filmmaker 1973 - Lamont Warren, NFL running back (Indianapolis Colts) 1973 - Ray Mickens, cornerback (NY Jets) 1973 - Todd Sauerbrun, NFL punter/kicker (Chic Bears) 1973 - Frank Hj, Danish cyclist 1973 - Harmony Korine, American film director and artist 1974 - Carl Powell, defensive end (Indianapolis Colts)
1903 - Topsy, an elephant, is electrocuted by Thomas Edison during the War of Currents campaign. 1912 - The Scout Association is incorporated throughout the British Commonwealth by Royal Charter. 1944 - World War II: Operation Carpetbagger, involving the dropping of arms and supplies to resistance fighters in Europe, begins. 1948 - Burma gains its independence from the United Kingdom. 1951 - Korean War: Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul. 1955 - The Greek National Radical Union is formed by Konstantinos Karamanlis. 1958 - Sputnik 1 falls to Earth from its orbit. 1959 - Luna 1 becomes the first spacecraft to reach the vicinity of the Moon. 1965 - United States President Lyndon B. Johnson proclaims his "Great Society" during his State of the Union address. 1966 - A military coup takes place in Upper Volta (later Burkina Faso), dissolving the National Parliament and leading to a new national constitution. 1967 - Donald Campbell is killed on Coniston Water while attempting to break the world water speed record. 1972 - Rose Heilbron becomes the first female judge to sit at the Old Bailey in London. 1974 - United States President Richard Nixon refuses to hand over materials subpoenaed by the Senate Watergate Committee. 1976 - The Reavey and O'Dowd killings take place (part of The Troubles in Northern Ireland) 1987 - The Chase, Maryland rail wreck: An Amtrak train en route to Boston, Massachusetts from Washington, D.C., collides with Conrail engines in Chase, Maryland, killing 16 people.
1959 - Luna 1 becomes the first spacecraft to reach the vicinity of the Moon. 1965 - United States President Lyndon B. Johnson proclaims his "Great Society" during his State of the Union address. 1966 - A military coup takes place in Upper Volta (later Burkina Faso), dissolving the National Parliament and leading to a new national constitution. 1967 - Donald Campbell is killed on Coniston Water while attempting to break the world water speed record. 1972 - Rose Heilbron becomes the first female judge to sit at the Old Bailey in London. 1974 - United States President Richard Nixon refuses to hand over materials subpoenaed by the Senate Watergate Committee. 1976 - The Reavey and O'Dowd killings take place (part of The Troubles in Northern Ireland) 1987 - The Chase, Maryland rail wreck: An Amtrak train en route to Boston, Massachusetts from Washington, D.C., collides with Conrail engines in Chase, Maryland, killing 16 people. 1989 - Second Gulf of Sidra incident: a pair of Libyan MiG-23 "Floggers" are shot down by a pair of US Navy F-14 Tomcats during an air-to-air confrontation. 1998 - Wilaya of Relizane massacres in Algeria: over 170 are killed in three remote villages. 1998 - A massive ice storm hits eastern Canada and the northeastern United States, continuing through January 10 and causing widespread destruction. 1999 - Former professional wrestler Jesse Ventura is sworn in as governor of Minnesota. 1999 - Gunmen open fire on Shiite Muslims worshipping in an Islamabad mosque, killing 16 people and injuring 25. 2004 - Spirit, a NASA Mars Rover, lands successfully on Mars at 04:35 UTC. 2006 - Prime Minister Ariel Sharon of Israel suffers a second, apparently more serious stroke. His authority is transferred to acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert. 2007 - The 110th United States Congress convenes, electing Nancy Pelosi as the first female Speaker of the House in U.S. history. 2010 - The Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building is officially opened.
1940 - Anthony Skooter Teague, Texas, actor (How to Succeed in Business) 1940 - Brian Josephson, British physicist (Nobel 1973) 1940 - Helmut Jahn, German architect 1940 - Gao Xingjian, Chinese-born French novelist and dramatist, Nobel laureate 1941 - John Bennett Perry, Williamstown Mass, singer/actor (Falcon Crest) 1941 - Maureen Reagan, 1st daughter (Ronald Reagan) 1942 - John McLaughlin, rock guitarist (Sentimental Journey/Clouds of Joy) 1943 - Tom Wilkinson, CFL QB (Edmonton Eskimos) 1943 - Doris Kearns Goodwin, American writer 1944 - Volker Hornback, rocker (Tangerine Dream) 1945 - Jay Dee Maness, Loma Linda Ca, singer (Desert Rose Band-Love Reunited) 1945 - Vesa-Matti Loiri, Finnish entertainer 1945 - Richard R. Schrock, American chemist, Nobel laureate 1946 - Bernard Sumner, rocker (New Order-Round & Round) 1946 - Susannah McCorkle, American jazz singer (d. 2001) 1947 - Chris Cutler, English musician and composer (Henry Cow, Art Bears) 1947 - Rick Stein, English chef and television presenter 1948 - Eugeniusz Wycisło, Polish politician 1949 - Mick Mills, British(?) soccer player 1951 - Barbara Ann Cochran, Claremont NH, slalom skier (Olympic-gold-1972) 1953 - Norberto Alonso, Argentine footballer 1954 - Eugene Chadbourne, American composer and musician 1955 - Kathy Forester, Lookout Mt Ga, country singer (Forester Sister-Men) 1955 - Mark Hollis, English pop musician (Talk Talk, Dum Dum Girl) 1956 - Ann Magnuson, Charleston WV, actress (Anything But Love, Hunger) 1956 - Barney Sumner, rock guitarist/vocalist (New Order-Blue Monday) 1956 - Bernard Albrecht, English pop guitarist (Joy Division) 1956 - Nels Cline, American guitarist and composer 1957 - Patty Loveless, [Ramey], Pikeville Ky, singer (Blue Side of Town) 1958 - Matt Frewer, Washington DC, actor (Max Headroom, Doctor Doctor) 1958 - Nina Foust, Asheboro NC, LPGA golfer (1994 Hawaiian Ladies Open-6th) 1958 - Andy Borowitz, American comedian and satirist 1958 - Gary Jones, Welsh-born actor 1959 - Vanity, [Denise Marquardt], Ontario Canada, actress (52 Pick Up) 1959 - Yoshitomo Nara, Japanese pop artist 1960 - Cory Everson, Racine Wisconsin, body builder (6X Ms Olympia) 1960 - Michael Stipe, US rock vocalist (REM-Losing My Religion, Stand) 1960 - April Winchell, American actress
46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Titus Labienus in the Battle of Ruspina. 871 - Battle of Reading: Ethelred of Wessex fights, and is defeated by, a Danish invasion army. 1490 - Anna of Brittany announces that all those who would ally with the king of France will be considered guilty of the crime of lse majest. 1642 - King Charles I of England sends soldiers to arrest members of Parliament, commencing England's slide into civil war. 1649 - English Civil War: The Rump Parliament votes to put Charles I on trial. 1717 - The Netherlands, Great Britain, and France sign the Triple Alliance. 1762 - Great Britain declares war on Spain and Naples.
1969 - Kees van Wonderen, Dutch soccer player (NEC/NAC) 1969 - Lindsay Kennedy, Atlanta Ga, actor (Jeb-Little House on the Prairie) 1970 - Colin Scrivener, CFL defensive tackle (Winnipeg Blue Bombers) 1970 - Sean Lumpkin, NFL safety (NO Saints) 1970 - Chris Kanyon, American professional wrestler 1971 - Carlos Perez, Dominican/US baseball pitcher (Montreal Expos) 1971 - Deb Sonnenberg, Edmonton Alberta, softball pitcher (Olympics-96) 1971 - Errol Brown, CFL defensive back (Winnipeg Blue Bombers) 1971 - Garrison Hearst, NFL running back (Arizona Cardinals, SF 49ers) 1971 - Jeremy Licht, LA Calif, actor (Mark-Valerie/Hogan Family) 1971 - Orlanda Truitt, wide receiver (Oakland Raiders) 1971 - Richard Chee Quee, cricketer (NSW opening batsman Fiji/Chin ancestry) 1971 - Junichi Kakizaki, Japanese artist, sculptor 1972 - Mike McCoy, WLAF quarterback (Amsterdam Admirals) 1972 - James Longley, American documentary filmmaker 1973 - Lamont Warren, NFL running back (Indianapolis Colts) 1973 - Ray Mickens, cornerback (NY Jets) 1973 - Todd Sauerbrun, NFL punter/kicker (Chic Bears) 1973 - Frank Hj, Danish cyclist 1973 - Harmony Korine, American film director and artist 1974 - Carl Powell, defensive end (Indianapolis Colts)
1903 - Topsy, an elephant, is electrocuted by Thomas Edison during the War of Currents campaign. 1912 - The Scout Association is incorporated throughout the British Commonwealth by Royal Charter. 1944 - World War II: Operation Carpetbagger, involving the dropping of arms and supplies to resistance fighters in Europe, begins. 1948 - Burma gains its independence from the United Kingdom. 1951 - Korean War: Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul. 1955 - The Greek National Radical Union is formed by Konstantinos Karamanlis. 1958 - Sputnik 1 falls to Earth from its orbit. 1959 - Luna 1 becomes the first spacecraft to reach the vicinity of the Moon. 1965 - United States President Lyndon B. Johnson proclaims his "Great Society" during his State of the Union address. 1966 - A military coup takes place in Upper Volta (later Burkina Faso), dissolving the National Parliament and leading to a new national constitution. 1967 - Donald Campbell is killed on Coniston Water while attempting to break the world water speed record. 1972 - Rose Heilbron becomes the first female judge to sit at the Old Bailey in London. 1974 - United States President Richard Nixon refuses to hand over materials subpoenaed by the Senate Watergate Committee. 1976 - The Reavey and O'Dowd killings take place (part of The Troubles in Northern Ireland) 1987 - The Chase, Maryland rail wreck: An Amtrak train en route to Boston, Massachusetts from Washington, D.C., collides with Conrail engines in Chase, Maryland, killing 16 people.
1959 - Luna 1 becomes the first spacecraft to reach the vicinity of the Moon. 1965 - United States President Lyndon B. Johnson proclaims his "Great Society" during his State of the Union address. 1966 - A military coup takes place in Upper Volta (later Burkina Faso), dissolving the National Parliament and leading to a new national constitution. 1967 - Donald Campbell is killed on Coniston Water while attempting to break the world water speed record. 1972 - Rose Heilbron becomes the first female judge to sit at the Old Bailey in London. 1974 - United States President Richard Nixon refuses to hand over materials subpoenaed by the Senate Watergate Committee. 1976 - The Reavey and O'Dowd killings take place (part of The Troubles in Northern Ireland) 1987 - The Chase, Maryland rail wreck: An Amtrak train en route to Boston, Massachusetts from Washington, D.C., collides with Conrail engines in Chase, Maryland, killing 16 people. 1989 - Second Gulf of Sidra incident: a pair of Libyan MiG-23 "Floggers" are shot down by a pair of US Navy F-14 Tomcats during an air-to-air confrontation. 1998 - Wilaya of Relizane massacres in Algeria: over 170 are killed in three remote villages. 1998 - A massive ice storm hits eastern Canada and the northeastern United States, continuing through January 10 and causing widespread destruction. 1999 - Former professional wrestler Jesse Ventura is sworn in as governor of Minnesota. 1999 - Gunmen open fire on Shiite Muslims worshipping in an Islamabad mosque, killing 16 people and injuring 25. 2004 - Spirit, a NASA Mars Rover, lands successfully on Mars at 04:35 UTC. 2006 - Prime Minister Ariel Sharon of Israel suffers a second, apparently more serious stroke. His authority is transferred to acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert. 2007 - The 110th United States Congress convenes, electing Nancy Pelosi as the first female Speaker of the House in U.S. history. 2010 - The Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building is officially opened.
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