Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known 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 |