@newziesuzie wrote:
Some famous January birthdays!
January 1, 1735- Paul Revere, Revolutionary War.
January 1, 1752- Betsy Ross, designed first U.S. flag
January 1, 1895- J. Edgar Hoover, FBI Director
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January 2, 1920- Isaac Asimov, Science Fiction Writer
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January 3, 1892- J.R.R. Tolkien, Author of "Lord of the Rings"
January 3, 1950- Victoria Principal, Actress
January 3, 1956- Mel Gibson, actor, director
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January 4, 1937- Dyan Cannon, Actress
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January 5, 1946- Diane Keaton, Actress
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January 6, 1412- Joan of Arc
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January 7, 1800- Millard Fillmore, 13th President, (1850-1853)
January 7, 1948- Kenny Loggins, Singer/Songwriter
January 7, Katie Couric, journalist, tv host
January 7, 1964- Nicolas Cage, Actor
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January 8, 1926- Soupy Sales, TV Actor
January 8, 1935- Elvis Presley, singer actor
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January 9, 1913- Richard M. Nixon, 37th President (1969-1974)
January 9, 1935- Bob Denver, TV Actor
January 9, 1951- Crystal Gayle, Singer
January 9, 1967- Dave Matthews, singer, band leader
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January 10, 1945- Rod Stewart, Singer
January 10, 1949- George Foreman, Heavyweight boxing champion
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January 11, 1952- Ben Crenshaw, golfing great
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January 12, 1944- Joe Frazier, heavyweight boxing champion
January 12, 1954- Howard Stern, radio and TV
January 12, 1955- Kirstie Alley, Actress
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January 13, 1919- Robert Stack, Actor
January 13, 1961- Julia Louis-Dreyfus, actor
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January 14, 1741- Benedict Arnold, traitor in American Revolutionary War.
January 14, 1919- Andy Rooney, author and commentator on "60 Minutes"
January 14, 1941- Faye Dunaway, Actress
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January 15, 1906 Aristotle Onassis, Greek Shipping tycoon
January 15, 1913- Lloyd Bridges, Actor
January 15, 1929- REV. Martin Luther King, Jr.
January 15, 1951- Charo, Singer, dancer
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January 16, 1853- Andre Michelin, inflatable auto tire inventor
January 16, 1909- Ethel Merman, Singer actor
January 16, 1935- A.J. Foyt, race car driver
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January 17, 1706- Benjamin Franklin, inventor, statesman, writer
January 17, 1899- Al Capone, notorious 1920's gangster
January 17, 1928- Vidal Sassoon, British hair stylist, fashion designer
January 17, 1934- Shari Lewis, TV children's puppeteer
January 17, 1942- Mohammad Ali, boxing champion
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January 18, 1779- Peter Roget, author of Roget's Thesaurus
January 18, 1782- Daniel Webster, politician and speaker
January 18, 1882- A.A. Milne, author
January 18, 1892- Oliver Hardy, "Ollie" in Stan and Laurel comedies
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January 18, 1904- Cary Grant, Actor
January 18, 1913- Danny Kaye, actor
January 18, 1955- Kevin Costner, Actor
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January 19, 1807- Robert E. Lee, Civil War Confederate Army General
January 19, 1809- Edgar Allen Poe, Author and Poet
January 19, 1943- Janis Joplin, singer
January 19, 1946- Dolly Parton, singer
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January 20, 1896- George Burns, comedian
January 20, 1920- Deforrest Kelley, actor
January 20,1930- Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, Astronaut
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January 21, 1738- Ethan Allen, Revolutionary War Hero
January 21, 1824- Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, Confederate Army general
January 21,1924- Telley Savalas, actor
January 21, 1925- Benny Hill, British comedian
January 21, 1976- Emma Bunton, "Baby Spice" of The Spice Girls
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January 22, 1934- Bill Bixby, actor
January 22, 1949- John Belushi, comedian, actor
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January 23, 1737- John Hancock, politician, first to sign the Declaration of Independence.
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January 24, 1917- Ernest Borgnine, Actor
January 24, 1941- Neil Diamond, singer
January 24, 1968- Mary Lou Retton, Olympic gold medalist
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January 25, 1931- Dean Jones, actor
January 25, 1981- Alicia Keys, singer
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January 26, 1880- Douglas MaCarthur, WWII General
January 26, 1925- Paul Newman, actor
January 26, 1955- Eddie Van Halen, singer
January 26, 1958- Ellen DeGeneres, comedian, actress, talk show host
January 26, 1961- Wayne Gretzky, Hockey athlete
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January 27, 1756- Wolfgang Mozart
January 27, 1832- Lewis Carroll, author
January 27, 1921- Donna Reed, actor
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January 28, 1887- Arthur Rubenstein, classical pianist
January 28, 1936- Alan Alda, actor
January 29, 1843- William McKinley, 25th U.S. President(1897-1901), assassinated while in office.
January 29, 1880- W. C. Fields, comedian
January 29, 1918- John Forsythe, actor
January 29, 1945- Tom Selleck, Actor
January 29, 1954- Oprah Winfrey
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January 30, 1882- Franklin D. Roosevelt, 32nd U.S. President, elected to four terms (1933-1945)
January 30, 1922- ****** Martin, comedian
January 30, 1930- Gene Hackman, actor
January 30, 1937, Boris Spassky, World Chess champion
January 30, 1951- Phil Collins, singer
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January 31, 1919- Jackie Robinson, Major League Baseball
January 31, 1923- Carol Channing, actress, "Hello Dolly"
January 31, 1937- Suzanne Pleshette, actress
January 31, 1947- Nolan Ryan, MLB pitcher
January 31, 1981- Justin Timberlake, singer
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