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January 16 Birthdays in History - January 16 Deaths - January 16 Events
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January 16, 1986 Mason Gamble, actor, Dennis the Menace January 16, 1979 Aaliyah, American Musician January 16, 1977 John Mayer, American Musician January 16, 1977 Maggie Gyllenhaal, American Actress January 16, 1976 Trisha Stillwell, Miss USA-Oklahoma, 1997, top 10 January 16, 1974 Kate Moss, Addiscomb Surrey England, model, Calvin Klein January 16, 1973 Mario Bates, NFL-running back for the New Orleans Saints January 16, 1973 Willie Whitehead, CFL defensive end for the Hamilton Tiger Cats January 16, 1972 Desiree Leipham, born in Spokane, Washington WPVA volleyballer, Nationals-17th-1995 January 16, 1972 Joe Horn, wide receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs January 16, 1972 Lee McIntyre, Peak Hill Aust, golfer, T3 1995 NSW Trainee Champ January 16, 1971 Josh Evans, actor, Ricochett, The Doors January 16, 1971 Jukka-Pekka Nummi, WLAF cornerback for the Scottish Claymores January 16, 1971 Junior Bryant, NFL defensive end for the San Francisco 49ers January 16, 1971 Michel Kreek, Dutch soccer player, Ajax January 16, 1971 Scott Williams, Orange California, field hockey defender 1996 Olympics January 16, 1971 Sergei Bruguera, Spain, tennis star January 16, 1971 Ulrich van Gobbel, Suriname/Dutch soccer player, Feyenoord January 16, 1970 Don MacLean, NBA forward, New Jersey Nets, Denver Nuggets January 16, 1970 Ron Villone, Englewood, New Jersey, pitcher for the San Diego Padres January 16, 1969 Chelan Kozak, Revelstoke BC, equestrian 1996 Olympics January 16, 1969 Roy Jones, Pensacola, Florida, Light-MW boxer 1988 Olympics silver January 16, 1968 David Chokachi, actor, Baywatch January 16, 1967 Jeff Branson, Waynesboro Mississippi, infielder for the Cincinnati Reds January 16, 1967 Maxine Waters Jones, rocker, En Vogue January 16, 1967 Miranda Otto, Australian Actress January 16, 1966 Anthony Washington, Glasgow Montana, discus thrower, Olympics-4th-96 January 16, 1966 Jack McDowell, Van Nuys California, pitcher, New York Yankees, White Sox, Indians January 16, 1964 Gail Graham, Vanderhoof BC, LPGA golfer, 1995 Fieldcrest Cannon January 16, 1964 Mark Collins, NFL cornerback and safety, New York Giants, Kansas City Chiefs, Green Bay Packers January 16, 1964 Trevor Barsby, cricketer, Queensland opening batsman since 1984-85 January 16, 1964 Diana Krall, Canadian Musician January 16, 1962 Jan Koster, Dutch drummer, Sleeze Beez-Powertool January 16, 1962 Kevin Ross, NFL safety, Atlanta Falcons, Kansas City Chiefs January 16, 1962 Paul Webb, rocker, TalkTalk January 16, 1962 Rob Glaser, American Businessman January 16, 1962 Josh Silver, Musician January 16, 1960 Sade, [Helen Ady] Nigeria, rocker, Taboo; Grammy 1986-Best new singer January 16, 1958 Anatoli Boukreev, mountaineer January 16, 1956 Wayne Daniel, cricketer, WI fast bowler 1976-84 January 16, 1956 James Newman, American Astronaut January 16, 1955 Jerry M Linenger, Mt Clemens, Michigan, PhD/Cmdr USN/astronaut, STS 81/84 January 16, 1955 Kevin Shelley, American Politician January 16, 1952 Lloyd Blaine Hammond, Jr., Savannah, Georgia, Major USAF/astr, STS 39, 64 January 16, 1952 Roberta Baskin, New York, correspondent, 48 Hours January 16, 1952 Shigeru Miyamoto, Japanese Designer January 16, 1952 Chris Cox, American Politician January 16, 1952 Susan Estrich, American Journalist January 16, 1952 Robin McKinley, American Writer January 16, 1951 Richard Thompson, rocker, BT Express-Here Comes the Express January 16, 1950 Debbie Allen, born in Houston, Texas, dancer/actress, 3 Girls 3, Lydia-Fame January 16, 1950 Jesse Dizon, Oceanside CA January 16, 1950 Harvey Martin, American Athlete January 16, 1948 Anatoli Yakovlevich Solovyov, Riga, cosmonaut, TM-5,9,15,26, STS 71 January 16, 1948 Christopher Moran, English financier/multi-millionaire January 16, 1948 Cliff Thorburn, Victoria, BC, champion snooker player January 16, 1948 John Carpenter, born in Carthage, New York, director, Halloween, The Thing January 16, 1947 Georgette Mosbacher, CEO, La Prairie cosmetics January 16, 1947 Juliet Berto, Grenoble France, actress, Le Sex Shop January 16, 1947 Laura Schlessinger, American Writer January 16, 1946 Michael L Coats, Sacramento California, Capt USN/astr, STS 41-D, 29, 39 January 16, 1946 Naveen Patnaik, Indian Politician January 16, 1945 Kabir Bedi, actor, Thief of Baghdad, Terminal Entry January 16, 1944 Chris de Marigny, painter/designer January 16, 1944 Jim Stafford, Eloise, Florida, singer, Spiders and Snakes, My Girl Bill January 16, 1944 Ronnie Milsap, born in Robbinsville, North Carolina, country singer, Legend in My Time January 16, 1944 Jim Gibbons, American Politician January 16, 1943 Brian Ferneyhough, composer January 16, 1943 Gavin Bryars, composer January 16, 1942 Barbara Lynn, rocker January 16, 1942 Bill Francis Mobile Al, rocker, Dr. Hook January 16, 1942 Tony P Hall, Rep-D-OH, 1979- January 16, 1942 William Francis, rocker January 16, 1942 Dick Murphy, American Politician January 16, 1941 Christine Janes, tennis player January 16, 1941 Richard Bohringer, Paris, France, actor, Diva, I Married a Shadow January 16, 1941 T˜men G J "Tim" Beekman, actor, Nosferatu January 16, 1940 Norm Dicks, American Politician January 16, 1939 Cliff Thorburn, English snookers player January 16, 1938 Michael Pataki, Youngstown Ohio, actor, Get Christie Love January 16, 1938 Robert Nozick, American Philosopher January 16, 1937 Bob Bogle, Portland, rock bassist/guitarist, Ventures-Batman Theme January 16, 1937 Conny Vandenbos, Dutch singer, My rose, my little rose January 16, 1936 Michael White, theater/film producer, From Russia With Love January 16, 1935 A J Foyt, Houston, auto race driver, Indy 500 1961, 64, 67, 77 January 16, 1935 A. 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Foyt, American Celebrity January 16, 1934 Bill Alexander, Rep-D-AR, 1969- January 16, 1934 Marilyn Horne, Bradford, Pennsylvania, mezzo-soprano January 16, 1934 Richard Wernick, born in Boston, Massachusetts, composer January 16, 1933 Oleg Grigoryevich Makarov, U.S.S.R., cosmonaut, Soyuz 12, 18A, 27, T-3 January 16, 1933 Susan Sonntag, writer January 16, 1932 Dian Fossey, zoologist, Gorillas in the Mist January 16, 1932 Jim Berry, cartoonist, Berry's World January 16, 1931 Vladimir Skutina, writer playwright/journalist January 16, 1931 Chuck Colson, American Lawyer January 16, 1931 Johannes Rau, German Statesman January 16, 1930 Norman Podhoretz, born in Brooklyn, New York, author/editor, New York Post January 16, 1930 John Polkinghorne, British Physicist January 16, 1929 Allard Lowenstein, radical, Students for Democratic Action January 16, 1929 Francesco Scavullo, Staten Island, New York, celebrity photographer January 16, 1929 Tage Nielsen, composer January 16, 1928 Ezra Sims, composer January 16, 1928 John William Fozard, aircraft designer January 16, 1928 William Kennedy, U.S. writer January 16, 1927 Gunther Grass, German Author January 16, 1926 John "Jack" Layden, local politician January 16, 1924 Katy Jurado, Mexico, actress, High Noon, Trapeze, Barabbas, AKA Pablo January 16, 1923 Martin Stokken, Norway, nordic relay 1952 Olympics silver January 16, 1923 Roy Lanham, rocker, Sons of the Pioneers January 16, 1923 Willem Aantjes, Dutch politicial leader, CDA January 16, 1923 Anthony Hecht, American Poet January 16, 1920 Elliot Reid, New York City, actor, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes January 16, 1919 Bob Boucher, Kent Ohio, orch leader, Music on Ice January 16, 1919 Kathleen Winsor, American Author January 16, 1918 Stirling Silliphant, screenwriter January 16, 1917 Buddy Lester, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Nick-Phil Silvers Show January 16, 1916 Frederick Stewart, British geologist January 16, 1914 Roger Aubert, Belgium, church historian, Le Pontificat de Pie IX January 16, 1914 O. Winston Link, American Photographer January 16, 1912 Franz Tumler, Austria, author/novelist, Cloak, Aufruf January 16, 1912 Nigel Dennis, British Writer January 16, 1911 Gilbert Gadoffre, French scholar January 16, 1911 Jay Hanna "Dizzy" Dean, HOF baseball pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals January 16, 1910 David McCampbell, U.S. pilot/capt, WW II-Pacific-downed 34 Jap planes January 16, 1910 Dizzy Dean, American Athlete January 16, 1908 Ethel Merman, stage and screen actress, Anything Goes, Call Me Madam January 16, 1908 Remedios Varo, Spanish Artist January 16, 1907 Alexander Knox, Canada, actor, Gorky Park, 2 of a Kind January 16, 1907 Phillip Humphrey Vellacott, classicist January 16, 1907 Paul Nitze, American Writer January 16, 1906 Clement Greenberg, art critic January 16, 1906 Diana Winyard, London, actress, Cavalcade January 16, 1905 Ernesto Halffter, composer January 16, 1904 Max Vredenburg, composer January 16, 1902 Eric Liddell, China, English 400m runner 1924 Olympics gold January 16, 1902 Evelyn Levine, composer January 16, 1901 Fulgencio Batista, president/dictator of Cuba, 1933-44, 1952-59 January 16, 1894 Guy Chamberlin, early NFL end/coach, Canton, Frankford, Cards January 16, 1894 Irving Mills, American Musician January 16, 1893 Henry C Rumke, Dutch psychiatrist, Periods in Man's Life January 16, 1890 Karl Freund, Czech/Austrian cameraman/director January 16, 1890 Lloyd Bacon, born in San Jose, California, actor, Charlie Chaplin January 16, 1887 John Hamilton, Penn, actor, Perry White-Superman January 16, 1886 David Ben Gurion, Israeli Statesman January 16, 1885 Wladyslaw Raczkiewicz, president of Poland, 1939-40 January 16, 1878 Harry Carey Sr, born in Bronx, New York, actor, Aces Wild, Border Cafe, Air Force January 16, 1878 Henry Dewitt "Harry" Carey II, U.S. actor, Informer January 16, 1878 Robert Garbe, German poet, Gorniek January 16, 1874 Robert Service, England, Canadian poet, Cremation of Sam McGee January 16, 1874 Robert W. Service, Scottish Poet January 16, 1873 Boyd Alexander, English explorer January 16, 1873 William Christopher Handy, American Musician January 16, 1872 Edward G Craig, actor and director, On the art of theatre January 16, 1872 Henri-Paul Busser, composer January 16, 1872 Edward Gordon Craig, British Actor January 16, 1870 Wilhelm Normann, German chemist, hardening of oils January 16, 1868 Cyril Metodej Hrazdira, composer January 16, 1864 Frank Bacon, actor/author, Lightnin January 16, 1857 Edward E. Barnard, American Scientist January 16, 1853 Andre Michelin, France, industrialist/tire manufacturer, Michelin January 16, 1853 Johnston Forbes-Robertson, English actor/theater director, Kathleen January 16, 1847 Kalman Mikszath, Hungary, writer, Wonderparaplu January 16, 1837 James Phillip Simms, Brig General Confederate Army, died in 1887 January 16, 1834 Albert Lindley Lee, Brig General Union volunteers, died in 1907 January 16, 1827 Charles Eliot Norton, American Writer January 16, 1815 Adolph Trube, composer January 16, 1815 Henry Wagner "Old Brains" Halleck, Maj-General Union Army January 16, 1807 Charles Henry Davis, Rear Admiral Union Navy, died in 1877 January 16, 1804 Karl August Krebs, composer January 16, 1803 Robert Stephenson, English Celebrity January 16, 1757 Samuel McIntire, woodcarver/architect, architect of Salem January 16, 1753 James McHenry, American Politician January 16, 1749 Vittoria A. Alfieri, Italian count/poet, Maria Stuarda January 16, 1749 Vittorio Alfieri, Italiian Dramatist January 16, 1728 Niccolo Piccinni, Italian composer, Buona Figliuola January 16, 1714 George Whitefield, American Clergyman January 16, 1697 Richard Savage, poet January 16, 1672 Francesco Mancini, composer January 16, 1587 Alexander Adriaenssen, Flemish painter January 16, 1584 John Selden, English Statesman |