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January 21 Birthdays in History - January 21 Deaths - January 21 Events
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January 21, 1984 Jena Malone, American Actress January 21, 1980 Aubrie Rippner, born in Los Angeles, California, tennis star, 1995 USTA National Girls 18 January 21, 1979 Kelly Gaudet, Miss Florida Teen USA 1996 January 21, 1978 Jackie Stiles, American Athlete January 21, 1978 Will Estes, American Actor January 21, 1976 Amanda Little, Miss USA-Texas, 1997, top 6 January 21, 1976 Emma Lee Bunton, "Baby Spice", Finchley London, vocalist, Spice Girls January 21, 1976 Lynn Thomas, Newport News, Virginia, playmate, May 1997 January 21, 1975 Anette Oldenborg, Miss Universe-Denmark 1996 January 21, 1975 Faghma Absalom, Miss Universe-Namibia 1996 January 21, 1975 Willem Korsten, Dutch soccer player, Vitesse January 21, 1974 Jerald Sowell, fullback for the New York Jets January 21, 1974 Jerry Wunsch, tackle for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers January 21, 1974 Orpheus Roye, defensive end for the Pittsburgh Steelers January 21, 1973 Bubba Miller, corner for the Philadelphia Eagles January 21, 1973 Grady Jackson, defensive tackle for the Oakland Raiders January 21, 1973 Jamal Cox, WLAF linebacker for the Rhein Fire January 21, 1972 Alan Benes, Evansville, Indiana, pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals January 21, 1972 Howard Nathan, NBA guard for the Atlanta Hawks January 21, 1972 Shelley Looney, ice hockey forward, USA, 1998 Olympics January 21, 1971 Doug Edwards, NBA forward for the Vancouver Grizzlies January 21, 1971 Doug Weight, Warren, Michigan, NHL center, Edmonton Oilers, Team USA 98 January 21, 1971 Tommy Puett, born in Gary, Indiana, actor, Tyler-Life Goes On, America's Top 10 January 21, 1970 Brennan Little, St. Thomas Ont, golfer, 1994 Western States mini-tour January 21, 1970 Ian Salisbury, cricketer, Sussex and England leg-spinner 1992-96 January 21, 1969 Ashley Sheppard, NFL linebacker for the Jacksonville Jaguars January 21, 1969 Matt Willig, NFL tackle and guard, Atlanta Falcons, New York Jets January 21, 1969 Rusty Greer, Ft. Rucker AL, outfielder for the Texas Rangers January 21, 1969 Ted Long, CFL slot back for the Hamilton Tiger Cats January 21, 1968 Charlotte Ross, Chicago, actress, Eve-Days of Our Lives January 21, 1968 Tom Urbani, Santa Cruz California, pitcher, St. Louis Cardinals, Detroit Tigers January 21, 1968 Alex James, English Musician January 21, 1967 Ulf Stenlund, Sweden, tennis star January 21, 1967 Mikhail Saakashvili, Georgian Statesman January 21, 1967 Paul Ince, English Athlete January 21, 1966 Chris Hammond, U.S. baseball pitcher for the Florida Marlins January 21, 1966 Katrine Michaelsen, Gentokte Denmark, Miss Denmark, 1984 January 21, 1965 Brian Bradley, Kitchener, NHL center, Tampa Bay Lightning January 21, 1965 Cordell Crockett, rocker, Ugly Kid Joe-Mad Man, Too Bad January 21, 1965 Eric Moore, NFL tackle for the Cleveland Browns January 21, 1965 Tania Abitbol, born in Madrid, Spain, LPGA golfer, 1994 U.S. Women's Open-4th January 21, 1965 Jam Master Jay, American Musician January 21, 1963 Cindy Schreyer, Forest Park Georgia, LPGA golfer, 1993 Sun-Times Challenge January 21, 1963 Detlef Schrempf, Germany, NBA forward, Mavericks, Pacers, Supersonics January 21, 1963 Hakeem Abdul Olajuwon, Nigeria, NBA center, Rockets, Oly-gold-96 January 21, 1963 Jessie Hester, NFL player for the St. Louis Rams January 21, 1962 Marie Trintignant, French Actress January 21, 1962 Steven Curtis Chapman, American Musician January 21, 1961 Gabrielle Carteris, born in Phoenix, Arizona, actress, Andrea-Beverly Hills 90210 January 21, 1961 Sherry Ramsay, Stauton, Virginia, actress, Trish Mason-As the World Turns January 21, 1959 Ken Watanabe, Japanese Actor January 21, 1958 Miguel Alejandro, New York City, actor, Popi January 21, 1957 Geena [Virginia] Davis, Wareham Massachusetts, actress, Beetlejuice, Fly January 21, 1957 Jacob Green, NFL defensive end for the Seattle Seahawks January 21, 1957 Shaukat Dukanwala, cricketer, Baroda off-spinner, UAE World Cup 1996 January 21, 1956 Bob Brill, New York City, drummer, Berlin-You Take My Breath Away January 21, 1956 Geena Davis, American Actress January 21, 1956 Chaka Fattah, American Politician January 21, 1955 Peter Fleming, New Jersey, tennis player, U.S. Open Doubles 1979, 81, 83 January 21, 1955 Robby Benson, born in Dallas, Texas, actor, One on One, Running Brave, Chosen January 21, 1955 Jeff Koons, American Artist January 21, 1955 Jane Kaczmarek, American Actress January 21, 1954 Mike McCurry, American Public Servant January 21, 1953 Fausto Bara, Mexico, actor, Gaucho-Renegades January 21, 1953 Paul Allen, American Businessman January 21, 1953 Peter Mandelson, British Politician January 21, 1952 Joaquin Andujar, Dominican Republican Athlete January 21, 1950 Billy Ocean, [Leslie S Charles], Trinidad, singer, Caribbean Queen January 21, 1950 Joseph R Tanner, Danville, Illinois, astronaut, STS 66, 82, sk: 97 January 21, 1950 Richie Ranno, rocker January 21, 1950 Jeffrey Katzenberg, American Producer January 21, 1950 Gary Locke, American Politician January 21, 1947 Jill Eikenberry, New Haven, Connecticut, Ann Kelsey-LA Law, Manhattan Project January 21, 1947 Jimmy Ibbotson, Penn, country singer, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band January 21, 1947 Zoe Lofgren, American Politician January 21, 1946 Vincent Placoly, Martinique, writer, L'eau-de-mort guildive January 21, 1946 Johnny Oates, American Athlete January 21, 1945 Andrew Stein, President of New York City council, D January 21, 1945 Chris Britton, rocker, Troggs-Rock and Roll Goldmine January 21, 1944 John Kenneth Tavener, composer January 21, 1944 Neely Bruce, composer January 21, 1944 Jack Henry Abbott, American Author January 21, 1944 Earl Monroe, American Athlete January 21, 1942 Mac Davis, Lubbock, Texas, singer and actor, Mac Davis Show, North Dallas 40 January 21, 1942 Edwin Starr, U.S. singer, War January 21, 1942 Hu Jintao, Chinese Statesman January 21, 1942 Jintao Hu, Chinese Statesman January 21, 1941 Placido Domingo, born in Madrid, Spain, opera tenor, Pinkerton-Mme Butterfly January 21, 1941 Richie Havens, Brooklyn, folk singer, Here Comes the Sun January 21, 1940 Jack Nicklaus, Columbus Ohio, golfer, Player of Yr 1967,72,73,75,76 January 21, 1940 Marquis of Tavistock, English large landowner/multi-millionaire January 21, 1939 Mary Ellen McAnally, Illinois, poet, Dance of the Zygotes January 21, 1939 Wolfman Jack, [Bob Smith], born in Brooklyn, New York, DJ, Midnight Special January 21, 1939 Wen Ho Lee, American Scientist January 21, 1935 Ann Wedgeworth, Abilene, Texas, actress, Tiger's Tale, Men's Club, Bogie January 21, 1933 Itzhak Fuks, Israeli El Al captain, crashed in Amsterdam January 21, 1933 William Wrigley III, chewing gum mogul, Wrigleys January 21, 1932 Boris Shakhlin, Russia, gymnast, Olympics gold 1956-60-64 January 21, 1930 Valentin Ignatyevich Filatyev, Russia, cosmonaut January 21, 1929 Ursula K. LeGuin, American Author January 21, 1926 Franco Evangelisti, Italian composer January 21, 1926 Raf Reymen, Flemish actor January 21, 1926 Steve Reeves, Glasgow Montana, actor, Hercules, Hercules Unchained January 21, 1925 Lola Flores, Cadiz Spain, singer and actress, Kuma Ching, Faraona January 21, 1925 Oswald "Ossie" Stevens Nock, railway writer January 21, 1925 Paul Kurtz, American Philosopher January 21, 1924 Benny Hill, born in Southampton, England, comedian, Benny Hill Show January 21, 1924 Telly Savalas, Garden City, New Jersey, actor, Acapulco, Kojak January 21, 1923 Judith Merril, [Josephine Juliet Grossman], sci-fi writer January 21, 1922 Jean P Vroom, Dutch sculptor January 21, 1922 Paul Scofield, born in Hurst, England, actor, Man for All Seasons, Train January 21, 1922 Abe Lemons, American Coach January 21, 1921 Barney Clark, 1st to receive a permanent artificial heart January 21, 1921 John Doucette, Brockton Massachusetts, actor, Lock Up, Big Town January 21, 1921 Todor Popov, composer January 21, 1920 Donald Cuthbert Coleman, economic historian January 21, 1920 Errol Walton Barrow, PM of Barbados, DLP, 1966-76, 1986-87 January 21, 1920 Torsten Nilsson, composer January 21, 1919 Jinx Falkenburg, Barcelona Spain, actress, Masquerade Party January 21, 1918 Geoffrey Dawes, physiologist January 21, 1918 Donald T. Regan, American Public Servant January 21, 1917 Rohan Butler, historian January 21, 1916 [JW] Al James Woodie exander, songwriter/vocalist January 21, 1915 Alan Hewitt, New York City, actor, Det Brennan-My Favorite Martian January 21, 1912 Konrad Bloch, Germany, biochemist, studied cholesterol-Nobel 1964 January 21, 1912 Don Byas, American Musician January 21, 1911 Stanley William Reed, cineaste January 21, 1910 Lord Cayzer, British financier/swcheeps magnate/multi-millionaire January 21, 1909 Todor Skalovski, composer January 21, 1908 Bengt Stromgren, Goteborg Sweden, astrophysicist, studied gas cloud January 21, 1906 Fred Fehl, Austrian/US Broadway photographer January 21, 1906 John Putz, journalist January 21, 1905 Christian Dior, Normandy France, fashion designer, long-skirted look January 21, 1904 Joseph Ford McGuinn, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Dick Tracy's G-Men January 21, 1904 Richard P Blackmur, Massachusetts, critic/poet, Good European January 21, 1898 Avery Claflin, composer January 21, 1898 John George, Syria, actor, Kolb-Adventures of Fu Manchu January 21, 1897 J Carrol Naish, New York City, actor, Charlie Chan-Adv of Charlie Chan January 21, 1896 Eric Johnston, American Businessman January 21, 1891 Francisco Lazaro, Portuguese runner January 21, 1891 Nikolay Semyonovich Golovanov, composer January 21, 1891 Timothy Mather Spelman, composer January 21, 1891 Leo Burnett, American Businessman January 21, 1891 John William McCormack, American Politician January 21, 1889 Bert Collins, cricketer, Aussie batsman in the post WW I years January 21, 1889 Pitirim A. Sorokin, Russian/US sociologist, Social mobility January 21, 1887 Alfred Henry Ackley, composer January 21, 1887 Wolfgang Kohler, Ger/US Gestalt psychologist, Mentality of Apes January 21, 1886 Gustaaf Sap, Belgian minister of Finance/Economy January 21, 1885 Umberto Nobile, Italian general January 21, 1885 Huddie Ledbetter, Musician January 21, 1884 Katie Sandwina, Germany, legendary woman weight-lifter January 21, 1884 Roger Nash Baldwin, founder, American Civil Liberties Union January 21, 1883 Olav Aukrust, Norway, poet January 21, 1878 Egon Friedell, Austria, journalist/actor/writer, Der Partylowe January 21, 1875 John Lindworsky, German jesuit/psychologist, Der Wille January 21, 1875 Paul E Kahle, Germany, professor of oriental studies January 21, 1872 Frans Beelaerts van Blokland, Dutch foreign minister January 21, 1872 Jonkhr Frans Beelaerts van Blokland, Dutch foreign minister January 21, 1870 Alexander Berkman, Russian Writer January 21, 1867 James Marcus, actor, Eagle, Little Lord Fauntleroy, Lone Avenger January 21, 1867 Maxime Weygard, French general/gov-gen, Algeria January 21, 1867 Willem C Royaards, Dutch theater director, Summer Games January 21, 1865 Heinrich E Albers-Schonberg, German rontgenologist January 21, 1859 Antoni Wincenty Rutkowski, composer January 21, 1855 John M Browning, U.S., weapons manufacturer January 21, 1848 Henri Duparc, French composer January 21, 1843 Thomas Bracken, Irish Poet January 21, 1840 Sophia Louisa Jex-Blake, pioneer English woman physician January 21, 1833 Norman Willis, union leader, Britain's Trades Union Congress January 21, 1829 Oscar II Frederik, King of Sweden, 1872-1907, /Norway, -1905, /poet January 21, 1824 Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson, Lieutenant General 2nd Corps, ANV, Confed January 21, 1824 Thomas J. Jackson, American Soldier January 21, 1823 Alexandre Edouard Goria, composer January 21, 1821 John Cabell Breckinridge, D, 14th U.S. VP, 1857-61, /mjr-gen, Confed January 21, 1815 Horace Wells, dentist, pioneered use of medical anethesia January 21, 1814 Thomas Attwood Walmisley, composer January 21, 1813 John C Fremont, [Pathfinder], map maker/explorer, western U.S., /Gov, AZ January 21, 1813 John Charles Fremont, American Soldier January 21, 1801 Ramon Vilanova y Barrera, composer January 21, 1796 John Gelinde van Blom, Frisian notary/author January 21, 1792 Tsjalling Hiddes Halbertsma, Fries story teller, Rhymes and Tales January 21, 1790 Alphonse de Lamartine, French Poet January 21, 1775 Manuel Garcia, composer January 21, 1771 Arnold A. Buyskes, Dutch vice-admiral/colonial director January 21, 1762 Giuseppe Antonio Silvani, composer January 21, 1759 Johan Valckenaer, Dutch politician/patriot January 21, 1751 Josephus Andreas Fodor, composer January 21, 1746 Johann H Pestalozzi, born in Zurich, Switzerland, educator, Leonard and Gertrude, January 21, 1743 John Fitch, inventor, had a working steamboat years before Fulton January 21, 1735 Johann Gottfried Eckard, composer January 21, 1659 Adriaen van der Werff, Dutch portrait painter/engraver/architect January 21, 1571 John I Pontanus, physicist/historian, Amsterdam January 21, 1337 Charles V, the Wise, king of France, 1364-80 |