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January 24 Birthdays in History - January 24 Deaths - January 24 Events
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January 24, 1993 Ashley Jade Stern, daughter of radio personality Howard Stern January 24, 1986 Mischa Barton, American Actress January 24, 1985 Wayne Rooney, English Athlete January 24, 1979 Tatyana M Ali, New York City, actress, Sesame St, Fresh Prince of Bel Air January 24, 1978 Katherine Heigl, American Actress January 24, 1977 Lenka Cenkova, Trinec Czechoslovakia, tennis star, 1995 Futures-Vaihingen-GER January 24, 1977 Michelle Hunziker, Swiss Actress January 24, 1977 Colin Hanks, American Actor January 24, 1976 Laure Belleville, Miss Universe-France 1996 January 24, 1976 Shae-Lyn Bourne, Chatham Ontario, ice dancer, 1995 World Champs-4th January 24, 1976 Shae-Lynn Bourne, Ontario, pairs skater, Bourne and Kraatz January 24, 1975 Danielle Connors, Miss Virginia USA 1996 January 24, 1974 Kristy Sargeant, born in Edmonton, Alberta, ice pairs, 1994 Skate Canada January 24, 1974 Layla Linn, Miss New Mexico USA 1996 January 24, 1974 Tim Biakabutuka, running back for the Carolina Panthers January 24, 1974 Ryan Seacrest, American Entertainer January 24, 1974 Ed Helms, American Comedian January 24, 1973 Chris Ferraro, Port Jefferson, NHL right wing, Oly-94, New York Rangers January 24, 1973 Erik Gervais, Valleyfield Quebec, kayaker 1996 Olympics January 24, 1973 Peter Ferraro, Port Jefferson, NHL right wing, Oly-94, New York Rangers January 24, 1973 Richard Aimonetto, hockey forward, Team France 1998 January 24, 1972 Jay Walker, quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings January 24, 1972 Joe Garten, WLAF center for the Frankfurt Galaxy January 24, 1972 Raphael Graetz, WLAF linebacker for the Frankfurt Galaxy January 24, 1972 Salima Davidson, Pittsburgh Penn, volleyball setter 1996 Olympics January 24, 1972 Shannon Garrett, CFL defensive back for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers January 24, 1972 Scott Peterson, American Criminal January 24, 1971 Cory Bailey, U.S. baseball pitcher for the Boston Red Sox January 24, 1971 Joe Panos, NFL guard/center for the Philadelphia Eagles January 24, 1971 John Reece, WLAF/NFL cornerback, Amsterdam Admirals, Dallas Cowboys January 24, 1971 Saalman Raelyn, Fostoria Ohio, actress, Attack of 60' Centerfold January 24, 1971 Tonya Crowe, born in Long Beach, California, actress, Olivia-Knots Landing January 24, 1970 Chris Bartolone, hockey defenseman, Team Italy 1998 January 24, 1970 Matthew Lillard, actor, Scream January 24, 1970 Will Oldham, American Musician January 24, 1969 Louise McPaul, Australian javelin thrower, Olympics-silver-92, 96 January 24, 1969 Stephanie Romanov, actress, Teri Spencer-Models Inc, /model, Elite January 24, 1969 Mark Millar, Scottish Writer January 24, 1968 Mark Burmester, cricketer, Zimbabwe Test all-rounder in 3 Tests 1992 January 24, 1968 Mary Lou Retton, Fairmont, West Virginia, gymnist, Oly-gold/2 silver/2 bronze-84 January 24, 1968 Ross Powell, U.S. baseball pitcher, Cincinnati Reds, Houston Astros January 24, 1968 Scott Mercier, Harbor City California, cyclist 1996 Olympics January 24, 1967 Chris Warren, NFL running back for the Seattle Seahawks January 24, 1967 Shannon Butler, South Lake Tahoe California, 10k runner January 24, 1967 Jacqueline McKenzie, Australian Actress January 24, 1966 Kim Saiki, Inglewood California, golfer, 1994 Standard Register PING-13th January 24, 1966 Mike Forgeron, Main-A-Dieu Nova Scotia, rower 1996 Olympics January 24, 1966 Russell Watson, English Musician January 24, 1965 Ross MacDonald, Vancouver BC, star yachter 1996 Olympics January 24, 1964 Rob Dibble, Bridgeport, Connecticut, pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds January 24, 1964 Ronnie McCann, Evander South Africa, Nike golfer, 1993 Hawkeye-37th January 24, 1962 Sultan Zarawani, cricketer, United Arab Emirates capt 1996 World Cup January 24, 1961 Krasimir Mikhailov Stoyanov, Bulgaria, cosmonaut January 24, 1961 Arundhati Roy, Indian Novelist January 24, 1961 Mary Bono, American Politician January 24, 1961 Ilham Aliyev, Azerbaijani Politician January 24, 1960 Nastassja Kinski, born in Berlin, Germany, actress, Tess, Cat People January 24, 1960 Carol Vorderman, British Entertainer January 24, 1958 Frank Ullrich, East Germany, world biathlon champion January 24, 1955 James Montgomery, U.S. 100m swimmer, Olympic-3 gold-1976 January 24, 1955 Julian Holland, rocker, Squeeze January 24, 1954 Brad Sherman, American Politician January 24, 1954 Emir Kusturica, Serbian Director January 24, 1953 Brian Matthews, Philadelphia, actor, Burning January 24, 1953 Steven Hatfill, American Scientist January 24, 1952 William F Readdy, Quonset Point, Rhode Island, astronaut, STS 42, 51, 79 January 24, 1952 Rick Ross, American Celebrity January 24, 1951 Yakov Smirnoff, born in Russia, comedian, It's a wonderful country January 24, 1950 Daniel Auteuil, Algeria, actor, Elegant Criminal, Manon of Spring January 24, 1950 Gennifer Flowers, American Celebrity January 24, 1949 Bart Gordon, Rep-D-TN, 1985- January 24, 1949 John Belushi, born in Chicago, Illinois, comedian/actor, SNL, Blues Brothers January 24, 1949 Linda Tripp, American Celebrity January 24, 1948 Elliott Abrams, Assistant Secretary of state/supplied arms to the Contras January 24, 1947 David Randall, priest January 24, 1947 Giorgio Chinaglia, soccer star, Lazio of Italy, New York Cosmos January 24, 1947 Warren Zevon, Chicago, rocker, Excitable Boy January 24, 1947 Michio Kaku, American Scientist January 24, 1946 Hubert M "Jubi" Kirindongo, Curacaos sculptor/painter January 24, 1946 John Harrison, South Africa correspondent, BBC January 24, 1946 Michael Ontkean, Vancouver BC, actor, Rookies, Slap Shot, Twin Peaks January 24, 1944 David Gerrold, [Jerrold David Friedman], author, World of Star Trek January 24, 1943 Julie Bennett, Beverly Hills California, actress, Hey There It's Yogi Bear January 24, 1943 Sharon Tate, born in Dallas, Texas, actress, Valley of the Dolls January 24, 1943 Jim Barksdale, American Businessman January 24, 1941 Aaron Neville, U.S. singer/keyboardist, Neville Brothers January 24, 1941 Michael Chapman, Leeds England, rocker, Looking for 11 January 24, 1941 Neil Diamond, born in Brooklyn, New York, singer and actor, Jazz Singer January 24, 1940 Flip Buurmeijer, Dutch MP, PvdA January 24, 1939 Ray Stevens, Clarksdale, Georgia, singer, Ahab the Arab, Streak January 24, 1939 F. Murray Abraham, American Actor January 24, 1938 Julius Arthur Hemphill, saxophonist January 24, 1936 Daniel Goode, composer January 24, 1936 Doug Kershaw, Louisiana, plays electric fiddle January 24, 1936 Jack Scott, Canada, rocker, My True Love January 24, 1934 Stjepan Mesic, Croation Statesman January 24, 1933 Zeke Carey, U.S. R&B-singer, Flamingos-I Only Have Eyes For You January 24, 1932 Werner Steger, composer January 24, 1932 Henri Nouwen, Dutch Clergyman January 24, 1932 Cynthia Payne, British Celebrity January 24, 1931 Ib Norholm, composer January 24, 1931 Kees Z˜lstra, Dutch MP, PvdA January 24, 1930 Bernard Matthews, English turkey farmer/multi-millionaire January 24, 1929 George Crumb, American Composer January 24, 1928 Desmond Morris, English zoologist, Human Ape, Body Language January 24, 1927 Paula Hawkins, Sen-R-FL, 1981-86 January 24, 1925 Maria Tallchief, Fairfax, Oklahoma, ballerina January 24, 1925 William Hudson, California, actor, I Led 3 Lives January 24, 1925 Simon van der Meer, Dutch Physicist January 24, 1924 8th earl Spencer, English large landowner/father of Diane January 24, 1924 David Craighead, composer January 24, 1924 Klaus George Roy, composer January 24, 1924 Marvin Kaplan, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Top Cat, Henry-Alice January 24, 1924 Robert W. Kastenmeier, Rep-D-WI, 1959- January 24, 1923 Simeon ten Holt, composer January 24, 1922 Neil Franklin, soccer star January 24, 1921 Bernard J Dwyer, Rep-D-NJ, 1981- January 24, 1921 John Lindsay, American Politician January 24, 1920 Don Saddler, Van Nuys California, dancer, Holiday Hotel January 24, 1920 Jerry Maren, actor, munchkin-Wizard of Oz, Mayor McCheese January 24, 1919 Leon Kirchner, born in Brooklyn, New York, opera composer, Lily January 24, 1919 Nora Beloff, journalist/author January 24, 1918 Gottfried von Einem, Bern Switzerland, Austrian composer, Dantons Tod January 24, 1918 John McLiam, Alberta, actor, Parker-Men From Shiloh January 24, 1918 Oral Roberts, Televangelist; needs $8,000,000, Oral Roberts College January 24, 1917 Ernest Borgnine, Hamden, Connecticut, actor, Ice Station Zebra, McHale, Marty January 24, 1916 John Corner, scientist January 24, 1916 Vic Stollmeyer, cricketer, bro of Jeff Scored 96 in only Test innings January 24, 1916 Bob Kane, American Artist January 24, 1915 Robert B Motherwell, U.S., painter, Elegies to the Spanish Republic January 24, 1915 Vitezslava Kapralova, composer January 24, 1913 Mark Goodson, TV game-show proudcer, Goodson-Toddman January 24, 1913 Norman Dello Joio, [Dello Ioio], New York City, composer January 24, 1913 Ad Reinhardt, American Artist January 24, 1912 Ken Weekes, cricketer, WI batsman vs. England 1939, 137 at The Oval January 24, 1911 C[atherine] L[ucille] Moore, U.S., sci-fi author, Judgment Night January 24, 1909 Ann Todd, Hartford England, actress, Paradine Case, 7th Veil January 24, 1909 Tiny Winters, musician January 24, 1907 Alfonse Vranckx, Belgian lawyer/politician January 24, 1907 Maurice Couve de Murville, France premier, 1968-69 January 24, 1907 I. F. Stone, American Journalist January 24, 1906 Norman Cook, museum curator January 24, 1903 Robert Gwathmey, artist, Arts and Letters January 24, 1902 Oskar Morgenstern, German/US economist January 24, 1902 Walter Keirnan, New Havens, Connecticut, TV panelist, I've Got a Secret January 24, 1895 Albin Zollinger, Swiss poet and author, Der Halbe Mensch January 24, 1895 Eugen Roth, writer January 24, 1895 Hans Fischbock, Austria, Finance minister, Nazi-occupied Holland January 24, 1893 Harry Warren, American Composer January 24, 1891 Max Ernst, German/French surrealist painter/sculptor January 24, 1891 Walter Model, German fieldmarshal January 24, 1888 Ernst Heinrich Heinkel, German inventor, 1st rocket-powered aircraft January 24, 1888 Hedwig "Vicki" Baum, Austrian/US author, Men Never Know January 24, 1888 Henry King, U.S., director, Jesse James, 12 O'Clock High January 24, 1886 Margaret Anderson, American Editor January 24, 1886 Michael Curtiz, Hungarian Director January 24, 1885 Anna Louise Strong, American Journalist January 24, 1883 Estelle Winwood, [Goodwin], England, actress, Miracle on 34th Street January 24, 1880 Elisabeth Achelis, creator, World Calendar January 24, 1874 Arthur Shomburg, famous African January 24, 1862 Edith Wharton, American Author January 24, 1859 Alexander Alexandrovich Il'yinsky, composer January 24, 1850 Brandon Thomas, British Actor January 24, 1833 Bernhard Erdmannsdorffer, German, historian, Deutsche Geschichte January 24, 1833 Richard Tangye, British Businessman January 24, 1832 John Pegram, Brig General Confederate Army, died in 1865 January 24, 1830 Belva Lockwood, American Lawyer January 24, 1829 William Mason, composer January 24, 1828 Adam Jacoby Slemmer, Brig General Union volunteers, died in 1868 January 24, 1828 Ferdinand J Cohn, German botanist/publicist January 24, 1828 Karol Studzinski, composer January 24, 1826 Carlo Collodi, Italian Writer January 24, 1820 John Milton Thayer, Bvt Major General Union volunteers, died in 1906 January 24, 1818 Eliza Cook, English Poet January 24, 1814 Abraham Czn van Stolk, Dutch art collector January 24, 1814 Abraham Czn van Stolk, resources/art collector January 24, 1808 Alphonse Karr, French Critic January 24, 1800 Edwin Chadwick, British social reformer January 24, 1798 Karl von Holtei, Silezian actor and playwright, Die Vagabunden January 24, 1798 Karl von Staudt, German math professor, projective geometrician January 24, 1778 Charles F, duke of Berry/son of French king Charles X January 24, 1776 Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann, German writer/judge/composer, Undine January 24, 1774 Karl Moser, composer January 24, 1767 Antony CW Staring, Dutch lawyer/poet, Jaromir January 24, 1758 Johann Chrysostomus Drexel, composer January 24, 1750 Wybo Fijnje, Dutch politician/patriot/journalist January 24, 1749 Charles James Fox, English Politician January 24, 1746 Gustav III, king during Swedish Enlightenment, 1771-92 January 24, 1732 Pierre de Baumarchais, France, playwright, Barber of Seville January 24, 1713 Laurence Stern, Irish Clergyman January 24, 1712 Frederick II, the Great, king of Prussia, 1740-86 January 24, 1712 Georg F Schmidt, German engraver/etcher January 24, 1705 Farinelli, [Carlo Broschi], Andria Italy, castrato January 24, 1698 William Warburton, English Critic January 24, 1679 Christian von Wolff, German philosopher January 24, 1664 John Vanbrugh, London, dramatist/architect, baptized January 24, 1632 Baruch Spinoza, Philosopher January 24, 1491 Saint Ignatius, Spanish Saint January 24, 76 Publius A. 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