“Born Today”
- Rucka Rucka Ali (30)
- Lily Donaldson (30)
- Katie Waissel (31)
- Rosamund Pike (38)
- Jake Pavelka (39)
- Mark Owen (45)
- Vincent Herbert (48)
- Patton Oswalt (48)
- Mike Patton (49)
- Tricky (49)
- Alan Cumming (52)
- Rupert Boneham (53)
- Bridget Fonda (53)
- Narciso Rodriguez (56)
- Keith Olbermann (58)
- Frank Miller (60)
- Mimi Rogers (61)
- Mikhail Baryshnikov (69)
- Nick Mason (73)
- Steve Wynn (75)
- John Witherspoon (75)
- James Cromwell (77)
- Mohammed Al-Fayed (88)
- Lewis Carroll (RIP)
- Donna Reed (RIP)
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (RiP)
“Died Today”
- Mahalia Jackson (Born: October 26, 1911 / Died: January 27, 1972)
- Andre the Giant (Born: May 19, 1946 / Died: January 27, 1993)
- John Updike (Born: March 18, 1932 / Died: January 27, 2009)
- J.D. Salinger (Born: January 1, 1919 / Died: January 27, 2010)
- Pete Seeger (Born: May 3, 1919 / Died: January 27, 2014)
“Movies”
- 1984 – Broadway Danny Rose
- 1984 – El Norte
- 1984 – The Lonely Guy
- 1989 – Cohen and Tate
- 1989 – Physical Evidence
- 1989 – Three Fugitives
- 1995 – Before Sunrise
- 1995 – Highlander III
- 1995 – Miami Rhapsody
“Music”
- 1962 – Joey Dee & The Starliters were #1 on the Billboard 100 with the single “Peppermint Twist Part 1”
- 1962 – “Can’t Help Falling In Love” was #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart
- 1973 – Stevie Wonder’s “Superstition” was the #1 song
- 1979 – “Le Freak” by Chic was #1 for its second week
- 1984 – “Time After Time” by Cyndi Lauper was released
- 1990 – “How Am I Supposed to Live Without You” by Michael Bolton was #1
- 1990 – Phil Collins was #1 on the album chart for his second week with the album ...But Seriously
- 1990 – Quincy Jones and Ray Charles were #1 on the R&B chart with the single “I’ll Be Good to You”
- 1996 – “One Sweet Day” continued to reign as #1 on the chart
- 1996 – The Waiting to Exhale soundtrack was the #1 album
- 1997 – The Verve Pipe released the single “The Freshmen”
“TV/Radio”
- 1931 – The radio soap opera Clara, Lu and Em broadcasted on NBC Blue Network
- 1956 – The radio series CBS Radio Workshop aired for the first time
- 1976 – The First episode of Laverne & Shirley premiered on the ABC network. – Featured Above
“Other Important Events…”
- 1967 – The UK, US and Soviet Union signed the Outer Space Treaty, forming space laws