“Born Today”
- Alex D. Linz (28)
- Lloyd (31)
- Nash Overstreet (31)
- Nicole Beharie (32)
- Asa Akira (32)
- Eli Manning (36)
- Kimberly Locke (39)
- Thomas Bangalter (42)
- Jason Marsden (42)
- Danica McKellar (42)
- Mimi Faust (47)
- Mel Gibson (61)
- Victoria Principle (66)
- John Paul Jones (71)
- Cissy King (71)
- Stephen Stills (72) Featured Above
- Dabney Coleman (85)
“Died Today”
- Amos Milburn (Born: April 1, 1927 / Died: January 3, 1980)
- Pat Hingle (Born: July 19, 1924 / Died: January 3, 2009)
- Edward Brooke (October 26, 1919 / Died: January 3, 2015)
“Music”
- 1970 – “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head” was the #1 song
- 1976 – “Saturday Night” by Bay City Rollers was the top song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBn2ux5vRHk
- 1981 – “(Just Like) Starting Over” by John Lennon was the #1 song
- 1984 – The band Huey Lewis and the News released the single “I Want a New Drug”
- 1987 – Aretha Franklin became the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
- 1987 – Billy Ocean’s “Love Is Forever” was the #1 Adult contemporary song
- 1987 – Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band 1975-1985 held the spot for #1 album
- 1987 – Bangles had the top song with “Walk Like an Egyptian”
“TV/Radio”
- 1949 – “Colgate Theater” debuted.
- 1951 – NBC-TV debuted “Dragnet.”
- 1979 – The 100th episode of “The Jeffersons” aired.
- 1984 – ABC aired the 100th episode of “Hart to Hart.”
- 1984 – NBC aired the first episode of “Riptide.”
- 1993 – The first episode of “Star Trek – Deep Space Nine” aired.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TsMyLt2BTM
- 1997 – Bryant Gumbel signed off for the last time as host of NBC’s “Today” show.
“Other Important Events…”
- 1957 – The Hamilton Watch Company debuted the first electronic wristwatch
- 1959 – Alaska becomes the 49th state of the USA
- 1977 – Apple Inc was incorporated