Today in History, January 1 (Birthdays, Deaths, Video Link)

Carol Whyte
Carol Whyte, Yahoo! Contributor Network
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The following is a list of famous birthdays, deaths and historical events on this day in history, January 1:

Famous Birthdays:

Paul Revere (Patriot) - 1735
Betsy Ross (Elizabeth Griscom) (American Flag) - 1752
George Washington Carver (Scientist, Inventor) - 1860
J. Edgar Hoover (FBI) - 1895
Barry Goldwater (Senator) - 1909
Basil Deardon (Director) - 1911
J.D. Salinger (Author) - 1919
Carole Landis (Actress) - 1919
Valentina Cortese (Actress) - 1925
Barbara Baxley (Actress) - 1927
Frank Pourcel (The French Fiddles) - 1928
Steve Ripley (The Tractors) - 1950
Grandmaster Flash (Hip/hop) - 1958
Dedee Pfeiffer (Actress) - 1964
Paul Thomas Anderson (Director) - 1970

Famous Deaths:

Johann Christian Bach, German composer/Mozart's tutor - 1782
Roswell B. Mason, Mayor of Chicago (b. 1805) - 1892
Alfred Ely Beach, American inventor (b. 1826) - 1896
Paul Adam, French writer (L'enfant d'Austerlitz) at 57 - 1920
Jaroslav Jezek, Composer - 1942
Willem Louis Frederic Landre, Composer - 1948
Hank Williams, country singer (Cold Cold Heart) - 1953
Moon Mullican, Rocker - 1967
Victor Buono, actor (Mr Schubert-Man from Atlantis) - 1982
Ginette Leclerc, actress (Baker's Wife), - 1992
Ray Walston, American actor (b. 1914) - 2001

Historical Events:

Click here to watch Associated Press, This day in History, January 1.

Sources: Historyorb.com, On-this-day.com, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHIEQ8nYIMY

Published by Carol Whyte

Previous freelance writer for two business magazines, on-line contributor for Yahoo! Contributor Network, and National Examiner. Consistently awarded YCN's Top 100/500 and listed as Top 1000 for 2009 and 2010.  View profile

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