
On This Day January 16
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Click each item below to learn more! 1927 – Grammy-winning jazz vocalist and actress Cleo Laine 1944 – Actor Dennis Franz (“Die Hard 2,” “NYPD Blue,” “City of Angels”) 1949 – U.S. Olympic decathlon gold medalist and reality TV star Caitlyn Jenner, born Bruce Jenner 1952 – Actress Annie Potts (“Ghostbusters,” “Jumpin’ Jack Flash,” “Toy Story,” “Toy Story 2”)
Celebrity Birthdays
Click each item below to learn more! 1907 – Artist Frida Kahlo (d. 1954) 1921 – Actress and U.S. First Lady Nancy Reagan (d. 2016) 1925 – Rock and Roll pioneer Bill Haley (d. 1981) 1935 – The Dalai Lama, born Tenzin Gyatso, leader of Tibet and best-selling author 1945 – Actor Burt Ward, most remembered for playing Robin in the 1960s “Batman” TV series 1946 – George W. Bush, 43rd U.S. president 1951 – Oscar-winning actor Geoffrey Rush (“Shine,” “The King’s Speech,” “Pirates of the Caribbean”) 1975 – Grammy-winning rapper-actor 50 Cent, born Curtis James Jackson III
Celebrity Birthdays
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