January 1

January 1

Born on This Day

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  • Famous Harlem Residents
  • Famous Capricorns
  • Columbia University Alumni

  J.D. Salinger

  Author / 1919 - 2010

  With his landmark novel Catcher in the Rye, J.D. Salinger was an influential 20th-century American writer.

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  J.D. Salinger

  Born: January 1, 1919
  Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
  Occupation: Author
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  • Screen Presidents
  • Vampires
  • Famous Lookalikes

  Frank Langella

  Actor / 1938 -

  Actor Frank Langella portrayed Richard Nixon in the Broadway and film version of Frost/Nixon. He won a Tony Award and an Oscar nomination.

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  Frank Langella

  1938 | 75 years old
  Actor

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  • Famous Congressional Representatives
  • Famous People Born in 1909

  Barry Goldwater

  U.S. Representative / 1909 - 1998

  Barry Goldwater was an American politician best known as a senator from Arizona and the Republican candidate for president in 1964.

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  Barry Goldwater

  1909 | 89 years old
  U.S. Representative

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  J. Edgar Hoover

  Government Official / 1895 - 1972

  As director of the FBI, J. Edgar Hoover had rabid anti-Communist and anti-subversive views and used unconventional tactics to monitor related activity.

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  J. Edgar Hoover

  Born: January 1, 1895
  Birthplace: , United States
  Occupation: Government Official
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  • Famous Italians

  Lorenzo de' Medici

  Political Leader, Royalty / 1449 - 1492

  Lorenzo de' Medici was Florentine statesman, ruler and patron of arts and letters, the most brilliant of the Medici.

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  Lorenzo de' Medici

  1449 | 43 years old
  Political Leader, Royalty

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  Paul Revere

  Folk Hero / 1735 - 1818

  Silversmith Paul Revere took part in the Boston Tea Party and famously alerted the Lexington Minutemen about the approach of the British in 1775.

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  Paul Revere

  1735 | 83 years old
  Folk Hero

January 1

Died on This Day

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  • Country Legends
  • Country Music Pioneers
  • Musical Monikers

  Hank Williams

  Songwriter, Singer / 1923 - 1953

  Hank Williams became one of America's first country music superstars, with hits like "Your Cheatin' Heart," before his early death at 29.

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  Hank Williams

  Died: January 1, 1953
  Age: 29 years old
  Place: Oak Hill, West Virginia , United States
  Occupation: Songwriter, Singer
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  • Notable Female Leaders
  • Groundbreaking Women
  • Influential Women of Washington

  Shirley Chisholm

  U.S. Representative / 1924 - 2005

  Shirley Chisholm was the first black congresswoman, and the first African-American woman to make a bid for the U.S. Presidency.

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  Shirley Chisholm

  2005 | 80 years old
  U.S. Representative

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  • Famous Tennis Players
  • Famous Coaches

  Helen Wills Moody

  Coach, Tennis Player / 1905 - 1998

  Tennis player Helen Wills Moody was the first female athlete to become an international star, winning 31 Grand Slam titles during her career.

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  Helen Wills Moody

  1998 | 92 years old
  Coach, Tennis Player