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Notable anniversaries in history for today: January 16
- 150th: 1874 - Birth of Robert Service in England; Canadian poet (Cremation of Sam McGee).
- 100th: 1924 - Birth of Katy Jurado in México; actress (High Noon, Trapeze, Barabbas, AKA Pablo).
- 90th: 1934 - Birth of Bill Alexander; American politician (Representative-Democrat-Arkansas, 1969-).
- 80th: 1944 - Birth of Jim Stafford in Eloise, Florida, USA; singer ("Spiders and Snakes", "My Girl Bill").
- 80th: 1944 - Birth of Ronnie Milsap in Robbinsville, North Carolina, USA; country singer ("Any Day Now", "Legend in My Time").
- 70th: 1954 - South Pacific closes at Majestic Theater in New York City, New York after 1928 performances.
- 70th: 1954 - Michail M Prishvin, Russian writer, dies.
- 60th: 1964 - Hello, Dolly! starring Carol Channing, opens at Saint James Theater in New York City, New York for 2,844 performances.
- 60th: 1964 - American League owners vote 9-1 against Charlie Finley moving Kansas City Athletics to Louisville, Kentucky.
- 60th: 1964 - Birth of Gail Graham in Vanderhoof, British Columbia, Canada; LPGA golfer (1995 Fieldcrest Cannon).
- 60th: 1964 - Birth of Mark Collins; NFL cornerback/safety (New York Giants, Kansas City Chiefs, Green Bay Packers).
- 60th: 1964 - Birth of Trevor Barsby; cricket player (Queensland opening batsman since 1984-85).
- 50th: 1974 - Jaws novel by Peter Benchley is published.
- 50th: 1974 - Birth of Kate Moss in Addiscomb, Surrey, England; model (Calvin Klein).
- 50th: 1974 - New York Yankees' Mickey Mantle and Whitey Ford elected to Baseball Hall of Fame.
- 40th: 1984 - 11th annual American Music Awards. Some winners:
- Favorite Pop Male Vocalist: Michael Jackson;
- Favorite Soul Male Vocalist: Michael Jackson;
- Best Pop Album: Michael Jackson for "Thriller";
- Best Soul Album: Michael Jackson for "Thriller";
- Best Pop Video: Michael Jackson for "Beat It";
- Best Soul Video: Michael Jackson for "Beat It";
- Best Pop Song: Michael Jackson for "Billie Jean".
- 30th: 1994 - Martin Kosleck, German/US actor (Hitler Gang), dies at age 86.
- 30th: 1994 - Noël Foré, Belgian cyclist (Paris-Roubaix 1959), dies at age 61.
- 30th: 1994 - Scott skates world record 1000m (1:12.54).
- 30th: 1994 - Stephen Kritsick, veterinarian (Good Morning America), dies at age 42.
- 30th: 1994 - In Pennsylvania, a magnitude 4.6 earthquake occurs. Felt throughout southeastern Pennsylvania and as far as Baltimore, Maryland and New York City. Also felt at Toronto, Canada.
- 20th: 2004 - The Estonian government decides to join the European exchange rate mechanism on May 1.
- 15th: 2009 - Longtime CBC Vancouver announcer Dan McAfee ("Dr. Bundolo") dies at age 73.
- 15th: 2009 - Bank of America is rescued by the U.S. government with a US$20 billion bailout and a guarantee for almost $100 billion of potential losses on toxic assets.
- 15th: 2009 - The Slovak koruna currency ceases to be legal tender.
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