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What happened in history on this day: January 16?
On January 16 in ...
- 1976 - ABC-TV premieres the one-hour music variety show Donny and Marie, hosted by brother and sister team, Donny and Marie Osmond.
- 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".
- 1996 - Wayne Newton performs his 25,000th show in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Births on January 16
- 1909 - Birth of Ethel Merman AKA Ethel Zimmerman in Astoria, New York, USA; Tony-winning singer/actress (Hollywood Palace TV show, Toast of the Town TV show, Shower of Stars TV show, Batman, Tarzan, and The Love Boat) (dies 1984).
- 1919 - Birth of Bob Boucher in Kent, Ohio, USA; orchestra leader (Music on Ice).
- 1923 - Birth of Roy Lanham; rocker (Sons of the Pioneers).
- 1937 - Birth of Bob Bogle in Portland, Oregon, USA; rock bassist/guitarist (The Ventures - Batman theme).
- 1937 - Birth of Conny Vandenbos; Dutch singer ("My rose, my little rose").
- 1942 - Birth of Bill Francis in Mobile, Alabama, USA; rocker (Dr Hook).
- 1944 - Birth of Jim Stafford in Eloise, Florida, USA; singer ("Spiders and Snakes", "My Girl Bill").
- 1944 - Birth of Ronnie Milsap in Robbinsville, North Carolina, USA; country singer ("Any Day Now", "Legend in My Time").
- 1951 - Birth of Richard Thompson; rocker (BT Express - "Here Comes the Express").
- 1959 - Birth of Sadé [Helen Folsade Ady] in Ibadan, Nigeria; rocker ("Smooth Operator", "Sweetest Taboo"; Grammy 1986-Best new singer).
- 1962 - Birth of Jan Koster; Dutch drummer (Sleeze Beez - "Powertool").
- 1962 - Birth of Paul Webb; bassist (Talk Talk).
- 1966 - Birth of Maxine Jones; singer (En Vogue).
- 1967 - Birth of Maxine Waters Jones; rocker (En Vogue).
- 1981 - Birth of Nick Valensi; guitarist (The Strokes).
Deaths on January 16
- 1864 - Anton Schindler, German violinist/biographer (Beethoven), dies at age 68.
- 1942 - Barbara Lynn [Ozen], US singer ("You'll Lose a Good Thing"), dies.
- 1957 - Death of Arturo Toscanini of natural causes at age 89 in New York City, New York, USA; classical conductor (NBC Symphony Orchestra on radio and TV from 1937 to 1954).
- 1972 - Death of David Seville AKA Ross Bagdasarian at age 52 of a heart attack in Beverly Hills, California, USA; voice actor (Alvin and the Chipmunks), songwriter ("The Chipmunk Song", "Come on-a My House", "Witch Doctor" (1958)).
- 1973 - Death of Clara Ward at age 48 after a series of strokes in Los Angeles, California, USA; composer, arranger, lyricist, singer (Ward Singers, Ward Trio, The Famous Ward Singers, Consecrated Family Gospel Singers, "How I Got Over" song, "Packin' Up" song).
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