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What happened in history on this day: January 21?
On January 21 in ...
- 1978 - The soundtrack of the movie Saturday Night Fever reaches #1 on the album charts.
- 1995 - The last show of the TV series The Crusaders airs.
- 2002 - FOX airs the 100th episode of Ally McBeal TV show.
Births on January 21
- 1867 - Birth of James Marcus; actor (Eagle, Little Lord Fauntleroy, Lone Avenger).
- 1897 - Birth of J Carrol Naish in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Charlie Chan - Adventures of Charlie Chan).
- 1898 - Birth of John George in Syria; actor (Kolb - Adventures of Fu Manchu).
- 1904 - Birth of Joseph Ford McGuinn in Brooklyn, New York, USA; actor (Dick Tracy's G-Men).
- 1915 - Birth of Alan Hewitt in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Detective Brennan - My Favorite Martian).
- 1919 - Birth of Jinx Falkenburg in Barcelona, Spain; actress (Masquerade Party).
- 1921 - Birth of John Doucette in Brockton, Massachusetts, USA; actor (Lock Up, Big Town).
- 1922 - Birth of Paul Scofield in Hurst, England; actor (Man for All Seasons, Train).
- 1924 - Birth of Telly [Aristotle] Savalas in Garden City, Long Island, New York, USA; actor (Acapulco, Kojak).
- 1925 - Birth of Lola Flores in Cadiz, Spain; singer/actress (Kuma Ching, Faraona).
- 1926 - Birth of Paul Burke in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; actor (Neal - Dynasty, The Thomas Crown Affair).
- 1926 - Birth of Steve Reeves in Glasgow, Montana, USA; actor (Hercules, Hercules Unchained).
- 1935 - Birth of Ann Wedgeworth in Abilene, Texas, USA; actress (Tiger's Tale, Men's Club, Bogie).
- 1942 - Birth of Mac Davis in Lubbock, Texas, USA; singer/actor (Mac Davis Show, North Dallas 40).
- 1947 - Birth of Jill Eikenberry in New Haven, Connecticut, USA; actress (Ann Kelsey - L.A. Law, Manhattan Project).
- 1953 - Birth of Fausto Bara in Mexico; actor (Gaucho - Renegades).
- 1955 - Birth of Robby Benson in Dallas, Texas, USA; actor (One on One, Running Brave, The Chosen, Ice Castles, Beauty and the Beast).
- 1957 - Birth of Geena (Virginia) Davis in Wareham, Massachusetts, USA; actress (Beetlejuice, The Fly).
- 1958 - Birth of Miguel Alejandro in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Popi).
- 1961 - Birth of Gabrielle Carteris in Phoenix, Arizona, USA; actress (Andrea - Beverly Hills 90210).
- 1961 - Birth of Sherry Ramsay in Staunton, Virginia, USA; actress (Trish Mason - As the World Turns).
- 1968 - Birth of Charlotte Ross in Chicago, Illinois; actress (Eve - Days of Our Lives).
- 1971 - Birth of Tommy Puett in Gary, Indiana, USA; actor (Tyler - Life Goes On, America's Top 10).
- 1979 - Birth of Ilana Miller in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; actress (The New Mickey Mouse Club).
Deaths on January 21
- 1963 - Al Saint John, actor (Law and Order, Devil Riders), dies at age 70.
- 1965 - Harvey Zorbaugh, doctor/TV host (Play the Game), dies at age 68.
- 1967 - Death of Ann Sheridan at age 51 from throat and liver cancer; actress (Pistols n' Petticoats TV show, Another World TV show).
- 1975 - Marie Lohr, actress (Pygmalion, Small Hotel, Escapade), dies at age 84.
- 1981 - Allyn Joslyn, actor (They Won't Forget, Cafe Society), dies at age 79.
- 1988 - Abraham Sofaer, actor (Naked Jungle, Elephant Walk), dies.
- 1991 - Frank Mitchell, actor (Music is Magic, Prairie Gunsmoke), dies.
- 1998 - Death of Jack Lord, American actor (Hawaii Five-O) (born 1920).
- 2013 - Death of Michael Winner, British film director and producer (born 1935).
- 2022 - Death of Louie Anderson at age 68 of complications from non-Hodgkins lymphopma in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; comedian, actor (Christine - Baskets TV show, Emmy award, Coming to America movie), host (Family Fued TV show (1999-2002)), voice actor (Life with Louie TV show (1994-1998)), writer (Dear Dad: Letters from an Adult Child).
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