January 8th Birthdays

Elvis Presley, the King of Rock and Roll, was born on this day in 1938 in Tupelo, MS. He passed away on August 15, 1977 at the age of 42 at Graceland, his home in Memphis, TN.

Also born on January 8th:

• 1937
  Shirley Bassey, Welsh singer
• 1938
  Bob Eubanks, American game show host
• 1945
  Kathleen Noone, American actress
• 1946
  Robby Krieger, American musician
• 1947
  Terry Sylvester, English singer and musician
  Laurie Walters, American actress
• 1953
  Bruce Sutter, American baseball player
• 1962
  Chris Marion, American musician
• 1965
  Michelle Forbes, American actress
  Maria Pitillo, American actress
• 1967
  Willie Anderson, American basketball player
• 1969
  Jeff Abercrombie, American musician
  Ami Dolenz, American actress
• 1970
  Rachel Friend, Australian actress
• 1976
  Jenny Lewis, American actress and musician
  Josh Meyers, American actor
  Carl Pavano, American baseball player
• 1977
  Amber Benson, American actress
  Ron Pederson, Canadian actor
• 1979
  Torry Castellano, American musician
  Sarah Polley, Canadian actress
• 1980
  Rachel Nichols, American actress
  Sam Riley, English actor
• 1981
  Jeff Francis, Canadian baseball player
  Genevieve Padalecki, American actress
• 1982
  wiL Francis, American singer
  Gaby Hoffmann, American actress
• 1984
  Jeff Francoeur, American baseball player
• 1985
  Rachael Lampa, American singer
• 1986
  Jessica Parker Kennedy, Canadian actress
• 1987
  Cynthia Erivo, English actress, singer
  Freddie Stroma, English actor
• 1988
  Lily Nicksay, American actress
• 2000
  Noah Cyrus, American actress

January Birthday Calendar

Died on January 8th:

• 1896
  Paul Verlaine, French poet and writer (age 51)
• 1976
  Zhou Enlai, 1st Premier of the People’s Republic of China (age 77)
• 1979
  Sara Carter, American singer, harp player (age 80)
• 1981
  Matthew Beard, American actor, “Stymie” (age 56)
• 1983
  Gale Page, American actress (age 69)
• 1990
  Terry-Thomas, English actor, comedian (age 78)
• 1991
  Steve Clark, English singer, guitarist (Def Leppard), (age 30)
• 1994
  Pat Buttram, American actor, comedian (age 78)
• 1996
  François Mitterrand, 21st President of France (age 79)
• 2002
  Dave Thomas, American businessman, founded Wendy’s (age 69)
• 2007
  Yvonne De Carlo, Canadian-American actress, singer (age 84)
• 2015
  Patsy Garrett, American actress, singer (age 93)
• 2020
  Buck Henry, American actor, screenwriter (age 89)
  Edd Byrnes, American actor (age 87)
• 2021
  Diana Millay, American actress, writer (age 86)