January 2nd Birthdays

American singer Julius La Rosa was born on this date in 1930 in Brooklyn, NY. He passed away on May 12, 2016 at the age of 86. Here is his 1953 Cash Box #1 hit record Eh, Cumpari!

Also born on January 2nd:

• 1940
  Jim Bakker, American televangelist
• 1947
  Calvin Hill, American football player
• 1950
  Débora Duarte, Brazilian actress
• 1951
  Jim Essian, American baseball player
• 1952
  Christine Lavin, American singer, songwriter
  Wendy Phillips, American actress
• 1954
  Dawn Silva, American singer
• 1955
  Vivien Savage, French singer
• 1959
  Kim Coates, Canadian actor
• 1961
  Gabrielle Carteris, American actress
  Craig James, American football player
• 1963
  David Cone, American baseball player
  Edgar Martínez, American baseball player
• 1964
  Pernell Whitaker, American boxer
• 1963
  Greg Swindell, American baseball player
• 1967
  Tia Carrere, American actress
• 1968
  Cuba Gooding, Jr., American actor
  Evan Parke, Jamaican actor
• 1969
  Tommy Morrison, American boxer
  Christy Turlington, American model
• 1970
  Royce Clayton, American baseball player
• 1971
  Taye Diggs, American actor
  Renee Elise Goldsberry, American actress and singer
• 1973
  Lucy Davis, British actress
  Will Kirby, American actor
• 1974
  Luis Moro, Cuban-American actor and filmmaker
• 1975
  Chris Cheney, Australian musician
  Doug Robb, American singer
  Dax Shepard, American actor
  Jeff Suppan, American baseball player
• 1976
  Cletidus Hunt, American football player
  Mahée Paiement, Canadian actress
  Paz Vega, Spanish actress
• 1977
  Scott Proctor, American baseball player
• 1981
  Ryan Garko, American baseball player
  Kirk Hinrich, American basketball player
• 1983
  Kate Bosworth, American actress
  Anthony Carrigan, American actor
• 1986
  Troy Andrews, American musician
• 1987
  Shelley Hennig, American actress
  Syesha Mercado, American singer, actress

January Birthday Calendar

Died on January 2nd:

• 1963
  Dick Powell, American actor, singer (age 58)
  Jack Carson, Canadian-American actor (age 52)
• 1974
  Tex Ritter, American actor (age 68)
• 1977
  Erroll Garner, American pianist, composer (age 55)
• 1986
  Una Merkel, American actress (age 82)
• 1990
  Alan Hale Jr., American actor (age 68)
• 1995
  Nancy Kelly, American actress (age 73)
• 2006
  Osa Massen, Danish-American actress (age 91)
• 2011
  Anne Francis, American actress (age 80)
  Pete Postlethwaite, English actor (age 64)
• 2012
  Silvana Gallardo, American actress (age 58)
• 2014
  Bernard Glasser, American director (age 89)
• 2019
  Daryl Dragon, American musican (Captain & Tennille), (age 76)
  Bob Einstein, American actor and comedian (age 76)