January 1st Birthdays

American singer and musician, Country Joe McDonald, was born on this date in 1942 in Washington, D.C.

Also born on January 1st:

• 1931
  Pat Heywood, Scottish actress
• 1938
  Frank Langella, American actor
• 1939
  Michèle Mercier, French actress
• 1942
  Judy Stone, Australian pop singer
• 1943
  Don Novello, American actor
• 1945
  Max Julien, American actor
  Rick Hurst, American singer
• 1950
  Steve Ripley, American country singer
  Morgan Fisher, English keyboardist
• 1952
  Stephanie Faracy, American actress
• 1954
  Richard Edson, American actor, musician
• 1955
  LaMarr Hoyt, American baseball player
• 1956
  Sheila McCarthy, Canadian actress
  Mike Mitchell, American basketball player
• 1958
  Ren Woods, American actor
  Grandmaster Flash, Barbadian musician
• 1959
  Jennifer Edwards, American actress
• 1964
  Juliana Donald, American actress
  Dedee Pfeiffer, American actress
• 1966
  Embeth Davidtz, American actress
  Brian Flynn, American country singer
• 1969
  Morris Chestnut, American actor
  Verne Troyer, American actor
  Melissa DiMarco, Canadian actress
• 1970
  Kimberly Page, American wrestling manager, actress
• 1973
  Danny Lloyd, American actor
• 1975
  Joe Cannon, American football player
• 1978
  Tarik O’Regan, British composer
• 1978
  Vidya Balan, Indian actress
• 1981
  Elin Nordegren, Swedish model
  Jonas Armstrong, English actor
  Eden Riegel, American actress
• 1986
  Glen Davis, American basketball player
  James Davis, American football player
• 1987
  Gia Coppola, American actress,
• 1998
  Marlene Lawston, American actress

January Birthday Calendar

Died on January 1st:

• 1953
  Hank Williams, American singer, songwriter, guitarist (age 29)
• 1960
  Margaret Sullavan, American actress (age 50)
• 1969
  Barton MacLane, American actor, playwright (age 66)
• 1972
  Maurice Chevalier, French actor, singer (age 83)
• 1982
  Victor Buono, American actor (age 43)
• 1994
  Cesar Romero, American actor (age 86)
• 1997
  Townes Van Zandt, American singer, guitarist (age 52)
• 2001
  Ray Walston, American actor (age 86)
• 2002
  Julia Phillips, American film producer, author (age 57)
• 2005
  Shirley Chisholm, American politician, educator (age 80)
• 2009
  Claiborne Pell, American politician (age 90)
• 2013
  Patti Page, American singer, actress ((age 85)
• 2014
  Juanita Moore, American actress (age 99)
• 2015
  Donna Douglas, American actress (age 82)
  Mario Cuomo, 52nd Governor of New York (age 82)
• 2019
  Pegi Young, American singer, songwriter (age 66)
• 2020
  Don Larsen, American baseball player (age 90)