January 10th Birthdays

Rockabilly singer, Ronnie Hawkins, also known as Mr. Dynamo, was born in Huntsville, Arkansas, on this day in 1935. Hawkins passed away on May 29, 2022 at the age of 87 at his home in Peterborough, Ontario in Canada, his adopted country.

Also born on January 10th:

• 1944
  William Sanderson, American actor
• 1945
  Rod Stewart, Scottish singer
• 1946
  Aynsley Dunbar, English musician
• 1948
  Donald Fagen, American musician
• 1949
  George Foreman, American boxer
• 1952
  Scott Thurston, American musician
• 1953
  Pat Benatar, American singer
• 1956
  Shawn Colvin, American singer
• 1960
  Brian Cowen, Taoiseach of Ireland
• 1961
  Evan Handler, American actor
  Janet Jones, American actress
• 1964
  Brad Roberts, Canadian singer
• 1973
  Glenn Robinson, American basketball player
• 1975
  Jake Delhomme, American football player
• 1976
  Adam Kennedy, American baseball player
• 1978
  Brent Smith, American singer
• 1980
  Sarah Shahi, American actress, model
• 1985
  Alex Meraz, American actor
• 1989
  Emily Meade, American actress

January Birthday Calendar

Died on January 10th:

• 1778
  Carl Linnaeus, Swedish botanist and physician (age 70)
• 1862
  Samuel Colt, American businessman, Colt’s Manufacturing founder (age 47)
• 1917
  Buffalo Bill, American soldier, hunter, showman (age 70)
• 1941
  Joe Penner, Hungarian-American actor (age 36)
• 1951
  Sinclair Lewis, American author, playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (age 65)
• 1957
  Gabriela Mistral, Chilean poet, Nobel Prize laureate (age 67)
• 1961
  Dashiell Hammett, American detective novelist, screenwriter (age 66)
• 1971
  Coco Chanel, French fashion designer, founded Chanel (age 87)
• 1976
  Howlin’ Wolf, American singer, songwriter, guitarist (age 65)
• 1982
  Paul Lynde, American actor, comedian (age 55)
• 1987
  Marion Hutton, American singer (age 67)
• 1997
  Sheldon Leonard, American actor, director, and producer (age 89)
• 2000
  Arthur Batanides, American actor (age 76)
• 2004
  Spalding Gray, American actor, screenwriter (age 62)
• 2007
  Carlo Ponti, Italian film producer (age 94)
• 2008
  Maila Nurmi, Finnish-American actress, screenwriter (age 85)
• 2011
  Margaret Whiting, American singer (age 86)
• 2015
  Taylor Negron, American actor, playwright, and painter (age 57)
  Francesco Rosi, Italian director, screenwriter (age 92)
• 2016
  David Bowie, English singer, songwriter, actor (age 69)
• 2017
  Buddy Greco, American jazz, pop singer, pianist (age 90)
• 2023
  Constantine II, last king of Greece (age 82)