January 1st Birthdays

American singer and musician, Country Joe McDonald, was born on this date in 1942 in Washington, D.C. He passed awat at age 84cfrom complications of Parkinson’s disease in Berkeley, CA, on March 7, 2026.

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)
• 2025
  Wayne Osmond, American singer age 73