VIP Birthdays - January
January 01: American jazz singer, prolific though not too commercially successful. Brainy, warm, and funny, McCorkle belonged to an exclusive coterie of American singers: she performed in the best rooms, recorded 19 albums, and enjoyed more than two decades of acclaim from the jazz press as well as the
January 02: American musician of Dominican-Mexican descent, a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, also known as Estrella, who sings in English and Spanish. She is completely self-taught on the piano, guitar, and ukulele, having used YouTube videos as guidance for vocal technique. She dropped out of
January 03: German racing driver. Schumacher is a seven-time Formula One World Champion and is widely regarded as one of the greatest F1 drivers of all time. He holds many of Formula One's driver records, including most championships, race victories, fastest laps, pole positions, points scored and most races
January 04: American musician, lead singer with the group R.E.M. (Rapid Eye Movement), which was formed in Athens, Georgia in 1980. He joined Peter Buck on guitar, Bill Berry on drums and Mike Mills on bass for their concert debut on 5 April 1980. The group put out their first single the following year and
January 05: American actress whose professional stage debut was in 'Hair,' 1968. She met Woody Allen when they co-starred in a stage comedy, 'Play It Again, Sam.' Her first film, 'Lovers and Other Strangers,' was followed by 'The Godfather I and II,' 'Looking For Mr. Goodbar' and Woody Allen's 'Interiors.'
January 06: French saint and savior who is known as the Maid of Orleans or La Pucelle D'Orleans, a national heroine and a history phenomena. A peasant girl, she was the daughter of Jacques d'Arc, a plowman and tenant farmer, and of Isabelle Romée de Vouthon. Inspired by her visions and voices, she led the
January 07: American actor and noted family, the son of August Coppola, a professor of comparative literature and dancer Joy Vogelsang. He was born with that certain something that the camera captures, that invisible magic that makes him impossible to ignore, that makes him hauntingly memorable. From the
January 08: British rock star and actor with an exotic image, producing shows that staged flash and glitter with weird, sensational effects. Charismatic, intriguing and seductive, his control of a show and audience is awesome and total. Bowie's bands evolved, along with his skill as he constantly
January 09: British royalty by marriage, she became the Duchess of Cambridge when she married Prince William, grandson of Queen Elizabeth II and son of Prince Charles. William is first in line to succeed his father, Charles, as monarch of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms, making Catherine a
January 10: British musician born to Scottish parents living in London. For his 14th birthday, they gave him a guitar, little knowing that his life was shaped from that moment. As a youth he bummed around Europe and around home in London as a hippie. He joined an R'n'B band as a vocalist and harmonica
January 11: Swiss chemist dubbed “the father of LSD” who later wrote a book called, “LSD, My Problem Child.” Hofmann discovered LSD by accident on April 16, 1943 while he was an employee of a pharmaceutical company in Basel, Switzerland. He had been working in the lab when he inadvertently got some on his
January 12: English singer-songwriter and actress better known as Melanie C or Mel C. She is one of the five members of the Spice Girls, in which she was nicknamed Sporty Spice. The five girls were selected from auditions on 3/04/1994. Prior to her big break, Sporty had sang in stage musicals. She is the
January 13: American actress and producer, who made her mark as a comedian in the No.1 hit series, ''Seinfeld'' (1990-1998). The quirky quartet of self-involved New Yorkers were a great success in their 'show about nothing.' Previously she was known for her work in ''Saturday Night Live'' (1982–1985), and
January 14: German humanitarian, philosopher, physician, musician, clergyman, missionary and writer who was brilliant in each field. With a creed based on a reverence for life, during his lifetime he was called the true Christian of his time and the 'world’s greatest living nonpolitical person.' He was the
January 15: American clergyman and inspirational leader of the civil rights movement. A symbol of the struggle against black segregation in the American South, he won the Kennedy Peace Prize and the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. Galvanizing black Americans into action through his electrifying oratory skills, he
January 16: American award-winning writer of novels, essays, criticism. A prolific writer, she is the author of 17 books including four novels, a book of short stories, many essays. Her books have been translated into 32 languages. She also wrote plays and occasionally tried her hand at directing them.
January 17: American professional boxer, activist, entertainer, poet and philanthropist. Nicknamed 'The Greatest,' he is widely regarded as one of the most significant and celebrated sports figures of the 20th century. He is frequently ranked as the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time. An Olympic gold
January 18: British singer, songwriter, rapper, record producer, and actress from Hammersmith, West London, England who is known for her eclectic mix of various musical genres including R&B, soul, reggae, grime, hip hop and dance. She has collaborated with artists including John Legend, Robin Thicke, Rick
January 19: American country singer, songwriter, actress; small, buxom and endearing with a cheerful genuine sweetness. Parton came up from being dirt poor to country music stardom in the 1970s. She crossed over to the pop music charts with her hit from the film, '9 to 5' in 1980. She appeared in hit movies
January 20: American director and screenwriter, one of the most talented and imaginative contemporary filmmakers of the 20th century. His work includes the movies ''Eraserhead'' (1977), ''The Elephant Man'' (1980), ''Dune'' (1984) and ''Blue Velvet'' (1986), and the TV series ''Twin Peaks'' (1990-1991). A
January 21: French couturier; the creator of the 'New Look' in Parisian design after WWII. His wealthy family owned a French fertilizer business and they lived in the seaside town of Granville in Normandy. He was close to his mother, Madeleine and grew up in a happy and loved boyhood. At the age of 14, a
January 22: American performer with incredible singing talent, whose mixture of pop and gospel laid the foundations for the rise of modern soul music. He had 29 Top Forty hits before he was tragically killed. One of eight sons of a Baptist minister, Reverend Charles Cook, and raised in Chicago, Sam was a
January 23: French actress and director who has appeared in over 49 films. Moreau is the winner of the Lion d'Or Award, Venice, 1992, Moliere Award, 1988, Commander of French Arts and Letters, 1985, Legion d' Honneur, 1975 and 1991, and Order of Merit, 1973 and 1988. Famous in France, she has done very few
January 24: German actress and noted family, the winner Golden Globe Award in 1981 for her starring role in 'Tess of the D'Urbervilles.' The photograph of her entitled 'Woman with Snake' in 1982 by Richard Avedon became the No. 1 selling poster in America. Other films include: 'Father's Day,' 1997, 'Terminal
January 25: American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. Keys' debut album, Songs in A Minor, was a commercial success, selling over 12 million copies worldwide. She became the best-selling new artist and best-selling R&B artist of 2001. Throughout her career, Keys has won numerous awards and
January 26: American comedian, television presenter, actress, writer, producer and LGBT activist, who hosted the globally-syndicated TV talk show ''The Ellen DeGeneres Show'' (2003-2022). DeGeneres lent her voice to the role of Dory, a friendly fish with short-term memory loss, in the 2003 animated
January 27: American former actress and member of the famous theatrical Fonda family, the daughter of Peter and Susan Fonda, granddaughter of Henry and niece of Jane Fonda. She is known for her roles in ''The Godfather Part III'' (1990), ''Single White Female'' (1992), ''Singles'' (1992), ''Point of No
January 28: American screen actor and producer best known for his portrayal of Frodo Baggins in the ''Lord of the Rings'' film trilogy (2001–2003) and in the film ''The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey'' (2012). Wood made his film debut with a small part in ''Back to the Future Part II'' (1989). He went on to
January 29: American talk show hostess, actress and business executive. Born illegitimate and virtually abandoned in the Deep South, she is a living symbol of the self-made person in spite of all odds. She is one of the best known and highest paid entertainers of the '90s with her TV talk show and business
January 30: English singer, musician, songwriter, record producer and actor most known as the drummer and later lead singer of the rock band Genesis and for his subsequent career as a solo performer. Between 1982 and 1990, Collins achieved three UK and seven US number one singles as a solo artist. When his
January 31: American musician who became famous as a member of the rock group 'N Sync, which included Lance Bass, JC Chasez, Joey Fatone and Chris Kirkpatrick. Timberlake began singing and dancing at an early age. He appeared on ''Star Search'' at age 11 and sang country music. In 1992 he got his bigTopics in the Astro Shop
Current Planets
28-Apr-2025, 06:57
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| Sun | 8 | 14'41" | 14n15 | ||
| Moon | 15 | 3' 4" | 20n02 | ||
| Mercury | 11 | 57'30" | 2n06 | ||
| Venus | 28 | 43'17" | 0n55 | ||
| Mars | 4 | 21'43" | 21n10 | ||
| Jupiter | 20 | 49'50" | 22n53 | ||
| Saturn | 27 | 34'14" | 2s48 | ||
| Uranus | 26 | 9'53" | 19n05 | ||
| Neptune | 1 | 0'40" | 0s46 | ||
| Pluto | 3 | 48'32" | 22s44 | ||
| TrueNode | 26 | 45'39"r | 1s17 | ||
| Chiron | 23 | 54'53" | 9n59 | ||
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