It's the ninth day of the first month of 2009 and ten days until the next national holiday: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.Wally Baker, the oldest person ever in Delaware, is celebrating her 111th birthday today. She shares her birthday with Joan Baez, Jimmy Page, Joely Richardson of "Nip/Tuck", The Backstreet Boys' AJ McLean and Prince William's love Kate Middleton.
Today Is...
- Dance Day
- Balloon Ascension Day
- National Apricot Day
- National Static Electricity Day
Today Was ...
The day in 1768 when Philip Astley stages the first modern circus in London ... the day in 1788 when Connecticut was admitted as the fifth state in the US ... the day in 1951 when the UN headquarters open in New York City ... the day in 1959 when "Rawhide" premiered on TV.
Jan. 9 Birthdays
1898 - Wally Baker, oldest Delaware resident ever
1928 - Judith Krantz, romance writer
1935 - Dick Enberg, sportscaster
1939 - Jimmy Boyd, singer & actor
1941 - Joan Baez, folk singer
1944 - Jimmy Page, Led Zeppelin
1955 - J.K. Simmons, actor
1965 - Muggsy Bogues, pro-basketball player
1965 - Joely Richardson, actress
1967 - Dave Matthews, musician
1968 - Joey Lauren Adams, actress
1973 - Angela Bettis, actress
1978 - A.J. McLean, Backstreet Boys
1982 - Maggie Rizer, model & AIDS activist
1982 - Kate Middleton, Prince William's girlfriend
1989 - Michael Beasley, actor
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