Georges Vezina
1887 Georges Vezina, Canadian ice hockey goalie (Vezina Trophy), born in Chicoutimi, Quebec (d. 1926)
Georges Vezina
- 1889 Bert Collins, cricketer (Aussie batsman in the post WW I years)
- 1891 Francisco Lazaro, Portuguese runner
- 1901 Ricardo Zamora, Spanish footballer (d. 1978)
- 1922 Sam Mele, American MLB outfielder/manager (Twins record 102 wins 1965), born in Astoria, New York (d. 2017)
- 1927 Clive Churchill, Australian rugby league footballer (d. 1985)
- 1932 Boris Shakhlin, Russian gymnast (Olympic gold 1956-60-64)
Jack Nicklaus
1940 Jack Nicklaus, American golfer (18 major titles, 73 PGA Tour titles), born in Columbus, Ohio
Jack Nicklaus
Paul Allen
1953 Paul Allen, American business magnate (co-founder Microsoft, owner Portland Trail Blazers, Seattle Seahawks), born in Seattle, Washington (d. 2018)
Paul Allen
Hakeem Olajuwon
1963 Hakeem Olajuwon, Nigerian-American NBA center (Houston Rockets, Olympic gold 1996), born in Lagos, Nigeria
Hakeem Olajuwon
- 1965 Brian Bradley, NHL center (Tampa Bay Lightning), born in Kitchener, Ontario
- 1965 Eric Moore, NFL tackle (Cleveland Browns)
- 1966 Chris Hammond, American baseball pitcher (Florida Marlins)
- 1967 Ulf Stenlund, Swedish tennis star
- 1968 Tom Urbani, pitcher (St Louis Cards, Detroit Tigers), born in Santa Cruz, California
- 1969 Ashley Sheppard, NFL linebacker (Jacksonville Jaguars)
- 1969 Matt Willig, NFL tackle/guard (Atlanta Falcons, NY Jets)
- 1969 Rusty Greer, Ft Rucker AL, outfielder (Texas Rangers)
- 1969 Ted Long, CFL slot back (Hamilton Tiger Cats)
- 1970 Ian Salisbury, cricketer (Sussex & England leg-spinner 1992-96)
- 1971 Doug Edwards, NBA forward (Vancouver Grizzlies)
- 1971 Doug Weight, Warren MI, NHL center (Edmonton Oilers, Team USA 98)
- 1971 Alan McManus, Scottish snooker player
- 1972 Alan Benes, Evansville IN, pitcher (St Louis Cardinals)
- 1972 Howard Nathan, NBA guard (Atlanta Hawks)
- 1972 Shelley Looney, ice hockey forward (USA, Olympics 1998)
- 1973 Bubba Miller, corner (Philadelphia Eagles)
- 1973 Grady Jackson, defensive tackle (Oakland Raiders)
- 1974 Jerald Sowell, fullback (NY Jets)
- 1974 Jerry Wunsch, tackle (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
- 1974 Orpheus Roye, defensive end (Pittsburgh Steelers)
- 1974 Alex Sperafico, Brazilian racing driver
- 1975 Willem Korsten, Dutch soccer player (Vitesse)
- 1975 Ito, Spanish footballer
- 1975 Nicky Butt, English footballer
- 1975 Casey FitzRandolph, American speed skater
- 1975 Yuji Ide, Japanese racing driver
- 1977 Al Baxter, Australian rugby union footballer
- 1977 Phil Neville, English footballer
- 1978 Faris al-Sultan, German-Iraqi triathlete
- 1978 Andrei Zyuzin, Russian ice hockey player
- 1979 Byung-Hyun Kim, Korean baseball player
- 1979 Brian O'Driscoll, Irish rugby union footballer
- 1980 Aubrie Rippner, tennis star (1995 USTA National Girls 18), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1980 Dave Kitson, English footballer
- 1981 Ivan Ergić, Serbian footballer
- 1981 Jamie Dalrymple, English cricketer
- 1981 Dany Heatley, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1982 Dean Whitehead, English footballer
- 1983 Moritz Volz, German footballer
- 1983 Peter Philipakos, Greek-American soccer player
- 1985 Alex Pérez, Spanish footballer
- 1985 Matt Unicomb, Australian basketball player
- 1985 Adrian Lewis, English darts player (PDC world champion 2011-12), born in Stoke-on-Trent, England
- 1987 Joe Ledley, Welsh footballer
- 1993 Sei Young Kim, South Korean golfer (LPGA 72-hole scoring record 257), born in Seoul, South Korea
- 1994 Laura Robson, Tennis Player
January in History
![Designer Throws His Hat Into the Ring; Creates a Sensation]()
Designer Throws His Hat Into the Ring; Creates a Sensation
The first time a man stepped out in London wearing a topper it caused a sensation, then a court case. Who now could imagine Fred Astaire without his famous top hat?
January 15, 1797![British Museum Opens its Doors]()
British Museum Opens its Doors
The British Museum opened to visitors on January 15, 1759. Fearing damage to the collections by unruly hordes, nobody was admitted without a ticket.
January 15, 1759![The British: 139. Zulu Warriors: 4,000. Let Battle Begin]()
The British: 139. Zulu Warriors: 4,000. Let Battle Begin
It was one of the most remarkable military engagements ever: the day that 139 British soldiers took on 4,000 Zulu warriors – and won.
January 22, 1879!['I Did Not Have Sexual Relations With That Woman']()
'I Did Not Have Sexual Relations With That Woman'
One of the most notorious denials in political history came on this day when President Bill Clinton held a news conference on his relations with Monica Lewinsky.
January 26, 1998
