Today in Music & more (January 9)

Singers / Musicians

1928, Domenico Modugno (Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu, 1958)

1938, Λάκης Παππάς 

1939, Jimmy Boyd (I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus, 1952)

1941, Joan Baez 

1941, Roy Head (Treat Her Right, 1965)

1941, Kenny Kelly (THE MANHATTANS)

1943, Scott Walker (WALKER BROTHERS)

1944, Μιχάλης Βιολάρης 

1944, Jimmy Page (LED ZEPPELIN - guitar)

1948, Paul King (MUNGO JERRY / banjo, harmonica, jug)

1950, Buster Poindexter / David Johansen (NEW YORK DOLLS)

1951, Crystal Gayle (Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue, 1977)

1963, Ανδρέας Τσουκαλάς 

1963, Eric Erlandson (HOLE / lead guitar)

1965, Haddaway (What Is Love, 1993)

1967, Steve Harwell (SMASH MOUTH)

1967, Dave Matthews (DAVE MATTHEWS BAND)

1968, Γιώργος Θεοφάνους (Μερικές από τις μεγάλες επιτυχίες του)

1970, Lara Fabian 

1973, Sean Paul 

1978, A.J. McLean (BACKSTREET BOYS)

1997. Αμάντα Γεωργιάδη (Hellenic entry in the ESC 2022)

Various

1908, Simone de Beauvoir (philosopher, feminist activist)

1913, Richard Nixon (37th President of the U.S.A.)

1925, Lee Van Cleef (actor)

1928, Judith Krantz (novelist / The Mistral's Daughter)

1951, Μπέτυ Λιβανού (ηθοποιός)

1955, J.K. Simmons (actor / Law & Order, The Closer)

1958, Mehmet Ali Ağca (assassin of Abdi İpekçi on 1 February 1979 / shot and wounded Pope John Paul II on 13 May 1981)

1967, Claudio Caniggia (football, Argentina)

1978, Gennaro Gattuso (football, Italy)

1993, Katarina Johnson-Thompson (heptathlon, UK)

Died

1941, Δημήτριος Γκολέμης (3ος στα 800 μέτρα, Ολυμπιακοί αγώνες Αθήνα 1896)

2015, Roy Tarpley (basketball)

2022, Bob Saget (actor, Full House)

Important Dates

2007, Steve Jobbs presents the iPhone