October 24, 1901 Anna Edson Taylor became the first person to survive going over Niagara Falls in a barrel.
October 24, 1992 The Toronto Blue Jays became the first non-U.S. team to win the World Series.
| Birthday | January 31, 1970 |
| Birthplace | England |
| Age | 43 years old |
Voice actress who provided the voice of Jane for Disney’s Tarzan (1999).
She performed as a jazz vocalist and a guitarist.
She won an Academy Award for best supporting actress for her role in Good Will Hunting.
She had her first son, Henry, in September 2008.
| Birthday | January 30, 1941 |
| Birthplace | Nebraska |
| Age | 72 years old |
U.S. Vice President under George W. Bush. who was known for being one of the most powerful Vice Presidents in US history.
He flunked out of Yale twice and deferred from the draft four times.
He was one of the first Republican Party members to come out in support of gay marriage.
He met his high school sweetheart and wife, Lynne Vincent, at age 14, and later had two daughters with her.
| Birthday | January 29, 1970 |
| Birthplace | Wisconsin |
| Age | 43 years old |
U.S. Congressman from Wisconsin who was chosen as the Vice Presidential Nominee for the Republican Party for the 2012 election.
He was in a fraternity in college, and spent his summers doing sales for the meat company, Oscar Mayer.
In 1998, he became one of the youngest members of the House of Representatives after he defeated Democrat Lydia Spottswood by a margin of 57% to 43%.
He married Janna Ryan, who actually came from a distinguished Democratic family, in 2000, and the couple have 3 children together.
| Birthday | January 28, 1949 |
| Birthplace | Indiana |
| Age | 64 years old |
Prolific coach of the San Antonio Spurs basketball team who led them to four NBA championships.
He coached the U.S. Air Force Academy and later earned a graduate degree in sports science.
In a 2012 road game against the Miami Heat, he decided to rest four of his starters, which earned him a $250,000 fine from the league.
He grew up around East Chicago, Indiana.
| Birthday | January 27, 1956 |
| Birthplace | Florida |
| Age | 57 years old |
| She gained fame for her roles in Desperate Hours (1990) and Gung Ho (1986). |
She graduated high school when she was 14 so she could become fully involved in theater and writing.
She was nominated for an award for her role in the thriller Reflections on a Crime (1994) where she played a woman on death row.
She married her third husband, Chris Ciaffa, in 2003 after moving in with him in 1990.
| Birthday | January 26, 1925 |
| Birthplace | Ohio |
| Death Date | Sep 26, 2008 (at age 83) |
Larger-than-life actor who won an Oscar for The Color of Money.
He made his acting debut at age seven in a school production of Robin Hood.
After a single appearance on Broadway, he was offered a movie contract with Warner Brothers.
After filming The Long, Hot Summer in 1958, he divorced his first wife and married co-star,Joanne Woodward. They remained together until his death in 2008.
| Birthday | January 25, 1975 |
| Birthplace | Canada |
| Age | 38 years old |
Played Jenny Schecter on Showtime’s The L Word.
After employing a talent agent at age twelve, she began acting professionally at age fifteen.
Her grandparents were both Holocaust survivors.
Parents are Etti and Sheldon Kirshner.
| Birthday | January 24, 1949 |
| Birthplace | Illinois |
| Death Date | Mar 5, 1982 (at age 33) |
| About |
Actor, Saturday Night Live cast member, and Blues Brothers comedian who posthumously received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, on April 1, 2004.
He was an All-American football player and intended to become a coach.
Three of the four movies he starred in were with Dan Akroyd; the exception is cult comedy, Animal House. He died when he mixed cocaine and heroine at age 33.
He met his future wife, Judy Jacklin, at Wheaton Central High School and they married in 1976.
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