Here is what has happened on my birthday from the day I was born through my high school days. I guess a couple of those years were a little more important to me than others. My favorite is 1994, pretty busy day that year:
January 6, 1998 – Barry Switzer resigns as Dallas Cowboy coach
January 6, 1998 – Don Sutton selected to Baseball Hall of Fame
January 6, 1997 – “It’s a Slippery Slope,” closes at Vivian Beaumont Theater New York City
January 6, 1996 – Record $65.2 million British lottery won by 3 people (2-3-4-13-42-44)
January 6, 1995 – Atlanta Hawks’ Lenny Wilkens becomes NBA’s winningest coach (939)
January 6, 1994 – “Government Inspector” opens at Lyceum Theater New York City for 37 performances
January 6, 1994 – Dow-Jones hits record 3803.88
January 6, 1994 – Ice skater Nancy Kerrigan is attacked by Tonya Harding’s bodyguard
January 6, 1994 – Yat Weiju swims world record 50m butterfly stroke (26.44)
January 6, 1994 – Zhong Weiju swims world record 25m pool (26.44)
January 6, 1993 – Bill Wyman announces he will leave Rolling Stones
January 6, 1993 – Jean Mueller discovers comet Mueller/1993a
January 6, 1993 – Last day of Test cricket for Greg Matthews
January 6, 1992 – New York Yankees sign free agent Danny Tartabul
January 6, 1992 – Robert Schenkkan’s “Kentucky Cycle,” premieres in LA
January 6, 1992 – Sachin Tendulkar completes 148* vs. Australia at the SCG
January 6, 1992 – Shane Warne takes 1-150 in his 1st Test innings
January 6, 1991 – “Gypsy” closes at St. James Theater New York City after 477 performances
January 6, 1991 – “Real Life With Jane Pauley” premieres on NBC-TV
January 6, 1991 – Jorge Serrano Elias elected president of Guatemala
January 6, 1991 – Qian Hong swims female world record 50m butterfly (27.30 sec)
January 6, 1990 – New York Lotto pays $35 million to one winner (18-25-26-32-42-44)
January 6, 1987 – 100th U.S. Congress convenes
January 6, 1987 – Astronomers at University of California see 1st sight of birth of a galaxy
January 6, 1986 – British Defense Secretary Michael Heseltine resigns
January 6, 1986 – Impala Platinum fires 20,000 black mine workers in Johannesburg
January 6, 1986 – Last day in Test cricket for Bob Holland
January 6, 1986 – STS 61-C scrubbed at T-31sec because of liquid oxygen valve problem
January 6, 1984 – Challenger moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS 41 B mission
January 6, 1984 – Last day of Test cricket for Chappell, Marsh and Lillee
January 6, 1981 – 50th hat trick in Islander history – John Tonelli scored 5 goals
Furthermore, here are some others who share this glorious day with me:
1. Joan of Arc – 1412
2. Ludwig Berger – 1892
3. Nikolai Afanasyevich Kryuchkov – 1911
4. John DeLorean – 1925
5. Lou Holtz – 1937
6. Pepe Le Pew – 1945
7. Malcolm Young – 1953
8. John Singleton – 1959
9. Howie Long – 1961
10. Keenan McCardell – 1970
