Birthdays
- William Rose Benet, 1886. American poet and critic.
- Farrah Fawcett, 1947. Actress and ’70s pop-culture icon. Who didn’t want her hair?
- Stan Getz, 1927. American jazz saxophonist who introduced the cool-jazz movement in the 1950s, and the bossa nova style of the 60s.
- George Halas, 1895. Pro Football Hall of Fame coach and team owner.
- James Joyce, 1882. Irish novelist and poet, author of Dubliners, Ulysses, and Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, among others.
- Ayn Rand, 1905. Russian author of The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged.
- Elaine Stritch, 1925. Actress and singer, sometimes called the First Lady of Broadway.
Celebrations
African-American Coaches Day.
Groundhog Day.
Hedgehog Day (the ancient Roman tradition that was the inspiration for Groundhog Day)
Incorporation of New Amsterdam (New York) 1653.
Genealogy Events
IA – Des Moines County Genealogical Society Meeting Where: 210 Court Street, Burlington, Iowa. Regular meeting at the Burlington Public Library, 210 Court Street, Burlington, Iowa
