Who Was Born Today – January 2 Birthdays
Important and famous people from throughout history born on this day
Born on January 2 | ||
1861 | Helen Herron Taft, First Lady to President William Howard Taft. | |
1866 | Gilbert Murray, Australian-born scholar, chairman of the League of Nations, (1923-1928). | |
1920 | Isaac Asimov, American writer of over 300 books including Foundation and I, Robot. | |
1925 | William J. Crowe, US admiral; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under US presidents Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush; he was ambassador to the UK under President Bill Clinton. | |
1936 | Roger Miller, singer, songwriter, actor (“King of the Road,” “Dang Me”). | |
1942 | Hugh Shelton, US general; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 1997–2001; the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in the US occurred near the end of his term. | |
1948 | Judith Miller, journalist; while working for the New York Times, she was involved in two major controversies, one concerning faulty information in her coverage of Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction and the other concerning the outing of CIA agent Valerie Plame. | |
1968 | Cuba Gooding Jr., actor; won Academy Award for Jerry Maguire. |