JANUARY 16th 

What January Means:

January means the loss of love and companionship.

10 famous people born on January 16th:

Dizzy Dean- (1911-1974) baseball player and a sports caster. Was the only player besides Denny Mclain to as a pitcher win 30 games in one season. He was put into the hall of fame in 1953.
Ethel Merman- (1909-1984) She was a singer and an actor. She stared in over a dozen Broadway musicals including Anne Get Your Gun and Hello Dolly.
Marilyn Horne-(1934) She is a mezzo-soprano opera singer. She is known for her seamless qualities and excellent range.
Ronnie Millsap-(1944) He is a blind country singer who's hit is "Any Day Now"
Susan Sontag-(1933) She is an author and a critic who is one of the most influential American critics with a new sensibility to evaluate art.

Richard Savage-(1698-1743) was a English poet that was most famous for two poems; The Bastard and The Wanderer.

Vittorio Alfieri- (1749-1803) He was an Italian writer, dramatist, and poet, and was one of the leading patriots of modern Italy. 

Robert Service-(1874-1958) was a famous poet which wrote many different poems over many years

Clement Greenburg-(1909-1994) could possible one of the greatest art critics of all time.

Norman Podhoretz-(1930) He was editor-in-chief of the commentary. He studies writes and speaks on international issues.

10 Significant events on January 16th:

1995, universal-Paramount network begins telecasting.

1994, "2 Shakespearean Actors" opens at Cort Theater NYC for 29 performances.

1991, 7th Soap Opera Digest Awards- "Days of Our Lives" wins.

1991, US and 27 allies attack Iraq for occupying Kuwait.

1990, 2 Bank of credit and Commerce members plea guilty to money laundering.

1989 USSR police arrest writer Vaclav Havel in Prague.

1989, USSR announces plan for 2 year manned mission to mars.

1988, Jimmy "the Greek" Snyder got fired from CBS for racial remarks.

1984, 11th American Music Awards: Michel Jackson wins.

1981, Boxer Leon Spinks is mugged, the muggers even took his gold teeth.
Garnet:
January's birthstone is garnet. The color is mostly red but can come in colors raging from black, green, and even clear. A few stones can even look to have a star in the center of them.
Capricorn:
One of January's astrological sign is the Capricorn. It goes from December 22nd to the 20th of January. The animal is made to look like a goat. Some of their traits are practical, ambitious, patient, and humorous.