January

January 25, 1938

Jamesetta Hawkins, best known as Etta James American singer is born.

January 4, 1969

Marla Lee Runyan American professional track and field athlete who is legally blind is born.

July 4, 1911

Alaska Native civil rights champion Elizabeth Peratrovich, who played an instrumental role in the 1945 passage of the first anti-discrimination law in the United States was born

Ballet

January 24, 1925

Elizabeth Marie "Betty" Tallchief American Ballerina is born.

Black History

January 15, 1971

Regina Rene King American actress and director is born.

January

January 5, 2020

Awkwafina becomes the first Asian-American woman to win a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress

Black History

January 17, 1927

Eartha Kitt American Singer is born.

Black History

January 7, 1891

Zora Neale Hurston American author, anthropologist, and filmmaker was born.

Activists

January 16, 2003

Greta Thunberg Swedish Environmental Activist is born.

January

January 31, 1921

On January 31, 1921 Carol Channing American actress, singer, dancer, and comedienne is born.

Birthdays

January 21, 1935

Raye Montague American engineer is born.

1750

January 1, 1752

Betsy Ross American seamstress known for making the first American flag is born.

1940s

January 4, 1943

Doris Kearns Goodwin American biographer, historian, and political commentator is born.

19th Century

January 24, 1862

Edith Wharton American novelist is born.

Birthdays

January 17, 1820

Anne Brontë English novelist and poet is born.

Birthdays

January 27, 1952

Asma Jahangir Pakistani human rights lawyer is born.

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