Birthdays occurring on January, 1

1767

Maria Edgeworth was born on January 1, 1767 Irish writer, 1767-1849 Our Irish blunders are never blunders of the heart. More quotations from Maria Edgeworth

1819

Arthur Hugh Clough was born on January 1, 1819 English writer and poet, 1819-1861 And almost every one, when age, Disease, or sorrows strike him, Inclines to think there is a God, Or something very like him More quotations from Arthur Hugh Clough

Deaths occurring on January, 1

1953

Hank Williams died on January 1, 1953 American singer and song writer, 1923-1953 I was a pretty good imitator of Roy Acuff, but then I found out they already had a Roy Acuff, so I started singin' like myself. More quotations from Hank Williams

1957

Ruth Draper died on January 1, 1957 American dramatist and monologuist. 1884-1957 Try to look at everything through the eyes of a child. More quotations from Ruth Draper

1961

Dashiell Hammett died on January 1, 1961 American writer (ex-husband of Lillian Hellman), 1894-1961 Who shot him? I asked. The grey man scratched the back of his neck and said: Somebody with a gun. More quotations from Dashiell Hammett

1972

Maurice Chevalier died on January 1, 1972 French musical-comedy star, 1888-1972 If you wait for the perfect moment when all is safe and assured, it may never arrive. Mountains will not be climbed, races won, or lasting happiness achieved. More quotations from Maurice Chevalier