Today is Monday, Jan. 19, the 19th day of 2026 with 346 to follow.
This is Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the United States.
The moon is waxing. Morning stars are Jupiter, Mercury and Uranus. Evening stars are Jupiter, Mercury, Neptune, Saturn and Uranus.
Those born on this date are under the sign of Capricorn. They include engineer James Watt in 1736; Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in 1807; writer Edgar Allan Poe in 1809; artist Paul Cezanne in 1839; publisher John H. Johnson in 1918; former U.N. Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar in 1920; writer Patricia Highsmith in 1921; actor Jean Stapleton in 1923; actor Tippi Hedren in 1930 (age 96); TV newscaster Robert MacNeil in 1931; musician Phil Everly in 1939; musician/actor Michael Crawford in 1942 (age 84); musician Janis Joplin in 1943; actor Shelley Fabares in 1944 (age 82); musician/actor Dolly Parton in 1946 (age 80); chef Paula Deen in 1947 (age 79); musician Rod Evans (Deep Purple) in 1947 (age 79); musician Dewey Bunnell (America) in 1952 (age 74); musician/actor Desi Arnaz Jr. in 1953 (age 73); artist Cindy Sherman in 1954 (age 72); actor Katey Sagal in 1954 (age 72); comedian Paul Rodriguez in 1955 (71); musician Mickey Virtue (UB40) in 1957 (age 69); artist Thomas Kinkade in 1958; actor Paul McCrane in 1961 (age 65); writer Edwidge Danticat in 1969 (age 57); actor Shawn Wayans in 1971 (age 55); musician John Wozniak (Marcy Playground) in 1971 (age 55); actor Drea de Matteo in 1972 (age 54); comedian Frank Caliendo in 1974 (age 52); actor Jodie Sweetin in 1982 (age 44); filmmaker Damien Chazelle in 1985 (age 41); International Gymnastics Hall of Fame member Shawn Johnson in 1992 (age 34); musician Mac Miller in 1992; actor Logan Lerman in 1992 (age 34); model Natalia Bryant in 2003 (age 23).
