Top 10 January 8 Birthdays
Can you guess who's going to hit Number 1? Well, ah... Uh-huh! Honorable Mention: January 8, 1911: Gypsy Rose Lee. The former Rose Louise Hovick wrote the memoir Gypsy , which became a successful Broadway musical and film at a time when the moralistic Hays Code was still in effect. She lived long enough to play a female newscaster on Batman , and to be a regular panelist on the original version of Hollywood Squares . Dishonorable Mention: January 8, 1958: Betsy DeVos. Donald Trump's Secretary of Education. Dishonorable Mention: January 8, 1967: Robert Kelly. It's a toss-up as to which one, Betsy DeVos or R. Kelly, did more harm to Americans under the age of 18. 10. January 8, 1735: John Carroll. The 1st Catholic archbishop in America, he founded Georgetown University. 9. January 8, 1867: Emily Greene Balch. A social worker, she fought urban poverty and child labor in Chicago, often alongside Jane Addams. She became a leading peace activist...