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Raised in Northeast Los Angeles and Northern California, he began his career in 2004 as the lead vocalist of the post-hardcore band From First to Last.
Famous Birthdays on January 15
1988 — Skrillex
American DJ and producer
January 15 has 227 recorded notable births across history, from 1432 to 2004. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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- 1973 Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, President Richard Nixon announces the suspension of offensive action in North Vietnam. Source
- 1822 Greek War of Independence: Demetrios Ypsilantis is elected president of the legislative assembly. Source
- 1970 Nigerian Civil War: Biafran rebels surrender following an unsuccessful 32-month fight for independence from Nigeria. Source
- 1908 The Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority becomes the first Greek-letter organization founded and established by African American college women. Source
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By the end of his career, he had re-invented himself and demonstrated a comedic talent in such parody films as Airplane!
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Andrea Martin plays a recurring role on Only Murders in the Building as of 2021.
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Margaret Mary Beckett, Baroness Beckett is a British politician who was the United Kingdom's first female Foreign Secretary and a member of Parliament (MP) for more than 45 years, first from 1974 to 1979 and then from 1983 to 2024.
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A World Series champion in 2011 with the Cardinals, Holliday played a key role in seven postseasons, including the Rockies' first-ever World Series appearance in 2007 and Cardinals' playoff success in the 2010s.
More major people born on January 15
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1913
Lloyd Bridges
American actor (died 1998)
Lloyd Vernet Bridges Jr. was an American film, stage and television actor who starred in a number of television series and appeared in more than 150 feature films.
1947
Andrea Martin
American-Canadian actress, singer, and screenwriter
Andrea Louise Martin is an American and Canadian actress and comedian, best known for her work in the television series SCTV and Great News.
1943
Margaret Beckett
English metallurgist and politician, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
Margaret Mary Beckett, Baroness Beckett is a British politician who was the United Kingdom's first female Foreign Secretary and a member of Parliament (MP) for more than 45 years, first from 1974 to 1979 and then from…
1980
Matt Holliday
American baseball player
Matthew Thomas Holliday is an American former professional baseball left fielder. He played 15 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Colorado Rockies, Oakland Athletics, St.
1432
Afonso V of Portugal (died 1481)
Afonso V, also known as the African, was King of Portugal from 1438 until he died in 1481, with a brief interruption in 1477.
1850
Mihai Eminescu
Romanian journalist, author, and poet (died 1889)
Mihai Eminescu was a Romanian Romantic poet, novelist, and journalist from Moldavia, generally regarded as the most famous and influential Romanian poet.
1957
Marty Lyons
American football player and sportscaster
Martin Anthony Lyons is an American former professional football defensive tackle and defensive end who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 12 seasons with the New York Jets.
1989
Alexei Cherepanov
Russian ice hockey player (died 2008)
Alexei Andreyevich Cherepanov was a Russian professional ice hockey player. He was a winger for Avangard Omsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
1877
Lewis Terman
American psychologist, eugenicist, and academic (died 1956)
Lewis Madison Terman was an American psychologist, academic, and proponent of eugenics. He was noted as a pioneer in educational psychology in the early 20th century at the Stanford School of Education.
1869
Ruby Laffoon
American lawyer and politician, 43rd Governor of Kentucky (died 1941)
Ruby Laffoon was an American attorney and politician who served as the 43rd governor of Kentucky from 1931 to 1935. A Kentucky native, at age 17, Laffoon moved to Washington, D.C., to live with his uncle, U.S.
1882
Henry Burr
Canadian singer, radio performer, and producer (died 1941)
Henry Burr was a Canadian singer, radio performer and producer.
1795
Alexander Griboyedov
Russian playwright, composer, and poet (died 1829)
Alexander Sergeyevich Griboyedov was a Russian diplomat, playwright, poet, and composer. His one notable work is the 1823 verse comedy Woe from Wit.
1981
Pitbull
American rapper and producer
Armando Christian Pérez, known professionally as Pitbull, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and actor.
1919
George Cadle Price
Belizean politician, first Prime Minister of Belize (died 2011)
George Cadle Price was a Belizean statesman who served as the head of government of Belize from 1961 to 1984 and 1989 to 1993.
1928
W. R. Mitchell
English journalist and author (died 2015)
William Reginald Mitchell was a British writer who was the editor of Dalesman magazine for twenty years and over a sixty-year period wrote over 200 books, hundreds of articles, and delivered many talks on the history…
1929
Earl Hooker
American guitarist (died 1970)
Earl Zebedee Hooker was a Chicago blues guitarist known for his slide guitar playing.
1955
Khalid Islambouli
Egyptian lieutenant (died 1982)
Khalid al-Islambuli was an Egyptian military officer who participated in the assassination of Egyptian president Anwar Sadat, during the annual 6th October victory parade on 6 October 1981.
1809
Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
French economist and politician (died 1865)
Pierre-Joseph Proudhon was a French anarchist, socialist, philosopher, and economist who founded mutualist philosophy and is considered by many to be the "father of anarchism".
1938
Chuni Goswami
Indian footballer and cricketer (died 2020)
Subimal "Chuni" Goswami was an Indian professional footballer and first-class cricketer. As footballer, he played as a striker or winger, captained both the Mohun Bagan club and the India national team.