Historical Events
- LA Railway (with 5 streetcar lines) forced to close
- No one is elected to baseball's Hall of Fame
Famous Birthdays
- Colonel DeBeers [Edward Wiskoski], American professional wrestler, born in Saint Joseph, Missouri
- Gunther von Hagens [Gunther Gerhard Liebchen], German anatomist who invented the plastination technique for preserving tissue specimens, born in Alt-Skalden, Nazi Germany
Rod Stewart (79 years old)
British singer ("Maggie Maey"; "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy"; "Downtown Train"), and model railroad designer, born in London, England
- Spider Sabich, American alpine skier (Olympics 1968; shot by actress Claudine Longet), born in Sacramento, California (d. 1976)
Famous Deaths
- Rudolf Borchardt, writer, dies at 67
Died in 1945 1945 Highlights
About January 10, 1945
Day of the Week: Wednesday
How Long Ago? 79 years, 3 months and 23 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Silent Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Monkey
Star Sign: Capricorn
