Born:
Anatoli Boukreev, born in Russia, Anatolij Nikolaevich Bukreev, climber, mountaineer, made seven, 8,000-metre peaks without supplemental oxygen, died in avalanche on Annapurna, chronicled in books 'Into Thin Air', 'The Climb'
More Notable Birthdays on January 16:
1979 - Aaliyah, born Aaliyah Dana Haughton, born in Brooklyn, New York, actress, model, singer, appeared in film, 'Romeo Must Die', successful album, 'One in a Million'
1974 - Kate Moss, Addiscomb Surrey England, model, Calvin Klein
1948 - John Carpenter, born in Carthage, New York, director, Halloween, The Thing
1944 - Ronnie Milsap, born in Robbinsville, North Carolina, country singer, Legend in My Time
1910 - Dizzy Dean, American Athlete
