Died On This Date - January 22

Victoria, Queen
b. May 24, 1819 d. January 22, 1901
English Monarch. Queen of Great Britain and Ireland (1837-1901) and (from 1876) Empress of India. One of the most famous rulers in English history, she was born in London at Kensington Palace in May of 1819. She was the only child of Edward Duke of Kent, Victoria Maria Louisa of Saxe-Coburg and grandaughter of George III. Queen Victoria's reign spanned more than half a century (the longest reign of any British monarch) in which Great Britain reached the height of its power.

Warner, Anna B.
b. 1820 d. January 22, 1915
Composer. She was the author of the "Jesus Loves Me" hymn. She conducted Bible studies for the cadets at the West Point Military Academy.

Ledger, Heath Andrew
b. April 4, 1979 d. January 22, 2008
Actor. He is best remembered for his role of Ennis Del Mar in "Brokeback Mountain" (2005), for which he was nominated for an Academy Award Oscar as Best Actor. Born Heath Andrew Ledger in Perth, Western Australia, the son of Kim and Sally Ramshaw Ledger, of Scottish and Irish ancestry. He excelled in sports and drama while attending a private all-boys school called Guildford Grammar, and as he grew older, he decided he liked drama better than field hockey.

Savalas, Telly Aristotle
b. January 21, 1922 d. January 22, 1994
Motion Picture and Television Actor. He was born in Garden City, New York, to Greek immigrant parents. Telly Savalas dropped out of Columbia University, where he was studying psychology, and enlisted in the army during World War II receiving a purple Heart during his service. During the early 1950's he worked for ABC radio and became an executive producer of his own popular talk show, "Telly's Coffee House".

Kennedy, Rose
b. July 22, 1890 d. January 22, 1995
American socialite, best known as the matriarch of the politically prominent Kennedy family and mother of John Fitzgerald Kennedy, 35th President of the United States. She was born Rose Elizabeth Fitzgerald in the North End neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, the eldest child of John Francis "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald, a prominent figure in Boston politics who served one term in Congress and later became the city's mayor.

Sijan, Lance Peter
b. April 13, 1942 d. January 22, 1968
Viet Nam Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Served in the United States Air Force during the War in Viet Nam as a Captain and pilot of an F-4C aircraft in the 4th Allied POW Wing. He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery while a Prisoner of War in North Vietnam. His citation reads "While on a flight over North Vietnam, Capt. Sijan ejected from his disabled aircraft and successfully evaded capture for more than 6 weeks.

Pitcher (McCauley), Molly (Mary Ludwig Hayes)
b. October 13, 1744 d. January 22, 1832
Revolutionary War Heroine. Born Mary Ludwig near Trenton, New Jersey, she was sent to Carlisle, Pennsylvania, at a young age to become a servant in the home of Colonel William Irvine. In 1769, she married John Casper Hays, a young barber who lived in the village. In 1775, her husband enlisted in the First Pennsylvania Artillery as a gunner. He spent the winter of 1777 and 1778 at Valley Forge. As with many other soldier wives, Molly joined her husband in the camp, and helped by cooking, washing.

Kahanamoku, Duke P
b. August 24, 1890 d. January 22, 1968
Olympic Athlete, Actor. Participated in the 1912, 1920, 1924, 1928 and 1932 Olympics Games. Won one a gold medal in swimming in the 1912 games and two more gold medals in the 1920 games. He also won silver medals in swimming in the 1912 and 1924 games. In addition to his success as a swimmer, he popularized the sport of surfing in the U.S. and many other counties. In his later years he even appeared in several films, mostly portraying Hawaiian royalty.

Blue, Victor
b. December 6, 1865 d. January 22, 1928
Rear Admiral, United States Navy. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1887. He saw action in China during the Boxer Rebellion, and was advanced five numbers for his intelligence missions behind enemy lines in Cuba during the Spanish American War. He later served as Chief of the Bureau of Navigation for the United States Navy, and commanded the USS Texas from 1916 to 1919, which included duty in the British North Fleet. On April 1, 1919, he was made rear admiral, and he retired.

Johnson, Lyndon Baines
b. August 27, 1908 d. January 22, 1973
36th United States President, US Congressman, US Senator. His term, served from 1963 to January 1969, was marked by widespread unrest due to the unpopular war in Vietnam and by racial and political unrest at home. Born in a farmhouse near Gillespie, Texas, the oldest of five children of Samuel Ealy Johnson, a farmer and schoolteacher who served five terms in the Texas House of Representatives. His mother, Rebekah Baines Johnson, was also a schoolteacher.

Marshall, Herbert
b. May 23, 1890 d. January 22, 1966
British-born motion picture actor. He appeared in "Murder!" (1930), "Blonde Venus" (1932), "Trouble in Paradise" (1932), "Angel" (1937), "Foreign Correspondent" (1940), "The Letter" (1940), "The Little Foxes" (1941), "The Razor's Edge" (1946), "Duel in the Sun (1946), and "Angel Face" (1952).

Lee Sr., Daniel Warnel
b. June 23, 1919 d. January 22, 1985
World War II Congessional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a First Lieutenant in the United States Army in Troop A, 117th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron, 7th Army. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on September 2, 1944 at Montreval, France. His citation in part reads "Armed with a rifle and grenades, he left his men on the high ground and crawled to within 30 yards of the mortars, where the enemy discovered him and unleashed machine-pistol fire which shattered his right thigh.

Miller, Ann
b. April 12, 1923 d. January 22, 2004
Actress and Dancer. She was born Johnnie Lucille Collier in Chireno, Texas, the first name dictated by her father, who had wanted a boy. After her parents divorced, she was called Annie, for reasons she never knew. Growing up in Houston, Annie suffered from rickets, and dancing lessons helped straighten her legs. Her mother was almost totally deaf and could not find work. By the age of 12, Annie was almost full grown at 5 feet 5, and she danced to support her mother and herself.

Morris, Lewis
b. April 8, 1726 d. January 22, 1798
Signer of the Declaration of Independence from New York. Born in what is now New York City, Lewis Morris was born to a rich and privileged family. His family’s estate, Morrisania, covered about 2000 acres, and resembled a small town, with farmers who rented land, blacksmiths, carpenters and others who worked the estate for wages. Lewis attended Yale College, but left without earning a degree.

Price, Samuel Woodson
b. August 5, 1828 d. January 22, 1918
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. Served during the Civil War as Colonel and commander of the 27th Kentucky (Union) Volunteer Infantry. He was brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers for "gallant and meritorious services during the war of the rebellion, and for personal gallantry in leading his regiment in the assault of the enemy's position on the Moulton and Dallas Road and Kennesaw Mountain, capturing and holding the position (although greatly outnumbered) until reinforced.