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On This Day

January 18

1886 The Hockey Association is born

1919 Bentley Motors Limited is created

1971 After 2,803 day as WWWF Championship Bruno Sammartino loses the title in Madison Square Garden to Ivan Koloff The Russian Bear.

1976 Pittsburgh Steelers win Super Bowl X over the Dallas Cowboys 21 -17

1998 Stone Cold Steve Austin wins the Royal Rumble his 2nd in a row.

1996 Inter league play is introduced in MLB

Happy Birthday

1894 Toots Mondt wrestler

1922 Bob Bell Bozo The Clown

1931 Robert Anton Wilson Author


1933 John Boorman Film Director of Deliverance, Zardoz, Excalibur, Exorcist II: The Heretic, The Emerald Forest & The Tailor of Panama.

1955 Kevin Costner actor JFK, Wyatt Earp, Field of Dreams & Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

1969 Dave Bautista Wrestler Actor in Guardians of the Galaxy, The Man with the Iron Fists, & Blade Runner 2049

1970 DJ Quik DJ rapper.

1971 Jonathan Davis in the band Korn

1980 Jason Segel actor in How I meet you Mother, Sex Tape & The Muppets.

1986 Becca Tobin actreess in Glee

1993 Montana Tucker actress

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