MILESTONES: January 23, birthdays for Mariska Hargitay, Pat Haden, Tiffani Thiessen
NOTABLE PEOPLE born on this day include actor Richard Dean Anderson, who was born in 1950; Princess Caroline of Hanover, who was born in 1957; U.S. Sen. Tom Carper, who was born in 1947; actor Gil Gerard, who was born in 1943; college football executive and former player Pat Haden, who was born in 1953; actress Mariska Hargitay, who was born in 1964; actor Rutger Hauer, who was born in 1944; actress Gail O’Grady, who was born in 1963; mixed martial artist Tito Ortiz, who was born in 1975; singer and actress Chita Rivera, who was born in 1933; and actress Tiffani Thiessen, who was born in 1974.
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ELIZABETH BLACKWELL RECEIVED A MEDICAL DEGREE ON THIS DAY IN 1849. She became the first woman to receive an MD degree. The native of Bristol, England, was awarded her degree by the Medical Institution of Geneva, NY.
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