One Hundred Years of Solitude is published (in Spanish). The first edition of the book, A Short History of Pakistan, is published by Karachi University, Pakistan. Fernand Braudel begins publication of Civilisation matérielle, économie et capitalisme, XVe-XVIIIe siècle. The National Hockey League adds six more teams, doubling its size. The teams are the St. Louis Blues, Oakland Seals, Minnesota North Stars, Los Angeles Kings, Philadelphia Flyers, and Pittsburgh Penguins. Births January January 1 Sunny Chan, Hong Kong actor Derrick Thomas, American football player (d. 2000) January 2 Marcelo Costa de Andrade, Brazilian serial killer Tia Carrere, American actress Jón Gnarr, Icelandic comedian and politician Gary Larson, Australian rugby league player Francois Pienaar, South African rugby union player and coach January 4 – Marina Orsini, Canadian actress January 6 – A. R. Rahman, Indian composer, singer, and music producer January 7 David Berman, American musician (Silver Jews), singer, poet, and cartoonist (d. 2019) Nick Clegg, British politician Irrfan Khan, Indian actor (d. 2020) Mark Lamarr, British comedian, TV and radio presenter Ricky Stuart, Australian rugby league player and coach January 8 Małgorzata Foremniak, Polish actress R. Kelly, American R&B singer, songwriter, and convicted sex offender January 9 Dale Gordon, English footballer Dave Matthews, South African–born American musician January 11 – Michael Healy-Rae, Irish politician January 12 – Vendela Kirsebom, Norwegian supermodel January 13 Matjaž Cvikl, Slovenian footballer (d. 1999) Suzanne Cryer, American actress January 14 Kerri Green, American actress and film director Leo Ortolani, Italian comic book author Emily Watson, English actress January 15 – Lisa Lisa, American actress and singer January 16 – Andrea James, American producer and author January 17 – Song Kang-ho, Korean actor January 18 Kim Perrot, American basketball player (d. 1999) Iván Zamorano, Chilean footballer January 19 – Christine Tucci, American actress January 20 Wigald Boning, German actor, singer, writer and television presenter Kellyanne Conway, American pollster, political consultant, and pundit Aderonke Apata, advocate for LGBT equality, lesbian, human rights activist, feminist, and former asylum seeker. January 21 – Artashes Minasian, Armenian chess grandmaster January 23 Magdalena Andersson, 34th Prime Minister of Sweden Belkis Ayón, Cuban printmaker (d. 1999) Mohammad Daud Miraki, Afghan politician and activist Naim Süleymanoğlu, Turkish weightlifter (d. 2017) January 24 Phil LaMarr, American actor, voice actor, comedian, and writer John Myung, American musician January 25 Nozomu Sasaki, Japanese voice actor Voltaire, Cuban singer January 28 – Bongani Mayosi, South African cardiology professor