jon_chaisson | Wiki meme: January 22

Three Events
1889 - Columbia Phonograph is formed in Washington, DC.
1968 - The TV sketch comedy Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In debuts on NBC.
1984 - The Apple Macintosh, the first consumer computer to popularize the computer mouse and the graphical user interface, is introduced during Super Bowl XVIII with its famous "1984" television commercial.

Three Births
1732 - George Washington, the first president of the United States, is born at his parents plantation in the Virgina colony (d. 1799)
1875 - D. W. Griffith, American film director (d. 1948)
1953 - Jim Jarmusch, American director

Three Deaths
1901 - Queen Victoria I of the United Kingdom (b. 1819)
1973 - Lyndon B. Johnson, President of the United States (b. 1908)
1994 - Telly Savalas, American actor (b. 1924)

And of course, in 1971, the world's best SF writer is born. ;)

EDIT: Okay, so I three each instead of 3-2-1. Ah well. :p