Puss in Boots is a fictional cat from a European folktale collected by Charles Perrault, who helped a poor farm boy become a wealthy lord and destroy an ogre; by convincing the ogre to transform itself into a mouse, which is then eaten.
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January 10 - Ray Bolger, actor, singer, dancer (+ 1987)
January 18 - Cary Grant, actor (+ 1986)
January 22 - George Balanchine, ...