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January 5 is the 5th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. December 2007 is the twelfth month of that year It began on a Saturday and 31 days later ended on a Monday PortalCurrent events International holidays January 1 - New Year's Day January 1 - Independence PortalCurrent events International holidays February 2 - Candlemas February 5 - Shrove New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Events 366 - The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers invading the Roman Empire. Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate. Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy. Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor Events 41 - Gaius Caesar (Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel Despotism, is Assassinated by his disgruntled Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common PortalCurrent events International holidays January 1 - New Year's Day January 1 - Independence January 2007 is the first month of that year It began on a Monday and 31 days later ended on a Wednesday. January 2006: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July January 2005: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September January 2004: &larr - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August January 2003: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August January 2002: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August January 2001: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August January 2000: &larr - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 360 days remaining until the end of the year (361 in leap years). A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the

Contents 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances 5 External links

Events

• 1066 - Edward the Confessor, King of England dies. King Edward the Confessor (c 1003 &ndash 5 January 1066 son of Ethelred the Unready, was the penultimate Anglo-Saxon King of England and the last A king is a male Monarch, or a Head of state, who may or may not depending on the style of government of a nation exercise monarchal powers over a territory usually England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland
• 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. The Battle of Nancy was the final and decisive battle of the Burgundian Wars, fought outside the walls of Nancy, France on Charles the Bold or Charles the Rash (Charles le Téméraire ( 21 November 1433 &ndash 5 January 1477) baptised Charles Martin Burgundy (Bourgogne Burgund is a region historically situated in modern-day France and Switzerland, inhabited in turn by Celts ( Gauls) This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
• 1500 - Duke Ludovico Sforza conquers Milan. Ludovico Sforza Duke of Milan ( Ludovico il Moro, "The Moor" July 27, 1452 &ndash May 27, 1508) a member Milan (Milano Milan (listen) is one of the largest cities in Italy, located in the plains of Lombardy.
• 1527 - Felix Manz, a leader of the Anabaptist congregation in Zürich, is executed by drowning. Felix Manz (c 1498 &ndash January 5 1527) was a co-founder of the original Swiss Brethren Anabaptist congregation in Zürich Anabaptists ( Greek ανα (again twice + βαπτιζω (baptize thus "re-baptizers" are Christians of the Radical Reformation Zürich (, Zürich German: Züri, Zurich, Zurigo; in English generally Zurich) is the largest city in Switzerland and capital of the Capital punishment, the death penalty or execution, is the Killing of a person by judicial process as Punishment. Drowning is Death as caused by suffocation when a liquid causes interruption of the body's absorption of oxygen from the air leading to Asphyxia.
• 1554 - A great fire occurs in Eindhoven, Netherlands. Eindhoven ( is a Municipality and a city located in the province of Noord-Brabant in the south of the Netherlands, originally at the confluence The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands
• 1675 - Battle of Colmar: the French army beats Brandenburg. The Battle of Turckeim was fought on January 5, 1675 and resulted in the victory of the French forces under the Vicomte of Turenne over the Brandenburg ( Lower Sorbian: Bramborska; Upper Sorbian: Braniborska) is one of the sixteen states of Germany.
• 1757 - Louis XV of France survives the assassination attempt by Robert–François Damiens, the last person to be executed in France by the traditional and gruesome form of capital punishment used for regicides. Year 1757 ( MDCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Louis XV (15 February 1710 &ndash 10 May 1774 ruled as King of France and of Navarre from 1 September 1715 until his death in 1774 AssassiNation is the sixth album by Krisiun, released in 2006 on Century Media. Robert-François Damiens (La Thieuloye 9 January 1715 - Paris 28 March 1757) was a Frenchman who attained notoriety by unsuccessfully Capital punishment, the death penalty or execution, is the Killing of a person by judicial process as Punishment. The broad definition of regicide is the deliberate killing of a Monarch, or the person responsible for it
• 1759 - George Washington marries Martha Dandridge Custis. Year 1759 ( MDCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year George Washington (February 22 1732 December 14 1799 served as the first President of the United States of America (1789&ndash1797 and led the Martha Custis Washington (née Dandridge) ( June 2, 1731 &ndash May 22, 1802) was the wife of George Washington, the first
• 1781 - American Revolutionary War: Richmond, Virginia, is burned by British naval forces led by Benedict Arnold. Year 1781 ( MDCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" This article is about the city of Richmond the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Benedict Arnold V ( – June 14, 1801) was a General during the American Revolutionary War who originally fought for the American Continental
• 1846 - The United States House of Representatives votes to stop sharing the Oregon Territory with the United Kingdom. For the game see 1846 (board game. Year 1846 ( MDCCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. Oregon ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
• 1854 - The San Francisco steamer sinks, killing 300 people. Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year A steamboat or steamship, sometimes called a steamer, is a ship in which the primary method of propulsion is steam power, typically driving a Propeller
• 1895 - Dreyfus Affair: French officer Alfred Dreyfus is stripped of his rank and sentenced to life imprisonment on Devil's Island. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The Dreyfus Affair a Political scandal which divided France from the 1890s to the early 1900s Alfred Dreyfus (9 October 1859 &ndash 12 July 1935 was a French artillery officer of Jewish background whose trial and conviction in 1894 on charges of treason For other uses see Devils Island. Devil's Island (Île du Diable is the smallest and northernmost island of the three Îles du Salut
• 1896 - An Austrian newspaper reports that Wilhelm Roentgen has discovered a type of radiation later known as X-rays. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen (27 March 1845 &ndash 10 February 1923 was a German physicist, who on 8 November 1895 produced and detected Electromagnetic Electromagnetic radiation takes the form of self-propagating Waves in a Vacuum or in Matter. X-radiation (composed of X-rays) is a form of Electromagnetic radiation.
• 1900 - Irish leader John Edward Redmond calls for a revolt against British rule. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world John Edward Redmond (Seán Éamonn Mac Réamoinn (1 September 1856 &ndash 6 March 1918 was an Irish nationalist Politician, Barrister, MP
• 1909 - Colombia recognizes the independence of Panama. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Colombia (kəˈlʌmbɪə officially the Republic of Colombia () is a country in northwestern South America. Panama, officially the Republic of Panama (República de Panamá) is the southernmost country of Central America.
• 1912 - The Prague Party Conference takes place. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting The Prague Party Conference was a conference of Vladimir Lenin 's Bolshevik faction of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party.
• 1913 - First Balkan War: During the Naval Battle of Lemnos, Greek admiral Pavlos Kountouriotis forces the Turkish fleet to retreat to its base within the Dardanelles, from which it did not venture for the rest of the war. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The First Balkan War, which lasted from October 1912 to May 1913 pitted the Balkan League ( Serbia, Montenegro, Greece, and Bulgaria The Battle of Lemnos ( Ναυμαχία της Λήμνου) fought on January 5 1913, was a Naval battle during the First Balkan War, which Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία Admiral Pavlos Kountouriotis (1855-1935 (Παύλος Κουντουριώτης was a Greek naval hero and twice President of Greece. Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches See also [[Hellespont]] The Dardanelles ( Turkish: Çanakkale Boğazı Greek: Δαρδανέλλια Dardanellia) formerly
• 1914 - The Ford Motor Company announces an eight-hour workday and a minimum wage of $5 for a day's labor. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Ford Motor Company is an American Multinational corporation and the world's fourth largest automaker based on Worldwide vehicle sales, following The 8-hour day movement or 40-hour week movement (aka the Short-time movement) had its origins in the Industrial Revolution in Britain, where A minimum wage is the lowest hourly daily or monthly Wage that employers may legally pay to employees or workers The dollar (often represented by the Dollar sign: "$" is the name of the official Currency in several countries dependencies and other
• 1918 - The Free Committee for a German Workers Peace, which would become the Nazi party, is founded. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The, officially National Socialist German Workers' Party, ( abbreviated NSDAP) was a Political party in Germany between 1919 and 1945 The, officially National Socialist German Workers' Party, ( abbreviated NSDAP) was a Political party in Germany between 1919 and 1945
• 1925 - Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming becomes the first female governor in the United States. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nellie Tayloe Ross ( November 29, 1876 – December 19, 1977) was an American Politician, the Governor of The State of Wyoming ( is a sparsely populated state in the western region of the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• 1933 - Construction of the Golden Gate Bridge begins in San Francisco Bay. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension Bridge spanning the Golden Gate, the opening of the San Francisco Bay onto the Pacific Ocean San Francisco Bay is a shallow productive Estuary through which water draining from approximately forty percent of California, flowing in the Sacramento
• 1940 - FM radio is demonstrated to the FCC for the first time. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. See also Frequency modulation, FM band FM broadcasting is a broadcast Technology invented by Edwin Howard Armstrong that
• 1944 - The Daily Mail becomes the first transoceanic newspaper. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Daily Mail is a British newspaper currently published in a tabloid format A newspaper is a written Publication containing News, information and Advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called Newsprint.
• 1945 - The Soviet Union recognizes the new pro-Soviet government of Poland. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland
• 1962 - A replica of the miraculous statue, the Holy Infant of Good Health, is presented to Blessed Pope John XXIII. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Holy Infant of Good Health ( Santo Niño de la salud) is a statue of the Christ Child regarded by many to be miraculous which was found in 1939 in Morelia (Michoacán Pope John (numberingBlessed
• 1968 - Alexander Dubček comes to power: "Prague Spring" begins in Czechoslovakia. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alexander Dubček (November 27 1921 – November 7 1992 was a Slovak politician and briefly leader of Czechoslovakia (1968-1969 famous for his attempt to reform The Prague Spring ( Czech: Pražské jaro, Slovak: Pražská jar) was a period of political liberalization in Czechoslovakia during Czechoslovakia may also refer to what is now the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
• 1972 - U.S. President Richard Nixon orders the development of a space shuttle program. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by NASA 's Space Shuttle, officially called the Space Transportation System ( STS) is the Spacecraft currently used by the United States
• 1974 - An earthquake in Lima, Peru, kills six people, and damages hundreds of houses. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth 's crust that creates Seismic waves Earthquakes are recorded with a Seismometer Lima is the Capital and largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers on a coast overlooking
• 1975 - The Tasman Bridge in Tasmania, Australia, is struck by the bulk ore carrier Lake Illawarra, killing twelve people. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Tasman Bridge is a five-lane Bridge crossing the Derwent River, near the CBD of Hobart, Tasmania. Tasmania is an Australian island and state of the same name It is located south of the eastern side of the Continent, being separated from it by Bass For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics.
• 1976 - Cambodia is renamed Democratic Kampuchea by the Khmer Rouge. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Kingdom of Cambodia ( formerly known as Kampuchea (, transliterated: Preăh Réachéanachâkr Kâmpŭchea) is a country in South East The Khmer Rouge (ខ្មែរក្រហម Kmae Krɑhɑɑm was the Communist ruling political party of Cambodia &mdashwhich it renamed
• 1993 - The oil tanker MV Braer runs aground on the coast of the Shetland Islands, spilling 84,700 tons of crude oil. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Reason for ship's loss In the ship court after the loss it was stated that reason for ship's loss was seawater contamination of the diesel oil Shetland (formerly spelled Zetland, from etland; Old Norse non Hjaltland; Sealtainn is an Archipelago off the northeast coast of
• 1993 - Washington state executes Westley Allan Dodd by hanging (the first legal hanging in America since 1965). Washington ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Westley Allan Dodd ( July 3, 1961 &ndash January 5, 1993) was a convicted Serial killer and child molester from Hanging is the lethal suspension of a person by a ligature The Oxford English Dictionary states that hanging in this sense is "specifically to put to death Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar.
• 1996 - Hamas operative Yahya Ayyash is killed by an Israeli-planted booby-trapped cell phone. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Ḥamas (ar حركة حماس acronym ar حركة المقاومة Yahya Abdal-Tif Ayyash (يحيى عياش February 22, 1966 - January 5, 1996) was the chief bombmaker of For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics.
• 1997 - Russian forces withdraw from Chechnya. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending The Chechen Republic (ˈʧɛʧɨn rɪˈpʌblɨk Чече́нская Респу́блика Chechenskaya Respublika; Нохчийн Республика Noxçiyn Respublika
• 2005 - Eris, the largest known dwarf planet in the solar system, is discovered by the team of Michael E. Brown, Chad Trujillo, and David L. Rabinowitz using images originally taken on October 21, 2003, at the Palomar Observatory. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A dwarf planet, as defined by the International Astronomical Union (IAU is a Celestial body Orbiting the Sun that is massive enough to be rounded The Solar System consists of the Sun and those celestial objects bound to it by Gravity. Education Brown is a Huntsville Alabama native and graduated from Virgil Grissom High School in 1983 Early career Trujillo attended Oak Park and River Forest High School in Oak Park Illinois. David Lincoln Rabinowitz (born 1960) is a researcher at Yale University. Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Palomar Observatory is a privately owned Observatory located in San Diego County California, 90 miles (145 Km) Southeast of Mount Wilson

Births

• 1209 - Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall, Holy Roman Emperor (d. Richard of Cornwall ( 5 January 1209 – 2 April 1272) was Count of Poitou (from 1225 to 1243 Earl of Cornwall (from The Holy Roman Emperor (Römischer Kaiser or Römisch-Deutscher Kaiser Romanorum Imperator was the elected monarch ruling over the many varying numbers of states 1272)
• 1548 - Francisco Suarez, Spanish theologian (d. Francisco Suárez ( 5 January 1548, Granada, Spain - 25 September 1617, Lisbon, Portugal) was a 1617)
• 1587 - Xu Xiake, Chinese geographer (d. Xu Xiake ( January 5 1587 — March 8 1641) born Xu Hongzu (徐弘祖 Courtesy name Zhenzhi (振之 1641)
• 1592 - Shah Jahan, Mughal Emperor of India (d. Shihab-ud-din Muhammad Shah Jahan I (full title Al-Sultan al-'Azam wal Khaqan al-Mukarram Abu'l-Muzaffar Shihab ud-din Muhammad Sahib-i-Qiran-i-Sani Shah Jahan I Padshah Ghazi The Mughal Empire was the dominant power in the Indian subcontinent between the mid-16th century and the end of the 17th century 1666)
• 1614 - Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria (d. Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria ( Wiener Neustadt January 5 1614 - Vienna November 20 1662) was a military commander 1662)
• 1696 - Giuseppe Galli-Bibiena, Italian architect/painter (d. The Galli-Bibiena family, or Galli da Bibiena (also spelled "Bibbiena" was a family of Italian artists of the 17th and 18th centuries including 1757)
• 1717 - William Wildman Shute Barrington, British statesman (d. Year 1757 ( MDCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1717 ( MDCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a William Wildman Shute Barrington 2nd Viscount Barrington PC ( 5 January 1717 &ndash 1 February 1793) was a British secretary 1793)
• 1762 - Constanze Mozart, wife of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (d. Year 1793 ( MDCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1762 ( MDCCLXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Constanze Mozart (born Constanze Weber) ( 5 January 1762 in Zell im Wiesental, Germany &ndash 6 March 1842 1842)
• 1779 - Zebulon Pike, American explorer (d. Year 1842 ( MDCCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1779 ( MDCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Zebulon Montgomery Pike Jr ( January 5, 1779 – April 27, 1813) was an American soldier and explorer for whom Pikes Peak 1813)
• 1779 - Stephen Decatur, American naval officer (d. Year 1813 ( MDCCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Commodore Stephen Decatur Jr ( 5 January 1779 – 22 March 1820) was an American naval officer notable for his heroism 1820)
• 1829 - Sir Roger Tichborne, missing U. Year 1820 ( MDCCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year For the game see 1829 (board game. Year 1829 ( MDCCCXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display The affair of the Tichborne claimant was the celebrated 19th-century legal case in the United Kingdom of Arthur Orton (1834&ndash1898 an Imposter who K. heir who was the subject of the longest criminal trial in British history (d. c. 1854)
• 1834 - William John Wills, English explorer of Australia, member of the Burke and Wills expedition (d. Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1834 ( MDCCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common W J Willsjpg|thumb|right|214px| Lithograph of William John Wills]] William John Wills ( 5 January 1834 – June 1861 was an English surveyor who In 1860-61 Robert O'Hara Burke and William John Wills led an expedition of 19 men with the intention of crossing Australia from Melbourne in the south to 1861)
• 1838 - Camille Jordan, French mathematician (d. Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1838 ( MDCCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Marie Ennemond Camille Jordan ( January 5 1838 &ndash January 22 1922) was a French Mathematician, known both for his foundational 1922)
• 1846 - Rudolf Christoph Eucken, German writer, Nobel laureate (d. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. For the game see 1846 (board game. Year 1846 ( MDCCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Rudolf Christoph Eucken ( January 5, 1846 — September 15, 1926) was a German Philosopher, and the winner of the 1908 The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1926)
• 1855 - King Camp Gillette, American inventor (d. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1855 ( MDCCCLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year King Camp Gillette ( January 5, 1855 &ndash July 9, 1932) was an American businessman popularly known as the inventor of the 1932)
• 1864 - Bob Caruthers, American baseball player (d. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Robert Lee Caruthers ( January 5 1864 - August 5 1911) nicknamed "Parisian Bob" was an American right-handed 1911)
• 1864 - Ban Johnson, American baseball executive (d. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Byron Bancroft "Ban" Johnson ( January 5, 1864 &ndash March 28, 1931) was an American executive in Professional baseball 1931)
• 1865 - Julio Garavito Armero, Colombian astronomer (d. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Julio Garavito Armero ( January 5, 1865 &ndash March 11, 1920) was a Colombian astronomer. 1920)
• 1871 - Frederick Converse, U. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Frederick Shepherd Converse ( January 5, 1871 &ndash June 8, 1940) was an American Composer of classical music S. composer (d. 1940)
• 1874 - Joseph Erlanger, American physiologist, Nobel laureate (d. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Joseph Erlanger ( January 5, 1874 &ndash December 5, 1965) was an American physiologist. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1965)
• 1876 - Konrad Adenauer, German statesman (d. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Konrad Hermann Josef Adenauer ( 5 January 1876 – 19 April 1967 was a German Statesman. 1967)
• 1879 - Hans Eppinger, Austrian physician (d. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Hans Eppinger Jr ( January 5, 1879 &ndash September 25, 1946) was an Austrian physician who gained an infamous reputation due to experiments 1946)
• 1880 - Nikolay Medtner, Russian composer (d. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Nikolai Karlovich Medtner (Никола́й Ка́рлович Ме́тнер Nikoláj Kárlovič Métner) (&ndash13 November 1951 was a 1951)
• 1882 - Herbert Bayard Swope, U. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Herbert Bayard Swope ( January 5 1882 - June 20 1958) was a U S. journalist who coined the term "Cold War" (d. 1958)
• 1885 - Humbert Wolfe, Italian-British poet (d. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Humbert Wolfe CB CBE ( January 5 1885, Milan, Italy &ndash January 5, 1940) was an Italian-born 1940)
• 1893 - Zoltán Böszörmény, Hungarian Nazi politician (d. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Zoltán Böszörmény ( 5 January 1893 -? was a leading exponent of Fascism in Hungary before the Second World War. Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German unknown)
• 1893 - Paramahansa Yogananda, Indian guru (d. Paramahansa Yogananda ( Bengali: পরমহংস যোগানন্দ Pôromohôngsho Joganondo, Sanskrit: परमहंस योगानं‍द 1952)
• 1895 - Elizabeth Cotten, American musician (d. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Elizabeth "Libba" Cotten ( January 5, 1895 – June 29, 1987) was an American blues and folk Musician. 1987)
• 1900 - Yves Tanguy, French painter (d. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Raymond Georges Yves Tanguy ( January 5, 1900 &ndash January 15, 1955) was a Surrealist painter 1955)
• 1902 - Stella Gibbons, English novelist (d. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Stella Dorothea Gibbons ( 5 January, 1902, London &mdash 19 December, 1989, London) was an English Novelist 1989)
• 1903 - Harold Gatty, Australian aviator, navigator with Wiley Post (d. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Harold Charles Gatty ( 5 January, 1903, Campbell Town, Tasmania - 30 August, 1957, Fiji) was an Australian Wiley Hardeman Post ( November 22, 1898 &ndash August 15, 1935) was the first pilot to fly solo around the world 1957)
• 1904 - Erica Morini, Austrian violinist (d. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Erika Morini ( Vienna, January 5 1904 - New York City, October 31 1995) was an Austrian Violinist 1995)
• 1904 - Jeane Dixon, American astrologer (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Jeane L Dixon ( January 5, 1904 – January 25, 1997) was one of the best-known American Astrologers and psychics 1997)
• 1906 - Kathleen Kenyon, English archaeologist (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Dame Kathleen Mary Kenyon ( 5 January, 1906 &ndash 24 August, 1978) was an important English Archaeologist of Neolithic 1978)
• 1908 - George Dolenz, American actor (d. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year George Dolenz (originally George Dolentz, born Jure Dolenc) ( 5 January 1908 - 8 February 1963) was an American film actor 1963)
• 1909 - Stephen Kleene, American mathematician (d. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Stephen Cole Kleene ( January 5, 1909, Hartford Connecticut, USA &ndash January 25, 1994, Madison Wisconsin 1994)
• 1909 - Lucienne Bloch, Swiss-U. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Lucienne Bloch ( January 5, 1909 - March 13, 1999) was born in Geneva Switzerland and came to America with her family in 1917 S. sculptor, muralist, photographer (d. 1995)
• 1910 - Jack Lovelock, New Zealand athlete (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island 1949)
• 1910 - Hugh Brannum, American actor (d. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hugh Brannum ( January 5, 1910 - April 19, 1987) is an actor best known for his role as " Mr 1987)
• 1911 - Jean-Pierre Aumont, French actor (d. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Jean-Pierre Aumont (5 January 1911 – 30 January 2001 was a French Actor. 2001)
• 1914 - Nicolas de Staël, French-Russian painter (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Nicolas de Staël ( January 5, 1914, Saint Petersburg - March 16, 1955, Antibes) ( French nationality of 1955)
• 1914 - George Reeves, American actor (d. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) George Reeves ( January 5, 1914 &ndash June 16, 1959) was an American Actor, best known for his role as Superman in the 1959)
• 1915 - Arthur H. Robinson, Canadian-born cartographer (d. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Arthur H Robinson ( January 5, 1915 – October 19, 2004) was an American Geographer and Cartographer, who was 2004)
• 1917 - Wieland Wagner, German stage director (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Wieland Wagner ( January 5, 1917 – October 17, 1966) was a German Opera director 1966)
• 1917 - Jane Wyman, American actress (d. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Jane Wyman ( January 5, 1917 &ndash September 10, 2007) was an American actress. 2007)
• 1917 - Francis L. Kellogg, U. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Francis Leonard Kellogg ( January 5, 1917 &ndash April 6, 2006) was a Diplomat, a special assistant to the Secretary of State S. diplomat and prominent socialite (d. 2006)
• 1919 - Severino Gazzelloni, Italian flautist (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Severino Gazzelloni ( January 5, 1919 - November 21, 1992) was an Italian Flute player 1992)
• 1920 - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, Italian pianist (d. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli ( January 5, 1920 – June 12, 1995) was an Italian classical Pianist. 1995)
• 1921 - Friedrich Dürrenmatt, Swiss writer (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Friedrich Dürrenmatt ( January 5, 1921 &ndash December 14, 1990) was a Swiss author and dramatist. 1990)
• 1921 - Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
• 1922 - Admiral Sir Anthony Synnot, Chief of the Australian Defence Force (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Early life Jean was born on 5 January 1921 at Berg Castle, in central Luxembourg the son of the reigning Grand Duchess Charlotte Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Admiral Sir Anthony Monckton Synnot KBE, AO (5 January 1922 - 4 July 2001 was an Admiral in the Royal Australian Navy and between 2001)
• 1923 - Sam Phillips, American music producer (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Samuel Cornelius Phillips ( January 5, 1923 – July 30, 2003) better known as Sam Phillips, was an American 2003)
• 1924 - Dr Gilbert Bogle, Australian scientist who died in the Bogle-Chandler case (1963)
• 1926 - Hosea Williams, American activist (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Bogle-Chandler case refers to the mysterious deaths of Dr Gilbert Stanley Bogle (1924-1963 and Mrs Margaret Olive Chandler née Morphett (1934-1963 on the banks of the Lane Cove Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hosea Lorenzo Williams ( January 5, 1926 &ndash November 16, 2000) was a United States civil rights leader, 2000)
• 1926 - William De Witt Snodgrass, American poet
• 1928 - Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, Pakistani statesman (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. William De Witt Snodgrass (born January 5 1926 in Wilkinsburg Pennsylvania) pseudonym S Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto ( Urdu: ur '''ذوالفقار علی بھٹو''' Sindhi: ذوالفقار علي ڀُٽو, zʊlfɪqɑːɾ ɑli bɦʊʈːoː 1979)
• 1928 - Walter Mondale, American politician
• 1929 - Wilbert Harrison, American singer (d. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Walter Frederick "Fritz" Mondale (born January 5, 1928) is an American politician and member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Wilbert Harrison ( January 5 1929 – October 26 1994) was an American Singer /pianist/guitarist/harmonica player 1994)
• 1931 - Alvin Ailey, American choreographer (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alvin Ailey Jr ( January 5, 1931 &ndash December 1, 1989) was an American Modern dancer and Choreographer 1989)
• 1931 - Alfred Brendel, Austrian pianist
• 1931 - Joan Coxsedge, Australian politician
• 1931 - Robert Duvall, American actor
• 1932 - Raisa Gorbacheva, wife of Mikhail Gorbachev (d. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Alfred Brendel KBE (born January 5 1931 is an Austrian Pianist, born in Czechoslovakia and a resident of the United Kingdom. Joan Marjorie Coxsedge is an Australian artist activist and a former politician Robert Selden Duvall (born January 5, 1931) is an American Film Actor and director who has won an Academy Award Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Raisa Maksimovna Gorbachyova (Раи́са Макси́мовна Горбачёва born Titarenko (Титаре́нко ( 5 January, 1932 – Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev ( Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachyov;; born 2 March 1931 in Privolnoye Stavropol Krai) is a Russian politician 1999)
• 1932 - Umberto Eco, Italian writer
• 1932 - Chuck Noll, American football coach
• 1934 - William Bendeck, Bolivian rally driver (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Umberto Eco (born 5 January 1932 is an Italian Medievalist, semiotician, Philosopher, literary critic and Novelist, best Charles Henry Noll (born January 5 1932) is a former professional American football player and coach most notably the head coach of the Pittsburgh Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. William Bendeck, ( January 5, 1934 &ndash November 14, 1971) was a Bolivian rally driver who won six national titles over 1971)
• 1936 - Florence King, American humorist
• 1938 - King Juan Carlos I of Spain
• 1938 - Jim Otto, American football player
• 1938 - Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, Kenyan writer
• 1940 - Michael O'Donoghue, American writer (d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Florence Virginia King (b January 5 1936, Washington DC) is an American novelist essayist and columnist Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Early life Juan Carlos was born in Rome, where his grandfather Alfonso XIII of Spain lived in exile after the proclamation of the Second Spanish Republic James Edwin Otto (born January 5, 1938 in Wausau Wisconsin) is a former American football center for the Oakland Raiders of the Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o (born January 5, 1938) is a Kenyan author formerly working in English and now working in Gĩkũyũ. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Michael O'Donoghue ( January 5, 1940 - November 8, 1994) was a 20th century American writer and performer 1994)
• 1940 - Yuri Ershov, Russian mathematician
• 1940 - Athol Guy, Australian singer, member of The Seekers
• 1940 - General Sir Michael Rose, UK military officer, prominent in Bosnia
• 1941 - Hayao Miyazaki, Japanese film maker
• 1941 - Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi, Indian cricketer
• 1942 - Jan Leeming, English television presenter and newsreader
• 1942 - Terenci Moix, Spanish writer (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Yuri L Ershov or Yershov (Юрий Леонидович Ершов born January 5, 1940) is a Russian Mathematician. Athol Guy (born January 5 1940, in Colac Victoria, Australia) is one of the members of the Australian Pop music - Folk music The Seekers were a group of Australian folk -influenced popular musicians that was formed in Melbourne, in 1962 General Sir (Hugh Michael Rose, KCB CBE DSO QGM (born 1940 in what was then British India) often known as Mike Rose Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. is a This article is about the Indian cricket player For the Tamil film actor click here. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jan Leeming (born 5 January, 1942) is a British TV presenter and newsreader. Terenci Moix, (real name Ramón Moix) ( Barcelona, 5 January 1942 - Barcelona, 2 April de 2003 was a Spanish Catalan writer 2003)
• 1942 - Maurizio Pollini, Italian pianist
• 1942 - Charlie Rose, American talk show host
• 1943 - Justice Mary Gaudron, first female judge of the High Court of Australia
• 1945 - Chuck McKinley, U. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Maurizio Pollini (born January 5, 1942) is an Italian classical Pianist. Charlie Rose (born Charles Peete Rose Jr, on January 5, 1942) is an American TV interviewer and journalist Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mary Genevieve Gaudron (born 5 January 1943) Australian lawyer and judge was the first female Justice of the High Court of Australia. The High Court of Australia is the final court of appeal in Australia the highest court in the Australian court hierarchy. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Charles Robert "Chuck" McKinley Jr ( January 5, 1941 – August 10, 1986) was a Tennis player from the United States S. tennis player (d. 1986)
• 1945 - Roger Spottiswoode, Canadian-born film director
• 1946 - Diane Keaton, American actress
• 1947 - Mercury Morris, American football player
• 1948 - Ted Lange, American actor
• 1949 - George Brown, American drummer (Kool & The Gang)
• 1950 - Ioan Petru Culianu, Romanian-born professor (d. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Roger Spottiswoode (born January 5 1945 in Ottawa, Ontario) is a Canadian-born Film director and writer who began his career as an editor in Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Diane Keaton (born Diane Hall on January 5 1946 is an Oscar -winning American film Actress, director and producer Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Eugene "Mercury" Morris (born January 5, 1947) is a former American football player who played Running back in the American Football Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Theodore "Ted" William Lange (born January 5 1948 is an American Actor, director, and Screenwriter best known for his role as Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kool & the Gang are a highly successful American Jazz / R&B / soul / Funk / Disco group Kool & the Gang are a highly successful American Jazz / R&B / soul / Funk / Disco group Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ioan Petru Culianu or Couliano ( January 5 1950 &ndash May 21 1991) was a Romanian historian of religion, 1991)
• 1950 - John Manley, Canadian politician
• 1950 - Charlie Richmond, Canadian entrepreneur
• 1950 - Chris Stein, American guitarist (Blondie)
• 1951 - Steve Arnold, English footballer
• 1953 - Steve Archer, American singer (The Archers)
• 1953 - Pamela Sue Martin, American actress
• 1953 - George Tenet, American CIA director
• 1954 - Alex English, American basketball player
• 1956 - Chen Kenichi, Japanese-born chef
• 1957 - Kevin Hastings, Australian rugby league footballer
• 1959 - Clancy Brown, American actor
• 1960 - Steve Jones, British aviator (Red Bull Air Race World Series)
• 1960 - Glenn Strömberg, Swedish footballer
• 1960 - Phil Thornalley, English bass guitarist (The Cure)
• 1962 - Suzy Amis, American actress
• 1962 - Perry Fenwick, English actor
• 1962 - Danny Jackson, American baseball player
• 1963 - Jeff Fassero, American baseball player
• 1964 - Grant Young, American drummer (Soul Asylum)
• 1965 - Vinnie Jones, English-born Welsh footballer and actor
• 1966 - Kate Schellenbach, American drummer (Luscious Jackson)
• 1967 - Joe Flanigan, American actor
• 1968 - DJ Bobo, Swiss singer
• 1968 - Ricky Paull Goldin, American actor
• 1968 - Andrew Golota, Polish boxer
• 1968 - Carrie Ann Inaba, American dancer and choreographer
• 1968 - Joé Juneau, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1969 - Marilyn Manson, American singer
• 1969 - Paul McGillion, Scottish actor
• 1970 - Rick Campanelli, Canadian TV presenter
• 1971 - Mayuko Takata, Japanese actress
• 1972 - Sakis Rouvas, Greek singer
• 1973 - Phil Joel, Australian bassist (Newsboys)
• 1975 - Kylie Bax, New Zealand model
• 1975 - Bradley Cooper, American actor
• 1975 - Warrick Dunn, American football player
• 1975 - Mike Grier, American ice hockey player
• 1976 - Diego Tristán, Spanish footballer
• 1976 - Matt Wachter, American bassist (30 Seconds to Mars)
• 1978 - January Jones, American actress
• 1978 - Franck Montagny, French Formula One driver
• 1979 - Kyle Calder, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1979 - Ronnie O'Brien, Irish footballer
• 1980 - Bennie Joppru, National Football League tight end
• 1981 - Corey Flynn, New Zealand rugby union footballer
• 1981 - Brooklyn Sudano, American actress
• 1982 - Janica Kostelić, Croatian skier
• 1984 - Amanda Hearst, American heiress
• 1985 - Michael Cuccione, Canadian actor (d. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Charlie Richmond is an entrepreneur and inventor born 1950-01-05. Chris Stein (born January 5 1950 Brooklyn, New York) is co-founder and Guitar player in the New wave band, Blondie Blondie is an American rock band that first gained fame in the late 1970s and has so far sold over 60 million records Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Stephen Frank Arnold (born January 5, 1951) was an English professional footballer playing as a midfielder Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Steve Archer (born January 5 1953) is an American Singer-songwriter and producer The Archers were one of America 's earliest Jesus music and Contemporary Christian music groups Pamela Sue Martin (born January 5, 1953 in Westport Connecticut) is an American actress best known for playing Nancy Drew on The George John Tenet (born January 5, 1953) was the Director of Central Intelligence for the United States Central Intelligence Agency near as long as it used to be several months ago It has been actively summarized and split into sub-articles and there is a dynamic talk page discussion of all Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Alex English (born January 5 1954 in Columbia South Carolina) is a retired American Basketball player and current assistant coach of the Toronto Raptors Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Chen Kenichi ( Japanese: Chin Ken'ichi born January 5 1956 in Tokyo, Japan) whose name is often romanized Chin Kenichi in Japanese sources Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Kevin 'Horrie' Hastings (born on January 5, 1957 in Surry Hills New South Wales) is an Australian multi-award winning Rugby league The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Clarence J Brown III (born January 5, 1959) is an American Actor. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Steve Jones ( January 5, 1960) is a British airline pilot and an aerobatics pilot competing in the Red Bull Air Race World Series, flying a The Red Bull Air Race World Series, established in 2003 and created by Red Bull, is an international series of air races in which competitors have to navigate a challenging Glenn Peter Strömberg (born January 5, 1960) is a Swedish former footballer. Phil Thornalley (born Philip Carden Thornalley, 5 January 1960, Worlington, Suffolk, England) is a songwriter-producer The Cure are an English rock band that formed in Crawley, West Sussex in 1976 Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Suzy Amis (born January 5, 1962 in Oklahoma City Oklahoma) is an American Film actress and former model Perry Fenwick (born 5 January 1962 in Canning Town, London) is an English Film and Television Actor Danny Lynn Jackson (born January 5, 1962 in San Antonio Texas) was a pitcher with a 15-year career from to. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jeffrey Joseph Fassero (born January 5, 1963 in Springfield, Illinois) is a former Pitcher in Major League Baseball. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Grant Young (born January 5 1963, in Iowa City, Iowa) was the Drummer for the band Soul Asylum from 1984-1995 Soul Asylum is an American Alternative rock band that formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1983. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Vincent Peter "Vinnie" Jones (born 5 January 1965) is an English -born Film actor and ex- footballer, having represented Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Kate Schellenbach (born January 5 1966 in New York City, New York) was the Drummer for The Beastie Boys from 1981 to 1984 and drummed for Luscious Jackson was an alternative / Pop-rock group formed in 1991 Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Joe Flanigan (born January 5, 1967) is an American television actor best known as Major/Lt Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Peter René Baumann (born January 5, 1968 better known as DJ BoBo, is a successful Swiss Singer, Songwriter, Dancer Richard Paull Goldin (born January 5, 1965) is an American Actor. Andrzej Gołota (in the US often referred to as Andrew Golota; born January 5 1968) is a professional boxer from Poland Carrie Ann Inaba (born January 5, 1968) is an American dancer choreographer actress and singer This article is about the ice hockey player Joé Juneau For information about the prospector and co-founder of Juneau Alaska, United States, see Joe Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Brian Hugh Warner (born January 5, 1969) better known by his Stage name Marilyn Manson, is an American Musician and Paul McGillion (born January 5, 1969) is a Vancouver -based Actor who has worked in Television, Film and Theatre Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rick Campanelli (born January 5, 1970) was the winner of the 1994 MuchMusic MuchTemp contest. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Mayuko Takata (高田万由子 Takata Mayuko, born January 5, 1971) is a Japanese Actress, Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Anastasios "Sakis" Rouvas (el Σάκης Ρουβάς born January 5, 1972in Mandouki, Corfu, Greece) is a popular Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Philip Joel Urry (born January 5, 1973) is a musician known as a solo artist in addition to being the former bassist for the Christian rock Group For the protest event see Newsboys Strike of 1899 Newsboys (sometimes stylized as newsboys) is a Grammy Award -nominated Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kylie Bax (born 5 January 1975 kаɪliː) is a New Zealand -born model and actress Bradley Cooper (born January 5, 1975) is an American Film, stage, and Television Actor. Warrick De'Mon Dunn (born January 5, 1975 in Baton Rouge Louisiana) is an American football Running back for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Mike Grier (born January 5, 1975 in Detroit Michigan) is a professional Ice hockey forward for the San Jose Sharks of the National Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Diego Tristán (born 5 January 1976 in Seville) is a Spanish professional footballer currently unattached Matthew Walter Wachter (born January 5, 1976) is the bassist, Keyboardist, and the Backing vocalist in the rock band Angels & 30 Seconds to Mars (or Thirty Seconds to Mars and often abbreviated to 30STM) is an American rock band from Los Angeles California Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) January Jones (born January 5, 1978 in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota) is an American Actress and former Early career Montagny was born in Feurs, France and started racing karts there in 1988 winning the cadet class in the French Karting Championship in 1992 and Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Kyle Calder (born on January 5, 1979 in Mannville, Alberta) is a Canadian professional Ice hockey player who currently Ronnie O'Brien (born January 5, 1979 in Bray, Ireland) is an Irish Footballer who currently plays right midfield for Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Benjamin Paul Joppru (born January 5, 1980 in Dickinson North Dakota) is an American football Tight end in the NFL and The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Corey Flynn (born 5 January, 1981 in Invercargill) is a New Zealand Rugby union player who plays in the position of hooker Brooklyn Sudano (born January 5, 1981 in West Hollywood CA) is African American and Italian. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Janica Kostelić ˈkɔstɛlitɕ}} (born January 5, 1982) is a retired Alpine skier from Croatia, considered one of the greatest female skiers Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Amanda Randolph Hearst (born January 5, 1984) is an American Heiress, Fashion model with IMG Models agency and one Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Michael James Cuccione ( January 5, 1985 – January 13, 2001) was a Canadian actor singer dancer author and activist born 2001)
• 1985 - Yoon So-Yi, South Korean actress
• 1986 - Deepika Padukone, Indian model and actress
• 1986 - Teppei Koike, Japanese actor and singer
• 1987 - Kristin Cavallari, American actress
• 1996 - Max Baldry, English actor

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• 842 - Al-Mu'tasim, Abbasid caliph (b. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Yoon So-yi (born January 5, 1985) is a South Korean actress Profile Name Yoon/Yun So-Yi/Soy (윤소이 Real Name Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Deepika Padukone ( Kannada: ದೀಪಿಕಾ ಪಡುಕೋಣೆ born January 5, 1986) is an Indian supermodel turned Actress is an actor and singer from Japan. His nicknames are Teppei-chan, Teppei-kun, and Te-chan. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Kristin Elizabeth Cavallari (born January 14, 1987) is an American Reality show star and has appeared on United States Reality Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Maxim Alexander "Max" Baldry (born January 5, 1996) is a young English Actor who starred as Stepan in Mr Bean's Holiday Events By Place Europe February 14 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German sign a treaty Abu Ishaq al-Mu'tasim ibn Harun (أبو إسحاق المعتصم بن هارون ʾAbū ʾIsḥāq al-Muʿtaṣim ibn Hārūn 794 &ndash January 5, 842) was an 794)
• 1066 - Edward the Confessor, King of England (b. Events By Place Asia Kyoto becomes the Japanese capital ending the Nara period, and beginning the Heian period. King Edward the Confessor (c 1003 &ndash 5 January 1066 son of Ethelred the Unready, was the penultimate Anglo-Saxon King of England and the last 1004)
• 1387 - King Peter IV of Aragon (b. Peter IV (also known as Pedro or Pere 5 September 1319, Balaguer – 5 January 1387) called the Ceremonious ( el Ceremonioso 1319)
• 1400 - John Montacute, 3rd Earl of Salisbury, English politician (executed) (b. John Montacute 3rd Earl of Salisbury (1350 &ndash January 5, 1400) was an English Nobleman, one of the few who remained loyal to Richard ca. 1350)
• 1448 - Christopher of Bavaria (b. Christopher of Bavaria known by his Danish and Norwegian title as Christoffer (III af/av Bayern and by his Swedish title as Kristofer 1416)
• 1465 - Charles, Duke of Orléans, French poet (b. Charles of Valois Duke of Orléans ( November 24, 1394 &ndash January 5, 1465) became Duke of Orléans in 1407 following the murder 1394)
• 1477 - Charles, Duke of Burgundy (killed in battle) (b. Charles the Bold or Charles the Rash (Charles le Téméraire ( 21 November 1433 &ndash 5 January 1477) baptised Charles Martin 1433)
• 1524 - Marko Marulić, Croatian poet (b. Marko Marulić ( Split, August 18, 1450 - Split January 5, 1524) was a Croatian Poet and Christian humanist 1450)
• 1527 - Felix Manz, Swiss leader (executed) (b. Felix Manz (c 1498 &ndash January 5 1527) was a co-founder of the original Swiss Brethren Anabaptist congregation in Zürich 1498)
• 1588 - Qi Jiguang, Chinese general (b. Life Early life Qi Jiguang was born in the town of Luqiao (鲁橋 in Shandong province to a family with a long military tradition 1528)
• 1589 - Catherine de' Medici, queen of Henry II of France (b. Catherine de' Medici (April 13 1519 &ndash January 5 1589 was born in Florence, Italy as Caterina Maria Romula di Lorenzo de' Medici. Henry II (Henri II (31 March 1519 &ndash 10 July 1559 of the House of Valois and the son and successor of Francis I, was King of France from 31 1519)
• 1713 - Jean Chardin, French explorer (b. Year 1713 ( MDCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Jean Chardin, born Jean-Baptiste Chardin, also known as Sir John Chardin, ( November 16, 1643 &ndash January 5, 1713 1643)
• 1740 - Antonio Lotti, Italian composer (b. Year 1740 ( MDCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Antonio Lotti ( January 5, 1667 &ndash January 5, 1740) was an Italian Composer of classical music. 1667)
• 1762 - Empress Elizabeth of Russia (b. Year 1762 ( MDCCLXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Yelizaveta Petrovna (Елизаве́та (Елисаве́т Петро́вна (December 29 1709 – January 5 1762 (New Style December 18 1709 – December 25 1761 ( 1709)
• 1771 - John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford, British statesman (b. Year 1709 ( MDCCIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1771 ( MDCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a John Russell 4th Duke of Bedford KG, PC, FRS ( 30 September 1710 &ndash 5 January 1771) was an 18th century 1710)
• 1823 - Major George Johnston, Lieutenant-Governor of New South Wales (b. Year 1710 ( MDCCX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year Year 1823 ( MDCCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common George Bain Johnston (c 19 March 1764 – January 5 1823 was briefly Lieutenant-Governor of New South Wales, Australia after leading the rebellion later known as 1764)
• 1846 - Alfred Thomas Agate, American artist (b. Year 1764 ( MDCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a For the game see 1846 (board game. Year 1846 ( MDCCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Alfred Thomas Agate ( February 14, 1812, in Sparta New York – January 5, 1846, Washington D 1812)
• 1858 - Joseph Radetzky von Radetz, Austrian field marshal (b. Year 1812 ( MDCCCXII) a leap year started on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common 1766)
• 1860 - Saint John Nepomucene Neumann, first American bishop to be canonized (b. Year 1766 ( MDCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting Saint John Nepomucene Neumann (Johannes Nepomuk Neumann Jan Nepomucký Neumann March 28 1811 &ndash January 5 1860 was a Redemptorist missionary to the United States 1811)
• 1883 - Charles Tompson, first Australian published poet (b. Year 1811 ( MDCCCXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Charles Tompson ( 1806 - 5 January 1883) was an Australian public servant and it is claimed he was the first published Australian-born poet 1806)
• 1888 - Henri Herz, Austrian pianist (b. Year 1806 ( MDCCCVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Henri Herz ( Vienna, 6 January 1803 &ndash Paris, 5 January 1888) was a pianist and composer Austrian 1803)
• 1891 - Emma Abbott, American soprano (b. 1803 ( MDCCCIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Emma Abbott (December 9 1850 &ndash January 5 1891 was an American Operatic Soprano and Impresario known for her pure clear voice of great 1849)
• 1904 - Karl Alfred von Zittel, German palaeontologist (b. Year 1849 ( MDCCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Karl Alfred Ritter von Zittel ( September 25, 1839 - January 5, 1904) German Palaeontologist, was born at Bahlingen 1839)
• 1910 - Léon Walras, French economist (b. Year 1839 ( MDCCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Marie-Esprit-Léon Walras ( December 16, 1834 in Évreux, France - January 5, 1910 in Clarens near Montreux 1834)
• 1922 - Ernest Shackleton, Irish explorer (b. Year 1834 ( MDCCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton, CVO, OBE, (15 February 1874 – 5 January 1922 was an Anglo-Irish explorer who was one of the principal figures of the period 1874)
• 1933 - Calvin Coolidge, 30th President of the United States (b. Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Calvin Coolidge Jr (July 4 1872 January 5 1933 was the thirtieth President of the United States (1923–1929 The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by 1872)
• 1937 - Marie Booth, child of William and Catherine Booth (b. Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Marian Billups Booth ( May 4, 1864 – January 5, 1937) better known as Marie Booth, was the third daughter of William William Booth ( April 10, 1829 &ndash August 20, 1912) was a British Methodist preacher who founded The Salvation Catherine Booth ( 17 January 1829 &ndash 4 October 1890) was the Mother of The Salvation Army. 1864)
• 1939 - Amelia Earhart, American aviator declared dead after disappearance in 1937. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout (b. 1897)
• 1940 - Humbert Wolfe, Italian-British poet (b. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Humbert Wolfe CB CBE ( January 5 1885, Milan, Italy &ndash January 5, 1940) was an Italian-born 1885)
• 1941 - Amy Johnson, English aviator (b. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout 1903)
• 1943 - George Washington Carver, American educator (b. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. George Washington Carver (January 1864 – January 5 1943 was an African American Scientist, Botanist, Educator, and Inventor 1864)
• 1946 - Kitty Cheatham, American singer (b. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Katherine "Kitty" Cheatman ( 1864 - January 5, 1946) was an American Singer and Actor. 1864)
• 1951 - Andrei Platonov, Russian writer (b. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Andrei Platonov (АндрейПлато́нов( September 1, 1899 &ndash January 5, 1951) was the pen name of Andrei Platonovich Klimentov 1899)
• 1952 - Victor Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow, Viceroy of India (b. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Victor Alexander John Hope 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow KG, KT, GCSI, GCIE, OBE, PC ( 24 September 1887 1887)
• 1954 - Rabbit Maranville, American baseball player (b. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Walter James Vincent Maranville ( November 11, 1891 - January 5, 1954) better known as Rabbit Maranville due to his speed and 1891)
• 1956 - Mistinguett, French singer (b. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mistinguett ( April 5, 1875 – January 5, 1956 from Enghien-les-Bains, Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, 1875)
• 1963 - Rogers Hornsby, American baseball player (b. Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rogers Hornsby ( April 27, 1896 in Winters Texas - January 5, 1963 in Chicago Illinois) nicknamed "The Rajah" 1896)
• 1970 - Max Born, German physicist, Nobel laureate (b. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Max Born (11 December 1882 &ndash 5 January 1970 was a German Physicist and Mathematician who was instrumental in the development of Quantum The Nobel Prize (Nobelpriset (Nobelprisen is a Swedish prize established in the 1895 will of Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel; it was first awarded in Peace, Literature 1882)
• 1970 - Cyril Fagan, Irish astrologer (b. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Cyril Fagan ( May 22, 1896 - January 5, 1970) was an astrologer born in Dublin Ireland, who claimed historical use of 1896)
• 1970 - Roberto Gerhard, Catalan composer (b. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year 1896)
• 1971 - Douglas Shearer, Canadian film engineer (b. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Douglas G Shearer ( November 17, 1899 - January 5, 1971) was a Canadian-born pioneer Sound designer and director who played a 1899)
• 1974 - Lev Oborin, Russian pianist (b. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Lev Nikolayevich Oborin (Лев Николаевич Оборин Lev Nikolaevič Oborin; Moscow, - 5 January, 1974) was a Russian 1907)
• 1976 - John A. Costello, Taoiseach of Ireland (b. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For other persons named John Costello see John Costello John Aloysius Costello (Seán A 1891)
• 1976 - Mal Evans, Beatles' "roadie" (b. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Malcolm 'Mal' Evans (27 May 1935 – 5 January 1976 is best known as the road manager, assistant and a friend of The Beatles. 1935)
• 1979 - Charles Mingus, American musician (b. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Charles Mingus ( 22 April 1922 &ndash 5 January 1979) was an American Jazz Bassist, Composer, 1922)
• 1981 - Harold C. Urey, American chemist, Nobel laureate (b. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Harold Clayton Urey ( April 29, 1893 &ndash January 5, 1981) was an American Physical chemist whose pioneering work The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1893)
• 1981 - Lanza del Vasto, Italian philosopher (b. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Lanza del Vasto, (Giuseppe Giovanni Luigi Enrico Lanza di Trabia ( September 29 1901 &ndash January 5 1981) was a philosopher poet artist 1901)
• 1982 - Sir Edmund Herring, Australian military commander, Lieutenant Governor of Victoria (b. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Lieutenant General Sir Edmund Francis Herring KCMG, KBE, DSO, MC, ED, QC ( 2 September 1892 1892)
• 1982 - Hans Conried, American actor (b. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Hans Conried ( April 15, 1917 – January 5, 1982) was a comic Character actor and Voice actor. 1917)
• 1982 - Harvey Lembeck, American actor (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Harvey Lembeck ( April 15, 1923 - January 5, 1982) was an American comedic actor best remembered for his role as Cpl 1923)
• 1985 - Robert L. Surtees, American Oscar-winning cinematographer (Ben-Hur) (b. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Robert L Surtees, ASC ( Aug 9, 1906 - Jan 5, 1985) was an American cinematographer who won Academy Awards three times for the films 1906
• 1987 - Herman Smith-Johannsen, Norwegian-born Canadian cross-country skier (b. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Herman "Jackrabbit" Smith-Johannsen ( June 15, 1875 &ndash January 5, 1987) was a Norwegian-Canadian Supercentenarian 1875)
• 1988 - Pete Maravich, American basketball player (b. Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Peter Press Maravich (June 22 1947 &ndash January 5 1988 was an American Basketball player known for his dazzling ballhandling, incredible shooting 1947)
• 1990 - Arthur Kennedy, American actor (b. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) John Arthur Kennedy ( February 17, 1914 – January 5, 1990) was an American actor 1914)
• 1991 - Vasko Popa, Yugoslav poet (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Vasko Popa ( Serbian Cyrillic: Васко Попа ( June 29, 1922 - January 5, 1991) was a Yugoslav poet of Romanian 1922)
• 1994 - Brian Johnston, English cricket commentator (b. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Brian Alexander Johnston MC (24 June 1912 - 5 January 1994 (known as Johnners) was a Cricket commentator for the BBC from 1946 until his 1912)
• 1994 - Tip O'Neill, American politician (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Thomas Phillip "Tip" O'Neill Jr ( December 9, 1912 &ndash January 5, 1994) was an American politician. 1912)
• 1996 - Lincoln Kirstein, American writer, impresario, art connoisseur (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Lincoln Edward Kirstein ( May 4, 1907 - January 5, 1996) was an American 1907)
• 1996 - Yahya Ayyash, Palestinian terrorist (b. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Yahya Abdal-Tif Ayyash (يحيى عياش February 22, 1966 - January 5, 1996) was the chief bombmaker of 1966)
• 1997 - Burton Lane, American composer and lyricist (b. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Burton Lane ( February 2, 1912, New York City - January 5, 1997, New York City) was an American Composer 1912)
• 1997 - André Franquin, Belgian cartoonist (Gaston Lagaffe) (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting André Franquin ( January 3, 1924 &ndash January 5, 1997) was an influential Belgian Comics artist, whose best known 1924)
• 1998 - Sonny Bono, American entertainer and politician (b. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Salvatore Phillip "Sonny" Bono ( February 16, 1935 – January 5, 1998) was an American Record producer, 1935)
• 1998 - Ken Forssi, American musician (Love) (b. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kenneth Raymond Forssi, known as " Kenny " early in life and then " Ken " (born March 30, 1943, died January 10, Love was an American Rock group of the late 1960s and early 1970s 1943)
• 2001 - Nancy Parsons, American actress (b. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Nancy Anne Parsons ( January 17, 1942 - January 5, 2001) was an American Actress. 1942)
• 2003 - Massimo Girotti, Italian film actor (b. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Massimo Girotti ( 18 May 1918 - 5 January 2003) was an Italian film actor whose career spanned seven decades 1918)
• 2003 - Roy Jenkins, British politician (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Roy Harris Jenkins Baron Jenkins of Hillhead OM PC ( 11 November 1920 &ndash 5 January 2003) was a British 1920)
• 2003 - Doreen Carwithen, British composer, widow of William Alwyn (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Doreen Mary Carwithen ( 15 November 1922 &ndash 5 January 2003) was a British Composer of classical and Film music. William Alwyn, CBE, born William Alwyn Smith ( November 7, 1905 &ndash September 11, 1985) was an English Composer, 1922)
• 2003 - Jean Kerr, American author (b. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Jean Kerr ( July 10, 1922 &mdash January 5, 2003) was an American author and playwright 1923)
• 2004 - Tug McGraw, American baseball player, father of Tim McGraw (b. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Frank Edwin "Tug" McGraw Jr ( August 30, 1944 – January 5, 2004) was a colorful Major League Baseball relief Pitcher Samuel Timothy "Tim" McGraw (born May 1, 1967) is an American country Singer and actor 1944)
• 2005 - Danny Sugerman, American music manager (The Doors) (b. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Daniel Stephen Sugerman (aka Danny; October 11 1954 – January 5 2005) was the second manager of the Los Angeles based rock band This article is about the band For their self-titled debut album see The Doors (album; for the Oliver Stone film see The Doors (film; for Doors in computing 1954)
• 2006 - Lord Merlyn-Rees, British politician (b. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Merlyn Rees, later Merlyn Merlyn-Rees Baron Merlyn-Rees, PC ( 18 December 1920 &ndash 5 January 2006) was a 1920)
• 2007 - Momofuku Ando, inventor of instant noodles and cup noodles (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ( March 5, 1910 – January 5, 2007) was the Taiwanese Japanese founder and chairman of Nissin Food Products Co Instant noodles are dried or precooked Noodles fused with oil and often sold with a packet of flavoring Cup Noodles is a brand of instant Ramen Noodle snack manufactured by Nissin, packaged in a XPS foam or hard plastic cup 1910)
• 2007 - Chih Ree Sun, Chinese-American physicist and poet (b. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Chih Ree Sun ( May 6 1923 &ndash January 5 2007) was a Chinese American Physicist most noted with breaking new ground 1923)
• 2008 - Clinton Grybas, Australian sports commentator (b. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Clinton Andrew Grybas ( February 9, 1975 &ndash January 5, 2008) was a leading Australian rules football and sports radio and 1975)

Holidays and observances

• The eleventh day of Christmas in Western Christianity, and the Twelfth Night of Christmas in Western Christianity. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Twelve Days of Christmas, and the associated evenings of those twelve days (Twelve-tide are the festive days beginning the evening of Christmas Day ( December 25 Christianity ( Greek Χριστιανισμός from the word Xριστός ( Christ)is a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings Twelfth Night is a holiday in some branches of Christianity marking the coming of the Epiphany, concluding the Twelve Days of Christmas, and Christianity ( Greek Χριστιανισμός from the word Xριστός ( Christ)is a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings
• Feast day of:
  • St. The Calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organizing a Liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with one or more Saints John Neumann
  • Simeon Stylites
  • Pope Telesphorus
• January 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• Mungday (Discordianism)
• Red Hackle Anniversary Day of the Black Watch

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada

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Saint John Nepomucene Neumann (Johannes Nepomuk Neumann Jan Nepomucký Neumann March 28 1811 &ndash January 5 1860 was a Redemptorist missionary to the United States Saint Simeon Stylites or Symeon the Stylite (مار سمعان العمودي mār semʕān l-ʕamūdī) (c Pope Jan 4 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - Jan 6 Fixed commemorations All fixed commemorations below are observed on January 18 by Old Calendarists The Discordian or Erisian calendar is an alternative Calendar used by some adherents of Discordianism. Discordianism is a modern Religion centered on the idea that Chaos is as important as order. The Black Watch 3rd Battalion Royal Regiment of Scotland (3 SCOTS is an Infantry Battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland.

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