Famous Birthdays In January - 05

1837  On January - 05 birth of a Ch Swinburne, writer [or Apr 5]   

1838  On this day in history birth of camille Jordan, French mathematician (d. 1922)   

1840  On this day in history birth of john Doby Kennedy, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1896   

1846  Rudolf Christoph Eucken, Germany, Idealist philosopher (Nobel 1908) was born on January - 05.   

1848  Khristo Botev, hero of Bulgarian revolt against Turkey, poet was born on January - 05.   

1850  Theodoor Verstraete, Flemish painter/etcher was born on this day in history.   

1855  King Camp Gillette, inventor (safety razor) was born on this day in history.   

1858  Gustaf af Geijerstam, Swedish author (Boken om Lillebror) was born on January - 05.   

1859  DeWitt B Brace, inventor (spectrophotometer) was born on January - 05.   

1864  Bob Caruthers, American baseball player (d. 1911) was born on January - 05.   

1865  Julio Garavito Armero, Colombian astronomer (d. 1920) was born on January - 05.   

1871  On January - 05 birth of frederick Shepherd Converse, Newton Mass, composer   

1874  Joseph Erlanger, doctor (shock therapy-Nobel 1944) was born on January - 05.   

1876  On January - 05 birth of konrad Adenauer, Cologne Germany, chancellor of Germany (BRD, 1949)   

1879  Hans Eppinger, Austrian physician (d. 1946) was born on January - 05.   

1880  On this day in history birth of nicolai Karlovich Medtner, composer   

1881  On this day in history birth of nikolay Andreyevich Roslavets, composer   

1882  Herbert Bayard Swope, U.S. journalist who coined the term "Cold War" (d. 1958) was born on January - 05.   

1885  Humbert Wolfe, Italian-British poet (d. 1940) was born on January - 05.   

1889  Albert van Dalsum, Dutch actor/director (Little Rascal) [or 1899] was born on this day in history.   

1890  On January - 05 birth of cora Witherspoon, New Orleans LA, actress (Bank Dick), dies   

1891  On this day in history birth of johan Boskamp, Dutch actor/singer (Potasch & Perlemoer) [or 1893]   

1892  On January - 05 birth of francesca Bertini, Florence Italy, actress (Odette, Assunta Spina)   

1893  Friedrich Blume, German musicologist (Das Rassenproblem in der Musik) was born on this day in history.   

1893  On this day in history birth of zoltán Böszörmény, Hungarian Nazi politician (d. unknown)   

1893  Paramahansa Yogananda, Indian guru (d. 1952) was born on January - 05.   

1895  On this day in history birth of jeannette Piccard, balloonist/Episcopal priest   

1895  Elizabeth Cotten, American musician (d. 1987) was born on this day in history.   

1896  On this day in history birth of hendrik Algra, Dutch MP (ARP)   

1897  On January - 05 birth of jack Wagner, OH, actor (Jive Junction)   

1897  On January - 05 birth of theo Mackeben, German pianist/composer (Lady Fanny, Bel Ami)   

1900  Dennis Gabor, Hung/Brit physicist (holography-Nobel 1971) [or Jun 5] was born on this day in history.   

1900  On January - 05 birth of paula Ludwig, writer   

1900  On this day in history birth of yves Tanguy, French/US sailor/surrealistic painter   

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0842  Death of Al-Mu'tasim, Abbasid caliph (b. 794) on January - 05.   

1066  On this day in history edward de Belijder, the Confessor, king of England (1043-66), dies   

1387  On January - 05 pedro IV, king of Aragon/conqueror of Sicily, dies at 67   

1400  On this day in history death of john Montacute, 3rd Earl of Salisbury, English politician (executed) (b. ca. 1350)   

1425  On this day in history death of john of Bavaria/Bayern, liege of Holland/Zealand/Dordrecht, poisoned   

1448  On January - 05 death of christopher of Bavaria (b. 1416)   

1465  On January - 05 death of charles, Duke of Orléans, French poet (b. 1394)   

1477  Charles, the Bold, duke of Burgundy/writer, dies at 43 on January - 05.