Famous Birthdays In January - 05

1837  On this day in history birth of a Ch Swinburne, writer [or Apr 5]   

1838  Camille Jordan, French mathematician (d. 1922) was born on this day in history.   

1840  On January - 05 birth of john Doby Kennedy, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1896   

1846  Rudolf Christoph Eucken, Germany, Idealist philosopher (Nobel 1908) was born on this day in history.   

1848  On this day in history birth of khristo Botev, hero of Bulgarian revolt against Turkey, poet   

1850  On January - 05 birth of theodoor Verstraete, Flemish painter/etcher   

1855  King Camp Gillette, inventor (safety razor) was born on January - 05.   

1858  On this day in history birth of gustaf af Geijerstam, Swedish author (Boken om Lillebror)   

1859  On this day in history birth of deWitt B Brace, inventor (spectrophotometer)   

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

1865  On this day in history birth of julio Garavito Armero, Colombian astronomer (d. 1920)   

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  Konrad Adenauer, Cologne Germany, chancellor of Germany (BRD, 1949) was born on January - 05.   

1879  Hans Eppinger, Austrian physician (d. 1946) was born on this day in history.   

1880  Nicolai Karlovich Medtner, composer was born on January - 05.   

1881  Nikolay Andreyevich Roslavets, composer was born on this day in history.   

1882  Herbert Bayard Swope, U.S. journalist who coined the term "Cold War" (d. 1958) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history birth of cora Witherspoon, New Orleans LA, actress (Bank Dick), dies   

1891  Johan Boskamp, Dutch actor/singer (Potasch & Perlemoer) [or 1893] was born on this day in history.   

1892  On this day in history birth of francesca Bertini, Florence Italy, actress (Odette, Assunta Spina)   

1893  On January - 05 birth of friedrich Blume, German musicologist (Das Rassenproblem in der Musik)   

1893  Zoltán Böszörmény, Hungarian Nazi politician (d. unknown) was born on this day in history.   

1893  On this day in history birth of paramahansa Yogananda, Indian guru (d. 1952)   

1895  Jeannette Piccard, balloonist/Episcopal priest was born on this day in history.   

1895  Elizabeth Cotten, American musician (d. 1987) was born on January - 05.   

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

1897  Jack Wagner, OH, actor (Jive Junction) was born on this day in history.   

1897  Theo Mackeben, German pianist/composer (Lady Fanny, Bel Ami) was born on this day in history.   

1900  On January - 05 birth of dennis Gabor, Hung/Brit physicist (holography-Nobel 1971) [or Jun 5]   

1900  Paula Ludwig, writer was born on this day in history.   

1900  On January - 05 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  Edward de Belijder, the Confessor, king of England (1043-66), dies on January - 05.   

1387  Pedro IV, king of Aragon/conqueror of Sicily, dies at 67 on January - 05.   

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

1425  Death of John of Bavaria/Bayern, liege of Holland/Zealand/Dordrecht, poisoned on January - 05.   

1448  Death of Christopher of Bavaria (b. 1416) on January - 05.   

1465  Death of Charles, Duke of Orléans, French poet (b. 1394) on this day in history.   

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