Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In January - 05

1837  A Ch Swinburne, writer [or Apr 5] was born on January - 05.   

1838  Camille Jordan, French mathematician (d. 1922) was born on January - 05.   

1840  John Doby Kennedy, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1896 was born on January - 05.   

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

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

1850  Theodoor Verstraete, Flemish painter/etcher was born on January - 05.   

1855  On this day in history birth of king Camp Gillette, inventor (safety razor)   

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

1859  On January - 05 birth of deWitt B Brace, inventor (spectrophotometer)   

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

1865  Julio Garavito Armero, Colombian astronomer (d. 1920) was born on this day in history.   

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

1874  On January - 05 birth of joseph Erlanger, doctor (shock therapy-Nobel 1944)   

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  Nicolai Karlovich Medtner, composer was born on this day in history.   

1881  On January - 05 birth of nikolay Andreyevich Roslavets, composer   

1882  On this day in history birth of herbert Bayard Swope, U.S. journalist who coined the term "Cold War" (d. 1958)   

1885  On this day in history birth of humbert Wolfe, Italian-British poet (d. 1940)   

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

1890  Cora Witherspoon, New Orleans LA, actress (Bank Dick), dies was born on January - 05.   

1891  On January - 05 birth of johan Boskamp, Dutch actor/singer (Potasch & Perlemoer) [or 1893]   

1892  Francesca Bertini, Florence Italy, actress (Odette, Assunta Spina) was born on January - 05.   

1893  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of elizabeth Cotten, American musician (d. 1987)   

1896  Hendrik Algra, Dutch MP (ARP) was born on this day in history.   

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

1897  On this day in history birth of theo Mackeben, German pianist/composer (Lady Fanny, Bel Ami)   

1900  On this day in history birth of dennis Gabor, Hung/Brit physicist (holography-Nobel 1971) [or Jun 5]   

1900  Paula Ludwig, writer was born on January - 05.   

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

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0842  On January - 05 death of al-Mu'tasim, Abbasid caliph (b. 794)   

1066  Edward de Belijder, the Confessor, king of England (1043-66), dies on this day in history.   

1387  Pedro IV, king of Aragon/conqueror of Sicily, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1400  Death of John Montacute, 3rd Earl of Salisbury, English politician (executed) (b. ca. 1350) on January - 05.   

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

1448  On this day in history death of christopher of Bavaria (b. 1416)   

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 this day in history.