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

1846  On January - 05 birth of rudolf Christoph Eucken, Germany, Idealist philosopher (Nobel 1908)  

1848  Khristo Botev, hero of Bulgarian revolt against Turkey, poet was born on this day in history.  

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

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 this day in history.  

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

1864  On January - 05 birth of bob Caruthers, American baseball player (d. 1911)  

1865  On January - 05 birth of julio Garavito Armero, Colombian astronomer (d. 1920)  

1871  Frederick Shepherd Converse, Newton Mass, composer was born on January - 05.  

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 this day in history.  

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

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

1882  On January - 05 birth of herbert Bayard Swope, U.S. journalist who coined the term "Cold War" (d. 1958)  

1885  On January - 05 birth of humbert Wolfe, Italian-British poet (d. 1940)  

1889  On January - 05 birth of albert van Dalsum, Dutch actor/director (Little Rascal) [or 1899]  

1890  Cora Witherspoon, New Orleans LA, actress (Bank Dick), dies was born on this day in history.  

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

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

1893  Paramahansa Yogananda, Indian guru (d. 1952) was born on this day in history.  

1895  Jeannette Piccard, balloonist/Episcopal priest was born on January - 05.  

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

1896  Hendrik Algra, Dutch MP (ARP) was born on January - 05.  

1897  Jack Wagner, OH, actor (Jive Junction) was born on January - 05.  

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

1900  Dennis Gabor, Hung/Brit physicist (holography-Nobel 1971) [or Jun 5] was born on January - 05.  

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

1900  Yves Tanguy, French/US sailor/surrealistic painter was born on this day in history.  

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

1066  On January - 05 edward de Belijder, the Confessor, king of England (1043-66), dies  

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

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

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

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

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

1477  On January - 05 charles, the Bold, duke of Burgundy/writer, dies at 43