Famous Birthdays In January - 05

1837  A Ch Swinburne, writer [or Apr 5] was born on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history birth of rudolf Christoph Eucken, Germany, Idealist philosopher (Nobel 1908)   

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

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

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

1858  On January - 05 birth of gustaf af Geijerstam, Swedish author (Boken om Lillebror)   

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

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  On this day in history 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 January - 05.   

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

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  On this day in history birth of albert van Dalsum, Dutch actor/director (Little Rascal) [or 1899]   

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

1891  Johan Boskamp, Dutch actor/singer (Potasch & Perlemoer) [or 1893] was born on January - 05.   

1892  Francesca Bertini, Florence Italy, actress (Odette, Assunta Spina) was born on this day in history.   

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

1893  Zoltán Böszörmény, Hungarian Nazi politician (d. unknown) was born on January - 05.   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

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

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

1400  Death of John Montacute, 3rd Earl of Salisbury, English politician (executed) (b. ca. 1350) on this day in history.   

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 January - 05.   

1477  On this day in history charles, the Bold, duke of Burgundy/writer, dies at 43