Famous Birthdays In January - 05

1837  On January - 05 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  On this day in history birth of rudolf Christoph Eucken, Germany, Idealist philosopher (Nobel 1908)   

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

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

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

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

1874  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1880  On January - 05 birth of nicolai Karlovich Medtner, composer   

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

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

1885  Humbert Wolfe, Italian-British poet (d. 1940) was born on this day in history.   

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 January - 05.   

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  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 this day in history.   

1893  On January - 05 birth of paramahansa Yogananda, Indian guru (d. 1952)   

1895  On January - 05 birth of jeannette Piccard, balloonist/Episcopal priest   

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

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

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

1897  Theo Mackeben, German pianist/composer (Lady Fanny, Bel Ami) was born on January - 05.   

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

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

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

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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  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 this day in history.   

1448  Death of Christopher of Bavaria (b. 1416) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.