Page 2: Famous Personalities Born 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 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 January - 05 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 this day in history.   

1858  Gustaf af Geijerstam, Swedish author (Boken om Lillebror) was born on this day in history.   

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

1864  On this day in history birth of bob Caruthers, American baseball player (d. 1911)   

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 this day in history.   

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

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 January - 05.   

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  On January - 05 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 January - 05.   

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

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

1895  On this day in history birth of elizabeth Cotten, American musician (d. 1987)   

1896  On January - 05 birth of hendrik Algra, Dutch MP (ARP)   

1897  On this day in history 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  On January - 05 birth of paula Ludwig, writer   

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

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0842  On this day in history 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  Death of John of Bavaria/Bayern, liege of Holland/Zealand/Dordrecht, poisoned on January - 05.   

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

1465  On this day in history death of charles, Duke of Orléans, French poet (b. 1394)   

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