Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In January - 05

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

1838  On January - 05 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 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 this day in history birth of theodoor Verstraete, Flemish painter/etcher   

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

1858  On this day in history birth of gustaf af Geijerstam, Swedish author (Boken om Lillebror)   

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

1864  Bob Caruthers, American baseball player (d. 1911) was born on this day in history.   

1865  On this day in history birth of julio Garavito Armero, Colombian astronomer (d. 1920)   

1871  On this day in history birth of frederick Shepherd Converse, Newton Mass, composer   

1874  Joseph Erlanger, doctor (shock therapy-Nobel 1944) was born on January - 05.   

1876  Konrad Adenauer, Cologne Germany, chancellor of Germany (BRD, 1949) was born on this day in history.   

1879  On January - 05 birth of hans Eppinger, Austrian physician (d. 1946)   

1880  Nicolai Karlovich Medtner, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1882  Herbert Bayard Swope, U.S. journalist who coined the term "Cold War" (d. 1958) was born on January - 05.   

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 January - 05.   

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 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 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 January - 05.   

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

1897  On January - 05 birth of theo Mackeben, German pianist/composer (Lady Fanny, Bel Ami)   

1900  On January - 05 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  Death of Al-Mu'tasim, Abbasid caliph (b. 794) on January - 05.   

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

1387  On this day in history pedro IV, king of Aragon/conqueror of Sicily, dies at 67   

1400  On January - 05 death of john Montacute, 3rd Earl of Salisbury, English politician (executed) (b. ca. 1350)   

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

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

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.