January 5th, 1725

Born on January 5th, 1725

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on January 5th?

January 5th, 1970

An earthquake registering Mw 7.1 struck Tonghai County in southern China, killing at least 10,000 people and eventually spurring the creation of the nation's largest earthquake monitoring system.

January 5th, 1953

Waiting for Godot by Irish playwright Samuel Beckett, termed the "most significant English language play of the 20th century", premiered in Paris.

January 5th, 1949

In his State of the Union speech, U.S. president Harry S. Truman (pictured) announced: "Every segment of our population, and every individual, has a right to expect from his government a fair deal."

January 5th, 1941

Second World War: Australian and British troops defeated Italian forces in Bardia, Libya, the first battle of the war in which an Australian Army formation took part.

January 5th, 1925

Nellie Tayloe Ross was inaugurated as Governor of Wyoming, the first woman to serve as governor of a U.S. state.

January 5th, 1922

Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton (pictured) died of a heart attack during his final expedition.

January 5th, 1919

The German Workers' Party, the precursor of the Nazi Party, was founded by Anton Drexler.

January 5th, 1757

King Louis XV survived an assassination attempt by Robert-François Damiens, who later became the last person in France to be executed by drawing and quartering.

January 5th, 1675

Franco-Dutch War: French troops defeated Austrian and Brandenburg forces at the Battle of Turckheim in Alsace.

January 5th, 1869

Te Kooti's War: After surviving a five-day siege in the pā at Ngātapa, Māori leader Te Kooti escaped from New Zealand's Armed Constabulary.

January 5th, 1896

Te Kooti's War: After surviving a five-day seige in the pā at Ngātapa, Māori leader Te Kooti escaped from New Zealand's Armed Constabulary.

January 5th, 2009

In Eng Foong Ho v Attorney-General, the Court of Appeal of Singapore held that equality before the law was satisfied by a "reasonable nexus" between state action and the object of the law.

January 5th, 2008

Mikheil Saakashvili was decisively re-elected as President of Georgia in "the first genuinely competitive presidential election" in the history of the country.

January 5th, 2007

The Taiwan High Speed Rail opened, connecting Taipei and Kaohsiung.

January 5th, 2005

The dwarf planet Eris was discovered by a team using images from the Samuel Oschin telescope at Palomar Observatory.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on January 5th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on January 5th?

91

Konrad Adenauer

German politician, Chancellor of West Germany (1949–1963), Zentrum and CDU

*January 5th, 1876, Cologne †April 19th, 1967, Rhöndorf

51

Ella Harper

American circus performer

*January 5th, 1870, Sumner County †December 19th, 1921, Nashville

49

Bradley Cooper

American actor

*January 5th, 1975, Philadelphia

44

Santiago Ventura

Spanish tennis player

*January 5th, 1980, Castelló de la Plana

80

Constanze Mozart

Austrian singer

*January 5th, 1762, Zell im Wiesental †March 6th, 1842, Salzburg

24

Roxen

Romanian singer

*January 5th, 2000, Cluj-Napoca

84

Umberto Eco

Italian semiotician, essayist, philosopher, literary critic, and novelist

*January 5th, 1932, Alessandria †February 19th, 2016, Milan

68

Frank-Walter Steinmeier

President of Germany since 2017

*January 5th, 1956, Detmold

83

Hayao Miyazaki

Japanese animator, film director, and mangaka (1941-)

*January 5th, 1941, Bunkyo

86

Juan Carlos I of Spain

King of Spain from 1975 to 2014

*January 5th, 1938, Rome

50

Jacob Bernoulli

Swiss mathematician (1655-1705)

*January 5th, 1655, Basel †August 16th, 1705, Basel

38

Deepika Padukone

Indian actress

*January 5th, 1986, Copenhagen

80

Rudolf Christoph Eucken

(1846-1926) German philosopher

*January 5th, 1846, Aurich †September 15th, 1926, Jena

73

Ferdinand von Roemer

German geologist (1818-1891)

*January 5th, 1818, Hildesheim †December 14th, 1891, Wrocław

65

Jean-Baptiste Say

French economist and businessman (1767–1832)

*January 5th, 1767, Lyon †November 14th, 1832, former 2nd arrondissement of Paris

61

Ralf Loose

German association football player and manager

*January 5th, 1963, Dortmund

93

Robert Duvall

American actor and director

*January 5th, 1931, San Diego

67

Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos

Spanish neoclassical statesman, author, philosopher (1744-1811)

*January 5th, 1744, Gijón †November 27th, 1811, Puerto de Vega

90

Jean-Pierre Aumont

French actor (1911–2001)

*January 5th, 1911, Paris †January 30th, 2001, Saint-Tropez

76

Ted Lange

Actor, director, screenwriter

*January 5th, 1948, Oakland

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73

Giacomo Casanova

Venetian adventurer and writer (1725–1798)

*April 2nd, 1725, Venice †June 4th, 1798, Vienna

58

James Otis

Lawyer in colonial Massachusetts (1725-1783)

*February 5th, 1725, Barnstable †May 23rd, 1783, Andover

30

Louis Mandrin

French outlaw

*February 11th, 1725, Saint-Étienne-de-Saint-Geoirs †May 26th, 1755, Valence

64

Abdul Hamid I

Ottoman sultan

*March 20th, 1725, Topkapı Palace †April 7th, 1789, Constantinople

82

John Newton

Anglican clergyman, slave trader and abolitionist (1725–1807)

*July 24th, 1725, London †December 21st, 1807, London

77

Frederik Christian Kaas

Danish naval officer and admiral

*December 1st, 1725, Rybjerg Parish †January 18th, 1803, Copenhagen

70

Beda Angehrn

Swiss catholic priest (1725-1796)

*December 7th, 1725, Amriswil †May 19th, 1796, St. Gallen

74

Jean-Étienne Montucla

French mathematician (*1725 – †1799)

*September 5th, 1725, Lyon †December 18th, 1799, Versailles

65

Johann Salomo Semler

German theologian (1725-1791)

*December 18th, 1725, Saalfeld †March 14th, 1791, Halle (Saale)

83

François Bonnaffé

French shipowner

*December 27th, 1725, Lacaune †August 13th, 1809, Bordeaux

50

Samuel Ward

American farmer, politician, and jurist

*May 25th, 1725, Newport †March 26th, 1776, Philadelphia

17

Theresa Benedicta of Bavaria

German princess

*December 6th, 1725, Munich †March 29th, 1743, Frankfurt

90

Nicolas Desmarest

French geologist

*September 16th, 1725, Soulaines-Dhuys †September 18th, 1815, Paris

68

François Clary

French shipowner

*February 24th, 1725, Marseille †January 20th, 1794, Marseille

78

Murió en las el cacas

El cacas fundo los cacas guines

*January 1st, 1725, Celbridge †January 23rd, 1803, Dublin

49

Robert Clive

British military officer and East India Company official (1725-1774)

*September 25th, 1725, Shropshire †November 22nd, 1774, London

75

Wilhelm Jeremias Müller

German architect

*May 2nd, 1725, Eyrichshof †January 1st, 1801

81

Pasquale Paoli

Corsican politician

*April 6th, 1725, Morosaglia †February 5th, 1807, London

79

Jean-Baptiste Greuze

French painter (1725 – 1805)

*August 21st, 1725, Tournus †March 21st, 1805, Paris

79

Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot

French inventor

*September 25th, 1725, Void-Vacon †October 2nd, 1804, Paris

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1725 is a normal year and no leap year.

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