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

A magnitude-7.1 earthquake 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 the 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 (pictured) 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, 1933

Construction began on the Golden Gate Bridge across the Straits of the Golden Gate, the entrance to San Francisco Bay.

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.

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

Same year
Born in 1725

30

Louis Mandrin

French outlaw

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

73

Giacomo Casanova

Venetian adventurer and writer (1725–1798)

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

49

Robert Clive

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

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

58

James Otis

Lawyer in colonial Massachusetts (1725-1783)

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

79

Jean-Baptiste Greuze

French painter (1725 – 1805)

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

82

John Newton

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

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

77

Georg Christoph Kornacher

German politician (1725-1803)

*March 20th, 1725, Heilbronn †January 18th, 1803, Heilbronn

90

Countess Palatine Christiane Henriette of Zweibrücken

Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont

*November 16th, 1725, Ribeauvillé †February 11th, 1816, Bad Arolsen

68

Marie Louise de La Tour d'Auvergne

French noble

*August 15th, 1725, Paris †December 2nd, 1793, Paris

88

Ferdinando Bertoni

Italian composer and organist (1725–1813)

*August 15th, 1725, Salò †December 1st, 1813, Desenzano del Garda

58

Johann Christoph Stockhausen

German theologian

*October 20th, 1725, Gladenbach †September 1st, 1784, Hanau

73

Karl Wilhelm Ramler

German poet

*February 25th, 1725, Kołobrzeg †April 11th, 1798, Berlin

78

Martin Knoller

Painter (1725-1804)

*November 8th, 1725, Steinach am Brenner †July 24th, 1804, Milan

61

Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel

Royal Navy admiral (1725-1786)

*April 25th, 1725, London †October 2nd, 1786, Elveden

74

Louise von Plessen

Lady-in-waiting, writer (1725-1799)

*April 26th, 1725, Vienna †September 14th, 1799, Celle

64

Johann Peter Miller

Lutheran theologian and educationist (1725-1789)

*April 17th, 1725, Leipheim †May 29th, 1789, Göttingen

89

Johann Anton von Pergen

Austrian diplomat (1725-1814)

*February 15th, 1725, Vienna †May 12th, 1814, Vienna

80

Lachlan McIntosh

American general (1725–1806)

*March 17th, 1725, Kingussie †February 20th, 1806, Savannah

79

Jean Henri Latude

French writer

*March 23rd, 1725, Montagnac †January 1st, 1805, former 10th arrondissement of Paris

62

Thomas Cushing

First Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor, briefly acting governor (1725-1788)

*March 24th, 1725, Quincy †February 28th, 1788, Boston

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Leap year

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

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