January 5th, 1806

Born on January 5th, 1806

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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 1806

66

John Stuart Mill

British philosopher and political economist (1806–1873)

*May 20th, 1806, London Borough of Islington †May 8th, 1873, Avignon

88

Karl Ernst Georges

German teacher and classical philologist

*December 26th, 1806, Gotha †August 25th, 1895, Gotha

83

Michele Amari

Italian patriot and arabist

*July 7th, 1806, Palermo †July 16th, 1889, Florence

55

Elizabeth Barrett Browning

British poet, author

*March 6th, 1806, Coxhoe Hall †June 29th, 1861, Florence

25

Emilia Plater

Polish noblewoman

*November 13th, 1806, Vilnius †December 23rd, 1831, Vainežeris

64

Augustus De Morgan

British mathematician, philosopher and university teacher (1806–1871)

*June 27th, 1806, Madurai †March 18th, 1871, London

57

Jane Pierce

First Lady of the United States from 1853 to 1857

*March 12th, 1806, Hampton †December 2nd, 1863, Andover

51

Alexander Ivanov

Russian artist (1806-1858)

*July 16th, 1806, Saint Petersburg †July 3rd, 1858, Saint Petersburg

79

Otto Wilhelm Hermann Abich

German mineralogist and geologist (1806-1886)

*December 11th, 1806, Berlin †July 1st, 1886, Vienna

74

Manuel Sánchez Silva

Spanish politician

*July 5th, 1806, Utrera †May 10th, 1881, Utrera

57

John B. Floyd

American politician (1806-1863)

*June 1st, 1806, Blacksburg †August 26th, 1863, Abingdon

83

Karl Bötticher

German archaeologist (1806-1889)

*January 1st, 1806, Nordhausen †January 1st, 1889, Berlin

72

George Cadwalader

Union Army General (1806–1879)

*May 16th, 1806, Philadelphia †February 3rd, 1879, Philadelphia

73

James Shields

Irish-American politician and general (1806-1879)

*May 10th, 1806, Altmore †June 1st, 1879, Ottumwa

78

Friedrich Kurschat

Lithuanian linguist (1806–1884)

*April 24th, 1806, Slavsk †August 23rd, 1884, Zelenogradsk

75

Augustus Bradford

American politician (1806-1881)

*January 9th, 1806, Bel Air †March 1st, 1881, Baltimore

78

Alexander Karađorđević, Prince of Serbia

Prince of Serbia (1806–1885)

*October 11th, 1806, Topola †May 3rd, 1885, Timișoara

73

Manuel de Araújo Porto-Alegre

Brazilian poet, playwright and painter (1806-1879)

*November 29th, 1806, Rio Pardo †December 30th, 1879, Lisbon

78

Edward Davy

British doctor and scientist (1806–1885)

*June 16th, 1806, Raleigh House †January 26th, 1885, Malmsbury

58

Václav Jindřich Veit

Czech composer, copyist, pianist and lawyer (1806–1864)

*January 19th, 1806, Řepnice †February 16th, 1864, Litoměřice

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1806 is a normal year and no leap year.

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