January 5th, 1829

Born on January 5th, 1829

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 1829

57

Chester A. Arthur

President of the United States from 1881 to 1885

*October 5th, 1829, Fairfield †November 18th, 1886, New York City

68

Manuel Tamayo y Baus

Spanish dramatist (1829–1898)

*September 15th, 1829, Madrid †June 20th, 1898, Madrid

55

Ferdinand von Hochstetter

German geologist

*April 30th, 1829, Esslingen am Neckar †July 18th, 1884, Vienna

66

Camillo Walzel

German librettist (1829-1895)

*February 11th, 1829, Magdeburg †March 17th, 1895, Vienna

61

Louis Constanz Berger

German manufacturer and liberal politician (1829-1891)

*August 28th, 1829, Witten †August 9th, 1891, Koblenz-Horchheim

83

Auguste Beernaert

Belgian prime minister and human rights activist (1829-1912)

*July 26th, 1829, Ostend †October 6th, 1912, Lucerne

73

Levi Strauss

German-Jewish-born American businessman

*February 26th, 1829, Buttenheim †September 26th, 1902, San Francisco

78

Oscar II of Sweden

King of Sweden from 1872 to 1907 and Norway from 1872 to 1905

*January 21st, 1829, Stockholm †December 8th, 1907, Stockholm

64

Anton Rubinstein

Russian pianist, composer and conductor

*November 16th, 1829, Ofatinți †November 8th, 1894, Petergof

55

Alfred Brehm

German naturalist (1829-1884)

*February 2nd, 1829, Renthendorf †November 11th, 1884, Renthendorf

71

Edward Moran

American artist (1829-1901)

*August 19th, 1829, Bolton †June 8th, 1901, New York City

50

Anselm Feuerbach

German painter (1829–1880)

*September 12th, 1829, Speyer †January 4th, 1880, Venice

50

Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein

German noble (1829–1880)

*July 6th, 1829, Augustenborg †January 14th, 1880, Wiesbaden

71

Adolf Fick

German-born physician and physiologist (1829-1901)

*September 3rd, 1829, Kassel †August 21st, 1901, Blankenberge

48

José de Alencar

Brazilian writer (1829–1877)

*May 1st, 1829, Fortaleza †December 12th, 1877, Rio de Janeiro

71

Euphémie Vauthier

French writer and journalist

*May 3rd, 1829, Montignac-Lascaux †December 4th, 1900, Antony

72

Jenny Hirsch

German writer, editor (1829-1902)

*November 25th, 1829, Zerbst †March 10th, 1902, Berlin

80

Ernest Pictet

Swiss banker and politician (1829-1909)

*July 9th, 1829, Petit-Saconnex †August 19th, 1909, Petit-Saconnex

68

Francisco Javier Simonet

Spanish historian, writer and author (1829-1897)

*June 1st, 1829, Málaga †July 9th, 1897, Madrid

50

André Moinier

French politician and lawyer (1829-1880)

*September 14th, 1829, Joze †March 11th, 1880, Clermont-Ferrand

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1829 is a normal year and no leap year.

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