January 5th, 1900

Born on January 5th, 1900

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What happened on January 5th, 1900?

January 5th, 1900

Irish nationalist leader John Edward Redmond calls for revolt against British rule.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Redmond

What else 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.

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

Born on January 5th, 1900

55

Yves Tanguy

French painter

*January 5th, 1900, 8th arrondissement of Paris †January 15th, 1955, Woodbury

74

Paula Ludwig

Austrian-German poet (1900-1974)

*January 5th, 1900, Feldkirch †January 27th, 1974, Darmstadt

52

George Magrill

Actor (1900-1952)

*January 5th, 1900, Brooklyn †May 31st, 1952, Los Angeles

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

84

Umberto Eco

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

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

49

Bradley Cooper

American actor

*January 5th, 1975, Philadelphia

44

Santiago Ventura

Spanish tennis player

*January 5th, 1980, Castelló de la Plana

87

Hubert Beuve-Méry

French journalist

*January 5th, 1902, Paris †August 6th, 1989, Fontainebleau

90

Jean-Pierre Aumont

French actor (1911–2001)

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

83

Hayao Miyazaki

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

*January 5th, 1941, Bunkyo

24

Roxen

Romanian singer

*January 5th, 2000, Cluj-Napoca

68

Frank-Walter Steinmeier

President of Germany since 2017

*January 5th, 1956, Detmold

86

Juan Carlos I of Spain

King of Spain from 1975 to 2014

*January 5th, 1938, Rome

93

Robert Duvall

American actor and director

*January 5th, 1931, San Diego

91

Fritz Holthoff

German politician (1915-2006)

*January 5th, 1915, Dortmund †September 18th, 2006, Duisburg

38

Deepika Padukone

Indian actress

*January 5th, 1986, Copenhagen

61

Ralf Loose

German association football player and manager

*January 5th, 1963, Dortmund

76

Ted Lange

Actor, director, screenwriter

*January 5th, 1948, Oakland

80

Gerd Siese

German association football player

*January 5th, 1944, Bielefeld

93

Walter Mondale

Vice president of the United States from 1977 to 1981

*January 5th, 1928, Ceylon †April 19th, 2021, Minneapolis

80

Rudolf Christoph Eucken

(1846-1926) German philosopher

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

55

Marilyn Manson

American musician (born 1969)

*January 5th, 1969, Canton

Same year
Born in 1900

74

Wolfgang Schadewaldt

German classical philologist, literary theorist and translator

*March 15th, 1900, Berlin †November 10th, 1974, Tübingen

92

Helen Hayes

American actress (1900–1993)

*October 10th, 1900, Washington, D.C. †March 17th, 1993, Nyack

82

Anna Seghers

German writer

*November 19th, 1900, Mainz †June 1st, 1983, East Berlin

58

Wolfgang Pauli

Physicist, Nobel prize winner (1900–1958)

*April 25th, 1900, Vienna †December 15th, 1958, Zürich

84

Eduardo De Filippo

Italian actor, director and playwright (1900–1984)

*May 24th, 1900, Naples †October 31st, 1984, Rome

101

Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother

Queen Consort of the United Kingdom from 1936 to 1952

*August 4th, 1900, Hitchin †March 30th, 2002, Royal Lodge

88

Hanne Sobek

German association football player and manager (1900–1989)

*March 18th, 1900, Mirow †February 17th, 1989, Berlin

83

Roland Culver

Actor (1900-1984)

*August 31st, 1900, Highgate †March 1st, 1984, Henley-on-Thames

93

Arthur Porritt, Baron Porritt

Viceroy, physician, athlete (1900-1994)

*August 10th, 1900, Whanganui †January 1st, 1994, London

44

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

French writer and aviator (1900–1944)

*June 29th, 1900, 2nd arrondissement of Lyon †July 31st, 1944, île de Riou

81

Karl von Appen

German stage designer/member:Association of Revolutionary Visual Artists. (1900-1981)

*May 12th, 1900, Düsseldorf †August 22nd, 1981, East Berlin

86

David Hand

American animator and filmmaker

*January 23rd, 1900, Plainfield †October 11th, 1986, San Luis Obispo

58

Frédéric Joliot-Curie

French scientist (1900-1958)

*March 19th, 1900, Paris †August 14th, 1958, Paris

67

Spencer Tracy

American actor (1900–1967)

*April 5th, 1900, Milwaukee †June 10th, 1967, Los Angeles

89

Ruhollah Khomeini

Iranian politician and religious leader (1900–1989)

*May 17th, 1900, Khomein †June 3rd, 1989, Tehran

71

Giorgos Seferis

Greek poet and diplomat (1900-1971)

*March 13th, 1900, Urla †September 20th, 1971, Athens

50

Kurt Weill

German composer (1900–1950)

*March 2nd, 1900, Dessau †April 3rd, 1950, New York City

84

François de Menthon

French politician (1900-1984)

*January 8th, 1900, Montmirey-la-Ville †June 2nd, 1984, Menthon-Saint-Bernard

83

Luis Buñuel

Spanish-Mexican filmmaker (1900–1983)

*February 22nd, 1900, Calanda †July 29th, 1983, Mexico City

78

Ignazio Silone

Italian author and politician (1900-1978)

*May 1st, 1900, Pescina †August 22nd, 1978, Geneva

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on January 5th

Fixed holidays (Christian Feast day) which are celebrated on January 5th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1900 is a normal year and no leap year.

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