January 5th, 1902

Born on January 5th, 1902

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

Born on January 5th, 1902

87

Hubert Beuve-Méry

French journalist

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

93

Maruja Mallo

Spanish artist; surrealist painter (1902-1995)

*January 5th, 1902, Viveiro †February 6th, 1995, Madrid

87

Stella Gibbons

British writer

*January 5th, 1902, London †December 19th, 1989, London

83

Myrtle Cook

Athletics competitor (1902-1985)

*January 5th, 1902, Toronto †March 18th, 1985

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

90

Jean-Pierre Aumont

French actor (1911–2001)

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

44

Santiago Ventura

Spanish tennis player

*January 5th, 1980, Castelló de la Plana

83

Hayao Miyazaki

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

*January 5th, 1941, Bunkyo

24

Roxen

Romanian singer

*January 5th, 2000, Cluj-Napoca

86

Juan Carlos I of Spain

King of Spain from 1975 to 2014

*January 5th, 1938, Rome

68

Frank-Walter Steinmeier

President of Germany since 2017

*January 5th, 1956, Detmold

91

Fritz Holthoff

German politician (1915-2006)

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

93

Robert Duvall

American actor and director

*January 5th, 1931, San Diego

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

93

Walter Mondale

Vice president of the United States from 1977 to 1981

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

80

Gerd Siese

German association football player

*January 5th, 1944, Bielefeld

73

Otto Niebergall

German politician (1904-1977)

*January 5th, 1904, Kusel †February 13th, 1977, Mainz

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

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Born in 1902

39

Harald Lie

Norwegian composer

*November 21st, 1902, Oslo †May 23rd, 1942, Oslo

101

Denise Colomb

French photographer

*April 1st, 1902, 10th arrondissement of Paris †January 1st, 2004, Paris

101

Leni Riefenstahl

German film director, photographer, actress and Nazi propagandist (1902–2003)

*August 22nd, 1902, Berlin †September 8th, 2003, Pöcking

82

Paul Dirac

British theoretical physicist (1902–1984)

*August 8th, 1902, Bristol †October 20th, 1984, Tallahassee

66

John Steinbeck

American writer

*February 27th, 1902, Salinas †December 20th, 1968, Harlem

66

Thelma Ritter

American actress and vaudevillian (1902-1969)

*February 14th, 1902, Brooklyn †February 5th, 1969, New York City

80

Ralph Richardson

British actor (1902–1983)

*December 19th, 1902, Cheltenham †October 10th, 1983, London

74

Carlo Gambino

American mobster

*August 24th, 1902, Palermo †October 15th, 1976, Massapequa

72

Jan Tschichold

Graphic designer (1902–1974)

*April 2nd, 1902, Leipzig †August 11th, 1974, Locarno

92

Karl Popper

Austrian-British philosopher of science and social and political philosopher noted for falsificationism and for criticism of Plato, Hegel and Marx as totalitarian opponents of open society (1902-1994)

*July 28th, 1902, Vienna †September 17th, 1994, Kenley

90

Barbara McClintock

American scientist and cytogeneticist

*June 16th, 1902, Hartford †September 2nd, 1992, Huntington

72

Charles Lindbergh

American aviator, author, inventor, explorer, and social activist

*February 4th, 1902, Detroit †August 26th, 1974, Kipahulu

85

Shen Congwen

Chinese writer（1902-1988）

*December 28th, 1902, Fenghuang County †May 10th, 1988, Beijing

85

Josef Grohé

Gauleiter of Cologne (1902-1987)

*November 6th, 1902, Gemünden †December 27th, 1987, Brück

68

Max Abegglen

Swiss footballer (1902-1970)

*April 11th, 1902, Neuchâtel †August 25th, 1970, Zermatt

77

Paul Nevermann

German politician (1902-1979)

*February 5th, 1902, Klein Flottbek †March 22nd, 1979, Puerto de la Cruz

95

Halldór Laxness

Icelandic author (1902-1998)

*April 23rd, 1902, Reykjavík †February 8th, 1998, Mosfellsbær

65

Langston Hughes

American writer and social activist

*February 1st, 1902, Joplin †May 22nd, 1967, New York City

66

Roberto Noble

Argentine politician, journalist and publisher, founder of Argentinian newspaper Clarín (1902-1969)

*September 9th, 1902, La Plata †January 12th, 1969, Villa del Totoral

86

Georgy Malenkov

Soviet politician (1901–1988)

*January 8th, 1902, Orenburg †January 14th, 1988, Moscow

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1902 is a normal year and no leap year.

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