January 5th, 1925

Born on January 5th, 1925

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What happened on January 5th, 1925?

January 5th, 1925

Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming becomes the first female governor in the United States.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nellie_Tayloe_Ross

January 5th, 1925

Nellie Tayloe Ross was inaugurated as Governor of Wyoming, the first woman to serve as governor of a U.S. state.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nellie_Tayloe_Ross

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, 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, 1925

71

Wolfe Morris

British actor (1925-1996)

*January 5th, 1925, Portsmouth †July 21st, 1996, London

99

Lou Carnesecca

American basketball player and coach

*January 5th, 1925, New York City

74

Jean-Claude Michel

French actor (1925-1999)

*January 5th, 1925, Paris †December 10th, 1999, Paris

61

Ramón Sáinz de Varanda y Jiménez de la Iglesia

Spanish politician (1925-1986)

*January 5th, 1925, Guadalajara †January 10th, 1986, Zaragoza

83

Rudolf Wassermann

German judge (1925-2008)

*January 5th, 1925, Letzlingen †June 13th, 2008, Goslar

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Who's birthday is on January 5th?

84

Umberto Eco

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

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

91

Konrad Adenauer

German politician, Chancellor of West Germany (1949–1963), Zentrum and CDU

*January 5th, 1876, Cologne †April 19th, 1967, Rhöndorf

93

Robert Duvall

American actor and director

*January 5th, 1931, San Diego

90

Walther Leisler Kiep

German politician

*January 5th, 1926, Hamburg †May 9th, 2016, Kronberg im Taunus

93

Walter Mondale

Vice president of the United States from 1977 to 1981

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

86

Juan Carlos I of Spain

King of Spain from 1975 to 2014

*January 5th, 1938, Rome

83

Hayao Miyazaki

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

*January 5th, 1941, Bunkyo

49

Bradley Cooper

American actor

*January 5th, 1975, Philadelphia

44

Santiago Ventura

Spanish tennis player

*January 5th, 1980, Castelló de la Plana

79

Beatrice Winde

American actress

*January 5th, 1924, Chicago †January 3rd, 2004, New York City

68

Frank-Walter Steinmeier

President of Germany since 2017

*January 5th, 1956, Detmold

51

Ella Harper

American circus performer

*January 5th, 1870, Sumner County †December 19th, 1921, Nashville

24

Roxen

Romanian singer

*January 5th, 2000, Cluj-Napoca

69

Friedrich Dürrenmatt

Swiss author and dramatist (1921-1990)

*January 5th, 1921, Konolfingen †December 14th, 1990, Neuchâtel

90

Jean-Pierre Aumont

French actor (1911–2001)

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

91

Fritz Holthoff

German politician (1915-2006)

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

51

Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto

4th President and 9th Prime Minister of Pakistan (1928–1979)

*January 5th, 1928, Larkana †April 4th, 1979, Rawalpindi

80

Gerd Siese

German association football player

*January 5th, 1944, Bielefeld

76

Ted Lange

Actor, director, screenwriter

*January 5th, 1948, Oakland

58

Alvin Ailey

African-American dancer, choreographer and activist

*January 5th, 1931, Rogers †December 1st, 1989, Manhattan

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73

Mel Tormé

American recording artist

*September 13th, 1925, Chicago †June 5th, 1999, Los Angeles

94

Asunción Balaguer

Spanish actress (1925-2019)

*November 8th, 1925, Manresa †November 23rd, 2019, Cercedilla

87

Margaret Thatcher

British stateswoman and prime minister (1925–2013)

*October 13th, 1925, Grantham †April 8th, 2013, The Ritz London

80

Pedro González González

American actor (1925-2006)

*May 24th, 1925, Aguilares †February 6th, 2006, Culver City

89

Hannes Hegen

German Illustrator and caricaturist (1925-2014)

*May 16th, 1925, Česká Kamenice †November 8th, 2014, Berlin

94

Olof Thunberg

Swedish actor (1925–2020)

*May 21st, 1925, Västerås domkyrkoförsamling †February 24th, 2020, Nacka

76

Hildegard Knef

German actress, singer and writer (1925-2002)

*December 28th, 1925, Ulm †February 1st, 2002, Berlin

92

Elena Verdugo

American actress (1925-2017)

*April 20th, 1925, Paso Robles †May 30th, 2017, Los Angeles

81

Georg Buschner

German association football player and manager (1925-2007)

*December 26th, 1925, Gera †February 12th, 2007, Jena

68

Mai Zetterling

Swedish actress (1925–1994)

*May 24th, 1925, Västerås †March 17th, 1994, London

83

Paul Newman

American actor and film director (1925–2008)

*January 26th, 1925, Shaker Heights †September 26th, 2008, Westport

80

Attilâ İlhan

Turkish poet and writer

*June 15th, 1925, Menemen †October 10th, 2005, Istanbul

58

Richard Burton

Welsh actor (1925–1984)

*November 10th, 1925, Pontrhydyfen †August 5th, 1984, Geneva

86

Dietmar Kienast

German historian of classical antiquity and university teacher (1925-2012)

*August 22nd, 1925, Berlin †February 13th, 2012, Olching

81

Günter Ebert

German journalist and writer (1925-2006)

*February 19th, 1925, Meerane †July 17th, 2006, Berlin

89

Rolf Henniger

German actor (1925-2015)

*August 30th, 1925, Erfurt †August 15th, 2015, Berlin

87

Zvi Yavetz

Israeli historian, professor

*April 26th, 1925, Chernivtsi †January 7th, 2013, Tel Aviv

98

Mahathir Mohamad

Prime Minister of Malaysia from 1981 to 2003 and 2018 to 2020

*July 10th, 1925, Alor Setar

88

Eddi Arent

German actor and comedian

*May 5th, 1925, Wrzeszcz †May 28th, 2013, Munich

54

Peter Sellers

British actor and comedian (1925–1980)

*September 8th, 1925, Southsea †July 24th, 1980, Middlesex Hospital

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