January 5th, 1970

Born on January 5th, 1970

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What happened on January 5th, 1970?

January 5th, 1970

The 7.1 Mw  Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). Between 10,000 and 15,000 people are known to have been killed and about another 26,000 are injured.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1970_Tonghai_earthquake

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.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1970_Tonghai_earthquake

What else happened on January 5th?

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, 1970

54

Jeffrey Jey

Italian musician and singer-songwriter

*January 5th, 1970, Lentini

54

Rick Campanelli

Canadian television host

*January 5th, 1970, Hamilton

54

Erdal Beşikçioğlu

Turkish actor

*January 5th, 1970, Ankara

54

Jesper Bodilsen

Danish jazz musician

*January 5th, 1970, Haslev

54

Nigel Gaffey

Australian rugby league footballer

*January 5th, 1970, Canberra

54

Troy Van Leeuwen

American musician and record producer

*January 5th, 1970, Los Angeles

54

Vladimir Chagin

Russian rally driver

*January 5th, 1970, Nytva

54

Jens Todt

German footballer

*January 5th, 1970, Hamelin

54

Ylva Nowén

Swedish female former alpine skier

*January 5th, 1970, Östersund

54

Elfi Eder

Austrian female alpine skier

*January 5th, 1970, Leogang

54

David Adams

South African tennis player

*January 5th, 1970, Durban

54

Mauricio Barcelata

Mexican actor and TV host

*January 5th, 1970, Alvarado

54

Mitoy Yonting

Filipino singer

*January 5th, 1970, Pangasinan

Same Day
Who's birthday is on January 5th?

49

Bradley Cooper

American actor

*January 5th, 1975, Philadelphia

55

Marilyn Manson

American musician (born 1969)

*January 5th, 1969, Canton

55

Shea Whigham

American actor

*January 5th, 1969, Tallahassee

44

Santiago Ventura

Spanish tennis player

*January 5th, 1980, Castelló de la Plana

68

Frank-Walter Steinmeier

President of Germany since 2017

*January 5th, 1956, Detmold

61

Ralf Loose

German association football player and manager

*January 5th, 1963, Dortmund

57

Markus Söder

German politician (CSU), Minister President of Bavaria

*January 5th, 1967, Nuremberg

24

Roxen

Romanian singer

*January 5th, 2000, Cluj-Napoca

57

J. H. Wyman

Canadian actor

*January 5th, 1967, Oakland

38

Deepika Padukone

Indian actress

*January 5th, 1986, Copenhagen

91

Konrad Adenauer

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

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

56

DJ BoBo

Swiss singer, rapper and dancer

*January 5th, 1968, Kölliken

83

Hayao Miyazaki

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

*January 5th, 1941, Bunkyo

51

Uday Chopra

Indian actor, film director and producer

*January 5th, 1973, Mumbai

84

Umberto Eco

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

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

52

Sakis Rouvas

Greek recording artist

*January 5th, 1972, Corfu

86

Juan Carlos I of Spain

King of Spain from 1975 to 2014

*January 5th, 1938, Rome

46

Seanan McGuire

American writer

*January 5th, 1978, Martinez

45

David Kopp

German road bicycle racer

*January 5th, 1979, Bonn

55

Paul McGillion

Canadian actor

*January 5th, 1969, Paisley

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Born in 1970

53

Malena Ernman

Swedish opera singer

*November 4th, 1970, Uppsala Cathedral Assembly

54

Allan Fung

American politician in Rhode Island (born 1970)

*February 23rd, 1970, Providence

53

Shanti Roney

Swedish actor

*November 24th, 1970, Spånga

54

Mia X

American rapper

*January 9th, 1970, New Orleans

53

Mehmet Scholl

German association football player and manager

*October 16th, 1970, Karlsruhe

54

Gil Young-ah

South Korean badminton player

*April 11th, 1970, Ansan

46

Toby Smith

British musician (1970-2017)

*October 29th, 1970, London †April 11th, 2017, London

54

Melania Trump

First Lady of the United States (2017–2021), model, and businesswoman

*April 26th, 1970, Novo Mesto

54

Simon Pegg

English actor (born 1970)

*February 14th, 1970, Brockworth

54

Lara Fabian

Belgian and Canadian singer and songwriter

*January 9th, 1970, Etterbeek

53

Colin Lawrence

Actor

*September 7th, 1970, London

53

Ethan Hawke

American actor and writer (b. 1970)

*November 6th, 1970, Austin

54

Ardy Wiranata

Badminton player

*February 10th, 1970, Jakarta

53

Erich Irlstorfer

German politician

*May 27th, 1970, Freising

54

Rachel Weisz

British-American actress

*March 7th, 1970, Westminster

53

Nikolai Zuyev

Badminton player

*May 7th, 1970, Dnipro

53

Rhona Robertson

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1970, Auckland

53

Sandra Dimbour

Badminton player

*June 13th, 1970, Saint-Denis

53

Uma Thurman

American actress (born 1970)

*April 29th, 1970, Boston

53

Ted Cruz

United States Senator from Texas since 2013

*December 22nd, 1970, Calgary

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No: With 365 days 1970 is a normal year and no leap year.

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