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1548 Francisco Suárez, Granada Spain, philosopher/theologian 1592 Shah Jahan, Mughal emperor of India (1628-58), built Taj Mahal 1620 Miklos Zrínyi, Hungarian poet/writer (The Peril of Sziget) 1773 Pieter Fontn, painter/drawer 1779 Stephen Decatur, US, naval hero (War of 1812) 1779 Zebulon Montgomery Pike, explorer (Pike's Peak) 1780 Claire EJ, countess of Rémusat/Vergennes/French author (Salon) 1788 Kaspar Ett, German organist/composer 1811 Cyrus Hamlin, educator/missionary (est Robert College, Turkey) 1813 Thomas Neville Waul, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1903 1822 Joseph Brevard Kershaw, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1894 1828 August Valentine Kautz, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1895 1840 John Doby Kennedy, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1896 1846 Rudolf Christoph Eucken, Germany, Idealist philosopher (Nobel 1908) 1848 Khristo Botev, hero of Bulgarian revolt against Turkey, poet 1855 King Camp Gillette, inventor (safety razor) 1859 DeWitt B Brace, inventor (spectrophotometer) 1871 Frederick Shepherd Converse, Newton Mass, composer 1874 Joseph Erlanger, doctor (shock therapy-Nobel 1944) 1876 Konrad Adenauer, Cologne Germany, chancellor of Germany (BRD, 1949) 1895 Jeannette Piccard, balloonist/Episcopal priest 1896 Hendrik Algra, Dutch 2nd chamber member (ARP) 1899 Albert van Dalsum, actor/director 19-- Claudia North, NYC, high society child (December, 1979) 19-- Kelly Nickels, rock bassist (LA Guns-It's Over Now) 1900 Yves Tanguy, French/US sailor/surrealistic painter 1901 Mario Scelba, premier Italy (1954-55) 1902 Hubert Beuve-Méry, French newspaper publisher (Le Monde (The Voice)) 1902 Pierre Palla, pianist/organist 1903 Telésforo A Palm, Curaçao, composer/pianist 1905 Lászlo Papp, Hungary, middleweight boxer (Olympic-gold-1948, 52, 56) 1906 Kathleen Kenyon, 1st person to place date on remains of Jericho 1908 George Dolenz, Trieste Italy, actor (Count of Monte Cristo) 1909 Jean-Pierre Aumont, actor (Cat & Mouse, Happy Hooker) 1910 Erica Morini, Austria, violinist 1912 Frank Pace Jr, US Secretary of Army (1950-53) 1917 Wieland Wagner, German opera director 1918 Jean Dixon, psychic (Gift of Prophecy) 1920 Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, Brescia Italy, pianist 1921 Friedrich Drrenmatt, Switzerland, playwright/novelist (Visit) 1921 Jean BMRLAAM d'Aviano, grand duke of Luxembourg (1964- ) 1923 Robert L Bernstein, NYC, publisher (Random House) 1923 Sam Phillips, musician/record founder (Sun) 1926 Claude (Buddy) Young, NFL running back (Yankees, Texans, Colts) 1926 Robert Earle, Baldwin NY, TV host (GE College Bowl) 1928 Walter Mondale, (Sen-D-Minn)/42nd VP (1977-81) 1928 Zulfikar Ali Khan Bhutto, president/premier (Pakistan) 1930 Edward G Givens Jr, Quanah Texas, Major USAF/astronaut 1930 Richard Hayes, Passaic NJ, singer/emcee (Name That Tune) 1931 Alfred Brendel, Wiesenberg Moravia, Austrian pianist 1931 Alvin Ailey, choreographer (American Dance Theater) 1931 Robert Duvall, San Diego Calif, actor (Great Santini, Taxi Driver) 1931 Walter Davis, US, running high jumper (Olympic-gold-1952) 1932 Chuck Noll, Cleveland, NFL coach (Pittsburgh Steelers) 1932 Raďsa Maximovna Titorenko Gorbachev, Russia's 1st lady (1982-1991) 1935 Nancy L Johnson, (Rep-R-CT, 1983- ) 1938 Edwin Elliason, Washington, US archer (Olympic-92) 1938 Jim Otto, NFL center (Oakland Raiders) 1938 Juan Carlos I, king of Spain (1975- ) 1938 Piet Kruiver, soccer star 1939 Bridget Parker, England, equestrian 3 day event (Olympic-gold-1972) 1940 Dany Saval, Oakland Calif, actress (Boeing Boeing, Moon Pilot) 1942 Charlie Rose, Henderson NC, newscaster (CBS Night Watch) 1942 Cliff Potts, Glendale Calif, actor (Ted-Lou Grant) 1942 Maurizio Pollini, Milan Italy, pianist 1944 Felix Araons, director/actor 1944 Tommie Smith, US, 200m dash (Olympic-gold-1968) 1945 Dezsö Szabo, Hungary, writer (Az egesz Latohatar) 1945 Sam Wyche, NFL coach (Cincinatti Bengels) 1946 Diane Keaton, [Hall], LA, actress (Annie Hall, Little Drummer Girl) 1947 Michael DeWine, (Rep-R-Oh, 1983- ) 1947 Ted Lange, Oakland Calif, actor (Isaac-Love Boat, Mr T & Tina) 1949 Chris Stein, rock guitarist (Blondie-Heart of Glass, Call Me) 1949 George Brown, rock drummer (Kool & the Gang-Celebration) 1953 Pamela Sue Martin, Westport Ct, actress (Nancy Drew, Fallon-Dynasty) 1954 Bryan Hitt, rocker (REO Speedwagon-Keep on Loving You) 1957 Vincent Calloway, trumpet player (Midnight Star-No Parking) 1963 Rick Ambrose, singer (Jewel) 1964 Ted Harris Poley, Englewood NJ, rocker (Danger Danger-Screw It) 1967 Ricky Paull Goldin, SF, actor (Doug-Hail to the Chief, Another World) 1968 Carl Evans, Actor (Guilding Light) 1974 John Drew Nichols, Okla, rocker (PC Quest-Can You See) 1975 Ray Morgan, announcer (I'd Like to See) Back to GREGSITE Passings for January 051066 Edward de Belder, the Confessor, king of England (1043-66), dies 1387 Pedro IV, king of Aragon: conqueror of Sicily, dies 1477 Charles de Stoute, duke of Burgundy/writer, dies 1524 Marko Marulic/Marulus/Splichanin/Pecinich, Croatian poet, dies 1589 Catherine de Médicis, Queen mother of France, dies at 69 1595 Ercole Procaccini, Italian painter, dies 1827 Frederick of York, English duke, dies at 63 1856 Pierre J David, [David d'Angers], French sculptor, dies 1860 St John Nepomucene Neumann, 1st male US saint, dies 1922 Ernest H Shackleton, British South pole explorer (Endurance), dies 1922 Sir Ernest Shackleton, Antarctic explorer, dies aboard his ship 1933 Calvin Coolidge, 30th President (1923-29), dies in Mass at 60 1942 Yves Paringaux, French chief of staff, murdered 1943 George Washington Carver, famous black scientist, dies at 81 1944 Adolph Goldschmidt, German/Swiss art historian, dies 1945 Dezsö Szabo, Hungarian writer (Weggevaagde Village), dies 1960 Pavel P Parenago, Russia, cosmonaut, dies 1970 Joseph A Yablonski, candidate for United Mine Workers pres, murdered 1974 Roy Bargy, orch leader (Jimmy Durante Show), dies at 79 1975 Don Wilson, Astro pitcher dies at 29 of carbon monoxide poisoning 1977 Onslow Stevens, actor (Mr Fisher-This is the Life), dies at 74 1979 Charles Mingus, US jazz bassist/composer/orchestra leader, dies 1981 Harold C Urey, US chemist (Deuterium, Nobel 1934), dies at 87 1981 Paul Félix, Belgian architect, dies 1982 Hans Conried, actor (Bullwinkle Show, Make Room for Daddy), dies at 64 1982 Harvey Lembeck, actor (Phil Silvers, Hathaways), dies at 56 1988 "Pistol Pete" Mavarich, basketball player dies at 40 of a heart attack 1993 George L George, Russian/US journalist/director/producer, dies 1993 Henk Knol, Suriname 2nd chamber member (PvdA), dies 1993 Juan Benet, Spanish writer (Herrumbrosas Lanzas), dies 1993 Klaas Wiersma, Dutch sec of Justice (VVD), dies 1993 Nyamuisi Muvingi, Zaďre minister of Culture, murdered 1993 Westley A Dodd, US murderer, 1st hanging in US since 1965 1993 Wiersma, Dutch asst secretary of state of Justice, dies Back to GREGSITE Holidays for January 05Bird Day (1905) [England] Glastonbury Thorn Day [Scotland] Handsel Monday Back to GREGSITE Interest events for January 05[Christian] 12th Night, end of Christmas season (Denmark) [Christian] Epiphany Eve 136 [RC] Commem of St Telesphorus, 8th pope (125-136), martyr 459 [RC] Feast of St Simeon Stylites 1860 [RC] Memorial of St John Neumann, bishop of Philadelphia 1944 [Lutheran] Commemoration of Kaj Munk, martyr 2001 [Jewish] Asarah B'Tevet (Siege of Jerusalem); Tevet 10, 5761 Back to GREGSITE Special events for January 05 [Roman calendar] Nonae Januarius; Nonć Jan 1781 British naval expedition led by Benedict Arnold burns Richmond, Va 1800 1st Swedenborgian temple in US holds 1st service, Baltimore 1804 Ohio legislature passes 1st laws restricting free blacks movement 1809 Treaty of Dardanelles concluded between Britain & France 1822 Central America proclaims annexation to Mexican Empire 1825 Alexandre Dumas pre fights his 1st duel; his pants fall down 1834 Kiowa Indians record this as the night the stars fell 1836 Davy Crockett arrives in Texas, just in time for the Alamo 1840 Records show 95,820 licensed public houses in England on this date 1841 James Clark Ross (UK) is 1st to enter pack ice near Ross Ice Shelf 1850 Calif Exchange opens 1854 Steamship San Francisco wrecked-300 die 1859 1st steamboat sails, Red River 1861 250 Federal troops are sent from New York to Ft Sumter 1861 Alabama troops seize Forts Morgan & Gaines at Mobile Bay 1875 President Grant sends federal troops to Vicksburg, Miss 1887 1st US school of librarianship opens at Columbia University 1896 Austrian newspaper "Wiener Presse" publishes 1st public account of 1896 German physicist Wilhelm Roentgen's discovers x-rays 1899 Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure-Charles Augustus Milverton (BG) 1903 SF-Hawaii telegraph cable opens for public use 1904 -34° F (-37° C), River Vale, New Jersey (state record) 1904 -42° F (-41° C), Smethport, Pennsylvania (state record) 1905 Charles Perrine announces discovery of Jupiter's 7th satellite, Elara 1905 National Association of Audubon Society incorporates 1909 Colombia recognizes Panama's independence 1911 Portugese throw out northern Jesuits 1911 SF has it's 1st air meet 1914 Ford Motor Co wages jump from $2.40/9-hr day to $5.00/8-hr day 1916 Austria-Hungary offensive against Montenegro 1919 National Socialist Party (Nazi) forms in Germany 1919 Spartacus uprising in Berlin: state of seige 1920 Boston Red Sox sell Babe Ruth to NY Yankees 1924 K Reinmuth discovers asteroid #1011 Laodamia 1925 Nellie Taylor Ross became governor of Wyoming, 1st woman gov in USA 1925 Under Polish control, Danzig establishes Port Gdansk post office 1926 James Cox of Ford Motors announces 8 hr day & $5 daily minimum wage 1929 Coup against King Alexander in South-Slavia 1930 K Reinmuth discovers asteroid #1162 Larissa 1930 Mao Tse-tung writes "A Single Spark Can Start a Prairie Fire" 1933 Work on Golden Gate Bridge begins, on Marin County side 1934 Fenway Park catches fire for 2nd time (May 8th 1926 also) 1937 Only unicameral state legislature in US opens 1st session (Nebr) 1940 Finnish offensive at Suomossalmi against Russia 1941 British/Australian troops conquer Bardia 1949 General Track orders ceases-fire on Sumatra 1949 President Harry S Truman labels his administration the "Fair Deal" 1952 Flying Enterprise sinks 1955 KMSP TV channel 9 in Minneapolis-St Paul, MN (IND) 1st broadcast 1957 Eisenhower asks Congress to send troops to the Mid East 1957 Jackie Robinson announced his retirement from baseball 1959 "Bozo the Clown" live children's show premiers on TV 1959 Buddy Holly releases his last record "It Doesn't Matter" 1961 US breaks diplomatic relations with Cuba 1962 Tony Sheridan & Beatles produce "My Bonnie" & "The Saints" 1963 San Diego beats Boston 51-10 in AFL championship game 1964 Pope Paul VI visits Jordan & Israel 1964 San Diego Chargers win AFL-championship 1967 KLXA (now KTBN) TV channel 40 in Fontana-San Ana, CA (IND) begins 1968 Dr Benjamin Spock indicted for conspiring to violate draft law 1969 Bollingen prize for poetry presented to John Berryman & Karl Shapiro 1969 Neville Williams' "Chronology of the Expanding World" completed 1969 USSR Venera 5 launched for 1st successful planet landing (Venus) 1970 KPTS TV channel 8 in Hutchinson-Wichita, KS (PBS) begins broadcasting 1970 Soap Opera "All My Children," premiers on ABC 1971 Globetrotters lose 100-99 to NJ Reds, ending 2,495-game win streak 1972 Largest crowd at Cleveland Arena (Cavs vs Lakers-11,178) 1972 NASA announces development of space shuttle 1972 NYC transit fare rises from 30˘ to 35˘ 1981 "Nightline" with Ted Koppel extended from 20 mins to 30 mins 1981 Peter Sutcliffe, the Yorkshire Ripper, arrested in England 1982 Arkansas judge rules against obligatory teaching of creation 1984 Adrian Dantly, Utah, ties NBA record, making 28 free throws 1985 Bryan Trottier failed on 9th Islander penalty shot 1985 Discovery moves to launch pad for STS 51-C mission 1987 Surrogate Baby M case begins in Hackensack, NJ Back to GREGSITE Facts for January 055th day of the year with 360 remaining (Numerology = 6) 1904 -4°F lowest temperature for this date in NYC 1954 64°F highest temperature for this date in NYC Back to GREGSITE Songs released on January 0501/05/51 --- If --- Como, Perry 01/05/51 --- So Long --- Jenkins, Gordon 01/05/57 --- Young Love --- James, Sonny 01/05/59 --- Stagger Lee --- Price, Lloyd 01/05/63 --- Loop De Loop --- Thunder, Johnny 01/05/74 --- Jungle Boogie --- Kool & The Gang 01/05/85 --- Method Of Modern Love --- Hall & Oates 01/05/85 --- Misled --- Kool & The Gang 01/05/91 --- Where Does My Heart Beat Now --- Dion, Celine 01/05/91 --- All The Man That I Need --- Houston, Whitney 01/05/91 --- Around The Way Girl --- L.L. Cool J. 01/05/91 --- I Saw Red --- Warrant |
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