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| Birthday January 05, 1592 Shah Jahan, Mughal emperor of India (1628-58) and builder of Taj Mahal |
| Birthday January 05, 1779 Stephen Decatur, early American Naval hero |
| Birthday January 05, 1846 Rudolf Eucken, German Idealist philosopher (Nobel 1908) |
| Birthday January 05, 1855 King Camp Gillette, inventor of safety razor |
| Birthday January 05, 1876 Konrad Adenauer, German Chancellor |
| Birthday January 05, 1895 Jeannette Piccard, balloonist and Episcopal priest |
| Birthday January 05, 1911 Jean-Pierre Aumont, Actor (Cat & Mouse and Happy Hooker) |
| Birthday January 05, 1921 Jean, grand duke of Luxembourg (1964-, ) |
| Birthday January 05, 1925 Nellie Tayloe Ross, 1st woman governor of Wyoming |
| Birthday January 05, 1926 Claude (Buddy) Young, NFL running back (Yankees and Texans and Colts) |
| Birthday January 05, 1928 Walter Mondale (D), 42nd US vp (1977-81) |
| Birthday January 05, 1938 Jim Otto, NFL center (Oakland Raiders) |
| Birthday January 05, 1938 Juan Carlos I, king of Spain (1975-, ) |
| Birthday January 05, 1940 Dany Saval |
| Birthday January 05, 1946 Diane Keaton, Actress (Annie Hall and Little Drummer Girl) LA |
| Birthday January 05, 1954 Pamela Sue Martin |
| History January 05, 1589 Catherine de Medici Queen of France died |
| History January 05, 1643 First divorce in the colonies |
| History January 05, 1781 Benedict Arnold captures and destroys Richmond |
| History January 05, 1809 Treaty of Dardanelles was concluded between Britain & France |
| History January 05, 1822 Central America proclaims annexation to Mexican Empire |
| History January 05, 1825 Alexandre Dumas pere fights a duel |
| History January 05, 1846 House resolves to stop sharing Oregon |
| History January 05, 1850 Calif Exchange opens |
| History January 05, 1854 Steamship SF wrecked |
| History January 05, 1861 Star of the West leaves for Fort Sumter |
| History January 05, 1895 Dreyfus Affair in France |
| History January 05, 1905 C Perrine announces discovery of Jupiter's 7th satellite Elara |
| History January 05, 1911 SF has it's 1st air meet |
| History January 05, 1914 Henry Ford announced a minimum wage of $5 for an eight hour day |
| History January 05, 1916 First conscription bill is introduced in British parliament |
| History January 05, 1920 New York Yankees announce purchase of Babe Ruth |
| History January 05, 1922 Sir Ernest Shackleton Antarctic explorer died aboard his ship |
| History January 05, 1925 Nellie Taylor Ross became governor of Wyoming 1st woman gov in USA |
| History January 05, 1926 James Cox of Ford Motors announces 8 hr day & $5 daily minimum wage |
| History January 05, 1933 Work on Golden Gate Bridge begins on Marin County side |
| History January 05, 1933 Construction begins on Golden Gate Bridge |
| History January 05, 1945 Soviets recognize pro-Soviet Polish Provisional Government |
| History January 05, 1945 Kamikaze pilots get first order |
| History January 05, 1949 Truman delivers his Fair Deal speech |
| History January 05, 1957 Eisenhower proposes new Middle East policy |
| History January 05, 1962 Tony Sheridan & Beatles produce My Bonnie & The Saints |
| History January 05, 1964 Pope Paul VI visits Jordan & Israel |
| History January 05, 1967 Amphibious operations conducted in the Mekong Delta |
| History January 05, 1968 Prague Spring begins in Czechoslovakia |
| History January 05, 1969 USSR Venera 5 launched. 1st successful planet landing - Venus |
| History January 05, 1969 Lodge succeeds Harriman as chief negotiator |
| History January 05, 1970 The United Mine Workers Killings |
| History January 05, 1972 NASA announces development of Space Shuttle |
| History January 05, 1972 Nixon launches the space shuttle program |
| History January 05, 1975 Salyut 4 with crew of 2 is launched for 30 days |
| History January 05, 1976 Pol Pot renames Cambodia |
| History January 05, 1980 The Sugarhill Gang's Rapper's Delight becomes hip-hop's first Top 40 hit |
| History January 05, 1982 Landslides kill 33 in California |
| History January 05, 1985 Bryan Trottier failed in 9th Islander penalty shot |
| History January 05, 1987 Surrogate Baby M case begins in Hackensack NJ |
| History January 05, 1994 Former Speaker Thomas P. Tip O'Neill dies |
| History January 05, 1998 Sonny Bono killed in skiing accident |