What happened on January 5 ?

1209 - Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1272)

1548 - Francisco Suarez, Spanish theologian (d. 1617)

1587 - Xu Xiake, Chinese geographer (d. 1641)

1592 - Shah Jahan, Mughal Emperor of India (d. 1666)

1614 - Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria, (d. 1662)

1717 - William Wildman Shute Barrington, British statesman (d. 1793)

1779 - Stephen Decatur, American naval officer (d. 1820)

1779 - Zebulon Pike, American explorer (d. 1813)

1846 - Rudolf Christoph Eucken, German writer, Nobel laureate (d. 1926)

1855 - King Camp Gillette, American inventor (d. 1932)

1865 - Julio Garavito Armero, Colombian astronomer (d. 1920)

1874 - Joseph Erlanger, American physiologist, Nobel laureate (d. 1965)

1876 - Konrad Adenauer, German statesman (d. 1967)

1879 - Hans Eppinger, Austrian physician (d. 1946)

1880 - Nikolay Medtner, Russian composer (d. 1951)

1893 - Paramahansa Yogananda, Indian guru (d. 1952)

1895 - Elizabeth Cotten, American musician (d. 1987)

1900 - Yves Tanguy, French painter (d. 1955)

1902 - Stella Gibbons, English novelist (d. 1989)

1904 - Jeane Dixon, American astrologer (d. 1997)

1909 - Stephen Kleene, American mathematician (d. 1994)

1910 - Hugh Brannum, American actor (d. 1987)

1910 - Jack Lovelock, New Zealand athlete (d. 1949)

1913 - Jean-Pierre Aumont, French actor (d. 2001)

1914 - George Reeves, American actor (d. 1959)

1914 - Nicolas de Staël, French-Russian painter (d. 1955)

1915 - Arthur H. Robinson, Canadian-born cartographer (d. 2004)

1920 - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, Italian pianist (d. 1995)

1921 - Friedrich Dürrenmatt, Swiss writer (d. 1990)

1921 - Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg

1923 - Sam Phillips, American music producer (d. 2003)

1926 - Hosea Williams, American activist (d. 2000)

1928 - Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, Pakistani statesman (d. 1979)

1928 - Walter Mondale, American politican

1931 - Alvin Ailey, American choreographer (d. 1989)

1931 - Alfred Brendel, Austrian pianist

1931 - Robert Duvall, American actor

1932 - Umberto Eco, Italian writer

1932 - Chuck Noll, American football coach

1936 - Florence King, American humorist

1938 - King Juan Carlos I of Spain

1938 - Jim Otto, American football player

1938 - Ngugi wa Thiongo, Kenyan writer

1940 - Michael O'Donoghue, American writer (d. 1994)

1941 - Miyazaki Hayao, Japanese film maker

1942 - Maurizio Pollini, Italian pianist

1942 - Charlie Rose, American talk show host

1946 - Diane Keaton, American actress

1948 - Ted Lange, American actor

1949 - George Brown, American drummer (Kool & The Gang)

1950 - Chris Stein, American guitarist (Blondie)

1950 - John Manley, Canadian politician

1950 - Ioan Petru Culianu, Romanian-born professor (d. 1991)

1950 - Charlie Richmond, Canadian entrepreneur

1951 - Steve Arnold, English footballer

1953 - Pamela Sue Martin, American actress

1954 - Alex English, American basketball player

1956 - Chen Kenichi, Japanese-born chef

1960 - Phil Thornalley, English bass guitarist (The Cure)

1962 - Suzy Amis, American actress

1962 - Joe Monzo, American composer

1964 - Grant Young, American drummer (Soul Asylum)

1965 - Vinnie Jones, British actor

1966 - Kate Schellenbach, American drummer (Luscious Jackson)

1967 - Joe Flanigan, American actor

1968 - Andrew Golota, Polish boxer

1968 - Ricky Paull Goldin, American actor

1969 - Marilyn Manson, American singer

1969 - Paul McGillion, Scottish actor

1972 - Sakis Rouvas, Greek singer

1975 - Mike Grier, American football player

1975 - Bradley Cooper, American actor

1975 - Kylie Bax, New Zealand model

1976 - Matt Wachter, American bassist (30 Seconds to Mars)

1979 - Kyle Calder, American hockey player

1981 - Corey Flynn, New Zealand rugby player

1982 - Janica Kosteli?, Croatian skier

1985 - Richard Butler, English footballer

1985 - Michael Cuccione, Canadian actor (d. 2001)