What happened on 5 January 1916?

Discover what happened on 5 January 1916 in history! This day marks a series of notable events, famous births, and significant deaths. Explore the details below to learn more about the historical happenings of this day. On this day, history comes alive!

Births

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  • Bengt Jakobsson
  • Ivan Todorov-Gorunia (Bulgarian politician and general (1916-1965))
  • Harry Nilsson (Swedish footballer (1916–1993))
  • Ines Vercesi (Italian gymnast)
  • Paul Marziniak (German politician (1916–1978))
  • Maup Caransa (Dutch businessman)
  • Ferjani Bel Haj Ammar (Tunisian politician)
  • Wilhelm Szewczyk (Polish writer)
  • Qajym Muxamedxanov (Soviet writer (1916-2004))
  • Stepan Privedentsev (Russian artist (1916-1990))
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  • Alfred Ryder (American actor (1916–1995))
  • Trygve Bjørgo (Norwegian writer (1916-1997))
  • Willy Taylor (fiddler)
  • Rudolf Rieger (Austrian ski jumper)
  • Fritz Biermann
  • Takeji Ōkubo
  • Kanshō Fujima
  • Hyūtarō Akaneya (Japanese baseball player (1916-1969))
  • Oddvar Dobloug
  • Mykola Sylʹvansʹkyĭ
  • Marty Furgol (professional golfer (1916-2005))
  • T’ae-yŏn Han (South Korean journalist)
  • Nirmal Jibon Ghosh (Bengali revolitionary)
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  • Wend Fischer (German journalist (1916–2005))
  • Rob Sainsbury (Australian rules footballer (1916-2007))
  • Renato Gaona Acuña (Chilean diplomat)
  • Christene Merick
  • Fred C. Stinton (British paleontologist)
  • John Maund (association football player (1916-1994))
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  • Ferenc Temesvári (Hungarian athletics competitor)
  • Juan Fernando Vieytes Pérez (Uruguayan painter)
  • Luo Gongliu (Chinese painter)
  • Romain Simon
  • Maria Albanisa Rocha Sarasate (Brazilian journalist)
  • Howard Montgomery (American football and basketball player and coach (1916–1980))
  • Knut Næss (Norwegian professor (1916-2000))
  • Nikita Bruce ((1916-2002))
  • Donna Diana Holden ((1916-1994))
  • Gerhard Brennecke
  • Hvozděna Zachová (Czechoslovak translator)
  • Christiaan Navis (Dutch military personnel and resistance fighter during WW-II)
  • Václav Prokopec
  • Paul H. Benoit (politician in Massachusetts, US)
  • Alfred Kohn (holocaust victim, b. 1916-01-05)
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  • Inge Johansson
  • Giuseppe Pugliese (Italian musicologist and music critic (1916-2010))
  • Everdina Boerwinkel
  • David Berdah
  • Bolesław Matusiak
  • Ludevít Veselý
  • Štefan Lazorec
  • Jerzy Bryn (Polish intelligence officer, diplomat)
  • Jean Boulanger (French official)

Deaths

  • Hermann Klaatsch (German anthropologist (1863–1916))
  • Richard Sigmund Schultze (German politician and jurist (1831-1916))
  • Ulpiano Checa (Spanish artist (1860-1916))
  • Sam Lucas (American entertainer (1850-1916))
  • Edward Dundas Holroyd (Australian judge)
  • Ervin Plány (Hungarian artist (1885-1916))
  • Harry Hems (British artist (1842–1916))
  • Léon Renard (French politician (1836-1916))
  • E. J. Woods (architect)
  • Cordelia Ray (American political activist (1849–1916))
  • António de Azevedo Castelo Branco (Portuguese poet)
  • Ernst Max Eduard Laeis (entrepreneur and owner of an iron foundry and machine factory in Trier)
  • Robert Norrie Jervis (British civil engineer (1888–1916))
  • Ole Ingebrigtsen Reitan
  • Sir Hereward Wake, 12th Baronet ((1852-1916))
  • Max Rudeloff
  • Marguerite Constance Ghislaine de Caumont La Force (15 Oct 1835 Paris – 5 Jan 1916)
  • Henri Simon Duportal
  • Emily McDonogh (person (1843-1916))
  • Jacinto Pedro Gomes (Portuguese mineralogist)
  • Hermann Klaatsch (German anthropologist (1863–1916))
  • Edward Vesey ((1821-1916))
  • Peter Fassbender
  • Max Rudeloff
  • Marguerite Constance Ghislaine de Caumont La Force (15 Oct 1835 Paris – 5 Jan 1916)
  • Henri Simon Duportal
  • Emily McDonogh (person (1843-1916))
  • Jacinto Pedro Gomes (Portuguese mineralogist)
  • Emily McDonogh (person (1843-1916))
  • Jacinto Pedro Gomes (Portuguese mineralogist)
  • Henri Simon Duportal
  • Emily McDonogh (person (1843-1916))
  • Jacinto Pedro Gomes (Portuguese mineralogist)