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)