Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o (Gikuyu pronunciation: [ᵑɡoɣe wá ðiɔŋɔ]; born James Ngugi; 5 January 1938) is a Kenyan author and academic who writes primarily in Gikuyu and who formerly wrote in English. He has been described as having been "considered East Africa’s leading novelist". His work includes novels,…
Happy Birthday to January Jones who turns 45 today, January 5, 2023.
Attila Özdemiroğlu (5 January 1943 – 20 April 2016) was a Turkish composer, arranger and music producer. He was best known for his award winning film scores in the 1970s and 1980s.
Mehmet Atilla Özdemiroğlu (5 Ocak 1943, Ankara - 20 Nisan 2016, İstanbul), Türk besteci, söz yazarı ve aranjördür.
Johann Georg Pisendel (5 January 1688 [O.S. 26 December 1687] – 25 November 1755) was a German Baroque violinist and composer who, for many years, led the Court Orchestra in Dresden as concertmaster, then the finest instrumental ensemble in Europe. He was the leading violinist of his time, and…
Happy Birthday to DJ BoBo Swiss singer who turns 55 today, January 5, 2023.
Mgr. art. Marián Labuda (* 28. október 1944, Hontianske Nemce – † 5. január 2018, Borinka) bol slovenský herec, jeden z najznámejších slovenských divadelných, filmových a televíznych hercov.
Narodil sa v rodine súkromného krajčíra. Po skončení Divadelnej fakulty VŠMU v Bratislave (1965) sa stal…
Emil Gârleanu ( 4/5 January 1878 – 2 July 1914) was a Romanian prose writer.
Emil Gârleanu (n. 5 ianuarie 1878, Iași, România – d. 2 iulie 1914, Câmpulung, Muscel, România) a fost un prozator, regizor, scenarist de film și jurnalist român.
Salvatore Phillip "Sonny" Bono (/ˈboʊnoʊ/; February 16, 1935 – January 5, 1998) was an American singer, actor, and politician who came to fame in partnership with his second wife Cher as the popular singing duo Sonny & Cher. A member of the Republican Party, Bono served as the 16th mayor of Palm…
Giorgio Giulio Clovio or Juraj Julije Klović (1498 – 5 January 1578) was a Croatian-Italian illuminator, miniaturist, and painter born in the Kingdom of Croatia, who was mostly active in Renaissance Italy. He is considered the greatest illuminator of the Italian High Renaissance, and arguably the…
Till Lindemann (German pronunciation: [tɪl ˈlɪndəman]; born 4 January 1963) is a German singer, songwriter and poet. He is best known as the lead vocalist and lyricist of Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein and solo project Lindemann. Rammstein has sold over 25 million records worldwide, with five of…