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Born on Friday January 5, 1934
- Alina Maria Lameire, Damme
- A.V. van Eijsden, Maastricht (L) († 2017)
- Adrianus Jacob Zegwaard, Pijnacker (Pijnacker-Nootdorp), Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1934)
- Bauke Pieters Reitsma, Reitsum († 2023)
- Boy Lommen, Venlo, Limburg, Nederland († 2013)
- Antonius Jacobus van Soest, Den Haag († 2020)
- Alida Johanna Bosman, Zandvoort, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 2012)
- Aaltje Zweep († 2015)
- Bear Pleunis, Venlo († 1981)
- Bregje Zwagerman, Den Helder, Noord Holland, Nederland († 2012)
Died on Friday January 5, 1934
- Anna Gesina Gels (80)
- Aaltje Ruurds Weistra (64), Leeuwarden
- Anna Maria Antonia van der Schoot (28), Tilburg, NB Netherlands
- Albertje Westerveld (69), Zuidlaren
- Alta Glenn Brock (38), Crawford County, Arkansas, Verenigde Staten
- Anna Wilhemina VELO (91), Utrecht,, Utrecht, Nederland
- Anna Goudswaard (84), Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States
- amandine LEMAITRE (71), Dour (Belgium) Hainaut
- Adriana Maria Griffioen (54), Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Adriana Brans (57), Etten-Leur, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 5, 1934 at Delpher
- De Sumatra post
- Nieuwsblad van het Noorden
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Nieuwe Tilburgsche Courant
- Het Vaderland : staat- en letterkundig nieuwsblad
- Het Vaderland : staat- en letterkundig nieuwsblad
- Nieuw Israelietisch weekblad
- Limburger koerier : provinciaal dagblad
- De tribune : soc. dem. weekblad
Born on January 5
- 1931 » Alfred Brendel, Austrian pianist, poet, and author
- 1931 » Alvin Ailey, American dancer and choreographer, founded the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater († 1989)
- 1931 » Robert Duvall, American actor and director
- 1932 » Chuck Noll, American football player and coach († 2014)
- 1932 » Umberto Eco, Italian novelist, literary critic, and philosopher († 2016)
- 1934 » Murli Manohar Joshi, Indian politician
- 1934 » Phil Ramone, South African-American songwriter and producer, co-founded A & R Recording († 2013)
- 1936 » Florence King, American journalist and memoirist († 2016)
- 1938 » Juan Carlos I of Spain
- 1938 » Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, Kenyan author and playwright
Died on January 5
- 1917 » Isobel Lilian Gloag, English painter (b. 1865)
- 1922 » Ernest Shackleton, Anglo-Irish sailor and explorer (b. 1874)
- 1933 » Calvin Coolidge, American lawyer and politician, 30th President of the United States (b. 1872)
- 1942 » Tina Modotti, Italian photographer, model, actress, and activist (b. 1896)
- 1943 » George Washington Carver, American botanist, educator, and inventor (b. 1864)
- 1951 » Andrei Platonov, Russian journalist and author (b. 1899)
- 1951 » Soh Jaipil, South Korean-American journalist and activist (b. 1864)
- 1952 » Hristo Tatarchev, Bulgarian-Italian physician and activist (b. 1869)
- 1952 » Victor Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow, Scottish colonel and politician, 46th Governor-General of India (b. 1887)
- 1954 » Rabbit Maranville, American baseball player and manager (b. 1891)
Names that were popular for boys in 1934
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Maria
- Hendrik
- Petrus
- Gerardus
- Willem
- Adrianus
- Antonius
- Jacobus
- Wilhelmus
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Franciscus
- Hendrikus
Names that were popular for girls in 1934
- Maria
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Wilhelmina
- Anna
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Adriana
- Hendrika
- Petronella
- Jacoba
- Helena
- Margaretha
- Marie
- Antonia
- Geertruida
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1934
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from May 26, 1933 to July 31, 1935 the cabinet Colijn II, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 8.3 million citizens.
- April 12 » The U.S. Auto-Lite strike begins, culminating in a five-day melee between Ohio National Guard troops and 6,000 strikers and picketers.
- May 21 » Oskaloosa, Iowa, becomes the first municipality in the United States to fingerprint all of its citizens.
- August 11 » The first civilian prisoners arrive at the Federal prison on Alcatraz Island.
- September 8 » Off the New Jersey coast, a fire aboard the passenger liner SSMorro Castle kills 137 people.
- September 18 » The Soviet Union is admitted to the League of Nations.
- October 9 » An Ustashe assassin kills King Alexander I of Yugoslavia and Louis Barthou, Foreign Minister of France, in Marseille.
The weather on Friday January 5, 1934
The temperature on January 5, 1934 was between -0.3 °C and 6.1 °C and averaged 3.4 °C. There was 3.1 mm of rain during 4.0 hours. There was 5.3 hours of sunshine (67%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI