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Born on Saturday January 5, 1991
- Melany Smit, Emmen
Died on Saturday January 5, 1991
- Christiaan Lahpor (80), fortasse, Nederland
- Christiaan Lourens Merceij (83), Rotterdam,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Antonius Hendrikus (Antoon) van de Kam (78), Gemert
- Bastiaan DEN BURGER (86), Nijmegen
- Catharina Helena de Vroome (58), Den Helder
- Aaltje Winterink (70), Warnsveld
- Catharina Helena DE VROOME (58), Den Helder (NL/NH)
- Charles Thomas Gilles (73), Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, Verenigde Staten
- B. Vissers (82), Groesbeek
- Aaltje de Bruin (83), -
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 5, 1991 at Delpher
Born on January 5
- 1979 » Kyle Calder, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1981 » Deadmau5 (Joel Thomas Zimmerman), Canadian musician
- 1982 » Janica Kostelić, Croatian skier
- 1984 » Derrick Atkins, Bahamian sprinter
- 1985 » Diego Vera, Uruguayan footballer
- 1986 » Deepika Padukone, Indian actress
- 1988 » Azizulhasni Awang, Malaysian track cyclist
- 1988 » Luke Daniels, English footballer
- 1989 » Krisztián Németh, Hungarian footballer
- 1990 » Mark Nicholls, Australian rugby league player
Died on January 5
- 1982 » Hans Conried, American actor (b. 1917)
- 1985 » Robert L. Surtees, American cinematographer (b. 1906)
- 1987 » Herman Smith-Johannsen, Norwegian-Canadian skier (b. 1875)
- 1987 » Margaret Laurence, Canadian author and academic (b. 1926)
- 1990 » Arthur Kennedy, American actor (b. 1914)
- 1991 » Vasko Popa, Serbian poet and academic (b. 1922)
- 1994 » Tip O'Neill, American lawyer and politician, 55th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (b. 1912)
- 1997 » André Franquin, Belgian author and illustrator (b. 1924)
- 1997 » Burton Lane, American composer and songwriter (b. 1912)
- 1998 » Sonny Bono, American singer-songwriter, producer, actor, and politician (b. 1935)
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Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1991
- Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from Tuesday, November 7, 1989 to Monday, August 22, 1994 the cabinet Lubbers III, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 15.0 million citizens.
- April 26 » 55 tornadoes break out in the central United States. Before the outbreak's end, Andover, Kansas, would record the year's only F5 tornado.
- July 31 » The United States and Soviet Union both sign the START I Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, the first to reduce (with verification) both countries' stockpiles.
- August 8 » The Warsaw radio mast, at one time the tallest construction ever built, collapses.
- August 21 » Latvia declares renewal of its full independence after its occupation by the Soviet Union since 1940.
- September 21 » Armenia gains independence from the Soviet Union.
- October 20 » A 6.8 Mw earthquake strikes the Uttarkashi region of India, killing more than 1,000 people.
Weather January 5, 1991
The temperature on January 5, 1991 was between 2.7 °C and 8.3 °C and averaged 5.4 °C. There was 3.7 mm of rain during 3.8 hours. The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.