Famous Birthdays
- Claude (Buddy) Young, American NFL running back (Yankees, Texans, Colts), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1983)
- Hosea Williams, American activist, born in Attapulgus, Georgia (d. 2000)
- Joshua Benjamin Jeyaretnam, Singaporean opposition leader and former Secretary-General of Singapore's Worker's Party, born in Jaffna, British Ceylon (d. 2008)
- Robert Earle, American TV host (GE College Bowl), born in Baldwin, New York (d. 2019)
- William De Witt Snodgrass, American poet under the pseudonym S. S. Gardons, born in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania (d. 2009)
About January 5, 1926
Day of the Week: Tuesday
How Long Ago? 98 years, 3 months and 28 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Greatest Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Ox
Star Sign: Capricorn
