History Blog

January 5

Happy Birthday RIP “Jane Wyman”(Sarah Mayfield 1917–2007) “Jeane Dixon”(Lydia Pinckert 1904–1997) Walter Mondale 1928–2021) ; Robert Duvall–91 Diane Keaton(Hall)–76 Theodore “Ted” Lange–74 Pamela Sue Martin–69 “Marilyn Manson”(Brian Warner)–53 Bradley Cooper–47 ; 1896 – An Austrian newspaper reports that Wilhelm Röntgen has discovered a type of radiation later known as X-rays ; 1944 – The Daily Mail becomes the first transoceanic newspaper