January 5

Events
 * 1940 - FM radio is demonstrated to the FCC for the first time.

Births


 * 1667 - Antonio Lotti, Italian composer (b. 1740)
 * 1871 - Frederick Converse, U.S. composer (d. 1940)
 * 1880 - Nikolay Medtner, Russian composer (d. 1951)
 * 1895 - Elizabeth Cotten, American musician (d. 1987)
 * 1904 - Erica Morini, Austrian violinist (d. 1995)
 * 1920 - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, Italian pianist (d. 1995)
 * 1923 - Sam Phillips, American music producer (d. 2003)
 * 1929 - Wilbert Harrison, American singer (d. 1994)
 * 1931 - Alfred Brendel, Austrian pianist
 * 1942 - Maurizio Pollini, Italian pianist
 * 1950 - Chris Stein, American guitarist (Blondie)
 * 1953 - Steve Archer, American singer (The Archers)
 * 1960 - Phil Thornalley, English bass guitarist (The Cure)
 * 1968 - DJ Bobo, Swiss singer
 * 1969 - Marilyn Manson, American singer
 * 1972 - Sakis Rouvas, Greek singer
 * 1973 - Phil Joel, Australian bassist (Newsboys)
 * 1976 - Matt Wachter, American bassist (30 Seconds to Mars)
 * 1988 - Pauline, French singer