Here's my selected roundup of significant events in entertainment history that all happened on January 5th. All images included below are royalty-free and sourced via the Wikimedia Commons.
On January 5th...
In 1914, actor George Reeves (Superman, Gone with the Wind) was born in Woolstock, Iowa.
In 1931, actor Robert Duvall (The Great Santini, Taxi Driver) was born in San Diego, California.
In 1933, the Pre-Code drama film Cavalcade (based on the play by Noel Coward, directed by Frank Lloyd and starring Diana Wynyard and Clive Brook) premieres in New York. It went on to win three Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director.
In 1941, Japanese filmmaker and Studio Ghibli founder Hayao Miyazaki (Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, My Neighbor Totoro) was born in Tokyo.
In 1945, the classic cartoon character Pepe LePew debuts in the Looney Tunes short "Odor-able Kitty."
In 1946, actress Diane Keaton (Annie Hall, The Little Drummer Girl) was born in Los Angeles, California.
In 1953, Samuel Beckett's play Waiting for Godot premieres at the Théâtre de Babylone in Paris.
In 1968, French actor Jean Murat (Carnival in Flanders) dies at age 79.
In 1970, the Soap Opera All My Children premieres on ABC.
In 1989, Oliver Stone's war drama Born on the Fourth of July opens in 1,310 theaters nationwide.
In 1990, actor Arthur Kennedy (Bright Victory, Peyton Place) dies at 75 years old.
In 1995, Terry Gilliam's neo-noir science fiction film 12 Monkeys opens in 1,533 theaters nationwide.
In 1998, entertainer and politician Sonny Bono (Airplane II, Hairspray) dies at age 62 following a skiing accident.
In 2001, Stephen Soderbergh's crime drama Traffic opens in 1,510 theaters nationwide.