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January 5 Gregorian calendar . There are 360 days remaining until the end of the year (361 in leap years ).
Events [ ] 1463 - Poet François Villon is banned from Paris .1477 - Battle of Nancy : Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France.1500 - Duke Ludovico Sforza conquers Milan .1527 - Felix Manz , a leader of the Anabaptist congregation in Zürich , was executed by drowning .1554 - A great fire occurs in Eindhoven , Netherlands .1675 - Battle of Colmar : the French army beats Brandenburg .1757 - Louis XV of France survives the assassination attempt by Robert–François Damiens , the last person to be executed in France with the traditional and gruesome form of Capital punishment used for regicides .1759 - George Washington marries Martha Dandridge Custis .1781 - American Revolutionary War : Richmond, Virginia , is burned by British naval forces led by Benedict Arnold .1846 - The United States House of Representatives votes to stop sharing the Oregon Territory with the United Kingdom .1854 - The San Francisco steamer sinks, killing 300 people.1895 - Dreyfus Affair : French officer Alfred Dreyfus is stripped of his rank and sentenced to life imprisonment on Devil's Island .1896 - An Austrian newspaper reports that Wilhelm Roentgen discovered a type of radiation later known as X-rays .1900 - Irish leader John Edward Redmond calls for a revolt against British rule.1909 - Colombia recognizes the independence of Panama .1911 - Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. founded.1912 - Prague Party Conference .1913 - First Balkan War : During the Naval Battle of Lemnos Greek admiral Pavlos Kountouriotis forces the Turkish fleet to retreat to its base within the Dardanelles , from which it did not venture for the rest of the war.1914 - Ford Motor Company announces an eight-hour workday and a minimum wage of $ 5 for a day's labor.1919 - Free Committee for a German Workers Peace Nazi party .1925 - Nellie Tayloe Ross becomes the first female governor in the United States .1933 - Construction of the Golden Gate Bridge begins in San Francisco Bay .1940 - FM radio is demonstrated to the FCC for the first time.1944 - The Daily Mail newspaper .1945 - The Soviet Union recognizes the new pro-Soviet government of Poland .1948 - Warner Brothers shows the first color newsreel (Tournament of Roses Parade and the Rose Bowl ).1962 - A replica of the miraculous statue, the Holy Infant of Good Health , is presented to Blessed Pope John XXIII .1968 - Alexander Dubček comes to power: "Prague Spring " begins in Czechoslovakia .1970 - Soap opera : All My Children 1972 - President of the United States Richard Nixon orders the development of a space shuttle program.1974 - An earthquake in Lima , kills six people, and damages hundreds of houses.1975 - The Tasman Bridge in Tasmania , Australia , is struck by the bulk ore carrier Lake Illawarra , killing twelve people.1976 - Cambodia is renamed Democratic Kampuchea by the Khmer Rouge .1993 - The oil tanker MV Braer runs aground on the coast of the Shetland Islands , spilling 84,700 tons of crude oil.1993 - Washington state executes Westley Allan Dodd by hanging (the first legal hanging in America since 1965 ).
1996 - Hamas operative Yahya Ayyash is killed by an Israeli -planted booby-trapped cell phone .1997 - Russian forces withdraw from Chechnya .2000 - The first day of the 2000 Al Qaeda Summit .2005 - Eris , the largest known dwarf planet in the solar system , was discovered by the team of Michael E. Brown , Chad Trujillo , and David L. Rabinowitz using images originally taken on October 21 , 2003 , at the Palomar Observatory .2006 - Independence Air ceases operations.Births [ ] 1209 - Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall , Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1272 )1548 - Francisco Suarez , Spanish theologian (d. 1617 )1587 - Xu Xiake , Chinese geographer (d. 1641 )1592 - Shah Jahan , Mughal Emperor of India (d. 1666 )1614 - Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria (d. 1662 )1696 - Giuseppe Galli-Bibiena , Italian architect/painter (d. 1757 )1717 - William Wildman Shute Barrington , British statesman (d. 1793 )1762 - Constanze Weber , wife of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (d. 1842 )1779 - Stephen Decatur , American naval officer (d. 1820 )1779 - Zebulon Pike , American explorer (d. 1813 )
1838 - Camille Jordan , French mathematician (d. 1922 )1846 - Rudolf Christoph Eucken , German writer, Nobel laureate (d. 1926 )1855 - King Camp Gillette , American inventor (d. 1932 )1864 - Bob Caruthers , baseball player (d. 1911 )1864 - Byron B. Johnson , baseball executive (d. 1931 )
1865 - Julio Garavito Armero , Colombian astronomer (d. 1920 )1874 - Joseph Erlanger , American physiologist, Nobel laureate (d. 1965 )1876 - Konrad Adenauer , German statesman (d. 1967 )1879 - Hans Eppinger , Austrian physician (d. 1946 )1880 - Nikolay Medtner , Russian composer (d. 1951 )1893 - Zoltán Böszörmény , Hungarian Nazi politician (d. unknown)1893 - Paramahansa Yogananda , Indian guru (d. 1952 )
1893 - Elizabeth Cotten , American musician (d. 1987 )1900 - Yves Tanguy , French painter (d. 1955 )1902 - Stella Gibbons , English novelist (d. 1989 )1904 - Jeane Dixon , American astrologer (d. 1997 )1906 - Kathleen Kenyon , English archaeologist (d. 1978 )1908 - George Dolenz , American actor (d. 1963 )1909 - Stephen Kleene , American mathematician (d. 1994 )1910 - Hugh Brannum , American actor (d. 1987 )1910 - Jack Lovelock , New Zealand athlete (d. 1949 )
1911 - Jean-Pierre Aumont , French actor (d. 2001 )1914 - George Reeves , American actor (d. 1959 )1914 - Nicolas de Staël , French-Russian painter (d. 1955 )
1915 - Arthur H. Robinson , Canadian-born cartographer (d. 2004 )1917 - Jane Wyman , American actress (d. 2007 )1917 - Wieland Wagner , German stage director (d. 1966 )
1920 - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli , Italian pianist (d. 1995 )1921 - Friedrich Dürrenmatt , Swiss writer (d. 1990 )1921 - Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
1923 - Sam Phillips , American music producer (d. 2003 )1926 - William De Witt Snodgrass , American poet1926 - Hosea Williams , American activist (d. 2000 )
1928 - Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto , Pakistani statesman (d. 1979 )1928 - Walter Mondale , American politician
1929 - Wilbert Harrison , American singer (d. 1994 )1931 - Alvin Ailey , American choreographer (d. 1989 )1931 - Alfred Brendel , Austrian pianist
1931 - Robert Duvall , American actor
1932 - Umberto Eco , Italian writer1932 - Chuck Noll , American football coach
1934 - William Bendeck , Bolivian rally driver (d. 1971 )
1936 - Florence King , American humorist1938 - Juan Carlos I, King of Spain 1938 - Jim Otto , American football player
1938 - Ngugi wa Thiongo , Kenyan writer
1940 - Michael O'Donoghue , American writer (d. 1994 )1940 - Yuri Ershov , Russian mathematician
1941 - Hayao Miyazaki , Japanese film maker1941 - Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi , Indian cricketer
1942 - Maurizio Pollini , Italian pianist1942 - Jan Leeming , British television presenter and newsreader
1942 - Charlie Rose , American talk show host
1942 - Terenci Moix , Spanish writer (d. 2003 )
1945 - Roger Spottiswoode , Canadian-born film director1946 - Diane Keaton , American actress1948 - Ted Lange , American actor1949 - George Brown , American drummer (Kool & The Gang )1950 - Chris Stein , American guitarist (Blondie )1950 - John Manley , Canadian politician
1950 - Ioan Petru Culianu , Romanian-born professor (d. 1991 )
1950 - Charlie Richmond , Canadian entrepreneur
1951 - Steve Arnold , English footballer1953 - Steve Archer , Contemporary Christian singer (The Archers )1953 - Pamela Sue Martin , American actress
1954 - Alex English , American basketball player1956 - Chen Kenichi , Japanese-born chef1957 - Kevin Hastings , Australian rugby league footballer1959 - Clancy Brown , American actor1960 - Glenn Strömberg , Swedish footballer1960 - Phil Thornalley , English bass guitarist (The Cure )
1960 - Steve Jones , British aviator (Red Bull Air Race World Series )
1962 - Suzy Amis , American actress1962 - Danny Jackson , American baseball player
1963 - Jeff Fassero , American baseball player1964 - Grant Young , American drummer (Soul Asylum )1965 - Vinnie Jones , British footballer and actor1966 - Kate Schellenbach , American drummer (Luscious Jackson )1967 - Joe Flanigan , American actor1968 - Andrew Golota , Polish boxer1968 - Ricky Paull Goldin , American actor
1968 - Carrie Ann Inaba , American dancer and choreographer
1968 - Joé Juneau , Canadian ice hockey player
1968 - DJ Bobo , Swiss Singer
1969 - Marilyn Manson , American singer1969 - Paul McGillion , Scottish actor.
1971 - Mayuko Takata , Japanese actress.1972 - Sakis Rouvas , Greek singer.1973 - Phil Joel , Australian bassist (Newsboys ).1975 - Kylie Bax , New Zealand model.1975 - Bradley Cooper , American actor.
1975 - Warrick Dunn , American football player.
1975 - Mike Grier , American ice hockey player.
1976 - Matt Wachter , American bassist (30 Seconds to Mars ).1976 - Diego Tristán , Spanish footballer.
1978 - Franck Montagny , French Formula One driver.1979 - Kyle Calder , Canadian ice hockey player1979 - Ronnie O'Brien , Irish footballer - plays for Toronto FC
1981 - Corey Flynn , New Zealand rugby player.1981 - Brooklyn Sudano , American actress.
1982 - Janica Kostelić , Croatian skier.1984 - Amanda Hearst , American heiress1985 - Michael Cuccione , Canadian actor (d. 2001 )
1985 - Yoon So-Yi , South Korean actress
1986 - Deepika Padukone , Indian model and actress1996 - Max Baldry , British actorDeaths [ ] 842 - Al-Mu'tasim , Abbasid caliph (b. 794 )1066 - Edward the Confessor , King of England (b. 1004 )1400 - John Montacute, 3rd Earl of Salisbury , English politician (executed) (bc. 1350 )1465 - Charles, Duke of Orléans , French poet (b. 1394 )1477 - Charles, Duke of Burgundy (killed in battle) (b. 1433 )1524 - Marko Marulić , Croatian poet (b. 1450 )1527 - Felix Manz , Swiss leader (executed) (b. 1498 )1588 - Qi Jiguang , Chinese general (b. 1528 )1589 - Catherine de' Medici , queen of Henry II of France (b. 1519 )1655 - Pope Innocent X (b. 1574 )1713 - Jean Chardin , French explorer (b. 1643 )1740 - Antonio Lotti , Italian composer (b. 1667 )1762 - Elizabeth, Empress of Russia (b. 1709 )1771 - John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford , British statesman (b. 1710 )1846 - Alfred Thomas Agate , American artist (b. 1812 )1858 - Joseph Radetzky von Radetz , Austrian field marshal (b. 1766 )1860 - Saint John Nepomucene Neumann , first American bishop to be canonized (b. 1811 )1891 - Emma Abbott , American soprano (b. 1849 )1904 - Karl Alfred von Zittel , German palaeontologist (b. 1839 )1910 - Léon Walras , French economist (b. 1834 )1922 - Ernest Shackleton , Irish explorer (b. 1874 )1933 - (John) Calvin Coolidge, Jr. , 30th President of the United States (b. 1872 )1937 - Marie Booth , child of William and Catherine Booth (b. 1864 )1941 - Amy Johnson , English aviator (b. 1903 )1943 - George Washington Carver , American educator (b. 1860 )1946 - Kitty Cheatham , American singer (b. 1864 )1951 - Andrei Platonov , Russian writer (b. 1899 )1954 - Rabbit Maranville , American baseball player (b. 1891 )1956 - Mistinguett , French singer (b. 1875 )1963 - Rogers Hornsby , American baseball player (b. 1896 )1970 - Max Born , German physicist, Nobel laureate (b. 1882 )1970 - Roberto Gerhard , Catalan composer (b. 1896 )
1971 - Douglas Shearer , Canadian film engineer (b. 1899 )1976 - Mal Evans , Beatles' "roadie" (b. 1935 )1979 - Charles Mingus , American musician (b. 1922 )1981 - Harold C. Urey , American chemist, Nobel laureate (b. 1893 )1981 - Lanza del Vasto , Italian philosopher (b. 1901 )
1982 - Hans Conried , American actor (b. 1917 )1988 - Pete Maravich , American basketball player (b. 1947 )1990 - Arthur Kennedy , American actor (b. 1914 )1991 - Vasko Popa , Yugoslav poet (b. 1922 )1994 - Thomas P. 'Tip' O'Neill , American politician (b. 1912 )1994 - Brian Johnston , British cricket commentator (b. 1912 )
1996 - Yahya Ayyash , Palestinian terrorist (b. 1966 )1997 - André Franquin , Belgian cartoonist (Gaston Lagaffe ) (b. 1924 )1997 - Burton Lane , American composer and lyricist (b. 1912 )
1998 - Sonny Bono , American entertainer and politician (b. 1935 )1998 - Ken Forssi , American musician (Love ) (b. 1943 )
2001 - Nancy Parsons , American actress (b. 1942 )2003 - Roy Jenkins , British politician (b. 1920 )2003 - Jean Kerr , American author (b. 1923 )
2004 - Tug McGraw , American baseball player, father of Tim McGraw, country singer (b. 1944 )2005 - Danny Sugerman , American music manager (The Doors ) (b. 1954 )2007 - Momofuku Ando , inventor of instant noodles and cup noodles (b. 1910 )2007 - Chih Ree Sun , Chinese-American physicist and poet (b. 1923 ) Holidays and observances [ ] References [ ]
^ a b c Attwater, Donald and Catherine Rachel John. The Penguin Dictionary of Saints . 3rd edition. New York: Penguin Books, 1993. ISBN 0-140-51312-4 .
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126 Familypedia people were born on January 5
131 Familypedia people died on January 5
93 Familypedia people were first married on January 5