What are the important events that happened on January 5? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
January 5: Facts & Myths About This Day
January 5 is the 5th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 360 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Sunday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is December 23, 2024 – a Sunday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 482,232 hours has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘pentagon’ day.
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Capricorn is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Garnet is the modern birthstone for this month. Emerald is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 24 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,398 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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January 5 Historical Events
- 1527 –Felix Manz, a leader of the Anabaptist congregation in Zurich, Switzerland, is executed by drowning.
- 1757 –Louis XV of France survives an assassination attempt by Robert-François Damiens, the last person to be executed in France by drawing and quartering, the traditional and gruesome form of capital punishment used for regicides.
- 1759 –George Washington marries Martha Dandridge Custis.
- 1909 –Colombia recognizes the independence of Panama.
- 1925 –Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming becomes the first female governor in the United States.
- 1972 –U.S. President Richard Nixon orders the development of a Space Shuttle program.
- 1974 –An earthquake in Lima, Peru, 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.
- 1991 –Georgian forces enter Tskhinvali, the capital of South Ossetia, Georgia, opening the 1991–1992 South Ossetia War.
- 2003 –Police arrest seven suspects in connection with Wood Green ricin plot.
Who were born on January 5?
- 1893 –Paramahansa Yogananda, Indian guru (d. 1952)
- 1895 –Jeannette Piccard, American priest, and aeronaut (d. 1981)
- 1914 –Nicolas de Staël, French-Russian painter (d. 1955)
- 1924 –Gilbert Bogle, Australian scientist (d. 1963)
- 1931 –Alvin Ailey, American choreographer (d. 1989)
- 1932 –Chuck Noll, American football coach
- 1940 –Yuri Ershov, Russian mathematician
- 1942 –Terenci Moix, Spanish writer (d. 2003)
- 1979 –Masami Tanaka, Japanese swimmer
- 1985 –Michael Cuccione, Canadian actor (d. 2001)
Who died on January 5?
- 1465 –Charles, Duke of Orléans, French poet (b. 1394)
- 1891 –Emma Abbott, American soprano (b. 1849)
- 1942 –Tina Modotti, Italian photographer, model, actress, and revolutionary political activist (b. 1896)
- 1956 –Mistinguett, French singer (b. 1875)
- 1974 –Lev Oborin, Russian pianist (b. 1907)
- 1976 –John A. Costello, Taoiseach of Ireland (b. 1891)
- 1976 –Mal Evans, Beatles’ “roadie” (b. 1935)
- 1978 –Wyatt Cooper, American screenwriter (b. 1927)
- 1988 –Pete Maravich, American basketball player (b. 1947)
- 2009 –Griffin Bell, American lawyer (b. 1918)
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