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What Happened on January 5th This Day in History

Year	Name
2014	A launch of the communication satellite GSAT-14 aboard the GSLV MK.II D5 marks the first successful flight of an Indian cryogenic engine.
2005	The dwarf planet Eris is discovered by Palomar Observatory-based astronomers, later motivating the International Astronomical Union (IAU) to define the term planet for the first time.
1993	The oil tanker MV Braer runs aground on the coast of the Shetland Islands, spilling 84,700 tons of crude oil.
1991	Georgian forces enter Tskhinvali, the capital of South Ossetia, Georgia, opening the 1991–92 South Ossetia War.
1991	Somali Civil War: The United States Embassy to Somalia in Mogadishu is evacuated by helicopter airlift days after the outbreak of violence in Mogadishu.
1976	The Khmer Rouge announce that the new Constitution of Democratic Kampuchea is ratified.
1976	The Troubles: Gunmen shoot dead ten Protestant civilians after stopping their minibus at Kingsmill in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, UK, allegedly as retaliation for a string of attacks on Catholic civilians in the area by Loyalists, particularly the killing of six Catholics the night before.
1975	The Tasman Bridge in Tasmania, Australia, is struck by the bulk ore carrier Lake Illawarra, killing twelve people.
1972	US President Richard Nixon announces the Space Shuttle program.
1970	The 7.1 Mw  Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). Between 10,000 and 15,000 people are known to have been killed and about another 26,000 are injured.
1969	The Venera 5 space probe is launched at 06:28:08 UTC[25] from Baikonur.[26]
1969	Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes in Fernhill, West Sussex, while on approach to Gatwick Airport, killing 50 people.
1968	Alexander Dubček comes to power in Czechoslovakia, effectively beginning the "Prague Spring".
1967	Cultural Revolution: The Shanghai People's Commune is established following the seizure of power from local city officials by revolutionaries.
1957	In a speech given to the United States Congress, United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces the establishment of what will later be called the Eisenhower Doctrine.
1953	The play Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett receives its première in Paris.
1950	In the Sverdlovsk air disaster, all 19 of those on board are killed, including almost the entire national ice hockey team (VVS Moscow) of the Soviet Air Force – 11 players, as well as a team doctor and a masseur.
1949	In his State of the Union address, United States President Harry S. Truman unveils his Fair Deal program.
1945	The Soviet Union recognizes the new pro-Soviet Provisional Government of the Republic of Poland.
1944	The Daily Mail becomes the first major London newspaper to be published on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean.
1941	Amy Johnson, a 37-year-old pilot and the first woman to fly solo from London to Australia, disappears after bailing out of her plane over the River Thames, and is presumed dead.
1933	Construction of the Golden Gate Bridge begins in San Francisco Bay.
1925	Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming becomes the first female governor in the United States.
1919	The German Workers' Party, which would become the Nazi Party, is founded in Munich.
1914	The Ford Motor Company announces an eight-hour workday and minimum daily wage of $5 in salary plus bonuses.
1913	First Balkan War: The Battle of Lemnos begins; 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.
1912	The sixth All-Russian Conference of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (Prague Party Conference) opens. In the course of the conference, Vladimir Lenin and his supporters break from the rest of the party to form the Bolshevik movement.
1911	Kappa Alpha Psi, the world's third oldest and largest black fraternity, is founded at Indiana University.
1900	Irish nationalist leader John Edward Redmond calls for revolt against British rule.
1895	Dreyfus affair: French army officer Alfred Dreyfus is stripped of his rank and sentenced to life imprisonment on Devil's Island.
1875	The Palais Garnier, one of the most famous opera houses in the world, is inaugurated in Paris.
1822	The government of Central America votes for total annexation to the First Mexican Empire.
1781	American Revolutionary War: Richmond, Virginia, is burned by British naval forces led by former American general Benedict Arnold.
1757	Louis XV of France survives an assassination attempt by Robert-François Damiens, who becomes the last person to be executed in France by drawing and quartering (the traditional form of capital punishment used for regicides).
1675	Battle of Colmar: The French army beats Brandenburg.
1477	Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is defeated and killed in a conflict with René II, Duke of Lorraine; Burgundy subsequently becomes part of France.

Famous People Born on January 5

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Year	Name
1927	Sivaya Subramuniyaswami, American guru and author, founded Iraivan Temple (d. 2001)
1893	Paramahansa Yogananda, Indian-American guru and philosopher (d. 1952)
1934	Murli Manohar Joshi, Indian politician
1904	Erika Morini, Austrian violinist (d. 1995)
1855	King Camp Gillette, American businessman, founded the Gillette Company (d. 1932)
1902	Hubert Beuve-Méry, French journalist (d. 1989)
1957	George Moroko, Australian rugby league player
1885	Humbert Wolfe, Italian-English poet and civil servant (d. 1940)
1944	Ed Rendell, American politician, 45th Governor of Pennsylvania
1942	Maurizio Pollini, Italian pianist and conductor

Famous People Deaths On January 5

Here is a list of some famous peope who died on January 5. For full list please click on the link above.

Date	Name
1846	Alfred Thomas Agate, American painter and illustrator (b. 1812)
1985	Robert L. Surtees, American cinematographer (b. 1906)
2010	Willie Mitchell, American singer-songwriter, trumpet player, and producer (b. 1928)
2013	Qazi Hussain Ahmad, Pakistani scholar and politician (b. 1938)
1860	John Neumann, Czech-American bishop and saint (b. 1811)
1971	Douglas Shearer, Canadian-American sound designer and engineer (b. 1899)
1987	Margaret Laurence, Canadian author and academic (b. 1926)
1713	Jean Chardin, French explorer and author (b. 1643)
1578	Giulio Clovio, Dalmatian painter (b. 1498)
1978	Wyatt Emory Cooper, American author and screenwriter (b. 1927)