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The5t o Januaris the 5t day o the year in the Gregorian Calendar, wi 360 days ti come (361 in lowp years).
Events
- 1066- Inglis KingEdward the Confessordies. This stairts a chain o events leadin tae the Norman Conquest oIngland.
- 1769-James Wattgets a patent for his steam ingine.
- 1895- Dreyfus Affair:Alfred Dreyfusis stripped o his military rank an sent tae Devil's Island.
- 1896- An Austrick newspaper reportsWilhelm Röntgen's discovery o a new teep o radiation, later criedX-rays.
- 1933− TheGolden Gate Brig(Gowden Yett Brig) wis stairtit bein biggit inSan Francisco Bay.
- 1949- US PresesHarry S. Trumanannounces his "Fair Deal" programme.
- 1957-Jackie Robinsonretires fraebasebaw.
- 1969- The last train tae traivel the Waverley Route taeCairl(on the wey taeLunnon) leavesEdinburgh Waverley railwey station.The Waverley Route is closed a short time efter.
- 1972-Richard Nixonorders the development o the Space Shuttle programme.
- 1993- Theiletanker "Braer" runs aground on the coast o theShetland Islands
- 2005- The dwarf planetErisis discovered.
- 2019- TheUkrainianOrthodox Kirk is formally permittit tae separate frae theRoushieOrthodox Kirk.
- 2021-COVID-19 pandemicin theUnitit Kinrick:New daily cases exceed 60,000 for the first time.
- 2021- TheDemocratic Pairtywins twaUnitit States Senateseats in the state oGeorgie.
Births
- 1592-Shah Jahan,Mughal Emperor o Indie (d.1660)
- 1846-Rudolf Christoph Eucken,German philosopher an writer (d.1926)
- 1876-Konrad Adenauer,Chancellor o Wast Germany(d.1967)
- 1917-Jane Wyman,American actress (d.2007)
- 1928-Walter Mondale,42ntVice Preses o the Unitit States
- 1928-Zulfikar Ali Bhutto,Pakistani politeecian (d.1979)
- 1931-Robert Duvall,American actor
- 1932-Umberto Eco,Italian writer an philosopher (d.2016)
- 1938-Juan Carlos I o Spain
- 1941-Hayao Miyazaki,Japanese film director, producer an animator
- 1946-Diane Keaton,American actress
- 1952-Uli Hoeness,German fitbawer
- 1955-Douglas Chapman,Scots politeecian
- 1956-Frank-Walter Steinmeier,German politeecian,PresesoGermany
- 1969-Marilyn Manson,American muisicker
- 1972-Sakis Rouvas,Greek sangster
- 1975-Bradley Cooper,American actor
- 1978-January Jones,American actress
- 1985-Deepika Padukone,Indie actress
- 1995-Be Xuan Mai,Vietnamese sangster
Daiths
- 1066-Edward the Confessor,Saxon King o Ingland (b.1004)
- 1589-Catherine de' Medici,Queen o Fraunce (b.1519)
- 1655-Pape Innocent XI(b.1574)
- 1762-Elizabeth o Roushie(b.1709)
- 1858-Joseph Radetzky von Radetz,Austrick field marshal (b.1766)
- 1922-Ernest Shackleton,Erse splorer (b.1874)
- 1933-Calvin Coolidge,30tPreses o the Unitit States(b.1872)
- 1941-Amy Johnson,Breetish pilot (b.1903)
- 1951-Soh Jaipil,Korean activist an jurnalist (b.1864)
- 1970-Max Born,German pheesicist (b.1882)
- 1977-Matt McGinn,Scots sangster-sangwriter, actor, writer an poet (b.1928)
- 1994-Tip O'Neill,American politeecian (b.1912)
- 2003-Roy Jenkins,Welsh politeecian (b.1920)
- 2014-Eusébio,Portuguese fitbawer (b.1942)
- 2016-Pierre Boulez,French muisicker an componer (b.1925)
- 2018-John Young,American astronaut (b.1930)
- 2020-Hans Tilkowski,German fitbawer (b.1935)
Halidays
- Auld Yuil,whiles criedEpiphany Eveor theTwalt Nicht o Christenmas
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