Historical Events In January - 05

1993  On this day in history price is Right model Janice Pennington sues CBS for show accident  

1993  Reggie Jackson elected to Hall of Fame on January - 05.  

1993  Washington state hangs serial killer Westley Allan Dodd, the first such execution in the US in 28 years on January - 05.  

1993  On this day in history george L George, Russian/US journalist/director/producer, dies at 85  

1994  On this day in history the start of a horror spell of New South Wales bushfires; four die, more than 100 hospitalised in one day, scores of homes destroyed; more than15,000 Sydneysiders flee advancing flames.  

1994  Thomas P. "Tip" O'Neill, former speaker of the House, dies in Boston at age 81 on January - 05.  

1995  On this day in history lockheed C-140 Jetstar crashes at Isfahan Persia, 18 killed  

1995  On January - 05 rogers Cablesystems President Colin Watson says "'We now know we have made a mistake" as consumer revolt forces company to withdraw its negative option billing for seven new specialty cable-television channels  

1996  Miami Dolphin coach Don Shula announces his retirement on this day in history.  

1996  On this day in history muralitharan no-balled for throwing in ODI vs West Indies at the Gabba  

1996  On January - 05 the longest US government shutdown ends after 21 days when Congress passes an interim spending measure that allows federal employees to return to work.  

1996  On this day in history yahya Ayyash, the "Engineer", the elusive mastermind behind a wave of Islamic suicide bombings against Israel, is killed in Gaza, apparently by a booby-trapped mobile phone.  

1997  On January - 05 french trains are diverted to pick up stranded skiers and German rail stations are converted into homeless shelters as the death toll from Europe's longest cold spell in a decade passes 230.  

1997  In ocean racing, Montreal solo sailor Gerry Roufs disappears at sea while circumnavigating the Globe on January - 05.  

1998  Ice storm knocks out electricity in Quebec & Ontario on January - 05.  

1998  Sonny Bono, half of the Sonny and Cher pop duo and politician, dies in a skiing accident in Lake Tahoe, California at age 62 on January - 05.  

1998  Vandals decapitate Copenhagen's Little Mermaid on January - 05.  

1999  Four US jets fire on and miss four Iraqi MiGs testing the "no-fly" zone over southern Iraq in the first air-to-air confrontation in more than six years on January - 05.  

2006  A hotel in Mecca, Saudi Arabia collapses, killing 76 pilgrims visiting to perform hajj on January - 05.  

2007  Taiwan High Speed Rail open between Taipei and Kaohsiung on this day in history.  

2007  On January - 05 war in Somalia: The first shots are fired in the battle for control of the border town of Ras Kamboni.  

2018  On January - 05 north Korea accepts South Korean invitation for high-level talks  

2018  On this day in history kitwe in Zambia bans shaking hands and the sale of fresh food in attempt to prevent a cholera outbreak  

2018  On this day in history "Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House" by Michael Wolff is published by Henry Holt and Company  

2019  Hopman Cup Tennis, Perth: Swiss pair Roger Federer & Belinda Bencic clinch 2-1 win over Germany; beat Angelique Kerber & Alexander Zverev 4-0, 1-4, 4-3; Switzerland's 4th event success on January - 05.  

2019  Golden State and Sacramento combine for 41 3-pointers in Warriors' 127-123 win; set new NBA record for 3s in a game; Stephen Curry hits 10 triples while Buddy Hield leads Kings with 8, Justin Jackson adds 5 on January - 05.  

2019  Bartholomew I of Constantinople issues a formal decree granting independence to the Orthodox Church of Ukraine from the Russian Orthodox Church on January - 05.  

2020  Golden Globes: "1917" Best Drama, "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" Best Comedy/Musical, acting awards Renée Zellweger , Joaquin Phoenix , Awkwafina, Taron Edgerton on January - 05.  

2020  Second Libyan Civil War: Turkish President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan announces that Turkish troops will be deployed to Libya on behalf of the United Nations-backed Government of National Accord on January - 05.  

2023  Funeral for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI presided over by Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Basilica, Rome [1] on January - 05.  

2023  Pocahontas revealed as the 12th great-grandmother of actor Edward Norton on PBS's "Finding Your Roots" [1] on this day in history.  

2023  The funeral of Pope Benedict XVI is held at St. Peter's Square in the Vatican City. The funeral was attended by an estimated 50,000 people on January - 05.  

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1209  Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1272) was born on January - 05.  

1548  Francisco Suarez, Spanish theologian (d. 1617) was born on January - 05.  

1560  On this day in history birth of william Cobbold, composer  

1587  On January - 05 birth of xu Xiake, Chinese geographer (d. 1641)  

1592  Shah Jahan, Mughal emperor of India (1628-58), built Taj Mahal was born on this day in history.  

1596  On this day in history birth of henry Lawes, English composer  

1614  On January - 05 birth of archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria (d. 1662)  

1661  On this day in history birth of jacob Balthasar Schutz, composer  

0842  Death of Al-Mu'tasim, Abbasid caliph (b. 794) on this day in history.  

1066  Edward de Belijder, the Confessor, king of England (1043-66), dies on this day in history.  

1387  On this day in history pedro IV, king of Aragon/conqueror of Sicily, dies at 67  

1400  Death of John Montacute, 3rd Earl of Salisbury, English politician (executed) (b. ca. 1350) on January - 05.  

1425  Death of John of Bavaria/Bayern, liege of Holland/Zealand/Dordrecht, poisoned on January - 05.  

1448  Death of Christopher of Bavaria (b. 1416) on January - 05.  

1465  Death of Charles, Duke of Orléans, French poet (b. 1394) on January - 05.  

1477  Charles, the Bold, duke of Burgundy/writer, dies at 43 on this day in history.