On January 5, history records 38 notable events, 181 famous births and 87 deaths, spanning the years 1066 to 1875.
Events on this day include: Edward the Confessor dies childless, sparking a succession crisis that will eventually lead to the Norman conquest of England. (1066); Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. (1477).
Notable people born on January 5 include Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall (1209), Henry IV of Castile (1425), Gaspar de Bono (1530).
Notable figures who died on this day include Al-Mu'tasim (842), Zhang Yanhan (941), Edward the Confessor (1066).
Events on 5 January 38
See all →Edward the Confessor dies childless, sparking a succession crisis that will eventually lead to the Norman conquest of England.
Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France.
Felix Manz, a leader of the Anabaptist congregation in Zürich, Switzerland, is executed by drowning.
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.
American Revolutionary War: Richmond, Virginia, is burned by British naval forces led by Benedict Arnold.
The United States House of Representatives votes to stop sharing the Oregon Territory with the United Kingdom.
The Palais Garnier, one of the most famous opera houses in the world, is inaugurated in Paris.
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Birthdays on 5 January 181
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Deaths on 5 January 87
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