January 5 is the fifth day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 360 days remain until the end of the year (361 in leap years). 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. [1]

Discover what happened on January 5 with HISTORY's summaries of major events, anniversaries, famous births and notable deaths.

Historical events for the 5th of January. See what famous, interesting and notable events happened throughout history on January 5.

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On This Day In History - January 5: anniversaries, birthdays, major events, and time capsules. This day's facts in the arts, politics, and sciences.

On January 5, Bradley Cooper, Miyazaki Hayao, Umberto Eco were born and Calvin Coolidge, Pierre Boulez, Ernest Shackleton died.

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January 5 is the fifth day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 360 days remaining until the end of the year (361 in leap years). 1066 – Edward the Confessor, King of England, dies. The resulting crisis leads to the Norman conquest of England later the same year. 1463 – Poet François Villon is banned from Paris.

Henry Ford astounds the world as he announces that he will pay a minimum wage of $5 a day and will share with employees $10 million in the previous year’s profits. 1904 American Marines arrive in Seoul, Korea, to guard the U.S. legation there.