Hisdates•ComPage 10: Historical Events In January - 05
Saturday, 18 January 2025
1993 On January - 05 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 this day in history.
1993 George L George, Russian/US journalist/director/producer, dies at 85 on this day in history.
1994 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 on January - 05.
1994 On this day in history thomas P. "Tip" O'Neill, former speaker of the House, dies in Boston at age 81.
1995 Lockheed C-140 Jetstar crashes at Isfahan Persia, 18 killed on this day in history.
1995 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 on January - 05.
1996 Miami Dolphin coach Don Shula announces his retirement on January - 05.
1996 Muralitharan no-balled for throwing in ODI vs West Indies at the Gabba on January - 05.
1996 The longest US government shutdown ends after 21 days when Congress passes an interim spending measure that allows federal employees to return to work on January - 05.
1996 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 on this day in history.
1997 On this day in history 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 this day in history.
1998 Ice storm knocks out electricity in Quebec & Ontario on January - 05.
1998 On this day in history sonny Bono, half of the Sonny and Cher pop duo and politician, dies in a skiing accident in Lake Tahoe, California at age 62.
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 this day in history.
2006 On this day in history a hotel in Mecca, Saudi Arabia collapses, killing 76 pilgrims visiting to perform hajj.
2007 Taiwan High Speed Rail open between Taipei and Kaohsiung on January - 05.
2007 War in Somalia: The first shots are fired in the battle for control of the border town of Ras Kamboni on January - 05.
2018 North Korea accepts South Korean invitation for high-level talks on this day in history.
2018 Kitwe in Zambia bans shaking hands and the sale of fresh food in attempt to prevent a cholera outbreak on this day in history.
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 On January - 05 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
2019 On this day in history 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
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 this day in history.
2020 On January - 05 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.
2023 Funeral for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI presided over by Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Basilica, Rome [1] on this day in history.
2023 On January - 05 pocahontas revealed as the 12th great-grandmother of actor Edward Norton on PBS's "Finding Your Roots" [1]
2023 On this day in history 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.
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