January 5th (1940) was a Friday. It's the 4th day of the year (5th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 361 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 5th January, 1940
» FM broadcasting e.g FM radio is demonstrated to the Federal Communications Commission for the first time.
Famous Birthdays on January 5 in 1940
» Athol Guy, Australian bassist (The Seekers)
» Michael Rose (British Army officer) known as Mike Rose, English general
January 5th Famous Deaths for 1940
» Humbert Wolfe, Italian-English poet and civil servant (b. 1885)
January 5th Holidays in History
» Christian Calendar of saints called Feast Day:
» John Neumann (Catholic Church)
» Pope Telesphorus
» Simeon Stylites (Latin Church)
» January 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» The Twelfth Twelve Days of Christmas or day of Christmas and the Twelfth Night (holiday) or Twelfth Night of Christmas. (Western Christianity)