January 5th (1972) was a Wednesday. 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, 1972
» United States President Richard Nixon orders the development of a Space Shuttle program.
Famous Birthdays on January 5 in 1972
» Philip Davies, English politician
» Nikki Nova, American porn actress and model
» Sakis Rouvas, Greek singer-songwriter, producer and actor
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)