January 5th (1974) was a Saturday. 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, 1974
» An earthquake in Lima, Peru, kills six people, and damages hundreds of houses.
» Warmest reliably measured temperature in Antarctica of +59 °F (+15 °C) recorded at Vanda Station
Famous Birthdays on January 5 in 1974
» Sarah-Jane Honeywell, English actress and dancer
January 5th Famous Deaths for 1974
» Lev Oborin, Russian pianist (b. 1907)
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)