January 5th (2012) was a Thursday. 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.
January 5th Famous Deaths for 2012
» Richard Alf, American businessman, co-founded San Diego Comic-Con International (b. 1952)
» Gordon W. Bowie, American trombonist, composer, and conductor (b. 1945)
» Don Carter (bowler) called Don Carter, American bowler (b. 1926)
» Samson H. Chowdhury, Bangladeshi businessman (b. 1926)
» Thelma Forbes, Canadian politician (b. 1910)
» Frederica Sagor Maas, American author, playwright, and screenwriter (b. 1900)
» Isaac Díaz Pardo, Spanish painter and sculptor (b. 1920)
» Amit Saigal, Indian publisher, founded the 'Rock Street Journal' (b. 1965)
» Alexander Sizonenko, Russian basketball player (b. 1959)
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)