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January 5: Day of the Week
January 5, 2023 was the 5th day of the year 2023 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 360 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Thursday.
If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is jeudi.
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Here’s the January calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Capricorn is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Garnet is the modern birthstone for this month. Emerald is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
January 5 Historical Event(s)
1554
A great fire occurs in Eindhoven, Netherlands.
1854
The San Francisco steamer sinks, killing 300 people.
1895
Dreyfus affair: French army officer Alfred Dreyfus is stripped of his rank and sentenced to life imprisonment on Devil’s Island.
1896
An Austrian newspaper reports that Wilhelm Röntgen has discovered a type of radiation later known as X-rays.
1909
Colombia recognizes the independence of Panama.
1912
The Prague Party Conference takes place.
1914
The Ford Motor Company announces an eight-hour workday and a minimum wage of $5 for a day’s labor.
1925
Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming becomes the first female governor in the United States.
1940
FM radio is demonstrated to the Federal Communications Commission for the first time.
1957
In a speech given to the United States Congress, President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces the establishment of what will later be called the Eisenhower Doctrine.
Who were born on January 5?
1779
Stephen Decatur, American naval officer (d. 1820)
1919
Severino Gazzelloni, Italian flautist (d. 1992)
1941
Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi, Indian cricketer (d. 2011)
1944
Ed Rendell, American politician and 45th Governor of Pennsylvania
1948
Ted Lange, American actor
1968
Joé Juneau, Canadian ice hockey player
1975
Kylie Bax, New Zealand model
1982
Janica Kostelić, Croatian skier
1987
Kristin Cavallari, American actress
1989
Krisztián Németh, Hungarian footballer
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Holy Toledo! Did you know that coffee and word games are an excellent combination to sharpen your vocabulary? Let’s give it a quick spin. Within 30 seconds, how many words can you think of from these letters PEAFGBO? Check your answers here: Unscramble words PEAFGBO. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)
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