Global Days & Remarks on 5 January.
5 Jan : National Bird Day.
Important Events on 5 January.
1957 A.D. = The Central Sales Tax Act had introduced in India.
1972 A.D. = US President Richard Nixon announces the Space Shuttle program.
2005 A.D. = The dwarf planet Eris is discovered by Palomar Observatory-based astronomers, later motivating the International Astronomical Union (IAU) to define the term planet for the first time.
2014 A.D. = A launch of the communication satellite GSAT-14 aboard the GSLV MK.II D5 marks the first successful flight of an Indian cryogenic engine.
Important Birthdays on 5 January.
1592 A.D. = Shah Jahan (Mughal Emperor).
1855 A.D. = King Camp Gillette (American Businessman. He invented a best-selling version of the Safety Razor).
Important Death Anniversary on 5 January.
1982 A.D. = C. Ramchandra (Indian Music Composer).
1990 A.D. = Ramesh Behl (Indian Film Director, and Producer).
2007 A.D. = Momofuku Ando (Taiwanese-Japanese Inventor, and Businessman. He is known as the Inventor of Instant Noodles).