Vragen over 5 januari
1. Wat gebeurde er op 5 januari?
- 2009 – In Eng Foong Ho v Attorney-General, the Court of Appeal of Singapore held that equality before the law was satisfied by a "reasonable nexus" between state action and the object of the law.
- 2008 – Mikheil Saakashvili was decisively re-elected as President of Georgia in "the first genuinely competitive presidential election" in the history of the country.
- 2007 – The Taiwan High Speed Rail opened, connecting Taipei and Kaohsiung.
- 2005 – The dwarf planet Eris was discovered by a team using images from the Samuel Oschin telescope at Palomar Observatory.
- 2003 – The Metropolitan Police arrested six people in conjunction with an alleged terrorist plot to release ricin on the London Underground, although no toxin was found.
2. Wie werd geboren op 5 januari?
- 2009 – Walker Scobell, American actor
- 2004 – Shane Wright, Canadian ice hockey player
- 2001 – Mykhailo Mudryk, Ukrainian footballer
- 2001 – Ellis Simms, English footballer
- 2000 – Gastón Martirena, Uruguayan footballer
3. Wie stierf op 5 januari?
- 2025 – Mike Rinder, Australian-American former Scientologist, critic (born 1955)
- 2025 – Costas Simitis, Greek economist, lawyer, and politician, Prime Minister of Greece (born 1936)
- 2024 – Joseph Lelyveld, American journalist and executive editor of The New York Times (born 1937)
- 2024 – Mário Zagallo, Brazilian footballer and manager (born 1931)
- 2022 – Kim Mi-soo, South Korean actress and model (born 1992)
4. Wat wordt er op 5 januari gevierd?
- Christian Feast day: Charles of Mount Argus
- Christian Feast day: John Neumann (Catholic Church)
- Christian Feast day: Pope Telesphorus
- Christian Feast day: Simeon Stylites (Latin Church)
- Christian Feast day: January 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)