January 05

Section: January 05

January 05, 2005

England Glastonbury Thorn Day

January 05, 1984

Ronald MacDonald Douglas, prominent Scottish nationalist died.

January 05, 1929

Playwright Brian Friel, author of Dancing at Lughnasa, is born

January 05, 1922

Sir Ernest Shackleton, Antarctic explorer, died

January 05, 1885

Hugh O'Brien is sworn in as Bostons first Irish mayor

January 05, 1871

33 Fenian prisoners are released by the British

January 05, 1787

John Burke, genealogist, born