January 05

England Glastonbury Thorn Day

January 5, 2005

Ronald MacDonald Douglas, prominent Scottish nationalist died.

January 5, 1984

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

January 5, 1929

Sir Ernest Shackleton, Antarctic explorer, died

January 5, 1922

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

January 5, 1885

33 Fenian prisoners are released by the British

January 5, 1871

John Burke, genealogist, born

January 5, 1787