The 7.1 Mw⯠Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). Between 10,000 and 15,000 people are known to have been killed and about another 26,000 are injured. Date: January 5, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on January 5 đ Events on this…
US President Richard Nixon announces the Space Shuttle program. Date: January 5, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on January 5 đ Events on this day in 1972 đ On This Day (Today)
The Tasman Bridge in Tasmania, Australia, is struck by the bulk ore carrier Lake Illawarra, killing twelve people. Date: January 5, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on January 5 đ Events on this day in 1975 đ On This Day (Today)
The Troubles: Gunmen shoot dead ten Protestant civilians after stopping their minibus at Kingsmill in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, UK, allegedly as retaliation for a string of attacks on Catholic civilians in the area by Loyalists, particularly the killing of six Catholics the night before. Date: January 5, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia â đ …
The Khmer Rouge announce that the new Constitution of Democratic Kampuchea is ratified. Date: January 5, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on January 5 đ Events on this day in 1976 đ On This Day (Today)
Somali Civil War: The United States Embassy to Somalia in Mogadishu is evacuated by helicopter airlift days after the outbreak of violence in Mogadishu. Date: January 5, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on January 5 đ Events on this day in 1991 đ On This Day (Today)
Georgian forces enter Tskhinvali, the capital of South Ossetia, Georgia, opening the 1991â92 South Ossetia War. Date: January 5, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on January 5 đ Events on this day in 1991 đ On This Day (Today)
The oil tanker MV Braer runs aground on the coast of the Shetland Islands, spilling 84,700 tons of crude oil. Date: January 5, 1993 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on January 5 đ Events on this day in 1993 đ On This Day (Today)
A suicide bombing at the Tel Aviv central bus station kills 23 people and injures over 100 more. Date: January 5, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on January 5 đ Events on this day in 2003 đ On This Day (Today)
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. Date: January 5, 2005 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on January 5 đ Events on this day in 2005 đ On This Day (Today)