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Historical events & facts — January 5
What happened on January 5?
On January 5, 1968, reformist Alexander Dubček was elected First Secretary of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia, beginning the Prague Spring — a period of political liberalisation that sought to create "socialism with a human face". The reform was crushed on August 21, 1968 by the Soviet invasion. Dubček was deposed and the country reverted to orthodox communism.
On January 5, 1925, theoretical physicist Chien-Shiung Wu was born in Berlin — known as the "First Lady of Physics". Her experiments demonstrated that parity is not conserved in weak interactions, confirming a theory by Lee and Yang that won the Nobel Prize in 1957, though Wu, whose work was essential, was excluded from the award in one of the Nobel committee's greatest oversights.
On January 5, 1477, the army of Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, was crushed at the Battle of Nancy by the troops of the Duke of Lorraine, and Charles himself was killed in the fighting. His death without male heirs precipitated the Burgundian crisis and the gradual absorption of Burgundian territories by France and the Habsburgs, redrawing the map of western Europe.
Notable birthdays — January 5
Famous people born on January 5
Zebulon Pike
Zebulon Montgomery Pike was an American brigadier general and explorer for whom Pikes Peak in Colorado is named. As a U.S.
George Reeves
George Reeves was an American actor. He was best known for portraying Clark Kent/Superman in the television series Adventures of Superman (1952–1958).
Veikko Karvonen
Veikko Leo Karvonen was a Finnish long-distance runner who mainly competed in the marathon. He won the bronze medal in the marathon at the 1956 Summer Olympics. At the 1954 European Championships he won the gold medal in the marathon and the following year won the Boston Marathon.
Alfred Brendel
Alfred Brendel was a Czech-born Austrian classical pianist, poet, author, composer and lecturer, based in London. He is noted for his performances of music by Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Schubert, and Franz Liszt. He made three recordings of Beethoven's 32 piano sonatas and was the first pianist to record Beethoven's complete works for solo piano.
Pim de la Parra
Pim de la Parra was a Surinamese-Dutch film director.
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