Historical Events
- Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards pardons Homer Plessy for buying whites-only train ticket in 1892 (resulted in U.S. Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson 1896) [1]
- State of emergency declared across Kazakhstan amid unrest and protests against fuel price rises, 164 killed in three days
Famous Deaths
- Bill Bryden, Scottish stage director (National Theatre), film director, and screenwriter, dies at 79
- Greg Robinson, American football coach (Syracuse University 2005-08; Super Bowl 1997, 98 DC Denver Broncos), dies of Alzheimer's disease at 70
- Lawrence Brooks, American US Army soldier, 1940-45 (91st Engineer Battalion - New Guinea, The Philippines), and longest-living American World War II veteran, dies at 112
- Olga Szabó-Orbán, Romanian fencer (World C'ship gold women's foil individual 1962, team 1969; Olympic silver individual 1956, bronze team 1968, 72), dies at 83
- Ralph Neely, American football offensive tackle (Super Bowl 1971, 77 Dallas Cowboys; Pro Bowl 1967, 69; All Pro 1966-69), dies at 78
Died in 2022 2022 Highlights
About January 5, 2022
Day of the Week: Wednesday
How Long Ago? 2 years, 3 months and 25 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Generation Alpha
Chinese Zodiac: Ox
Star Sign: Capricorn
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