January 5: Twelfth Night (Western Christianity)Harry S. Truman1757 King LouisXV survived an assassination attempt by Robert-Franois Damiens, who later became the last person in France to be executed by drawing and quartering.1869 Te Kooti's War: After surviving a five-day siege in the p at Ngtapa, Mori leader Te Kooti escaped from New Zealand's Armed Constabulary.1919 The German Workers' Party, the precursor of the Nazi Party, was founded by Anton Drexler.1949 In his State of the Union speech, U.S. president Harry S. Truman (pictured) announced: "Every segment of our population, and every individual, has a right to expect from his government a fair deal."2003 The Metropolitan Police arrested six people in conjunction with an alleged terrorist plot to release ricin on the London Underground, although no toxin was found.al-Mu'tasim (d.842)Joseph Erlanger (b.1874)Edmund Herring (d.1982)Pierre Boulez (d.2016) More anniversaries: January 4January 5January 6ArchiveBy emailList of days of the yearAbout