Historical Events
- 23,000 Belgian mine workers strike
- American daytime soap opera "All My Children" premieres on ABC
Lennon, Yoko in Denmark
John Lennon and his wife Yoko Ono give a press conference in Aalborg, Denmark, revealing that they were only visiting
- KPTS TV channel 8 in Hutchinson-Wichita, Kansas (PBS) begins broadcasting
Famous Birthdays
- James Patton, American NFL defensive end (Buffalo Bills), born in Brazoria County, Texas
- Jeffrey Jey [Gianfranco Randone], Italian pop and dance singer-songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist (Eiffel 65), born in Lentini, Italy
- Rick Campanelli, Canadian TV presenter, born in Hamilton, Canada
- Troy Van Leeuwen, American guitarist (Queens of the Stone Age; Gone Is Gone), born in Los Angeles, California
Famous Deaths
- Cyril Fagan, Irish astrologer and author, dies at 73
- Max Born, German physicist (quantum mechanics, Nobel 1954), dies at 87
- Roberto Gerhard, Spanish Catalan composer (The Plague), dies of heart disease at 73
Died in 1970 1970 Highlights
About January 5, 1970
Day of the Week: Monday
How Long Ago? 54 years, 3 months and 28 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Generation X
Chinese Zodiac: Rooster
Star Sign: Capricorn
Music Charts
#1 Song: Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head - B.J. Thomas
#1 Song: Two Little Boys - Rolf Harris
