Historical Events
Lara's Maiden Test Century
Brian Lara scores his maiden Test century with 277 for the West Indies v Australia in drawn 3rd Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground
Reggie Jackson Elected
Former MLB player Reggie Jackson elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame
- Oil tanker MV Braer runs aground on the coast of the Shetland Islands, spilling 84,700 tons of crude oil
- Price is Right model Janice Pennington sues CBS for show accident
- Washington state executes Westley Allan Dodd by hanging (first legal hanging in America since 1965)
Famous Deaths
- Anthony Wakefield Cox, English architect, dies at 77
- George L. George, Russian-American journalist and film director (Towards Independence) dies at 85
- Jennifer Raine Bissell, British actress (Thriller, Rush: Inspired by Battlefield), dies from a heart ailment 60
- Juan Benet Goitia, Spanish writer (Herrumbrosas Lanzas), dies at 65
- Klaas Wiersma, Dutch sec of Justice (VVD), dies
- Leonce Gras, Flemish singer and conductor, dies at 84
- Nyamuisi Muvingi, Zaire minister of Culture, murdered
- Ronnie Welsh, American actor (Patterns), dies of brain cancer at 52
- Westley Allan Dodd, American serial murderer and sex offender, dies in 1st hanging in US since 1965 at 31
Died in 1993 1993 Highlights
About January 5, 1993
Day of the Week: Tuesday
How Long Ago? 31 years, 3 months and 21 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Millennial
Chinese Zodiac: Monkey
Star Sign: Capricorn
Music Charts
#1 Song: I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston
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