5 January

5 January (the Fifth of January, January 5th, &c.) is the fifth day of the year under the Gregorian calendar, as first promulgated by Pope Gregory XIII, Bishop of Rome, in 1582 A.D., as well as the earlier Julian calendar, as first promulgated by Julius Caesar in 45 B.C. The date of 5 January is followed by either 360 days or 361 days during leap years, which are calculated differently in Gregorian and Julian calendars; in both calendars, regardless of its leap year status, the date that follows is 6 January and the date that precedes it is 4 January.

Note that for the purposes of the following indices, the Gregorian date trumps the Julian date, unless otherwise indicated.

Deaths

• Frederick Culmer (1822-1892), Mormon Hollow Earthist
• Death Valley Scotty (1872-1954), gold prospector and fraudster
• Datus Perry (1912-1998), Bigfoot researcher
• Robert B. Stone (1916-1999), author on positive thinking