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5 January 1477Holy Roman Empire, France [political events]When Charles the Bold, duke of Burgundy, is killed by a Swiss dominated army in a battle outside Nancy, capital of the duchy of Lorraine, France, which was being besieged by the remnants of his forces, he is succeeded by his daughter Mary. However, King Louis XI of France quickly seizes the duchy and county of Burgundy and Picardy, although he faces stubborn resistance in Artois, France.
5–17 January 1583France, Spanish Netherlands [wars]French forces trying to enforce the authority of Francis, Duke of Anjou, in the Spanish Netherlands by coup de main seize Dunkirk, Ostend, Diksmuide, Aalst, Dendermonde, and Vilvoorde, but fail in two attempts on Bruges and Antwerp (17 January), in the ‘French Fury’.
5 January 1589France [births and deaths]Catherine de' Medici, Queen Consort of Henry II of France, regent of France 1560–74, mother of Francis II, Charles IX, and Henry III of France, one of the most influential figures in the French Wars of Religion, dies in Blois, France (69).
5 January 1762Russia [political events]Elizabeth, empress of Russia, daughter of Peter the Great, dies in St Petersburg, Russia. Her successor is her nephew, Peter, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (Tsar Peter III).
5 January 1828France [law and government]Jean-Baptiste, Vicomte de Martignac, becomes prime minister of a moderate administration in France.
5 January 1929Kingdom of the Serbs Croats and Slovenes [political events]King Alexander I suppresses the constitution of the Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes and establishes a royal dictatorship.
5 January–9 February 1981UK [television]The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy, based on Douglas Adams's book and starring Simon Jones, is shown on British television.
5 January 1998USA [births and deaths]Sonny Bono, US singer, songwriter, and politician, is killed in a skiing accident in Lake Tahoe, California (62).


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