This day in History - January 5

433 Historic Events for January 5
1997 Death Andre Franquin, cartoonist, dies at 72
1997 Event "Juan Darien-Carnival Mass" closes at Vivian Beaumont NYC
1997 Event "Love Thy Neighbor," closes at Booth Theater NYC
1997 Event "Show Boat," closes at Gershwin Theater NYC
1998 Death Georgi Sviridov, composer, dies at 82
1998 Event Ice storm knocks out electricity in Quebec and Ontario
1998 Event Vandals decapitate Copenhagen's Little Mermaid
1998 Death Sonny Bono, (Rep-R-Ca)/singer (Sonny and Cher), dies skiing at 62