Friday, 5 January 2007 On This Day : Jan 5 January 5: Twelfth Night ( Western Christianity ) 1477- Charles the Bold (pictured) died at the Battle of Nancy , leading to the annexation of Burgundy by France. 1527- Felix Manz , a leader of the Anabaptist congregation in Zürich , was executed by drowning. 1968- Alexander Dubèek came to power in Czechoslovakia , beginning a political reform known as ” Socialism with a human face ”. 2005- Eris , the largest known dwarf planet in the Solar System , was discovered by the team of Michael E. Brown, Chad Trujillo , and David L. Rabinowitz using images originally taken in 2003 at the Palomar Observatory. 11:18:54 PM comment [ ] trackback [ ] G! • Random © Copyright 2007 Frank Arrigo. A Geek Microsoft Blogger Last update: 4/02/2007; 7:10:24 PM.