October 5

October 5 in recent years
2024 (Saturday)
2023 (Thursday)
2022 (Wednesday)
2021 (Tuesday)
2020 (Monday)
2019 (Saturday)
2018 (Friday)
2017 (Thursday)
2016 (Wednesday)
2015 (Monday)

October 5is the 278th day of the year (279th inleap years) in theGregorian calendar;87 days remain until the end of the year.

Events

Pre-1600

610–Heracliusarrives at Constantinople, kills Byzantine Emperor Phocas, and becomes emperor.^[1]
816– KingLouis the Piousis crowned emperor of the Holy Roman Empire by the Pope.^[2]
869– TheFourth Council of Constantinopleis convened to depose patriarch Photios I.^[3]
1143– With the signing of theTreaty of Zamora,KingAlfonso VII of León and Castilerecognises Portugal as a Kingdom.^[4]
1450–Louis IX, Duke of Bavariaexpels Jews from his jurisdiction.

1601–1900

1607– Assassins attempt to kill Venetian statesman and scientistPaolo Sarpi.
1789– French Revolution: TheWomen's March on Versailleseffectively terminates royal authority.
1813–War of 1812:The Army of the Northwestdefeatsa British and Native Canadian force threatening Detroit.
1838– TheKillough massacrein east Texas sees eighteen Texian settlers either killed or kidnapped.
1869– TheSaxby Galedevastates the Bay of Fundy region in Canada.
1869 – TheEastman tunnel,in Minnesota, United States, collapses during construction, causing a landslide that nearly destroys St. Anthony Falls.^[5]
1877– TheNez Perce Warin the northwestern United States comes to an end.
1900– Peace congress in Paris condemns British policy in South Africa and assertsBoer Republic's right to self-determination.^[6]

1901–present

1905– TheWright brotherspilot theWright Flyer IIIin a new world record flight of 24 miles in 39 minutes.
1910– In arevolutionin Portugal the monarchy is overthrown and a republic is declared.
1911– TheKowloon–Canton Railwaycommences service.
1914–World War I:An aircraft successfullydestroys another aircraftwith gunfire for the first time.^[7]
1921– TheWorld Seriesis the first to be broadcast on radio.
1930– British airshipR101crashes in Franceen routeto India on its maiden voyage killing 48 people.^[8]
1931–Clyde Edward Pangbornand Hugh Herndon,Jr. make the first nonstop flight across the Pacific Ocean in the planeMiss Veedol.^[9]
1936– TheJarrow Marchsets off forLondon.
1938–Holocaust:In Nazi Germany, Jews'passports are invalidated.
1943–World War II:Pacific Theater:Ninety-eight American POWs are executed by Japanese forces onWake Island.
1944– TheProvisional Government of the French Republicenfranchises women.
1945– A six-month strike by Hollywood set decorators turns into abloody riotat the gates of the Warner Brothers studio.
1947– President Truman makes the first televisedOval Office address.^[10]
1962– The first of theJames Bondfilm series, based on the novels byIan Fleming,Dr. No,is released in Britain.^[11]
1962 – The firstBeatlessingle "Love Me Do"is released in Britain.^[12]
1963– The United States suspends theCommercial Import Programin response torepression of the Buddhist majorityby the regime of President Ngo Dinh Diem.^[13]
1966– A reactor at theEnrico Fermi Nuclear Generating Stationnear Detroit suffers a partial meltdown.
1968– ANorthern Ireland Civil Rights Associationmarch in Derry is violently suppressed by police.
1970– ThePublic Broadcasting Service(PBS) is founded.
1970 – The British Trade Commissioner,James Cross,is kidnapped by members of theFront de libération du Québec,triggering theOctober Crisisin Canada.
1974– Bombs planted by thePIRAin pubs inGuildford killfour British soldiers and one civilian.
1982–Tylenolproducts are recalled afterbottles in Chicagolaced with cyanide cause seven deaths.
1984–Marc Garneaubecomes the first Canadian in space.
1986–Mordechai Vanunu's story inThe Sunday Timesreveals Israel's secret nuclear weapons.
1988– A Chilean opposition coalition defeatsAugusto Pinochetinhis re-election attempt.
1990– After 150 yearsThe Heraldnewspaper inMelbourne,Australia,is published for the last time as a separate newspaper.
1991– AnIndonesian Air Force C-130 crashkills 135 people.
1994– Swiss police find the bodies of 48 members of theOrder of the Solar Temple,who had died in acult mass murder-suicide.^[14]
1999– TheLadbroke Grove rail crashinWest Londonkills 31 people.^[15]
2000–Mass demonstrationsinSerbiaforce the resignation ofSlobodan Milošević.
2011– In theMekong River massacre,two Chinese cargo boats are hijacked and 13 crew members murdered.

Births

Pre-1600

1274–Al-Dhahabi,Syrian scholar and historian (d. 1348)
1338–Alexios III of Trebizond(d. 1390)
1377–Louis II of Anjou(d. 1417)
1422–Catherine, Princess of Asturias,Spanish royal (d. 1424)^[16]
1487–Ludwig of Hanau-Lichtenberg,German nobleman (d. 1553)
1520–Alessandro Farnese,Italian cardinal and diplomat (d. 1589)
1524–Rani Durgavati,Queen of Gond (d. 1564)

1601–1900

1609–Paul Fleming,German physician and poet (d. 1640)^[17]
1641–Françoise-Athénaïs, marquise de Montespan,French mistress ofLouis XIV of France(d. 1707)
1658–Mary of Modena(d. 1718)^[18]
1687–Maria Maddalena Martinengo,Italian nun (d. 1737)
1703–Jonathan Edwards,American pastor and theologian (d. 1758)^[19]
1712–Francesco Guardi,Italian painter (d. 1793)
1713–Denis Diderot,French philosopher and critic (d. 1784)^[20]
1715–Victor de Riqueti, marquis de Mirabeau,French economist and educator (d. 1789)
1728–Chevalier d'Éon,French diplomat and spy (d. 1810)
1743–Giuseppe Gazzaniga,Italian composer and educator (d. 1818)
1781–Bernard Bolzano,Czech mathematician and philosopher (d. 1848)
1792–Joseph Crosfield,English businessman (d. 1844)
1795–Alexander Keith,Scottish-Canadian brewer and politician, 13thMayor of Halifax(d. 1873)
1803–Friedrich Bernhard Westphal,Danish-German painter (d. 1844)
1816–Ursula Frayne,Irish-Australian nun and missionary (d. 1885)
1820–David Wilber,American lawyer and politician (d. 1890)
1824–Henry Chadwick,English-American historian and author (d. 1908)
1829–Chester A. Arthur,American general, lawyer, and politician, 21stPresident of the United States(d. 1886)
1841–Philipp Mainländer,German philosopher (d. 1876)^[21]
1844–Francis William Reitz,South African lawyer and politician, 5thState President of the Orange Free State(d. 1934)
1848–Guido von List,Austrian-German journalist and poet (d. 1919)
1850–Sergey Muromtsev,Russian lawyer and politician (d. 1910)
1857–Peadar Toner Mac Fhionnlaoich,Irish author and playwright (d. 1942)
1858–Helen Churchill Candee,American journalist and author (d. 1949)
1864–Louis Lumière,French director and producer (d. 1948)
1873–Lucien Mérignac,French fencer (d. 1941)
1877–Mike O'Neill,Irish-American baseball player and manager (d. 1959)
1878–Louise Dresser,American actress (d. 1965)
1879–Francis Peyton Rous,American pathologist and virologist,Nobel Prizelaureate (d. 1970)
1882–Robert H. Goddard,American physicist, engineer, and academic (d. 1945)
1883–Ernst Pittschau,German actor (d. 1951)
1885–Arunachalam Mahadeva,Sri Lankan politician and diplomat (d. 1969)
1887–René Cassin,French judge and academic,Nobel Prizelaureate (d. 1976)
1887 –Manny Ziener,German actress (d. 1972)
1888–Mary Fuller,American actress and screenwriter (d. 1973)
1889–Teresa de la Parra,French-Venezuelan author and educator (d. 1936)
1892–Remington Kellogg,American zoologist and paleontologist (d. 1969)
1894–Bevil Rudd,South African runner and journalist (d. 1948)
1898–Nachum Gutman,Moldovan-Israeli painter and sculptor (d. 1980)
1899–Elda Anderson,American physicist and health researcher (d. 1961)
1900–Bing Xin,Chinese author and poet, known for her contributions to children's literature (d. 1998)
1900 –Margherita Bontade,Italian politician (d. 1992)

1901–present

1901–John Alton,Austrian-American director and cinematographer (d. 1996)
1902–Larry Fine,American comedian (d. 1975)^[22]
1902 –Ray Kroc,American businessman and philanthropist (d. 1984)^[22]
1903–M. King Hubbert,American geophysicist and academic (d. 1989)
1905–John Hoyt,American actor (d. 1991)
1905 –Harriet E. MacGibbon,American actress (d. 1987)
1907–Mrs. Miller,American novelty singer (d. 1997)
1907 –Ragnar Nurkse,Estonian-American economist and academic (d. 1959)
1908–Mehmet Ali Aybar,Turkish lawyer and politician (d. 1995)
1908 –Joshua Logan,American director and screenwriter (d. 1988)
1911–Pierre Dansereau,Canadian ecologist and academic (d. 2011)
1911 –Brian O'Nolan,Irish author and playwright (d. 1966)^[23]
1912–Fritz Fischer,German physician and convicted war criminal (d. 2003)
1913–Eugene B. Fluckey,American admiral,Medal of Honorrecipient (d. 2007)
1914–Zhang Zhen,Chinese general and politician (d. 2015)
1916–Stetson Kennedy,American author and activist (d. 2011)^[24]
1917–Allen Ludden,American television personality and game show host (d. 1981)
1917 –Magda Szabó,Hungarian author and poet (d. 2007)
1919–Donald Pleasence,English actor (d. 1995)
1921–Bill Willis,American football player and coach (d. 2007)
1922–José Froilán González,Argentinian racing driver (d. 2013)
1922 –Bil Keane,American cartoonist (d. 2011)^[22]
1922 –Jock Stein,Scottish footballer and manager (d. 1985)
1923–Philip Berrigan,American priest and activist (d. 2002)
1923 –Stig Dagerman,Swedish journalist and author (d. 1954)
1923 –Albert Guðmundsson,Icelandic footballer and politician (d. 1994)
1923 –Glynis Johns,British actress and singer (d. 2024)^[25]
1923 –Kailashpati Mishra,Indian lawyer and politician, 18thGovernor of Gujarat(d. 2012)
1924–Bill Dana,American actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2017)^[22]
1924 –José Donoso,Chilean author (d. 1996)
1924 –Barbara Kelly,Canadian actress and screenwriter (d. 2007)
1924 –Frederic Morton,Austrian-American banker, journalist, and author (d. 2015)
1924 –Bob Thaves,American cartoonist (d. 2006)
1925–Gail Davis,American actress (d. 1997)
1925 –Herbert Kretzmer,South African-English journalist and songwriter (d. 2020)
1925 –Walter Dale Miller,American lawyer and politician, 29thGovernor of South Dakota(d. 2015)
1926–Avraham Adan,Israeli general (d. 2012)
1926 –Willi Unsoeld,American mountaineer and educator (d. 1979)
1928–Louise Fitzhugh,American author and illustrator (d. 1974)
1929–Richard F. Gordon Jr.,American captain, pilot, and astronaut (d. 2017)
1929 –Bill Wirtz,American businessman (d. 2007)
1930–Pavel Popovich,Ukrainian general, pilot, and cosmonaut (d. 2009)^[26]
1930 –Reinhard Selten,German economist and mathematician,Nobel Prizelaureate (d. 2016)
1931–Rosalie Gower,Canadian nurse and politician (d. 2013)
1932–Neal Ascherson,Scottish journalist and author
1932 –Dean Prentice,Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2019)
1932 –Michael John Rogers,English ornithologist and police officer (d. 2006)
1933–Doug Bailey,American political consultant, foundedThe Hotline(d. 2013)
1933 –Billy Lee Riley,American rockabilly musician, singer-songwriter, and record producer (d. 2009)
1934–Kenneth D. Taylor,Canadian businessman and diplomat (d. 2015)
1934 –Angelo Buono,American serial killer and rapist (d. 2002)^[27]
1936–Václav Havel,Czech poet, playwright, and politician, 1stPresident of the Czech Republic(d. 2011)^[22]
1936 –Adrian Smith,American basketball player^[28]
1937–Carlo Mastrangelo,American doo-wop singer (d. 2016)
1937 –Barry Switzer,American football player and coach^[22]
1938–Johnny Duncan,American country singer (d. 2006)
1938 –Teresa Heinz,Mozambican-American businesswoman and philanthropist
1939–Marie-Claire Blais,Canadian author and playwright (d. 2021)
1939 –A. R. Penck,German painter and sculptor (d. 2017)
1939 –Consuelo Ynares-Santiago,Filipino lawyer and jurist
1940–Bob Cowper,Australian cricketer^[29]
1940 –Terry Trotter,American jazz pianist^[30]
1941–Stephanie Cole,English actress^[31]
1941 –Eduardo Duhalde,Argentinian lawyer and politician, 50thPresident of Argentina
1941 –Frank Stagg,Irish republicandied on hunger strike (d. 1976)^[32]
1942–Richard Street,American singer-songwriter (d. 2013)
1943–Ben Cardin,American lawyer and politician^[33]
1943 –Steve Miller,American singer-songwriter and guitarist^[34]
1943 –Michael Morpurgo,English author, poet, and playwright
1943 –Etela Farkašová,Slovak philosopher and writer^[35]
1944–Richard Rosser, Baron Rosser,English union leader and politician (d. 2024)
1945–Brian Connolly,Scottish singer-songwriter (d. 1997)^[36]
1946–Zahida Hina,Pakistani journalist and author
1946 –Robin Lane Fox,English historian and author
1946 –Jean Perron,Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and sportscaster
1946 –David Watson,English footballer^[37]
1947–Brian Johnson,English singer and songwriter^[34]
1947 –Michèle Pierre-Louis,Haitian politician, 14thPrime Minister of Haiti
1948–Russell Mael,American vocalist
1949–Peter Ackroyd,English biographer, novelist and critic
1949 –Michael Gaughan,Irish Republicandied on hunger strike (d. 1974)^[38]
1949 –Ralph Goodale,Canadian lawyer and politician, 36thCanadian Minister of Finance
1949 –Bill James,American historian and author
1949 –Yashiki Takajin,Japanese singer and television host (d. 2014)
1950–Eddie Clarke,English rock guitarist (d. 2018)
1950 –Jeff Conaway,American actor and singer (d. 2011)
1950 –Edward P. Jones,American novelist and short story writer
1950 –James Rizzi,American painter and illustrator (d. 2011)
1951–Karen Allen,American actress^[34]
1951 –Bob Geldof,Irish singer-songwriter and actor^[22]
1952–Clive Barker,English author, director, producer, and screenwriter^[34]
1952 –Harold Faltermeyer,German keyboard player, composer, and producer
1952 –Imran Khan,Pakistani cricketer and politician, 22ndPrime Minister of Pakistan
1953–Philip Hampton,English-Scottish accountant and businessman
1953 –Roy Laidlaw,Scottish rugby player
1955–John Alexander,English footballer
1955 –Jean-Jacques Lafon,French singer-songwriter
1955 –Adair Turner, Baron Turner of Ecchinswell,English academic and businessman
1957–Mark Geragos,American lawyer
1957 –Bernie Mac,American actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2008)^[22]
1957 –Lee Thompson,English singer-songwriter and saxophonist
1958–André Kuipers,Dutch physician and astronaut
1958 –Neil Peart,Australian footballer
1958 –Neil deGrasse Tyson,American astrophysicist, cosmologist, and author^[34]
1959–Kenan İpek,Turkish lawyer and judge
1959 –Maya Lin,American architect and sculptor, designed theVietnam Veterans MemorialandCivil Rights Memorial^[22]
1959 –Kelly Joe Phelps,American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2022)
1960–Daniel Baldwin,American actor, director, and producer^[34]
1960 –Careca,Brazilian footballer
1960 –David Kirk,New Zealand rugby player and coach
1961–Pato Banton,English singer-songwriter
1962–Michael Andretti,American race car driver^[22]
1962 –Thomas Herbst,German footballer and manager
1962 –Caron Keating,British television host (d. 2004)
1963–Laura Davies,English golfer and sportscaster^[22]
1963 –Tony Dodemaide,Australian cricketer
1963 –Michael Hadschieff,Austrian speed skater
1963 –Nick Robinson,English journalist and blogger
1964–Philip A. Haigh,English historian and author
1964 –Malik Saidullaev,Russian businessman
1964 –Korina Sanchez,Filipino journalist^[39]
1965–Trace Armstrong,American football player and agent
1965 –Mario Lemieux,Canadian ice hockey player^[22]
1965 –Patrick Roy,Canadian ice hockey player and coach^[22]
1966–Dennis Byrd,American football player (d. 2016)
1966 –Sean M. Carroll,American physicist, cosmologist, and academic
1966 –Fredrik Olausson,Swedish ice hockey player^[40]
1966 –Terri Runnels,American wrestler and manager
1966 –Jan Verhaas,Dutch snooker player and referee
1967–Rex Chapman,American basketball player and sportscaster
1967 –Guy Pearce,English-Australian actor^[34]
1970–Josie Bissett,American actress^[34]
1970 –Matthew Knights,Australian footballer and coach
1970 –Tord Gustavsen,Norwegian pianist and composer
1970 –Cal Wilson,New Zealand comedian, actress, and screenwriter (d. 2023)
1971–Tonia Antoniazzi,British politician
1971 –Mauricio Pellegrino,Argentinian footballer and manager
1972–Annely Akkermann,Estonian banker and politician
1972 –Aaron Guiel,Canadian baseball player
1972 –Grant Hill,American basketball player and actor
1972 –Thomas Roberts,American journalist and actor
1973–Cédric Villani,French mathematician and academic
1974–Rich Franklin,American mixed martial artist and actor^[41]
1974 –Heather Headley,Trinidadian-American singer, songwriter, and actress^[34]
1974 –Anousjka van Exel,Dutch tennis player
1975–Bobo Baldé,French-Guinean footballer
1975 –Carson Ellis,American painter and illustrator
1975 –Parminder Nagra,English actress^[42]
1975 –Monica Rial,American voice actress, director, and screenwriter
1975 –Scott Weinger,American actor^[34]
1975 –Kate Winslet,English actress^[34]
1976–Ramzan Kadyrov,Russian-Chechen general and politician, 3rdPresident of the Chechen Republic
1976 –Royston Tan,Singaporean director, producer, and screenwriter
1976 –J. J. Yeley,American race car driver
1977–Hugleikur Dagsson,Icelandic author, illustrator, and critic
1977 –Vinnie Paz,Italian-American rapper and producer
1977 –Konstantin Zyryanov,Russian footballer
1978–Steinar Nickelsen,Norwegian organist and composer
1978 –Jesse Palmer,Canadian football player and sportscaster
1978 –Shane Ryan,Irish footballer and hurler
1978 –James Valentine,American musician and songwriter^[34]
1978 –Morgan Webb,Canadian-American television host and producer
1979–Vince Grella,Australian footballer
1979 –Curtis Sanford,Canadian ice hockey player
1980–Yuta Tabuse,Japanese basketball player^[43]
1980 –Paul Thomas,American bass player^[34]
1980 –James Toseland,English motorcycle racer
1981–Jeanette Antolin,American gymnast^[44]
1981 –Joel Lindpere,Estonian footballer
1981 –Andy Nägelein,German footballer
1982–Michael Roos,Estonian-American football player
1982 –Steve Williams,Australian-German rugby player
1983–Jesse Eisenberg,American actor and writer^[34]
1983 –Nicky Hilton,American socialite, fashion designer, and model^[22]
1983 –Florian Mayer,German tennis player
1983 –Mashrafe Mortaza,Bangladeshi cricketer
1984–Naima Adedapo,American singer and dancer
1984 –Kenwyne Jones,Trinidadian footballer
1984 –Nathalie Kelley,Peruvian-Australian actress^[22]
1984 –Nate Thompson,American ice hockey player^[45]
1985–Nicola Roberts,English singer-songwriter
1985 –Brooke Valentine,American singer and songwriter^[34]
1986–Mladen Bartulović,Croatian footballer
1986 –Tanner Roark,American baseball player^[46]
1987–Dillon Francis,American DJ and record producer
1987 –Michael Grabner,Austrian ice hockey player^[47]
1987 –Jesse Joensuu,Finnish ice hockey player^[48]
1987 –Kevin Mirallas,Belgian footballer
1987 –Tim Ream,American soccer player
1987 –Park So-yeon,South Korean singer, dancer, and actress
1987 –Luigi Vitale,Italian footballer
1987 –Brandan Wright,American basketball player^[49]
1988–Benny Howell,English cricketer
1988 –Bahar Kızıl,German singer-songwriter
1988 –Maja Salvador,Filipino actress, dancer, singer, and host
1989–Kelsey Adrian,Canadian basketball player
1989 –Marcel Baude,German footballer
1989 –Ify Ibekwe,American basketball player
1989 –Travis Kelce,American football player^[50]
1990–Nathan Peats,Australian rugby league player
1991–Pär Lindholm,Swedish ice hockey player^[51]
1991 –Tornike Shengelia,Georgian basketball player^[52]
1992–Kevin Magnussen,Danish racing driver^[53]
1992 –Cody Zeller,American basketball player^[54]
1993–Jewell Loyd,American basketball player^[55]
1993 –Wakamotoharu Minato,Japanese sumo wrestler^[56]
1997 –Michael Hoecht,Canadian American football player^[57]
1999–Washington Sundar,Indian cricketer^[58]
2006–Jacob Tremblay,Canadian actor^[22]

Deaths

Pre-1600

659 BC–Pradyota,King of Avanti and Magadha^[59]
578–Justin II,Byzantine emperor (b. 520)
610–Phocas,Byzantine emperor
989–Henry III,duke of Bavaria (b. 940)^[60]
1056–Henry III,Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1016)
1111–Robert II,count of Flanders (b. 1065)
1112–Sigebert of Gembloux,French monk, historian, and author (b. 1030)
1214–Alfonso VIII,king of Castile and Toledo (b. 1155)
1225–Al-Nasir,Abbasid caliph (b. 1158)
1285–Philip III,king of France (b. 1245)
1354–Giovanni Visconti,Italian cardinal (b. 1290)^[61]
1398–Blanche of Navarre,queen of France (b. 1330)
1399–Raymond of Capua,Italian priest andMaster General(b. c. 1330)
1524–Joachim Patinir,Flemish landscape painter (b. c. 1480)
1528–Richard Foxe,English bishop and academic (b. 1448)
1540–Helius Eobanus Hessus,German poet and educator (b. 1488)
1564–Pierre de Manchicourt,Flemish composer and educator (b. 1510)
1565–Lodovico Ferrari,Italian mathematician and academic (b. 1522)

1601–1900

1606–Philippe Desportes,French poet and author (b. 1546)
1629–Heribert Rosweyde,Jesuit hagiographer (b. 1569)
1714–Kaibara Ekken,Japanese botanist and philosopher (b. 1630)
1740–Jean-Philippe Baratier,German astronomer and scholar (b. 1721)
1777–Johann Andreas Segner,Slovak-German mathematician, physicist, and physician (b. 1704)
1802–Sanité Bélair,Haitian freedom fighter (b. 1781)^[62]
1805–Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis,English general and politician,Lord Lieutenant of Ireland(b. 1738)
1813–Tecumseh,American tribal leader (b. 1768)
1827–William Mullins, 2nd Baron Ventry,Anglo-Irish politician and peer (b. 1761)
1848–Joseph Hormayr, Baron zu Hortenburg,Austrian-German historian and politician (b. 1781)
1861–Antoni Melchior Fijałkowski,Polish archbishop (b. 1778)
1880–Jacques Offenbach,German-French cellist and composer (b. 1819)
1885–Thomas C. Durant,American railroad tycoon (b. 1820)
1895–Ralph Tollemache,English priest (b. 1826)

1901–present

1913–Hans von Bartels,German painter and educator (b. 1856)
1914–Albert Solomon,Australian politician, 23rdPremier of Tasmania(b. 1876)
1918–Roland Garros,French soldier and pilot (b. 1888)
1921–John Storey,Australian politician, 20thPremier of New South Wales(b. 1869)
1927–Sam Warner,Polish-American director, producer, and screenwriter, co-foundedWarner Bros.(b. 1887)
1929–Varghese Payyappilly Palakkappilly,Indian priest, founded theSisters of the Destitute(b. 1876)
1930–Christopher Thomson, 1st Baron Thomson,Indian-English soldier and politician,Secretary of State for Air(b. 1875)
1933–Renée Adorée,French-American actress (b. 1898)
1933 –Nikolai Yudenich,Russian general (b. 1862)
1936–J. Slauerhoff,Dutch poet and author (b. 1898)
1938–Faustina Kowalska,Polish nun and saint (b. 1905)
1938 –Albert Ranft,Swedish actor and director (b. 1858)
1940–Ballington Booth,English-American activist, co-founded theVolunteers of America(b. 1857)
1940 –Lincoln Loy McCandless,American rancher and politician (b. 1859)
1940 –Silvestre Revueltas,Mexican violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1889)
1941–Louis Brandeis,American lawyer and jurist (b. 1856)
1942–Dorothea Klumpke,American astronomer (b. 1861)
1943–Leon Roppolo,American clarinet player and composer (b. 1902)
1950–Frederic Lewy,German-American neurologist and academic (b. 1885)
1952–Joe Jagersberger,Austrian racing driver (b. 1884)
1967–Clifton Williams,American astronaut (b. 1932)
1976–Barbara Nichols,American actress (b. 1928)
1976 –Lars Onsager,Norwegian-American chemist and physicist,Nobel Prizelaureate (b. 1903)
1981–Gloria Grahame,American actress (b. 1923)
1983–Humberto Mauro,Brazilian director and screenwriter (b. 1897)
1983 –Earl Tupper,American inventor and businessman, founded theTupperware Corporation(b. 1907)
1985–Karl Menger,Austrian-American mathematician from the Vienna Circle (b. 1902)
1986–Mike Burgmann,Australian racing driver and accountant (b. 1947)
1986 –Hal B. Wallis,American film producer (b. 1898)
1986 –James H. Wilkinson,English mathematician and computer scientist (b. 1919)
1992–Eddie Kendricks,American singer-songwriter (b. 1939)
1996–Seymour Cray,American engineer and businessman, foundedCRAY Inc(b. 1925)
1997–Brian Pillman,American football player and wrestler (b. 1962)
2000–Johanna Döbereiner,Brazilian agronomist (b. 1924)
2000 –Cătălin Hîldan,Romanian footballer (b. 1976)
2001–Mike Mansfield,American soldier, politician, and diplomat, 22ndUnited States Ambassador to Japan(b. 1903)
2002–Chuck Rayner,Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1920)
2003–Dan Snyder,Canadian-American ice hockey player (b. 1978)
2003 –Timothy Treadwell,American environmentalist, director, and producer (b. 1957)
2004–Rodney Dangerfield,American comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1921)
2004 –William H. Dobelle,American biologist and academic (b. 1941)
2004 –Maurice Wilkins,New Zealand-English physicist and biologist,Nobel Prizelaureate (b. 1916)
2006–Antonio Peña,Mexican wrestling promoter, foundedLucha Libre AAA World Wide(b. 1953)
2010–Bernard Clavel,French journalist and author (b. 1923)
2010 –Mary Leona Gage,American model and actress,Miss USA 1957(b. 1939)
2010 –Steve Lee,Swiss singer-songwriter (b. 1963)
2011–Derrick Bell,American academic and scholar (b. 1930)
2011 –Bert Jansch,Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1943)
2011 –Steve Jobs,American businessman, co-founder ofApple Inc.(b. 1955)
2011 –Charles Napier,American actor and singer (b. 1936)
2011 –Fred Shuttlesworth,American activist, co-founded theSouthern Christian Leadership Conference(b. 1922)
2011 –Gökşin Sipahioğlu,Turkish photographer and journalist (b. 1926)
2012–Keith Campbell,English biologist and academic (b. 1954)
2012 –Vojin Dimitrijević,Croatian-Serbian lawyer and activist (b. 1932)
2012 –James W. Holley III,American dentist and politician (b. 1926)
2012 –Edvard Mirzoyan,Georgian-Armenian composer and educator (b. 1921)
2012 –Claude Pinoteau,French director and screenwriter (b. 1925)
2013–Ruth R. Benerito,American chemist and academic (b. 1916)
2013 –Carlo Lizzani,Italian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1922)
2013 –Yakkun Sakurazuka,Japanese voice actress and singer (b. 1976)
2014–David Chavchavadze,English-AmericanCIAofficer and author (b. 1924)
2014 –Andrea de Cesaris,Italian racing driver (b. 1959)
2014 –Geoffrey Holder,Trinidadian-American actor, singer, dancer, and choreographer (b. 1930)
2014 –Yuri Lyubimov,Russian actor and director (b. 1917)
2015–Chantal Akerman,Belgian-French actress, director, and producer (b. 1950)
2015 –Joker Arroyo,Filipino lawyer and politician (b. 1927)
2015 –Grace Lee Boggs,American philosopher, author, and activist (b. 1915)
2015 –Henning Mankell,Swedish author and playwright (b. 1948)
2016–Brock Yates,American journalist and author (b. 1933)
2017–Eberhard van der Laan,Dutch politician, mayor of Amsterdam (b. 1955)^[63]
2024–Robert Coover,American novelist (b. 1932)^[64]

Holidays and observances

References

^Olster, David Michael.The politics of usurpation in the seventh century: rhetoric and revolution in Byzantium(1993 ed.). A.M. Hakkert. p. 133.
^Richard A. Jackson (1995).Ordines Coronationis Franciae, Volume 1: Texts and Ordines for the Coronation of Frankish and French Kings and Queens in the Middle Ages.University of Pennsylvania Press. p. 104.ISBN 0-8122-3263-1.
^Raymond Davis (1995).The Lives of the Ninth-century Popes (Liber Pontificalis): The Ancient Biographies of Ten Popes from A.D. 817-891.Liverpool University Press. p. 252.ISBN 978-0-85323-479-1.
^Lay, S. (2008).The Reconquest Kings of Portugal: Political and Cultural Reorientation on the Medieval Frontier.Springer.ISBN 9780230583139.
^Benidt, Bruce (November 15, 1987). "River Has Powerful History of Damage at Falls".Star Tribune.Minneapolis. p. 7B.
^Legrand, Jacques (1987).Chronicle of the 20th Century.Ecam Publication. p. 20.ISBN 0-942191-01-3.
^Reichhardt, Tony (October 4, 2014)."The First Aerial Combat Victory".Air & Space.Smithsonian Institution.RetrievedOctober 4,2018.
^"R101 airship crash: 'Hope and sadness' on 90th anniversary".BBC News.3 October 2020.Retrieved4 October2020.
^"Pangborn-Herndon Memorial Site".Aviation: From Sand Dunes To Sonic Booms.National Park Service.Retrieved2012-05-31.
^"First presidential speech on TV".
^"Dr. No".James Bond 007.7 March 2021.Retrieved2021-06-14.
^"Love Me do – the Day the World Changed Forever".18 July 2018.
^Kahin, George McT.(1986).Intervention: how America became involved in Vietnam.New York: Knopf. p. 86.ISBN 0-394-54367-X.
^"Today in History: October 5, Earl Warren becomes chief justice".Associated Press.2022-10-05.Retrieved2024-09-19.
^"'A body drifted past the window': surviving the Ladbroke Grove train crash ".The Guardian.17 October 2019.Retrieved22 July2021.
^Instituto Salazar Y Castro: Tratado de genealogia, héràldica y derecho nobiliario: segundo curso de la Escuela de Genealogía, Heráldica y Nobiliaria]; Ediciones Hidalguia, 2001, 8489851336
^Flemming, Willi (1961),"Fleming, Paul",Neue Deutsche Biographie(in German), vol. 5, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, p. 238;(full text online)
^"Mary of Modena (queen of England)".Encyclopædia Britannica.Retrieved24 December2009.
^One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain:Gardiner, Harry Norman; Webster, Richard (1911). "Edwards, Jonathan".InChisholm, Hugh(ed.).Encyclopædia Britannica.Vol. 9 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 3–6.
^Arthur M. Wilson.Diderot: The Testing Years, 1713–1759.New York: Oxford University Press, 1957, p. 14[1]
^Lombroso, Cesare (1889). "Chapter IV: Genius and Insanity".The Man of Genius.BoD – Books on Demand.ISBN 9783752434262.
^^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p"Famous birthdays for Oct. 5: Michael Andretti, Kate Winslet".UPI.5 October 2022.Retrieved4 October2023.
^A Dictionary of the Avant-Gardes.Routledge. 2013. p. 473.ISBN 978-1-136-80619-3.
^Roberts, Diane (September 2, 2011)."Stetson Kennedy, Unmasker of the Klan".The Guardian.RetrievedAugust 26,2017.
^"Glynis Johns, most known for role in 'Mary Poppins,' dies at 100".ABC7. 4 January 2024.Retrieved4 January2024.
^Burgess, Colin; Hall, Rex (2009).The First Soviet Cosmonaut Team: Their Lives, Legacy, and Historical Impact.Berlin: Springer. p. 61.ISBN 9780387848235.LCCN 2008935694.
^"A Look Back: Hillside Strangler Serial Killer Angelo Buono Dies in Prison".
^"Adrian Smith".National Basketball Association.Retrieved4 October2023.
^The Oxford Companion to Australian Cricket,Oxford, Melbourne, 1996, pp. 125–26.
^Ira Gitler (1999).The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz.Oxford University Press, USA. p. 652.ISBN 9780199729074.
^"Stephanie Cole".BFI.Archived fromthe originalon June 27, 2018.Retrieved10 September2022.
^Maume, Patrick (October 2009)."Stagg, Frank".Dictionary of Irish Biography.Retrieved16 May2023.
^Official Congressional Directory(114th Congress, 2015–2016 ed.). Washington, D.C.: United States Government Publishing Office. 2016. p. 123.ISBN 9780160929960.OCLC 951612101– via Google Books.
^^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^oRose, Mike (5 October 2022)."Today's famous birthdays list for October 5, 2022 includes celebrities Guy Pearce, Kate Winslet".The Plain Dealer.Associated Press.Retrieved4 October2023.
^"FARKAŠOVÁ, Etela:: Spolok slovenských spisovateľov".spolok-slovenskych-spisovatelov.sk.Retrieved18 September2023.
^"Brian Connolly - Sweet No More".New Straits Times.p. 23.Retrieved9 February2018.
^Watson, Davidat National-Football-Teams
^Tírghrá. National Commemoration Centre. 2002. p. 142.ISBN 0-9542946-0-2
^"Top List: Stars turning 50 in 2014".Philippine Entertainment Portal. 16 January 2014.Retrieved28 April2015.
^"Fredrik Olausson".National Hockey League.Retrieved4 October2023.
^"Fighter Profile at Fightline".Archived fromthe originalon January 4, 2010.
^"Parminder Nagra – Biography".Yahoo! Movies.Retrieved14 May2013.
^"Yuta Tabuse".National Basketball Association.Retrieved4 October2023.
^"USA Gymnastics | Jeanette Antolin".usagym.org.Retrieved21 February2020.
^"Nate Thompson".National Hockey League.Retrieved4 October2023.
^"Tanner Roark".Major League Baseball.Retrieved4 October2023.
^"Michael Grabner".National Hockey League.Retrieved4 October2023.
^"Jesse Joensuu".National Hockey League.Retrieved4 October2023.
^"Brandan Wright".National Basketball Association.Retrieved4 October2023.
^Grathoff, Pete (5 October 2021)."CBS broadcast shared cute kid photos of Kansas City Chiefs' Travis Kelce and his brother".The Kansas City Star.Retrieved28 September2022.
^"Par Lindholm".National Hockey League.Retrieved4 October2023.
^"Tornike Shengelia".National Basketball Association.Retrieved4 October2023.
^"Kevin Magnussen".Retrieved9 October2018.
^"Cody Zeller".National Basketball Association.Retrieved4 October2023.
^"Jewell Loyd".W NBA.Retrieved4 October2023.
^"Wakamotoharu Minato".Retrieved5 October2022.
^"Michael Hoecht - Los Angeles Rams Linebacker".ESPN.Retrieved2024-10-05.
^"Washington Sundar Profile – Cricket Player India | Stats, Records, Video".
^LLP, Adarsh Mobile Applications (20 July 2024)."Lakshmi Puja Timings for Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, India".Drikpanchang.Retrieved20 July2024.
^Reindel, Kurt (1969).Neue Deutsche Biographie (NDB), Band 8.Berlin: Duncker & Humblot. p. 341.ISBN 3-428-00189-3.
^Rossoni, Ettore (September 22, 2005)."Giovanni Visconti".I Personaggi storici(in Italian). Melegnano. Archived fromthe originalon 2010-06-12.RetrievedJuly 26,2010.
^James, C. L. R (1963).The Black Jacobins; Toussaint L'Ouverture and the San Domingo Revolution.New York: Vintage Books. p. 252.ISBN 0394702425.OCLC 362702.
^"Eberhard van der Laan, Popular Mayor of Amsterdam, Dies at 62".The New York Times.6 October 2017.Retrieved24 January2023.
^Williams, John (October 6, 2024)."Robert Coover, Inventive Novelist in Iconoclastic Era, Dies at 92".The New York Times.RetrievedOctober 7,2024.
^"International Days".un.org.6 January 2015.Retrieved2 January2021.

External links

"On This Day".BBC.
The New York Times:On This Day
"Historical Events on October 5".OnThisDay.

[1] Olster, David Michael.The politics of usurpation in the seventh century: rhetoric and revolution in Byzantium(1993 ed.). A.M. Hakkert. p. 133.

[2] Richard A. Jackson (1995).Ordines Coronationis Franciae, Volume 1: Texts and Ordines for the Coronation of Frankish and French Kings and Queens in the Middle Ages.University of Pennsylvania Press. p. 104.ISBN 0-8122-3263-1.

[3] Raymond Davis (1995).The Lives of the Ninth-century Popes (Liber Pontificalis): The Ancient Biographies of Ten Popes from A.D. 817-891.Liverpool University Press. p. 252.ISBN 978-0-85323-479-1.

[4] Lay, S. (2008).The Reconquest Kings of Portugal: Political and Cultural Reorientation on the Medieval Frontier.Springer.ISBN 9780230583139.

[5] Benidt, Bruce (November 15, 1987). "River Has Powerful History of Damage at Falls".Star Tribune.Minneapolis. p. 7B.

[6] Legrand, Jacques (1987).Chronicle of the 20th Century.Ecam Publication. p. 20.ISBN 0-942191-01-3.

[7] Reichhardt, Tony (October 4, 2014)."The First Aerial Combat Victory".Air & Space.Smithsonian Institution.RetrievedOctober 4,2018.

[8] "R101 airship crash: 'Hope and sadness' on 90th anniversary".BBC News.3 October 2020.Retrieved4 October2020.

[9] "Pangborn-Herndon Memorial Site".Aviation: From Sand Dunes To Sonic Booms.National Park Service.Retrieved2012-05-31.

[10] "First presidential speech on TV".

[11] "Dr. No".James Bond 007.7 March 2021.Retrieved2021-06-14.

[12] "Love Me do – the Day the World Changed Forever".18 July 2018.

[13] Kahin, George McT.(1986).Intervention: how America became involved in Vietnam.New York: Knopf. p. 86.ISBN 0-394-54367-X.

[14] "Today in History: October 5, Earl Warren becomes chief justice".Associated Press.2022-10-05.Retrieved2024-09-19.

[15] "'A body drifted past the window': surviving the Ladbroke Grove train crash ".The Guardian.17 October 2019.Retrieved22 July2021.

[16] Instituto Salazar Y Castro: Tratado de genealogia, héràldica y derecho nobiliario: segundo curso de la Escuela de Genealogía, Heráldica y Nobiliaria]; Ediciones Hidalguia, 2001, 8489851336

[17] Flemming, Willi (1961),"Fleming, Paul",Neue Deutsche Biographie(in German), vol. 5, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, p. 238;(full text online)

[18] "Mary of Modena (queen of England)".Encyclopædia Britannica.Retrieved24 December2009.

[19] One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain:Gardiner, Harry Norman; Webster, Richard (1911). "Edwards, Jonathan".InChisholm, Hugh(ed.).Encyclopædia Britannica.Vol. 9 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 3–6.

[20] Arthur M. Wilson.Diderot: The Testing Years, 1713–1759.New York: Oxford University Press, 1957, p. 14[1]

[21] Lombroso, Cesare (1889). "Chapter IV: Genius and Insanity".The Man of Genius.BoD – Books on Demand.ISBN 9783752434262.

[UPI-22] ^^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p"Famous birthdays for Oct. 5: Michael Andretti, Kate Winslet".UPI.5 October 2022.Retrieved4 October2023.

[23] A Dictionary of the Avant-Gardes.Routledge. 2013. p. 473.ISBN 978-1-136-80619-3.

[24] Roberts, Diane (September 2, 2011)."Stetson Kennedy, Unmasker of the Klan".The Guardian.RetrievedAugust 26,2017.

[25] "Glynis Johns, most known for role in 'Mary Poppins,' dies at 100".ABC7. 4 January 2024.Retrieved4 January2024.

[26] Burgess, Colin; Hall, Rex (2009).The First Soviet Cosmonaut Team: Their Lives, Legacy, and Historical Impact.Berlin: Springer. p. 61.ISBN 9780387848235.LCCN 2008935694.

[27] "A Look Back: Hillside Strangler Serial Killer Angelo Buono Dies in Prison".

[28] "Adrian Smith".National Basketball Association.Retrieved4 October2023.

[OCA-29] The Oxford Companion to Australian Cricket,Oxford, Melbourne, 1996, pp. 125–26.

[30] Ira Gitler (1999).The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz.Oxford University Press, USA. p. 652.ISBN 9780199729074.

[31] "Stephanie Cole".BFI.Archived fromthe originalon June 27, 2018.Retrieved10 September2022.

[32] Maume, Patrick (October 2009)."Stagg, Frank".Dictionary of Irish Biography.Retrieved16 May2023.

[33] Official Congressional Directory(114th Congress, 2015–2016 ed.). Washington, D.C.: United States Government Publishing Office. 2016. p. 123.ISBN 9780160929960.OCLC 951612101– via Google Books.

[AP-34] ^^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^oRose, Mike (5 October 2022)."Today's famous birthdays list for October 5, 2022 includes celebrities Guy Pearce, Kate Winslet".The Plain Dealer.Associated Press.Retrieved4 October2023.

[35] "FARKAŠOVÁ, Etela:: Spolok slovenských spisovateľov".spolok-slovenskych-spisovatelov.sk.Retrieved18 September2023.

[nst-36] "Brian Connolly - Sweet No More".New Straits Times.p. 23.Retrieved9 February2018.

[37] Watson, Davidat National-Football-Teams

[38] Tírghrá. National Commemoration Centre. 2002. p. 142.ISBN 0-9542946-0-2

[39] "Top List: Stars turning 50 in 2014".Philippine Entertainment Portal. 16 January 2014.Retrieved28 April2015.

[40] "Fredrik Olausson".National Hockey League.Retrieved4 October2023.

[41] "Fighter Profile at Fightline".Archived fromthe originalon January 4, 2010.

[42] "Parminder Nagra – Biography".Yahoo! Movies.Retrieved14 May2013.

[43] "Yuta Tabuse".National Basketball Association.Retrieved4 October2023.

[44] "USA Gymnastics | Jeanette Antolin".usagym.org.Retrieved21 February2020.

[45] "Nate Thompson".National Hockey League.Retrieved4 October2023.

[46] "Tanner Roark".Major League Baseball.Retrieved4 October2023.

[47] "Michael Grabner".National Hockey League.Retrieved4 October2023.

[48] "Jesse Joensuu".National Hockey League.Retrieved4 October2023.

[49] "Brandan Wright".National Basketball Association.Retrieved4 October2023.

[50] Grathoff, Pete (5 October 2021)."CBS broadcast shared cute kid photos of Kansas City Chiefs' Travis Kelce and his brother".The Kansas City Star.Retrieved28 September2022.

[51] "Par Lindholm".National Hockey League.Retrieved4 October2023.

[52] "Tornike Shengelia".National Basketball Association.Retrieved4 October2023.

[53] "Kevin Magnussen".Retrieved9 October2018.

[54] "Cody Zeller".National Basketball Association.Retrieved4 October2023.

[55] "Jewell Loyd".W NBA.Retrieved4 October2023.

[56] "Wakamotoharu Minato".Retrieved5 October2022.

[57] "Michael Hoecht - Los Angeles Rams Linebacker".ESPN.Retrieved2024-10-05.

[58] "Washington Sundar Profile – Cricket Player India | Stats, Records, Video".

[a673-59] LLP, Adarsh Mobile Applications (20 July 2024)."Lakshmi Puja Timings for Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, India".Drikpanchang.Retrieved20 July2024.

[ndb-60] Reindel, Kurt (1969).Neue Deutsche Biographie (NDB), Band 8.Berlin: Duncker & Humblot. p. 341.ISBN 3-428-00189-3.

[Melegnano-61] Rossoni, Ettore (September 22, 2005)."Giovanni Visconti".I Personaggi storici(in Italian). Melegnano. Archived fromthe originalon 2010-06-12.RetrievedJuly 26,2010.

[62] James, C. L. R (1963).The Black Jacobins; Toussaint L'Ouverture and the San Domingo Revolution.New York: Vintage Books. p. 252.ISBN 0394702425.OCLC 362702.

[63] "Eberhard van der Laan, Popular Mayor of Amsterdam, Dies at 62".The New York Times.6 October 2017.Retrieved24 January2023.

[64] Williams, John (October 6, 2024)."Robert Coover, Inventive Novelist in Iconoclastic Era, Dies at 92".The New York Times.RetrievedOctober 7,2024.

[65] "International Days".un.org.6 January 2015.Retrieved2 January2021.

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