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October 5th


- Armed Forces Day (Indonesia)
- Christian Feast Day
- One of the three Mundus patet (Roman Empire)
- Republic Day (Portugal)
- World Teachers' Day (International)

October 5th


- 2001 - Robert Stevens becomes the first victim in the 2001 anthrax attacks.
- 2000 - Mass demonstrations in Belgrade lead to resignation of Serbian strongman Slobodan Miloševi?. These demonstrations are often called the Bulldozer Revolution.
- 1999 - The Ladbroke Grove rail crash in west London kills 31 people.
- 1991 - An Indonesian military transport crashes after takeoff from Jakarta killing 137.
- 1991 - The first official version of the Linux kernel, version 0.02, is released.
- 1990 - After one hundred and fifty years The Herald broadsheet newspaper in Melbourne, Australia, is published for the last time as a separate newspaper.
- 1988 - The Chilean opposition coalition Concertación (center-left) defeats Augusto Pinochet in his re-election attempt and a general election is called the following year.
- 1986 - Israeli secret nuclear weapons are revealed. The British newspaper The Sunday Times runs Mordechai Vanunu's story on its front page under the headline: "Revealed — the secrets of Israel's nuclear arsenal".
- 1984 - Marc Garneau becomes the first Canadian in space, aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger.
- 1981 - Raoul Wallenberg becomes an honorary U.S. citizen.
- 1974 - Guildford pub bombings: bombs planted by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) kill four British soldiers and one civilian.
- 1973 - Signature of the European Patent Convention.
- 1970 - The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is founded.
- 1970 - Montreal, Quebec: British Trade Commissioner James Cross is kidnapped by members of the FLQ terrorist group, triggering the October Crisis.
- 1969 - The first episode of Monty Python's Flying Circus airs on .
- 1968 - Police baton civil rights demonstrators in Derry, Northern Ireland – considered to mark the beginning of The Troubles.
- 1966 - Near Detroit, Michigan, there is a partial core meltdown at the Enrico Fermi demonstration nuclear breeder reactor.
- 1962 - Dr. No, the first in the James Bond film series, is released.
- 1953 - The first documented recovery meeting of Narcotics Anonymous is held.
- 1948 - The 1948 Ashgabat earthquake kills 110,000.
- 1947 - The first televised White House address is given by U.S. President Harry S. Truman.
- 1945 - Hollywood Black Friday: A six-month strike by Hollywood set decorators turns into a bloody riot at the gates of Warner Brothers' studios.
- 1944 - Royal Canadian Air Force pilots shoot down the first German jet fighter over France.
- 1944 - Suffrage is extended to women in France.
- 1936 - The Jarrow March sets off for London.
- 1930 - British Airship R101 crashes in France en-route to India on its maiden voyage.
- 1921 - Baseball: The World Series is broadcast on the radio for the first time.
- 1915 - Bulgaria enters World War I as one of the Central Powers.
- 1914 - World War I: first aerial combat resulting in a kill.
- 1910 - In a revolution in Portugal the monarchy is overthrown and a republic is declared .
- 1905 - Wilbur Wright pilots Wright Flyer III in a flight of 24 miles in 39 minutes, a world record that stood until 1908.
- 1903 - Sir Samuel Griffith is appointed the first Chief Justice of Australia and Sir Edmund Barton and Richard O'Connor are appointed as foundation justices.
- 1895 - The first individual time trial for racing cyclists is held on a 50-mile course north of London.
- 1877 - Chief Joseph surrenders his Nez Perce band to General Nelson A. Miles.
- 1869 - The Saxby Gale devastates the Bay of Fundy region of Maritime Canada. The storm had been predicted over a year before by a British naval officer.
- 1864 - The Indian city of Calcutta is almost totally destroyed by a cyclone; 60,000 die.
- 1857 - The City of Anaheim is founded.
- 1793 - French Revolution: Christianity is disestablished in France.
- 1789 - French Revolution: Women of Paris march to Versailles in the March on Versailles to confront Louis XVI about his refusal to promulgate the decrees on the abolition of feudalism, demand bread, and have the King and his court moved to Paris.
- 1665 - The University of Kiel is founded.
- 1582 - Because of the implementation of the Gregorian calendar this day does not exist in this year in Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain.
- 1550 - Foundation of Concepción, city in Chile.
- 1143 - King Alfonso VII of Leon recognises Portugal as a Kingdom.
- 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople.
- 610 - Coronation of Byzantine Emperor Heraclius

October 5th


- 1988 - Bahar K?z?l, German Singer (Monrose)
- 1987 - Kevin Mirallas, Belgian footballer
- 1987 - Javier Villa, Spanish racing driver
- 1986 - Mladen Bartulovi?, Croatian footballer
- 1985 - Nicola Roberts, English singer (Girls Aloud)
- 1984 - Tiana Benjamin, British actress
- 1984 - Kenwyne Jones, Trinidadian footballer
- 1983 - Jesse Eisenberg, American actor
- 1983 - Mashrafe Mortaza, Bangladeshi cricketer
- 1983 - Nicky Hilton, American heiress
- 1983 - Noot Seear, Canadian fashion model and actress
- 1982 - Steve Williams, Australian-born German rugby player
- 1981 - Kelvin Tan Wei Lian, Singaporean singer
- 1980 - James Toseland, British motorcycle racer
- 1979 - Jaime Chambers, American television reporter
- 1979 - Vincenzo Grella, Australian footballer
- 1979 - Michalis Hatzigiannis, Greek-Cypriot singer-songwriter
- 1979 - Curtis Sanford, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1978 - Morgan Webb, Canadian-born television presenter
- 1978 - James Valentine, American musician (Maroon 5)
- 1978 - Shane Ryan, Irish Gaelic footballer
- 1978 - Jesse Palmer, Canadian-born American football player
- 1976 - Song Seung-hun, South Korean actor
- 1976 - Royston Tan, Singaporean screenwriter & director
- 1976 - Ramzan Kadyrov, Chechen President
- 1976 - J. J. Yeley, American race car driver
- 1975 - Bobo Baldé, Guinean footballer
- 1975 - Parminder Nagra, English actress
- 1975 - Kate Winslet, English actress
- 1975 - Carson Ellis, American artist
- 1975 - Scott Weinger American actor
- 1974 - Heather Headley, Trinidadian singer
- 1974 - Rich Franklin, American Mixed Martial Artist
- 1974 - Colin Meloy, American singer (The Decemberists)
- 1972 - Grant Hill, American basketball player
- 1972 - Thomas Roberts, American news anchor
- 1972 - Aaron Guiel, Canadian baseball outfielder
- 1971 - South Park Mexican, American rapper
- 1971 - Mauricio Pellegrino, Argentine former footballer
- 1971 - Samuel Vincent, Canadian voice actor
- 1970 - Josie Bissett, American actress
- 1970 - Audie Pitre, bass guitarist (d. 1996)
- 1967 - Rex Chapman, American basketball player
- 1967 - Guy Pearce, Anglo-Australian actor
- 1966 - Jan Verhaas, Dutch snooker referee
- 1966 - Dennis Byrd, American football player
- 1966 - Terri Runnels, Former Wrestling manager and valet
- 1965 - Trace Armstrong, American football player
- 1965 - Mario Lemieux, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1965 - Patrick Roy, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1964 - Malik Saidullaev Chechen businessman
- 1964 - Warren E. Miller, Maryland politician
- 1964 - Keiji Fujiwara, Japanese voice actor
- 1963 - Laura Davies, English golfer
- 1962 - Michael Andretti, American race car driver
- 1962 - Thomas Herbst, German footballer
- 1962 - Caron Keating, British television personality (d. 2004)
- 1961 - Sharon Cheslow, American musician, composer and artist
- 1961 - Matthew Kauffman, American journalist and George Polk Award winner
- 1961 - David Kirk, New Zealand rugby union footballer
- 1960 - Daniel Baldwin, American actor
- 1960 - Careca, Brazilian footballer
- 1960 - Evangelia Tzampazi, Greek politician
- 1959 - Maya Lin, American sculptor/architect
- 1958 - André Kuipers, Dutch astronaut
- 1958 - Neil DeGrasse Tyson, American Astrophysicist
- 1957 - Mark Geragos, American attorney
- 1957 - Lee Thompson, English saxophonist (Madness), vocalist
- 1957 - Bernie Mac, American actor and comedian (d. 2008)
- 1955 - Jean-Jacques Lafon, French singer-songwriter
- 1955 - Caroline Loeb, French singer and actress
- 1955 - Ángela Molina, Spanish actress
- 1952 - Clive Barker, English writer
- 1952 - Duncan Regehr, Canadian actor
- 1952 - Gigi Sabani, Italian TV host (d. 2007)
- 1951 - Karen Allen, American actress
- 1951 - Bob Geldof, Irish singer (The Boomtown Rats) and activist
- 1950 - Eddie Clarke, English guitarist (Motörhead, Fastway)
- 1950 - Jeff Conaway, American actor
- 1950 - Edward P. Jones, American writer
- 1949 - Ralph Goodale, Canadian politician
- 1949 - Bill James, American baseball writer
- 1949 - B. W. Stevenson, American singer (d. 1988)
- 1948 - Zoran Živkovi?, Serbian writer
- 1948 - Carter Cornelius, American musician (Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose) (d. 1991)
- 1948 - Tawl Ross, American musician (P Funk)
- 1947 - Brian Johnson, English singer (AC/DC)
- 1946 - Zahida Hina, Pakistani columnist
- 1946 - Jean Perron, Canadian ice hockey coach
- 1945 - Brian Connolly, Scottish singer (Sweet) (d. 1997)
- 1945 - Geoff Leigh, English musician (Henry Cow)
- 1943 - Steve Miller, American musician (Steve Miller Band)
- 1943 - Ben Cardin, American politician, junior senator of Maryland
- 1942 - Richard Street, American singer (The Temptations)
- 1941 - Eduardo Duhalde, President of Argentina
- 1940 - Milena Dravi?, Serbian actress
- 1940 - John Byrne Cooke, American novelist and photographer; son of Alistair Cooke
- 1940 - Thom Christopher, American actor
- 1939 - Marie Laforêt, French singer and actress
- 1939 - Marie-Claire Blais, French Canadian author and playwright
- 1939 - Consuelo Ynares-Santiago, Filipino Supreme Court jurist
- 1939 - Walter Wolf, Slovenian-born Canadian industrialist
- 1938 - Teresa Heinz Kerry, American philanthropist
- 1937 - Barry Switzer, American football coach
- 1936 - Václav Havel, President of the Czech Republic
- 1935 - Arlene Saunders, American soprano
- 1934 - Angelo Buono, Jr., American serial killer (d. 2002)
- 1934 - Kenneth D. Taylor, Canadian ambassador to Iran during the 1979 hostage crisis
- 1933 - Diane Cilento, Australian actress
- 1932 - Dean Prentice, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1932 - Michael John Rogers, English ornithologist (d. 2006)
- 1930 - Anne Haddy, Australian actress (d. 1999)
- 1930 - Pavel Popovich, Soviet cosmonaut (d. 2009)
- 1930 - Reinhard Selten, German economist, Nobel laureate
- 1929 - Richard F. Gordon, Jr., American astronaut
- 1929 - Bill Wirtz, American ice hockey executive (d. 2007)
- 1929 - Fred Feast, English actor (d. 1999)
- 1928 - Louise Fitzhugh, American author (d. 1974)
- 1926 - Willi Unsoeld, American climber (d. 1979)
- 1925 - Gail Davis, American actress (d. 1997)
- 1924 - Bill Dana, American actor
- 1924 - José Donoso, Chilean writer (d. 1996)
- 1924 - Barbara Kelly, Canadian-born actress (d. 2007)
- 1924 - Bob Thaves, American cartoonist Frank and Ernest (comic strip) (d. 2006)
- 1923 - Albert Guðmundsson, Icelandic footballer (d. 1994)
- 1923 - Philip Berrigan, American peace activist (d. 2002)
- 1923 - Glynis Johns, British actress
- 1923 - Stig Dagerman, Swedish writer (d. 1954)
- 1922 - José Froilán González, Argentine race car driver
- 1922 - Bil Keane, American cartoonist
- 1922 - Jock Stein, Scottish footballer and manager (d. 1985)
- 1921 - Bill Willis, American football player (d. 2007)
- 1919 - Donald Pleasence, English actor (d. 1995)
- 1919 - Robin Bailey, English actor (d. 1999)
- 1917 - Allen Ludden, American television game show host (d. 1981)
- 1916 - Stetson Kennedy, American writer
- 1913 - Eugene Bennett Fluckey American Navy Submariner (d. 2007)
- 1912 - Fritz Fischer, Nazi war criminal (d. 2003)
- 1911 - Flann O'Brien, Irish humorist (d. 1966)
- 1911 - Pierre Dansereau, Canadian ecologist
- 1909 - Tony Malinosky, American baseball player
- 1908 - Joshua Logan, American film director and writer (d. 1988)
- 1907 - Mrs. Miller, American singer (d. 1997)
- 1905 - John Hoyt, American film and television actor (d. 1991)
- 1905 - Harriet E. MacGibbon, American actress (d. 1987)
- 1903 - M. King Hubbert, American geophysicist (d. 1989)
- 1902 - Larry Fine, American actor and comedian (d. 1975)
- 1902 - Ray Kroc, American fast food entrepreneur (d. 1984)
- 1901 - John Alton, American cinematographer (d. 1996)
- 1899 - Georg, Duke of Mecklenburg, head of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (d. 1963)
- 1898 - Nachum Gutman, Israeli painter (d. 1980)
- 1894 - Bevil Rudd, South African athlete (d. 1948)
- 1892 - Remington Kellogg, American naturalist (d. 1969)
- 1889 - Teresa de la Parra, Venezuelan writer (d. 1936)
- 1887 - René Cassin, French jurist and Nobel laureate (d. 1976)
- 1882 - Robert Goddard, American rocket scientist (d. 1945)
- 1879 - Francis Peyton Rous, American pathologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. 1970)
- 1878 - Louise Dresser, American actress (d. 1965)
- 1864 - Louis Lumière, French film pioneer (d. 1948)
- 1857 - Peadar Mac Fhionnlaoich, Irish Language writer (d. 1942)
- 1850 - Sergey Muromtsev, Russian lawyer and politician, and President of the First Imperial Duma (d. 1910)
- 1848 - Guido von List, German writer (d. 1919)
- 1844 - Francis William Reitz, State President of the Orange Free State (d. 1934)
- 1829 - Chester A. Arthur, 21st President of the United States (d. 1886)
- 1824 - Henry Chadwick, English-born American baseball writer and statistician (d. 1908)
- 1820 - David Wilber, American politician (d. 1890)
- 1795 - Alexander Keith, Scottish-born Canadian brewer (d. 1873)
- 1792 - Joseph Crosfield, English soap and alkali manufacturer (d. 1844)
- 1781 - Bernard Bolzano, Czech mathematician and philosopher (d. 1848)
- 1717 - Marie-Anne de Mailly-Nesle duchess de Châteauroux, French mistress of King Louis XV of France (d. 1744)
- 1715 - Victor de Riqueti, marquis de Mirabeau, French economist (d. 1789)
- 1713 - Denis Diderot, French philosopher and encylopedist (d. 1784)
- 1712 - Francesco Guardi, Italian painter (d. 1793)
- 1703 - Jonathan Edwards, American minister (d. 1758)
- 1695 - John Glas, Scottish minister (d. 1773)
- 1658 - Mary of Modena, queen of James II of England (d. 1718)
- 1641 - Françoise-Athénaïs, marquise de Montespan, French mistress of King Louis XIV of France (d. 1707)
- 1520 - Alessandro Farnese, Italian cardinal (d. 1589)
- 1338 - Alexios III, Emperor of Trebizond (d. 1390)