What happened this day in history October 5

What are the important events that happened on October 5? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

October 5: Facts & Myths About This Day

October 5 is the 279th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 87 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Saturday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is September 22, 2024 – a Saturday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 28,801,440 minutes has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.

Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘dihectaheptacontaenneagon’ day.

Libra is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Opal is the modern birthstone for this month. Jasper is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 116 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.

The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,306 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.

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October 5 Historical Events

  • 1450
    Jews are expelled from Lower Bavaria by order of Louis IX, Duke of Bavaria.
  • 1550
    Foundation of Concepción, city in Chile.
  • 1864
    The Indian city of Calcutta is almost totally destroyed by a cyclone; 60,000 die.
  • 1905
    Wilbur Wright pilots Wright Flyer III in a flight of 24 miles in 39 minutes, a world record that stood until 1908.
  • 1921
    Baseball: The World Series is broadcast on the radio for the first time.
  • 1944
    Suffrage is extended to women in France.
  • 1945
    Hollywood Black Friday: A six-month strike by Hollywood set decorators turns into a bloody riot at the gates of Warner Brothers’ studios.
  • 1953
    The first documented recovery meeting of Narcotics Anonymous is held.
  • 1970
    The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is founded.
  • 1984
    Marc Garneau becomes the first Canadian in space, aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger.

Who were born on October 5?

  • 1338
    Alexios III, Emperor of Trebizond (d. 1390)
  • 1912
    Fritz Fischer, Nazi war criminal (d. 2003)
  • 1945
    Geoff Leigh, English musician (Henry Cow)
  • 1949
    B. W. Stevenson, American singer (d. 1988)
  • 1961
    Matthew Kauffman, American journalist and George Polk Award winner
  • 1961
    Sharon Cheslow, American musician, composer and artist
  • 1974
    Rich Franklin, American Mixed Martial Artist
  • 1978
    Shane Ryan, Irish Gaelic footballer
  • 1986
    Mladen Bartulović, Croatian footballer
  • 1987
    Tim Ream, American soccer player

Who died on October 5?

  • 1813
    Tecumseh, Shawnee leader (b. 1768)
  • 1918
    Roland Garros, French pilot (b. 1888)
  • 1933
    Nikolai Nikolaevich Yudenich, Russian general (b. 1862)
  • 1936
    J. Slauerhoff, Dutch poet and novelist (b. 1898)
  • 1940
    Lincoln Loy McCandless, American cattle rancher (b. 1859)
  • 1952
    Joe Jagersberger, Austrian racing driver (b. 1884)
  • 1986
    James H. Wilkinson, English mathematician (b. 1919)
  • 2004
    Maurice Wilkins, New Zealand physicist, Nobel laureate (b. 1916)
  • 2004
    Rodney Dangerfield, American comedian (b. 1921)
  • 2011
    Steve Jobs, American computer entrepreneur and innovator, co-founder and CEO of Apple Inc. (b. 1955)

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