Saturday October 5, 2024
A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.

October 5: Day of the Week

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

If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is samedi.

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Here’s the October calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.

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Zodiac & Birthstone

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.

October 5 Historical Event(s)

610
Coronation of Byzantine Emperor Heraclius
1143
King Alfonso VII of León recognises Portugal as a Kingdom.
1905
Wilbur Wright pilots Wright Flyer III in a flight of 24 miles in 39 minutes, a world record that stood until 1908.
1930
British Airship R101 crashes in France en-route to India on its maiden voyage.
1944
Suffrage is extended to women in France.
1948
The 1948 Ashgabat earthquake kills 110,000.
1955
Disneyland Hotel opens to the public in Anaheim, California.
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.
1999
The Ladbroke Grove rail crash in west London kills 31 people.

Who were born on October 5?

1903
M. King Hubbert, American geophysicist (d. 1989)
1919
Robin Bailey, English actor (d. 1999)
1924
Bob Thaves, American cartoonist Frank and Ernest (comic strip) (d. 2006)
1929
Bill Wirtz, American ice hockey executive (d. 2007)
1932
Dean Prentice, Canadian ice hockey player
1949
B. W. Stevenson, American singer (d. 1988)
1955
Ángela Molina, Spanish actress
1961
Sharon Cheslow, American musician, composer and artist
1971
Mauricio Pellegrino, Argentine former footballer
1987
Javier Villa, Spanish racing driver

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