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 Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is sábado.
Holy Toledo! Did you know that coffee and word games are an excellent combination to sharpen your vocabulary? Let’s give it a quick spin. Within 30 seconds, how many words can you think of from these letters IGDQKWMUGBE? Check your answers here: Make words with these letters IGDQKWMUGBE. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)
Here’s the October calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
Are you not curious to discover some fun facts about your birthday? Find out ‘what happened on my birthday’ and what was the number one song on your day of birth. Know the meaning of your special day and who shares your birthday! (Sponsored link)
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
1665
The University of Kiel is founded.
1915
Bulgaria enters World War I as one of the Central Powers.
1930
British Airship R101 crashes in France en-route to India on its maiden voyage.
1968
Police baton civil rights demonstrators in Derry, Northern Ireland – considered to mark the beginning of The Troubles.
1970
Montreal, Quebec: British Trade Commissioner James Cross is kidnapped by members of the FLQ terrorist group, triggering the October Crisis.
1974
Guildford pub bombings: bombs planted by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) kill four British soldiers and one civilian.
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”.
1991
An Indonesian military transport crashes after takeoff from Jakarta killing 137.
1999
The Ladbroke Grove rail crash in west London kills 31 people.
Who were born on October 5?
1857
Peadar Mac Fhionnlaoich, Irish Language writer (d. 1942)
1864
Louis Lumière, French film pioneer (d. 1948)
1907
Mrs. Miller, American singer (d. 1997)
1923
Glynis Johns, British actress
1940
Milena Dravić, Serbian actress
1945
Geoff Leigh, English musician (Henry Cow)
1957
Bernie Mac, American actor and comedian (d. 2008)
1966
Jan Verhaas, Dutch snooker referee
1979
Joe Lipari, American writer, comedian & filmmaker
1987
Javier Villa, Spanish racing driver
Now try another date like anniversaries, birthdays of someone you know or any other date that is special to you. Don’t forget to share the info to your friends, loved ones or social media followers. Who knows, they might appreciate and thank you for it.
Holy Toledo! Did you know that coffee and word games are an excellent combination to sharpen your vocabulary? Let’s give it a quick spin. Within 30 seconds, how many words can you think of from these letters IGDQKWMUGBE? Check your answers here: Make words with these letters IGDQKWMUGBE. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)
Are you not curious to discover some fun facts about your birthday? Find out ‘what happened on my birthday’ and what was the number one song on your day of birth. Know the meaning of your special day and who shares your birthday! (Sponsored link)
Now try another date like anniversaries, birthdays of someone you know or any other date that is special to you. Don’t forget to share the info to your friends, loved ones or social media followers. Who knows, they might appreciate and thank you for it.