What Day of the Week

October 5, 2019 is the 278^th day of the year 2019 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.

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.

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• 1143

  King Alfonso VII of León recognises Portugal as a Kingdom.
• 1582

  Because of the implementation of the Gregorian calendar this day does not exist in this year in Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain.
• 1877

  Chief Joseph surrenders his Nez Perce band to General Nelson A. Miles.
• 1895

  The first individual time trial for racing cyclists is held on a 50-mile course north of London.
• 1914

  World War I: first aerial combat resulting in an intentional fatality.
• 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.
• 1947

  The first televised White House address is given by U.S. President Harry S. Truman.
• 1948

  The 1948 Ashgabat earthquake kills 110,000.
• 1970

  The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is founded.

• 1712

  Francesco Guardi, Italian painter (d. 1793)
• 1792

  Joseph Crosfield, English soap and alkali manufacturer (d. 1844)
• 1898

  Nachum Gutman, Israeli painter (d. 1980)
• 1916

  Stetson Kennedy, American writer (d. 2011)
• 1922

  Jock Stein, Scottish footballer and manager (d. 1985)
• 1939

  Marie Laforêt, French singer and actress
• 1942

  Richard Street, American singer (The Temptations)
• 1950

  Edward P. Jones, American writer
• 1971

  Samuel Vincent, Canadian voice actor
• 1980

  James Toseland, British motorcycle racer

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