What Day of the Week

October 5, 2023 is the 278^th day of the year 2023 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 87 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Thursday.

If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Mokuyōbi.

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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.

• 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.
• 1905

  Wilbur Wright pilots Wright Flyer III in a flight of 24 miles in 39 minutes, a world record that stood until 1908.
• 1915

  Bulgaria enters World War I as one of the Central Powers.
• 1944

  Royal Canadian Air Force pilots shoot down the first German jet fighter over France.
• 1948

  The 1948 Ashgabat earthquake kills 110,000.
• 1970

  Montreal, Quebec: British Trade Commissioner James Cross is kidnapped by members of the FLQ terrorist group, triggering the October Crisis.
• 1970

  The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is founded.
• 1973

  Signature of the European Patent Convention.
• 1988

  The Brazilian Constitution is ratified by Constituent Assembly.
• 1991

  An Indonesian military transport crashes after takeoff from Jakarta killing 137.

• 1887

  René Cassin, French jurist and Nobel laureate (d. 1976)
• 1905

  John Hoyt, American film and television actor (d. 1991)
• 1923

  Philip Berrigan, American peace activist (d. 2002)
• 1949

  B. W. Stevenson, American singer (d. 1988)
• 1950

  Edward P. Jones, American writer
• 1957

  Bernie Mac, American actor and comedian (d. 2008)
• 1957

  Lee Thompson, English saxophonist (Madness), vocalist
• 1976

  Song Seung-hun, South Korean actor
• 1978

  James Valentine, American musician (Maroon 5)
• 1981

  Kelvin Tan Wei Lian, Singaporean singer

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