October 5th, 1256

Born on October 5th, 1256

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 280,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 591 days, exactly on February 11th, 2026, people who were born on October 5th, 1256 will be 281,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on October 5th?

October 5th, 2011

Two Chinese cargo ships were attacked and their crews murdered on a stretch of the Mekong River in far northern Thailand.

October 5th, 1988

During the United States vice-presidential debate, Democratic candidate Lloyd Bentsen told his opponent Dan Quayle, "Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy."

October 5th, 1975

Dirty War: The Argentine guerrilla group Montoneros carried out Operation Primicia, a terrorist attack in which they hijacked an Aerolíneas Argentinas flight, captured Formosa International Airport, and attacked a military regiment.

October 5th, 1973

Seven nations signed the European Patent Convention, providing an autonomous legal system according to which European patents are granted.

October 5th, 1970

The environmental organization Greenpeace was incorporated as the Don't Make a Wave Committee in British Columbia, Canada.

October 5th, 1962

Dr. No, the first James Bond film, was released.

October 5th, 1936

Around 200 men began a 291-mile (468 km) march from Jarrow to London, carrying a petition to the British government requesting the re-establishment of industry in the town.

October 5th, 1903

Samuel Griffith (pictured) became the first Chief Justice of Australia, while Edmund Barton and Richard O'Connor became the first Puisne Justices of the High Court of Australia.

October 5th, 1869

During construction of the Eastman tunnel in St. Anthony, Minnesota (now Minneapolis), the Mississippi River broke through the tunnel's limestone ceiling, nearly destroying Saint Anthony Falls.

October 5th, 1789

French Revolution: Upset about the high price and scarcity of bread, thousands of Parisian women and allies marched on the Palace of Versailles.

October 5th, 1143

The Treaty of Zamora (pictured) established Portugal as a kingdom independent of the Kingdom of León.

October 5th, 0869

The Fourth Council of Constantinople, the eighth Catholic Ecumenical Council, was convened to discuss the patriarchate of Photios I of Constantinople.

October 5th, 0610

Heraclius was crowned Byzantine emperor, having personally beheaded his predecessor, Phocas.

October 5th, 2011

In the Mekong River massacre, two Chinese cargo boats are hijacked and 13 crew members murdered.

October 5th, 2000

Mass demonstrations in Serbia force the resignation of Slobodan Milošević.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on October 5th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on October 5th?

68

Caroline Loeb

French actress and singer

*October 5th, 1955, Neuilly-sur-Seine

70

Denis Diderot

French Enlightenment philosopher writer and encyclopædist (1713–1784)

*October 5th, 1713, Langres †July 31st, 1784, Paris

100

Glynis Johns

British actress (1923–2024)

*October 5th, 1923, Pretoria †January 4th, 2024, Los Angeles

65

Neil deGrasse Tyson

African-American astrophysicist and science communicator

*October 5th, 1958, Manhattan

57

Chester A. Arthur

President of the United States from 1881 to 1885

*October 5th, 1829, Fairfield †November 18th, 1886, New York City

44

Sascha Lewandowski

German association football player and manager (1971–2016)

*October 5th, 1971, Dortmund †June 8th, 2016, Bochum

48

Kate Winslet

English actress (born 1976)

*October 5th, 1975, Reading

71

Duncan Regehr

Canadian writer, artist and actor

*October 5th, 1952, Lethbridge

67

Howard Schmidt

American computer security expert (1949-2017)

*October 5th, 1949, Philadelphia †March 2nd, 2017, Muskego

75

Václav Havel

Czech statesman, playwright, and former dissident, the last president of Czechoslovakia and the first president of the Czech Republic (1936–2011)

*October 5th, 1936, Prague †December 18th, 2011, Hrádeček

75

Donald Pleasence

British actor (1919–1995)

*October 5th, 1919, Worksop †February 2nd, 1995, Saint-Paul-de-Vence

72

Karen Allen

American actress

*October 5th, 1951, Carrollton

80

Michael Morpurgo

British children's writer

*October 5th, 1943, St Albans

77

A. R. Penck

German artist (1939-2017)

*October 5th, 1939, Dresden †May 2nd, 2017, Zürich

66

Lee Thompson

English musician

*October 5th, 1957, London

47

Ramzan Kadyrov

Russian politician and head of the Chechen Republic

*October 5th, 1976, Akhmat-Yurt

65

Friedrich Ernst von Bülow

(1736–1802)

*October 5th, 1736, Essenrode †May 4th, 1802, Celle

56

Jenna Russell

British actress

*October 5th, 1967, Paddington

56

Guy Pearce

English-born Australian actor

*October 5th, 1967, Ely

49

Robert Mateja

Polish ski jumper

*October 5th, 1974, Zakopane

62

Robert H. Goddard

American physicist

*October 5th, 1882, Worcester †August 10th, 1945, Baltimore

43

Joakim Brodén

Swedish singer

*October 5th, 1980, Falun

71

Emomali Rahmon

President of Tajikistan (1992-present)

*October 5th, 1952, Danghara

37

Rui Costa

Portuguese cyclist

*October 5th, 1986, Póvoa de Varzim

40

Jesse Eisenberg

American actor

*October 5th, 1983, Queens

67

Bernard Bolzano

Bohemian mathematician and priest (1781–1848)

*October 5th, 1781, Prague †December 18th, 1848, Prague

74

Peter Ackroyd

English author

*October 5th, 1949, London

49

Heather Headley

Trinidadian-born singer

*October 5th, 1974, Barataria

17

Jacob Tremblay

Canadian actor

*October 5th, 2006, Vancouver

51

Tom Hooper

British-Australian filmmaker

*October 5th, 1972, London

25

Shani Indira Natio

Indonesian singer

*October 5th, 1998, Kebumen

73

Al-Dhahabi

Syrian Islamic historian and Hadith scholar (1274–1348)

*October 5th, 1274, Kafr Batna †February 4th, 1348, Damascus

72

Bob Geldof

Irish singer-songwriter and political activist (born 1951)

*October 5th, 1951, Dún Laoghaire

85

Reinhard Selten

German economist (1930-2016)

*October 5th, 1930, Wrocław †August 23rd, 2016, Poznań

82

Eduardo Duhalde

Interim President of Argentina from 2002 to 2003

*October 5th, 1941, Lomas de Zamora

46

Konstantin Zyryanov

Russian footballer

*October 5th, 1977, Perm

44

Julio César Cáceres

Paraguayan footballer

*October 5th, 1979, San José de los Arroyos

31

Kevin Magnussen

Danish racing driver (born 1992)

*October 5th, 1992, Roskilde

79

Joshua Logan

American stage and film director and writer (1908-1988)

*October 5th, 1908, Texarkana †July 12th, 1988, New York City

88

Johann II, Prince of Liechtenstein

Prince of Liechtenstein (1840-1929)

*October 5th, 1840, Lednice Castle †February 11th, 1929, Valtice Castle

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Public holidays on October 5th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on October 5th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

Yes: 1256 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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