October 5th, 1492 was a Wednesday.
September 24th, 1492 - October 23rd, 1492
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 862 days, exactly on August 27th, 2026, people who were born on October 5th, 1492 will be 195,000 days old!
French Enlightenment philosopher writer and encyclopædist (1713–1784)
*October 5th, 1713, Langres †July 31st, 1784, ParisAfrican-American astrophysicist and science communicator
*October 5th, 1958, ManhattanPresident of the United States from 1881 to 1885
*October 5th, 1829, Fairfield †November 18th, 1886, New York CityGerman association football player and manager (1971–2016)
*October 5th, 1971, Dortmund †June 8th, 2016, BochumAmerican computer security expert (1949-2017)
*October 5th, 1949, Philadelphia †March 2nd, 2017, MuskegoCzech 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, HrádečekBritish actor (1919–1995)
*October 5th, 1919, Worksop †February 2nd, 1995, Saint-Paul-de-VenceBritish actress (1923–2024)
*October 5th, 1923, Pretoria †January 4th, 2024, Los AngelesRussian politician and head of the Chechen Republic
*October 5th, 1976, Akhmat-YurtGerman nobleman
*October 5th, 1487, Bouxwiller †December 3rd, 1553, WillstättQueen consort of Navarre
*April 11th, 1492, Angoulême †December 21st, 1549, OdosSpanish theologian and economist
*December 13th, 1492, Barásoain †June 1st, 1586, RomeGerman theologian
*August 24th, 1492, Mieste †August 10th, 1566, GardelegenItalian author, playwright, poet, satirist, and blackmailer (1492-1556)
*March 31st, 1492, Arezzo †October 21st, 1556, VeniceItalian noble (1492-1519)
*September 12th, 1492, Florence †May 4th, 1519, CareggiMarquise of Montferrat (1492-1562)
*October 30th, 1492, Alençon †October 18th, 1562, Casale MonferratoCount of Nassau-Wiesbaden (1511-1554)
*April 26th, 1492, Cologne †June 6th, 1558, IdsteinItalian jurist and writer (1492–1550)
*May 8th, 1492, Milan †January 12th, 1550, PaviaGerman prince
*August 1st, 1492, Köthen †March 23rd, 1566, ZerbstItalian writer (1492-1574)
*November 27th, 1492, Florence †December 27th, 1573, RomeEnglish princess
*July 2nd, 1492, Richmond Palace †September 14th, 1495, Eltham PalaceItalian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal
*November 17th, 1492, Genoa †September 4th, 1565, RomeFixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on October 5th.
M = 1000 | CD = 400 | XC = 90 | X = 10 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Yes: 1492 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).