October 5th, 1623

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Born on October 5th, 1623 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
Age in days, weeks and months
What happened on October 5th?
Birthdays of famous people
Public holidays on October 5th
Date as a Roman numeral / digit
Calendar (October 1623)

Born on October 5th, 1623

Weekday

Thursday

October 5th, 1623 was a Thursday.

Age

400

People born on October 5th, 1623 will turn 401 this year (2024), in exactly 149 days .

Zodiac

♎

Libra (The Scales)

September 24th, 1623 - October 23rd, 1623

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 146,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 686 days, exactly on March 26th, 2026, people who were born on October 5th, 1623 will be 147,000 days old!

146,314 Days

20,902 Weeks

4,807 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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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?

Denis Diderot

French Enlightenment philosopher writer and encyclopædist (1713–1784)

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

Caroline Loeb

French actress and singer

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

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Glynis Johns

British actress (1923–2024)

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

Chester A. Arthur

President of the United States from 1881 to 1885

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

Neil deGrasse Tyson

African-American astrophysicist and science communicator

*October 5th, 1958, Manhattan

Sascha Lewandowski

German association football player and manager (1971–2016)

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

Duncan Regehr

Canadian writer, artist and actor

*October 5th, 1952, Lethbridge

Howard Schmidt

American computer security expert (1949-2017)

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

Kate Winslet

English actress (born 1976)

*October 5th, 1975, Reading

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

Donald Pleasence

British actor (1919–1995)

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

Karen Allen

American actress

*October 5th, 1951, Carrollton

Friedrich Ernst von Bülow

(1736–1802)

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

Michael Morpurgo

British children's writer

*October 5th, 1943, St Albans

A. R. Penck

German artist (1939-2017)

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

Edward, Count Palatine of Simmern

German noble

*October 5th, 1625, The Hague †March 13th, 1663, Paris

Ramzan Kadyrov

Russian politician and head of the Chechen Republic

*October 5th, 1976, Akhmat-Yurt

Jenna Russell

British actress

*October 5th, 1967, Paddington

Paul Fleming

Physician, poet, diplomat

*October 5th, 1609, Hartenstein †April 2nd, 1640, Hamburg

Guy Pearce

English-born Australian actor

*October 5th, 1967, Ely

Same year
Born in 1623

Blaise Pascal

French mathematician, physicist, inventor, writer, and Christian philosopher (1623–1662)

*June 19th, 1623, Clermont-Ferrand †August 19th, 1662, Paris

Ferdinand Verbiest

Flemish Jesuit missionary (1623–1688)

*October 9th, 1623, Pittem †January 28th, 1688, Beijing

Frederick Casimir, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg

Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg and Hanau-Münzenberg (1623-1685)

*August 4th, 1623, Bouxwiller †March 30th, 1685, Hanau

Maria van Oosterwijck

Dutch Golden Age painter (1630-1693)

*August 20th, 1623, Nootdorp †November 12th, 1693, Uitdam

Johannes Colberg

German theologian

*March 31st, 1623, Kołobrzeg †September 19th, 1687, Greifswald

Hedwig Sophie of Brandenburg

German noble (1623-1683)

*July 14th, 1623, Berlin †June 26th, 1683, Schmalkalden

Stanisław Lubieniecki

Polish historian, astronomer

*August 23rd, 1623, Raków †May 18th, 1675, Altona

François de Laval

Catholic saint, First Bishop of Quebec

*April 30th, 1623, Montigny-sur-Avre †May 6th, 1708, Quebec City

Andreas Herold

*March 16th, 1623, Nuremberg †September 16th, 1696, Dresden

William Petty

English scientist, philosopher, statistician and economist (1623-1687)

*May 26th, 1623, Romsey †December 16th, 1687, London

Mathias Palbitzki

Swedish judge (1623-1677)

*December 23rd, 1623, Słupsk †October 20th, 1677, Katrineholm Municipality

Juan Torrecillas y Ruiz de Cárdenas

17th-century Catholic bishop

*April 2nd, 1623, Almería †June 24th, 1688, Brindisi

Pierre Du Bosc

French theologian

*February 21st, 1623, Bayeux †January 2nd, 1692, Rotterdam

Karl II von Liechtenstein-Kastelkorn

Prince-Bishop of Olomouc

*March 17th, 1623, Kłodzko †September 23rd, 1695, Olomouc

Christian Louis I, Duke of Mecklenburg

Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

*December 1st, 1623, Schwerin †June 21st, 1692, The Hague

Wilhelmus Beekman

Dutch politician

*April 28th, 1623, Hasselt †September 21st, 1707, Rhinebeck

Jean Bégrand

Belgian architect (1623-1694)

*February 23rd, 1623, Ypres †February 28th, 1694, Azpeitia

Henri Sauval

French historian

*March 5th, 1623, Paris †March 21st, 1676, Paris

Gillis Valckenier

Dutch politician (1623-1680)

*August 13th, 1623, Amsterdam †November 6th, 1680, Amsterdam

Christoph Leopold von Schaffgotsch

(1623-1703)

*April 8th, 1623, Żmigród †June 30th, 1703, Wrocław

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on October 5th

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

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

V.X.MDCXXIII

5.10.1623

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

C = 100

X = 10

V = 5

I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1623 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
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October 5th, 1623

Born on October 5th, 1623

Weekday

Thursday

Age

Zodiac

♎

Libra (The Scales)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 146,000 days old!

146,314 Days

20,902 Weeks

4,807 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on October 5th?

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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?

Same year Born in 1623

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on October 5th

Armed Forces Day (Indonesia)

Anna Schäffer

Faustina Kowalska

Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos (Roman Catholic Church)

Blessed Bartolo Longo

Thraseas

Hor and Susia (Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria)

Placid and Maurus

Placidus (martyr)

October 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Constitution Day (Vanuatu)

Engineer's Day (Bolivia)

International Day of No Prostitution

Republic Day (Portugal)

Teachers' Day (Pakistan)

Teachers' Day (Russia)

World Teachers' Day

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

5.10.1623

Legend

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Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 146,000 days old!

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

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Same year
Born in 1623

Calendar
October 1623

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40	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
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