October 5th, 1754

Born on October 5th, 1754

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What happened on October 5th?

October 5th, 1994

Swiss police found the bodies of 48 members of the Order of the Solar Temple, who had died in a cult mass murder-suicide.

October 5th, 1838

A Cherokee band attacked settlers near Larissa, Texas, killing or abducting 18 people.

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, 1999

Two trains collided head-on in Ladbroke Grove, London, killing 31 people, injuring 417, and severely damaging public confidence in the management and regulation of safety of Britain's privatised railway system.

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, 2014

Formula One racing driver Jules Bianchi sustained fatal head injuries in a crash at the Japanese Grand Prix, dying the following year.

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 (pictured) on the Palace of Versailles.

October 5th, 1143

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

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

Same year
Born in 1754

38

Louis XVI of France

King of France and Navarre from 1774 to 1791, then King of the French from 1791 to 1792 (1754-1793)

*August 23rd, 1754, Palace of Versailles †January 21st, 1793, place de la Concorde

85

Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord

French diplomat (1754-1838)

*February 2nd, 1754, Paris †May 17th, 1839, Paris

61

Friedrich I of Württemberg

Last Duke of Würtemberg, then briefly Elector of Württemberg, and was later elevated to the status of King of Württemberg, by Napoleon I (1754-1816)

*November 6th, 1754, Trzebiatów †October 30th, 1816, Stuttgart

39

Jacques Pierre Brissot

French revolutionary (1754–1793)

*January 15th, 1754, Chartres †October 31st, 1793, Paris

39

Manon Roland

French revolutionary

*March 17th, 1754, Paris †November 8th, 1793, Paris

64

Johann von Hiller

Austrian general

*October 13th, 1754, Brody †June 5th, 1819, Lviv

86

Louis de Bonald

French philosopher (1754-1840)

*October 2nd, 1754, Monna Castle †November 23rd, 1840, Monna Castle

81

Christiaan Hendrik Persoon

German mycologist who made additions to Linnaeus' mushroom taxonomy (1761-1836)

*November 30th, 1754, Cape Colony †November 16th, 1836, Paris

69

Joseph Joubert

French moralist and essayist

*May 7th, 1754, Montignac-Lascaux †May 4th, 1824, Villeneuve-sur-Yonne

39

Georg Forster

German naturalist, ethnologist, travel writer, journalist, and revolutionary (1754-1794)

*November 27th, 1754, Mokry Dwór, Pomeranian Voivodeship †January 10th, 1794, Paris

63

Juan Meléndez Valdés

Spanish poet

*March 11th, 1754, Ribera del Fresno †May 24th, 1817, Montpellier

83

Frédéric-César de La Harpe

Swiss political leader (1754-1838)

*April 6th, 1754, Rolle †March 30th, 1838, Lausanne

78

Seraphim of Sarov

Russian Saint and Wonderworker

*July 19th, 1754, Kursk †January 2nd, 1833, Sarov

63

William Bligh

Officer of the British Royal Navy and colonial administrator (1754-1817)

*September 9th, 1754, Plymouth †December 7th, 1817, London

53

Wilhelm of the Palatinate-Zweibrücken

Bavarian general

*January 1st, 1754, Zweibrücken †January 1st, 1807, Munich

39

Gaspard de Bernard de Marigny

French general

*November 2nd, 1754, Luçon †July 10th, 1794, Combrand

71

Nikolay Rumyantsev

Prime Minister of Russian Empire (1754-1826)

*April 3rd, 1754, Saint Petersburg †January 3rd, 1826, Saint Petersburg

74

Gabino Gaínza

Spanish general and politician; 1st President of the Federal Republic of Central America (1754-1829)

*October 20th, 1754, Pamplona †January 1st, 1829, Mexico

78

James Hillhouse

American lawyer, real estate developer and politician (1754-1832)

*October 20th, 1754, Montville †December 29th, 1832, New Haven

84

Isaac Tichenor

American politician (1754-1838)

*February 8th, 1754, Newark †December 11th, 1838, Bennington

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1754 is a normal year and no leap year.

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