October 5th, 1783

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Born on October 5th, 1783 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
Age in days, weeks and months
What happened on October 5th?
Birthdays of famous people
Public holidays on October 5th
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Calendar (October 1783)

Born on October 5th, 1783

Weekday

Sunday

October 5th, 1783 was a Sunday.

Age

240

People born on October 5th, 1783 will turn 241 this year (2024), in exactly 159 days .

Zodiac

♎

Libra (The Scales)

September 24th, 1783 - October 23rd, 1783

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 87,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 135 days, exactly on September 11th, 2024, people who were born on October 5th, 1783 will be 88,000 days old!

87,865 Days

12,552 Weeks

2,886 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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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?

Bernard Bolzano

Bohemian mathematician and priest (*1781 – †1848)

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

Denis Diderot

French Enlightenment philosopher writer and encyclopædist (1713–1784)

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

Chester A. Arthur

President of the United States from 1881 to 1885

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

Caroline Loeb

French actress and singer

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

Neil deGrasse Tyson

African-American astrophysicist and science communicator

*October 5th, 1958, Manhattan

Duncan Regehr

Canadian writer, artist and actor

*October 5th, 1952, Lethbridge

Sascha Lewandowski

German association football player and manager (1971–2016)

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

Howard Schmidt

American computer security expert (1949-2017)

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

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

Kate Winslet

English actress (born 1976)

*October 5th, 1975, Reading

Karen Allen

American actress

*October 5th, 1951, Carrollton

Friedrich Ernst von Bülow

(1736–1802)

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

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Glynis Johns

British actress (1923–2024)

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

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

Ramzan Kadyrov

Russian politician and head of the Chechen Republic

*October 5th, 1976, Akhmat-Yurt

Jenna Russell

British actress

*October 5th, 1967, Paddington

Guy Pearce

English-born Australian actor

*October 5th, 1967, Ely

Joakim Brodén

Swedish singer

*October 5th, 1980, Falun

Same year
Born in 1783

Simón Bolívar

South American military and political leader, protagonist of the Spanish-American emancipation against the Spanish Empire (1783-1830)

*July 24th, 1783, Birthplace of Simón Bolívar †December 17th, 1830, Quinta de San Pedro Alejandrino

Stendhal

19th century French writer

*January 23rd, 1783, Grenoble †March 23rd, 1842, Paris

Washington Irving

American writer, historian and diplomat (1783-1859)

*April 3rd, 1783, New York City †November 28th, 1859, Tarrytown

Wilhelm Pfeil

German forestry scientist

*March 28th, 1783, Friesdorf †September 4th, 1859, Cieplice Śląskie-Zdrój

Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg

Danish painter (1783–1853)

*January 2nd, 1783, Blåkrog †July 22nd, 1853, Copenhagen

Pedro José Ramón Gual Escandón

President of Venezuela

*January 17th, 1783, Caracas †May 6th, 1862, Guayaquil

Hortense de Beauharnais

Queen consort of the Netherlands

*April 10th, 1783, Paris †October 5th, 1837, Arenenberg

Caroline Tischbein

German drawer

*November 5th, 1783, Bad Arolsen †April 29th, 1843, Berlin

Vasily Zhukovsky

Russian poet (1783-1852)

*February 9th, 1783, Mishenskoye (Belevsky district) †April 24th, 1852, Baden-Baden

Johann Heinrich von Thünen

German economist

*June 24th, 1783, Waddewarden †September 22nd, 1850, Warnkenhagen

Domingo Caycedo

President of Colombia (1783-1843)

*August 4th, 1783, Bogotá †July 1st, 1843, Bogotá

Eugen von Maucler

German politician (1783-1859)

*May 30th, 1783, Étupes †January 28th, 1859, Ludwigsburg

Johann Gottfried Scheibel

German theologian

*September 16th, 1783, Wrocław †March 21st, 1843, Nuremberg

Agustín Cosme Damián de Iturbide y Arámburu calsonsin wachin

Liberator, Father of the Fatherland, Generalisimo and Admiral of the Mexican army and politician, Regent of the Empire, and First Constitutional Emperor of Mexico (1783-1824)

*September 27th, 1783, Morelia †July 19th, 1824, Padilla Municipality