October 5th, 1840 was a Monday.
September 24th, 1840 - October 23rd, 1840
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 956 days, exactly on December 9th, 2026, people who were born on October 5th, 1840 will be 68,000 days old!
President of the United States from 1881 to 1885
*October 5th, 1829, Fairfield †November 18th, 1886, New York CityBritish actress (1923–2024)
*October 5th, 1923, Pretoria †January 4th, 2024, Los AngelesFrench Enlightenment philosopher writer and encyclopædist (1713–1784)
*October 5th, 1713, Langres †July 31st, 1784, ParisAfrican-American astrophysicist and science communicator
*October 5th, 1958, ManhattanBritish actor (1919–1995)
*October 5th, 1919, Worksop †February 2nd, 1995, Saint-Paul-de-VenceAmerican 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, HrádečekGerman association football player and manager (1971–2016)
*October 5th, 1971, Dortmund †June 8th, 2016, BochumRussian politician and head of the Chechen Republic
*October 5th, 1976, Akhmat-YurtGerman poet and philosopher
*October 5th, 1841, Offenbach am Main †April 1st, 1876, Offenbach am MainBohemian mathematician and priest (*1781 – †1848)
*October 5th, 1781, Prague †December 18th, 1848, PragueRussian composer (1840–1893)
*April 25th, 1840, Votkinsk †October 25th, 1893, Malaya Morskaya Street, 13Swedish fashion designer
*June 13th, 1840, Kristianstad †February 20th, 1919, StockholmFrench journalist, playwright and poet (1840–1902)
*April 2nd, 1840, Paris †September 29th, 1902, ParisEnglish novelist and poet (1840–1928)
*June 2nd, 1840, Dorchester †January 11th, 1928, DorchesterFrench sculptor (1840–1917)
*November 12th, 1840, Paris †November 17th, 1917, MeudonGerman linguist (1840-1893)
*March 16th, 1840, Poschwitz †December 11th, 1893, BerlinFrench writer, theatre administrator (1840-1913)
*December 3rd, 1840, Limoges †December 23rd, 1913, ParisFounder of the Austrian School of economics
*February 23rd, 1840, Nowy Sącz †February 26th, 1921, ViennaFrench explorer of the Sahara
*February 28th, 1840, Paris †April 25th, 1892, SèvresAmerican-born inventor (1840-1916)
*February 5th, 1840, Sangerville †November 24th, 1916, LondonGerman classical archaeologist (1840-1922)
*February 5th, 1840, Dresden †March 5th, 1922, GrunewaldFixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on October 5th.
M = 1000 | D = 500 | C = 100 | XL = 40 | X = 10 | V = 5 |
Yes: 1840 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).