October 5th, 1949

Born on October 5th, 1949

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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

Born on October 5th, 1949

67

Howard Schmidt

American computer security expert (1949-2017)

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

74

Peter Ackroyd

English author

*October 5th, 1949, London

74

Bill James

American baseball writer and statistician

*October 5th, 1949, Holton

55

Anna Keaveney

Actress (1949-2004)

*October 5th, 1949, Runcorn †November 20th, 2004

74

Ralph Goodale

Canadian politician

*October 5th, 1949, Regina

64

Yashiki Takajin

Japanese singer (1949–2014)

*October 5th, 1949, Nishinari-ku †January 3rd, 2014, Akashichō

74

Klaus Ludwig

German racecar driver

*October 5th, 1949, Bonn

24

Michael Gaughan

Irish Republican

*October 5th, 1949, Ballina †June 3rd, 1974, HM Prison Parkhurst

74

Tom Howe

American soccer player

*October 5th, 1949, St. Louis

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Who's birthday is on October 5th?

68

Caroline Loeb

French actress and singer

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

72

Karen Allen

American actress

*October 5th, 1951, Carrollton

71

Duncan Regehr

Canadian writer, artist and actor

*October 5th, 1952, Lethbridge

65

Neil deGrasse Tyson

African-American astrophysicist and science communicator

*October 5th, 1958, Manhattan

80

Michael Morpurgo

British children's writer

*October 5th, 1943, St Albans

75

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

71

Emomali Rahmon

President of Tajikistan (1992-present)

*October 5th, 1952, Danghara

44

Sascha Lewandowski

German association football player and manager (1971–2016)

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

48

Kate Winslet

English actress (born 1976)

*October 5th, 1975, Reading

77

A. R. Penck

German artist (1939-2017)

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

72

Bob Geldof

Irish singer-songwriter and political activist (born 1951)

*October 5th, 1951, Dún Laoghaire

76

Brian Johnson

English singer, songwriter and television show host of car shows

*October 5th, 1947, Dunston

61

James Rizzi

American pop artist (1950-2011)

*October 5th, 1950, New York City †December 26th, 2011, New York City

75

Donald Pleasence

British actor (1919–1995)

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

100

Glynis Johns

British actress (1923–2024)

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

56

Jenna Russell

British actress

*October 5th, 1967, Paddington

56

Guy Pearce

English-born Australian actor

*October 5th, 1967, Ely

47

Ramzan Kadyrov

Russian politician and head of the Chechen Republic

*October 5th, 1976, Akhmat-Yurt

77

Pierre Legendre

Canadian ecologist

*October 5th, 1946, Montreal

66

Lee Thompson

English musician

*October 5th, 1957, London

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Born in 1949

75

Joachim Witt

German rock musician

*February 22nd, 1949, Hamburg

74

Rudy Hartono

Indonesian badminton player

*August 18th, 1949, Surabaya

75

Åse Kleveland

Swedish-Norwegian singer and politician

*March 18th, 1949, Stockholm

70

Jahn Teigen

Norwegian singer, musician, and comedian (1949–2020)

*September 27th, 1949, Tønsberg Municipality †February 24th, 2020, Ystad

74

David Rubenstein

American businessman

*August 11th, 1949, Baltimore

74

Sherman Howard

American actor

*June 11th, 1949, Chicago

74

Egon Flaig

German university teacher, Historian of classical antiquity and writer

*May 16th, 1949, Oberstenfeld

74

Meryl Streep

American actress (born 1949)

*June 22nd, 1949, Summit

74

Odaline de la Martinez

American conductor and composer

*October 31st, 1949, Matanzas

74

Gertrúd Ladányi

Badminton player

*May 3rd, 1949, Esztergom

66

Papa Wemba

Congolese singer and musician

*June 14th, 1949, Lubefu †April 24th, 2016, Abidjan

67

Denis Johnson

American writer (novel, drama, poetry, essay) (1949-2017)

*July 1st, 1949, Munich †May 24th, 2017, Sea Ranch

40

Stiv Bators

American punk rock vocalist and guitarist

*October 22nd, 1949, Youngstown †June 3rd, 1990, 1st arrondissement of Paris

74

Sverre Årnes

Norwegian writer

*May 14th, 1949, Surnadal Municipality

74

Gloria Gaynor

American singer

*September 7th, 1949, Newark

75

Jessica Lange

American actress

*April 20th, 1949, Cloquet

67

Carlos Slepoy

Argentinian lawyer (1949-2017)

*October 2nd, 1949, Buenos Aires †April 17th, 2017, Madrid

68

Stanley Greene

American photographer (1949-2017)

*February 14th, 1949, Brooklyn †May 19th, 2017, Paris

74

Bruce Springsteen

American rock singer (born 1949)

*September 23rd, 1949, Long Branch

74

Benjamin Netanyahu

Prime Minister of Israel (1996–1999, 2009–2021, 2022–present)

*October 21st, 1949, Tel Aviv

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No: With 365 days 1949 is a normal year and no leap year.

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