October 5th, 1966

Born on October 5th, 1966

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What happened on October 5th, 1966?

October 5th, 1966

A reactor at the Enrico Fermi Nuclear Generating Station near Detroit suffers a partial meltdown.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enrico_Fermi_Nuclear_Generating_Station

What else 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.

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

Born on October 5th, 1966

57

Terri Runnels

American professional wrestler, professional wrestling manager, television host and model

*October 5th, 1966, Palatka

57

Jan Verhaas

Dutch snooker referee

*October 5th, 1966, Maassluis

57

Sean M. Carroll

American theoretical cosmologist

*October 5th, 1966, Philadelphia

57

Fredrik Olausson

Swedish ice hockey player

*October 5th, 1966, Dädesjö

57

Inessa Kravets

Soviet and Ukrainian triple and long jumper

*October 5th, 1966, Dnipro

57

Julio Milostich

Chilean actor

*October 5th, 1966, Punta Arenas

57

Xabier Carbayeda

Spanish cyclist

*October 5th, 1966, Usurbil

50

Dennis Byrd

Player of American football (1966-2016)

*October 5th, 1966, Oklahoma City †October 15th, 2016, Claremore

57

Steven Bullock

Footballer (born 1966)

*October 5th, 1966, Stockport

57

Lorenza Indovina

Italian actress

*October 5th, 1966, Rome

48

Wilfred Agbonavbare

Nigerian footballer (1966-2015)

*October 5th, 1966, Lagos †January 27th, 2015, Alcalá de Henares

Same Day
Who's birthday is on October 5th?

68

Caroline Loeb

French actress and singer

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

56

Jenna Russell

British actress

*October 5th, 1967, Paddington

56

Guy Pearce

English-born Australian actor

*October 5th, 1967, Ely

44

Sascha Lewandowski

German association football player and manager (1971–2016)

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

65

Neil deGrasse Tyson

African-American astrophysicist and science communicator

*October 5th, 1958, Manhattan

48

Kate Winslet

English actress (born 1976)

*October 5th, 1975, Reading

71

Duncan Regehr

Canadian writer, artist and actor

*October 5th, 1952, Lethbridge

67

Howard Schmidt

American computer security expert (1949-2017)

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

72

Karen Allen

American actress

*October 5th, 1951, Carrollton

47

Ramzan Kadyrov

Russian politician and head of the Chechen Republic

*October 5th, 1976, Akhmat-Yurt

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

80

Michael Morpurgo

British children's writer

*October 5th, 1943, St Albans

56

Johnny Gioeli

American rock singer

*October 5th, 1967, Brooklyn

75

Donald Pleasence

British actor (1919–1995)

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

49

Heather Headley

Trinidadian-born singer

*October 5th, 1974, Barataria

43

Joakim Brodén

Swedish singer

*October 5th, 1980, Falun

77

A. R. Penck

German artist (1939-2017)

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

58

Mario Lemieux

Canadian ice hockey player and team owner

*October 5th, 1965, Montreal

51

Tom Hooper

British-Australian filmmaker

*October 5th, 1972, London

100

Glynis Johns

British actress (1923–2024)

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

Same year
Born in 1966

57

Jimmy Wales

Co-founder of Wikipedia (born 1966)

*August 7th, 1966, Huntsville

57

Diedrich Bader

American actor

*December 24th, 1966, Alexandria

57

Marcus Marin

German football player and manager

*December 13th, 1966, Hamburg

56

Sinéad O'Connor

Irish singer-songwriter (1966–2023)

*December 8th, 1966, Glenageary †July 26th, 2023, London

57

David Cameron

British politician (born 1966)

*October 9th, 1966, Marylebone

57

Kiefer Sutherland

British-Canadian actor

*December 21st, 1966, St. Mary's Hospital

57

Hwang Hye-young

South Korean badminton player

*July 16th, 1966, Jeungpyeong County

57

Olaf Thon

German association football player and manager

*May 1st, 1966, Gelsenkirchen

57

Lutz Heilmann

German politician

*September 7th, 1966, Zittau

58

Thomas Doll

German association football player and manager

*April 9th, 1966, Malchin

58

Olaf Marschall

German association football player and manager (1966–)

*March 19th, 1966, Torgau

57

Irina Serova

Badminton player

*May 14th, 1966, Soviet Union

58

Markus Schupp

German association football player and manager

*January 7th, 1966, Idar-Oberstein

57

Thomas Häßler

German footballer

*May 30th, 1966, West Berlin

58

Ludwig Kögl

German footballer

*March 7th, 1966, Penzberg

58

Catrin Striebeck

German actress

*April 18th, 1966, Vienna

58

Urs Fischer

Swiss association football player and manager (born 1966)

*February 20th, 1966, Triengen

57

Kristian Eidnes Andersen

Danish composer

*July 2nd, 1966, Faxe

58

Marin Hinkle

American actress

*March 23rd, 1966, Dar es Salaam

57

Rudy Gunawan

Badminton player

*December 31st, 1966, Surakarta City

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No: With 365 days 1966 is a normal year and no leap year.

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