October 5th, 2020

Born on October 5th, 2020

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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?

75

Donald Pleasence

British actor (1919–1995)

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

80

Michael Morpurgo

British children's writer

*October 5th, 1943, St Albans

78

Diane Cilento

Australian actress (1932–2011)

*October 5th, 1933, Mooloolaba †October 6th, 2011, Cairns

48

Kate Winslet

British actress (born 1975)

*October 5th, 1975, Reading

65

Neil deGrasse Tyson

African-American astrophysicist, and science communicator

*October 5th, 1958, The Bronx

67

Howard Schmidt

American computer security expert (1949-2017)

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

71

Duncan Regehr

Canadian writer, artist and actor

*October 5th, 1952, Lethbridge

37

Rui Costa

Portuguese cyclist

*October 5th, 1986, Póvoa de Varzim

43

Joakim Brodén

Swedish-Czech singer

*October 5th, 1980, Falun

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

47

Ramzan Kadyrov

Russian politician and head of the Chechen Republic

*October 5th, 1976, Akhmat-Yurt

56

Jenna Russell

British actress

*October 5th, 1967, Paddington

56

Guy Pearce

English-born Australian actor

*October 5th, 1967, Ely

70

Denis Diderot

French Enlightenment philosopher writer and encyclopædist (1713–1784)

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

100

Glynis Johns

British actress, dancer, pianist, and singer

*October 5th, 1923, Pretoria

25

Shani Indira Natio

Indonesian singer

*October 5th, 1998, Kebumen

57

Chester A. Arthur

President of the United States from 1881 to 1885

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

40

Jesse Eisenberg

American actor

*October 5th, 1983, Queens

17

Jacob Tremblay

Canadian actor

*October 5th, 2006, Vancouver

72

Karen Allen

American actress

*October 5th, 1951, Carrollton

53

Alexandra Pelosi

American journalist

*October 5th, 1970, San Francisco

49

Heather Headley

Trinidadian-born singer

*October 5th, 1974, Barataria

71

Harold Faltermeyer

German musician

*October 5th, 1952, Munich

77

A. R. Penck

German artist (1939-2017)

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

63

David Shannon

American children's illustrator and writer

*October 5th, 1960, Washington, D.C.

79

Inna Churikova

Soviet and Russian actress (1943–2023)

*October 5th, 1943, Belebey †January 14th, 2023, Moscow

40

Nicky Hilton

Member of the family Hilton

*October 5th, 1983, New York City

51

Tom Hooper

British-Australian filmmaker

*October 5th, 1972, London

36

Kevin Mirallas

Belgian association football player

*October 5th, 1987, Liège

51

Grant Hill

American basketball player

*October 5th, 1972, Dallas

82

Marie-Claire Blais

Canadian writer

*October 5th, 1939, Quebec City †November 30th, 2021, Key West

72

Bob Geldof

Irish singer-songwriter and political activist (born 1951)

*October 5th, 1951, Dún Laoghaire

49

Marshall Lancaster

British actor

*October 5th, 1974, Macclesfield

31

Mercedes Lambre

Argentine actress, singer, dancer and model

*October 5th, 1992, La Plata

32

Xiao Zhan

Chinese actor and singer

*October 5th, 1991, Chongqing

32

Betty Who

Australian musician (born 1991)

*October 5th, 1991, Sydney

34

Roopal Tyagi

Indian choreographer and television actress.

*October 5th, 1989, Bangalore

35

Maja Salvador

Filipino actress (born 1988)

*October 5th, 1988, Aparri

35

Bahar Kizil

German singer

*October 5th, 1988, Freiburg im Breisgau

21

Ty Gibbs

American professional stock car racing driver

*October 5th, 2002, Charlotte

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Leap year

Yes: 2020 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).

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