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On this dayOctober 5

Through history47 events, 254 births and 104 deaths in Wikipedia's lists for the date

Today

A hundred years before

The front pages of October 5, 1926

What 29 American newspapers printed that day, as the Library of Congress keeps them.

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The front page of Douglas daily dispatch, Douglas, Ariz., October 5, 1926Douglas daily dispatchDouglas, Ariz.Read it, zoom in, mark it →

All 29 front pages at the Library of Congress ↗From Chronicling America. Public domain: in the Library's words, newspapers published in the United States more than 95 years ago are in the public domain in their entirety.

What happened

On October 5

The anniversaries Wikipedia's editors chose for the date, oldest first.

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  1. 8691,157 years ago

    The Fourth Council of Constantinople, the eighth Catholic Ecumenical Council, was convened to discuss the patriarchate of Photios I of Constantinople. · Catholic ecumenical councils · Photios I of Constantinople

    Fourth Council of Constantinople (Catholic Church)
    Photo: Cesare Nebbia · Public domain
  2. 1789237 years ago

    French Revolution: Upset about the high price and scarcity of bread, thousands of Parisian women and allies marched (pictured) on the Palace of Versailles. · Women's March on Versailles

    French Revolution
    Photo: Unidentified painter · Public domain
  3. 1838188 years ago

    A Cherokee band attacked settlers near Larissa, Texas, killing or abducting 18 people. · Killough massacre

    Cherokee
    Photo: Henry Inman · Public domain
  4. 1869157 years ago

    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.

  5. 1903123 years ago

    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. · Richard Edward O'Connor

    Samuel Griffith
    Photo: State Library of Queensland · Public domain
  6. 193690 years ago

    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. · Jarrow March

  7. 193789 years ago

    Six days after retiring from the Queen's College, Oxford, Robert Howard Hodgkin was elected its provost due to the sudden death of B. H. Streeter.

    The Queen's College, Oxford
    Photo: Odicalmuse · CC BY-SA 4.0
  8. 196264 years ago

    "Love Me Do", the first single by the Beatles, was released in the United Kingdom.

  9. 196264 years ago

    Dr. No, the first James Bond film, was released. · Dr. No (film) · List of James Bond films

  10. 196363 years ago

    The U.S. suspended the Commercial Import Program, its main economic support for South Vietnam, in response to the oppression of Buddhists by President Ngô Đình Diệm. · Buddhist crisis · Ngo Dinh Diem

  11. 198640 years ago

    Eugene Hasenfus's plane was shot down by Nicaraguan forces while carrying weapons to the Contra rebels on behalf of the U.S. government; he was subsequently captured, leading to an international controversy. · Corporate Air Services HPF821 · Contras

  12. 198838 years ago

    During the United States vice-presidential debate, Democratic candidate Lloyd Bentsen told his opponent Dan Quayle, "Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy."

    Lloyd Bentsen
    Photo: Department of the Treasury [1] · Public domain
  13. 199432 years ago

    Swiss police found the bodies of 48 members of the Order of the Solar Temple, who had died in a cult mass murder-suicide. · 1994 Solar Temple massacres

  14. 199927 years ago

    Two trains collided head-on in Ladbroke Grove, London, killing 31 people, injuring 417, and severely damaging public confidence in the management and regulation of safety of Britain's privatised railway system. · Ladbroke Grove rail crash · Rail transport in Great Britain

    Ladbroke Grove rail crash
    Photo: Metropolitan Police Service · Public domain
  15. 200026 years ago

    Colour revolutions: During protests over irregularities in the Yugoslavian general election, a wheel-loader was driven into the Radio Television of Serbia building, giving the protests the nickname "Bulldozer Revolution". · 2000 Yugoslavian general election

  16. 201115 years ago

    Two Chinese cargo ships were attacked and their crews murdered on a stretch of the Mekong River in far northern Thailand. · Mekong River massacre

    Mekong River massacre
    Photo: Chainwit. · CC BY-SA 4.0
  17. 201412 years ago

    Formula One racing driver Jules Bianchi crashed at the Japanese Grand Prix, sustaining fatal head injuries that would kill him the following year. · 2014 Japanese Grand Prix

    Jules Bianchi
    Photo: Henry Mineur · CC BY-SA 3.0
All 47 events Wikipedia lists for October 5, by year

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Born

On October 5

The best-known first, counted by the Wikipedia languages with an article on each.

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  1. Denis Diderot1713Denis DiderotFrench philosopher and critic (died 1784)150 languagesPhoto: author on the file page · Public domain
  2. Václav Havel1936Václav HavelCzech poet, playwright, and politician, 1st President of the Czech Republic (died 2011)144 languagesPhoto: Kingkongphoto &… · CC BY-SA 2.0
  3. Kate Winslet1975Kate WinsletEnglish actress133 languagesPhoto: Colleen Sturtevant · CC BY-SA 4.0
  1. 1829Chester A. Arthur, American general, lawyer, and politician, 21st President of the United States (died 1886)132
  2. 1952Imran Khan, Pakistani cricketer and politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan100
  3. 1976Ramzan Kadyrov, Russian-Chechen general and politician, 3rd President of the Chechen Republic86
  4. 1882Robert H. Goddard, American physicist, engineer, and academic (died 1945)83
  5. 1958Neil deGrasse Tyson, American astrophysicist, cosmologist, and author80
  6. 1919Donald Pleasence, English actor (died 1995)76
  7. 1983Jesse Eisenberg, American actor and writer69
  8. 1781Bernard Bolzano, Czech mathematician and philosopher (died 1848)61
  9. 1957Bernie Mac, American actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter (died 2008)61
  10. 1967Guy Pearce, English-Australian actor61
  11. 1923Glynis Johns, British actress and singer (died 2024)59
  12. 1930Reinhard Selten, German economist and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2016)58
  13. 1960Careca, Brazilian footballer[citation needed]57
  14. 1902Ray Kroc, American businessman and philanthropist (died 1984)55
  15. 1887René Cassin, French judge and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1976)54
  16. 1951Bob Geldof, Irish singer-songwriter and actor54
  17. 1965Mario Lemieux, Canadian ice hockey player53
  18. 1952Clive Barker, English author, director, producer, and screenwriter52
  19. 1977Konstantin Zyryanov, Russian footballer52
  20. 1941Eduardo Duhalde, Argentinian lawyer and politician, 50th President of Argentina51
  21. 1992Kevin Magnussen, Danish racing driver51
Everyone else born on October 5: 230 more, by year

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Died

On October 5

The best-known first, counted by the Wikipedia languages with an article on each.

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  1. Steve Jobs2011Steve JobsAmerican businessman, co-founder of Apple Inc. (born 1955)231 languagesPhoto: Matthew Yohe · CC BY-SA 3.0
  2. Jacques Offenbach1880Jacques OffenbachGerman-French cellist and composer (born 1819)105 languagesPhoto: Nadar / Adam Cuerden · Public domain
  3. Maurice Wilkins2004Maurice WilkinsNew Zealand-English physicist and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1916)71 languagesPhoto: The original uploader was C.… · Public domain
  1. 1976Lars Onsager, Norwegian-American chemist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1903)70
  2. 1285Philip III, king of France (born 1245)69
  3. 2015Henning Mankell, Swedish author and playwright (born 1948)64
  4. 1938Faustina Kowalska, Polish nun and saint (born 1905)63
  5. 578Justin II, Byzantine emperor (born 520)59
  6. 610Phocas, Byzantine emperor59
  7. 1056Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor (born 1016)58
  8. 1981Gloria Grahame, American actress (born 1923)54
  9. 2026Jeffrey Archer, English novelist and politician (born 1940)51
  10. 1813Tecumseh, American tribal leader (born 1768)50
  11. 1918Roland Garros, French soldier and pilot (born 1888)50
  12. 1214Alfonso VIII, king of Castile and Toledo (born 1155)49
  13. 1805Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (born 1738)48
  14. 2004Rodney Dangerfield, American comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter (born 1921)48
  15. 1933Nikolai Yudenich, Russian general (born 1862)47
  16. 1996Seymour Cray, American engineer and businessman, founded CRAY Inc (born 1925)46
  17. 2015Chantal Akerman, Belgian-French actress, director, and producer (born 1950)45
  18. 1565Lodovico Ferrari, Italian mathematician and academic (born 1522)41
  19. 1941Louis Brandeis, American lawyer and jurist (born 1856)41
  20. 2014Andrea de Cesaris, Italian racing driver (born 1959)40
  21. 1986Hal B. Wallis, American film producer (born 1898)37
Everyone else died on October 5: 80 more, by year

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Observed

On October 5

Holidays, feast days and observances, as Wikipedia lists them for the date.

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Events, births, deaths and observances are Wikipedia's On this day for October 5, in its editors' words (CC BY-SA 4.0); the counts of languages are Wikidata's (CC0). Dates are the UTC day, as Wikipedia keeps them. Discover brings one of these at a time.