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{{pp-move}} {{pp-pc}} {{calendar}} {{This date in recent years}} {{Day}} ==Events== ===Pre-1600=== * [[610]] – [[Heraclius]] arrives at Constantinople, kills Byzantine Emperor Phocas, and becomes emperor.<ref>{{cite book |last=Olster, David Michael |title=The politics of usurpation in the seventh century: rhetoric and revolution in Byzantium |edition=1993 |publisher=A.M. Hakkert |page=133}}</ref> * [[816]] – King [[Louis the Pious]] is crowned emperor of the Holy Roman Empire by the Pope.<ref>{{cite book |author=Richard A. Jackson |title=Ordines Coronationis Franciae, Volume 1: Texts and Ordines for the Coronation of Frankish and French Kings and Queens in the Middle Ages |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eNTe7z63cJ4C&pg=PA104 |year=1995 |publisher=University of Pennsylvania Press |isbn=0-8122-3263-1 |pages=104}}</ref> * [[869]] – The [[Fourth Council of Constantinople (Roman Catholic)|Fourth Council of Constantinople]] is convened to depose patriarch Photios I.<ref>{{cite book |author=Raymond Davis |title=The Lives of the Ninth-century Popes (Liber Pontificalis): The Ancient Biographies of Ten Popes from A.D. 817-891 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q7EuWhDYxM4C&pg=PA252 |year=1995 |publisher=Liverpool University Press |isbn=978-0-85323-479-1 |pages=252}}</ref> *[[1143]] – With the signing of the [[Treaty of Zamora]], King [[Alfonso VII of León and Castile]] recognises Portugal as a Kingdom.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=I2CCDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA81 |title=The Reconquest Kings of Portugal: Political and Cultural Reorientation on the Medieval Frontier |last=Lay |first=S. |year=2008 |publisher=Springer |isbn=9780230583139 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1450]] – [[Louis IX, Duke of Bavaria]] expels Jews from his jurisdiction. ===1601–1900=== *[[1607]] – Assassins attempt to kill Venetian statesman and scientist [[Paolo Sarpi]]. *[[1789]] – French Revolution: The [[Women's March on Versailles]] effectively terminates royal authority. *[[1813]] – [[War of 1812]]: The Army of the Northwest [[Battle of the Thames|defeats]] a British and Native Canadian force threatening Detroit. *[[1838]] – The [[Killough massacre]] in east Texas sees eighteen Texian settlers either killed or kidnapped. *[[1869]] – The [[Saxby Gale]] devastates the Bay of Fundy region in Canada. * 1869 – The [[Eastman tunnel]], in Minnesota, United States, collapses during construction, causing a landslide that nearly destroys St. Anthony Falls.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Benidt |first=Bruce |date=November 15, 1987 |work=Star Tribune |location=Minneapolis |title=River Has Powerful History of Damage at Falls |page=7B}}</ref> *[[1877]] – The [[Nez Perce War]] in the northwestern United States comes to an end. *[[1900]] – Peace congress in Paris condemns British policy in South Africa and asserts [[South African Republic|Boer Republic]]'s right to self-determination.<ref>{{cite book |first=Jacques |last=Legrand |title=Chronicle of the 20th Century |publisher=Ecam Publication |year=1987 |page=20 |isbn=0-942191-01-3}}</ref> ===1901–present=== *[[1905]] – The [[Wright brothers]] pilot the [[Wright Flyer III]] in a new world record flight of 24 miles in 39 minutes. *[[1910]] – In a [[5 October 1910 revolution|revolution]] in Portugal the monarchy is overthrown and a republic is declared. *[[1911]] – The [[Kowloon–Canton Railway]] commences service. *[[1914]] – [[World War I]]: An aircraft successfully [[Fighter aircraft|destroys another aircraft]] with gunfire for the first time.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Reichhardt |first1=Tony |title=The First Aerial Combat Victory |url=http://www.airspacemag.com/daily-planet/first-aerial-combat-victory-180952933/?no-ist |website=Air & Space |publisher=Smithsonian Institution |access-date=October 4, 2018 |date=October 4, 2014}}</ref> *[[1921]] – The [[1921 World Series|World Series]] is the first to be broadcast on radio. *[[1930]] – British airship [[R101]] crashes in France ''en route'' to India on its maiden voyage killing 48 people.<ref>{{cite web |title=R101 airship crash: 'Hope and sadness' on 90th anniversary |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-54338833 |website=BBC News |access-date=4 October 2020 |date=3 October 2020}}</ref> *[[1931]] – [[Clyde Edward Pangborn]] and Hugh Herndon,Jr. make the first nonstop flight across the Pacific Ocean in the plane ''[[Miss Veedol]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pangborn-Herndon Memorial Site |url=http://www.nps.gov/nr//travel/aviation/pan.htm |work=Aviation: From Sand Dunes To Sonic Booms |publisher=[[National Park Service]] |access-date=2012-05-31}}</ref> *[[1936]] – The [[Jarrow March]] sets off for [[London]]. *[[1938]] – [[Holocaust]]: In Nazi Germany, Jews' [[Nuremberg Laws|passports are invalidated]]. *[[1943]] – [[World War II]]: [[Pacific War|Pacific Theater]]: Ninety-eight American POWs are executed by Japanese forces on [[Wake Island]]. *[[1944]] – The [[Provisional Government of the French Republic]] enfranchises women. *[[1945]] – A six-month strike by Hollywood set decorators turns into a [[Hollywood Black Friday|bloody riot]] at the gates of the Warner Brothers studio. *[[1947]] – President Truman makes the first televised [[Oval Office address]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-presidential-speech-on-tv |title=First presidential speech on TV}}</ref> *[[1962]] – The first of the [[James Bond]] film series, based on the novels by [[Ian Fleming]], ''[[Dr. No (film)|Dr. No]]'', is released in Britain.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dr. No |url=https://www.007.com/the-films/dr-no/ |access-date=2021-06-14 |website=James Bond 007 |date=7 March 2021 |language=en-US}}</ref> * 1962 – The first [[The Beatles|Beatles]] single "[[Love Me Do]]" is released in Britain.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thisdayinmusic.com/liner-notes/love-me-do/ |title=Love Me do – the Day the World Changed Forever |date=18 July 2018}}</ref> *[[1963]] – The United States suspends the [[Commercial Import Program]] in response to [[Buddhist crisis|repression of the Buddhist majority]] by the regime of President Ngo Dinh Diem.<ref>{{cite book |title=Intervention : how America became involved in Vietnam |author=Kahin, George McT. |author-link=George McTurnan Kahin |location=New York |publisher=Knopf |year=1986 |isbn=0-394-54367-X |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/intervention00geor |page=86}}</ref> *[[1966]] – A reactor at the [[Enrico Fermi Nuclear Generating Station]] near Detroit suffers a partial meltdown. *[[1968]] – A [[Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association]] march in Derry is violently suppressed by police. *[[1970]] – The [[PBS|Public Broadcasting Service]] (PBS) is founded. * 1970 – The British Trade Commissioner, [[James Cross]], is kidnapped by members of the [[Front de libération du Québec]], triggering the [[October Crisis]] in Canada. *[[1974]] – Bombs planted by the [[Provisional Irish Republican Army|PIRA]] in pubs in [[Guildford]] [[Guildford pub bombings|kill]] four British soldiers and one civilian. *[[1982]] – [[Tylenol (brand)|Tylenol]] products are recalled after [[Chicago Tylenol murders|bottles in Chicago]] laced with cyanide cause seven deaths. *[[1984]] – [[Marc Garneau]] becomes the first Canadian in space. *[[1986]] – [[Mordechai Vanunu]]'s story in ''[[The Sunday Times]]'' reveals Israel's secret nuclear weapons. *[[1988]] – A Chilean opposition coalition defeats [[Augusto Pinochet]] in [[1988 Chilean presidential referendum|his re-election attempt]]. *[[1990]] – After 150 years ''[[The Herald (Melbourne)|The Herald]]'' newspaper in [[Melbourne]], [[Australia]], is published for the last time as a separate newspaper. *[[1991]] – An [[1991 Jakarta Indonesian Air Force C-130 crash|Indonesian Air Force C-130 crash]] kills 135 people. *[[1994]] – Swiss police find the bodies of 48 members of the [[Order of the Solar Temple]], who had died in a [[1994 Solar Temple massacres|cult mass murder-suicide]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-05 |title=Today in History: October 5, Earl Warren becomes chief justice |url=https://apnews.com/today-in-history/october-5 |access-date=2024-09-19 |website=[[Associated Press]] |language=en-US}}</ref> *[[1999]] – The [[Ladbroke Grove rail crash]] in [[West London]] kills 31 people.<ref>{{cite web |title='A body drifted past the window': surviving the Ladbroke Grove train crash |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/oct/17/ladbroke-grove-paddington-train-crash-inquiry |website=The Guardian |access-date=22 July 2021 |language=en |date=17 October 2019}}</ref> *[[2000]] – [[Overthrow of Slobodan Milošević|Mass demonstrations]] in [[Serbia]] force the resignation of [[Slobodan Milošević]]. *[[2011]] – In the [[Mekong River massacre]], two Chinese cargo boats are hijacked and 13 crew members murdered. ==Births== ===Pre-1600=== *[[1274]] – [[Al-Dhahabi]], Syrian scholar and historian (died 1348) *[[1338]] – [[Alexios III of Trebizond]] (died 1390) *[[1377]] – [[Louis II of Anjou]] (died 1417) *[[1422]] – [[Catherine, Princess of Asturias]], Spanish royal (died 1424)<ref>Instituto Salazar Y Castro: Tratado de genealogia, héràldica y derecho nobiliario: segundo curso de la Escuela de Genealogía, Heráldica y Nobiliaria]; Ediciones Hidalguia, 2001, 8489851336</ref> *[[1487]] – [[Ludwig of Hanau-Lichtenberg]], German nobleman (died 1553) *[[1520]] – [[Alessandro Farnese (cardinal)|Alessandro Farnese]], Italian cardinal and diplomat (died 1589) *[[1524]] – [[Rani Durgavati]], Queen of Gond (died 1564) ===1601–1900=== *[[1609]] – [[Paul Fleming (poet)|Paul Fleming]], German physician and poet (died 1640)<ref>{{NDB|5|238||Fleming, Paul|Flemming, Willi|118533908}}</ref> *[[1641]] – [[Françoise-Athénaïs, marquise de Montespan]], French mistress of [[Louis XIV of France]] (died 1707) *[[1658]] – [[Mary of Modena]] (died 1718)<ref>{{cite web |title=Mary of Modena (queen of England) |url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/367570/Mary-of-Modena |publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica |access-date=24 December 2009}}</ref> *[[1687]] – [[Maria Maddalena Martinengo]], Italian nun (died 1737) *[[1703]] – [[Jonathan Edwards (theologian)|Jonathan Edwards]], American pastor and theologian (died 1758)<ref>{{EB1911 |wstitle=Edwards, Jonathan |volume=9 |first1=Harry Norman |last1= Gardiner |first2=Richard |last2=Webster |pages=3–6 |inline=1}}</ref> *[[1712]] – [[Francesco Guardi]], Italian painter (died 1793) *[[1713]] – [[Denis Diderot]], French philosopher and critic (died 1784)<ref>Arthur M. Wilson. ''Diderot: The Testing Years, 1713–1759.'' New York: Oxford University Press, 1957, p. 14 [https://archive.org/stream/diderotthetestin001232mbp/diderotthetestin001232mbp_djvu.txt]</ref> *[[1715]] – [[Victor de Riqueti, marquis de Mirabeau]], French economist and educator (died 1789) *[[1728]] – [[Chevalier d'Éon]], French diplomat and spy (died 1810) *[[1743]] – [[Giuseppe Gazzaniga]], Italian composer and educator (died 1818) *[[1781]] – [[Bernard Bolzano]], Czech mathematician and philosopher (died 1848) *[[1792]] – [[Joseph Crosfield]], English businessman (died 1844) *[[1795]] – [[Alexander Keith (politician)|Alexander Keith]], Scottish-Canadian brewer and politician, 13th [[Mayor of Halifax]] (died 1873) *[[1803]] – [[Friedrich Bernhard Westphal]], Danish-German painter (died 1844) *[[1816]] – [[Ursula Frayne]], Irish-Australian nun and missionary (died 1885) *[[1820]] – [[David Wilber]], American lawyer and politician (died 1890) *[[1824]] – [[Henry Chadwick (writer)|Henry Chadwick]], English-American historian and author (died 1908) *[[1829]] – [[Chester A. Arthur]], American general, lawyer, and politician, 21st [[President of the United States]] (died 1886) *[[1841]] – [[Philipp Mainländer]], German philosopher (died 1876)<ref>{{Cite book |last=Lombroso |first=Cesare |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uXz3DwAAQBAJ&q=mainlander |title=The Man of Genius |year=1889 |chapter=Chapter IV: Genius and Insanity |publisher=BoD – Books on Demand |isbn=9783752434262}}</ref> *[[1844]] – [[Francis William Reitz]], South African lawyer and politician, 5th [[State President of the Orange Free State]] (died 1934) *[[1848]] – [[Guido von List]], Austrian-German journalist and poet (died 1919) *[[1850]] – [[Sergey Muromtsev]], Russian lawyer and politician (died 1910) *[[1856]] – [[Peadar Toner Mac Fhionnlaoich]], Irish author and playwright (died 1942) *[[1858]] – [[Helen Churchill Candee]], American journalist and author (died 1949) *[[1864]] – [[Louis Lumière]], French director and producer (died 1948) *[[1873]] – [[Lucien Mérignac]], French fencer (died 1941) *[[1877]] – [[Mike O'Neill (baseball)|Mike O'Neill]], Irish-American baseball player and manager (died 1959) *[[1878]] – [[Louise Dresser]], American actress (died 1965) *[[1879]] – [[Francis Peyton Rous]], American pathologist and virologist, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (died 1970) *[[1882]] – [[Robert H. Goddard]], American physicist, engineer, and academic (died 1945) *[[1883]] – [[Ernst Pittschau]], German actor (died 1951) *[[1885]] – [[Arunachalam Mahadeva]], Sri Lankan politician and diplomat (died 1969) *[[1887]] – [[René Cassin]], French judge and academic, [[Nobel Peace Prize|Nobel Prize]] laureate (died 1976) * 1887 – [[Manny Ziener]], German actress (died 1972) *[[1888]] – [[Mary Fuller]], American actress and screenwriter (died 1973) *[[1889]] – [[Teresa de la Parra]], French-Venezuelan author and educator (died 1936) *[[1892]] – [[Remington Kellogg]], American zoologist and paleontologist (died 1969) *[[1894]] – [[Bevil Rudd]], South African runner and journalist (died 1948) *[[1898]] – [[Nachum Gutman]], Moldovan-Israeli painter and sculptor (died 1980) *[[1899]] – [[Elda Emma Anderson|Elda Anderson]], American physicist and health researcher (died 1961) *[[1900]] – [[Bing Xin]], Chinese author and poet, known for her contributions to children's literature (died 1998) * 1900 – [[Margherita Bontade]], Italian politician (died 1992) ===1901–present=== *[[1901]] – [[John Alton]], Austrian-American director and cinematographer (died 1996) *[[1902]] – [[Larry Fine]], American comedian (died 1975)<ref name="UPI" /> * 1902 – [[Ray Kroc]], American businessman and philanthropist (died 1984)<ref name="UPI">{{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for Oct. 5: Michael Andretti, Kate Winslet |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2022/10/05/Famous-birthdays-for-Oct-5-Michael-Andretti-Kate-Winslet/9491664839243/ |publisher=[[UPI]] |access-date=4 October 2023 |date=5 October 2022}}</ref> *[[1903]] – [[M. King Hubbert]], American geophysicist and academic (died 1989) *[[1905]] – [[John Hoyt]], American actor (died 1991) * 1905 – [[Harriet E. MacGibbon]], American actress (died 1987) *[[1907]] – [[Mrs. Miller]], American novelty singer (died 1997) * 1907 – [[Ragnar Nurkse]], Estonian-American economist and academic (died 1959) *[[1908]] – [[Mehmet Ali Aybar]], Turkish lawyer and politician (died 1995) * 1908 – [[Joshua Logan]], American director and screenwriter (died 1988) *[[1911]] – [[Pierre Dansereau]], Canadian ecologist and academic (died 2011) * 1911 – [[Brian O'Nolan]], Irish author and playwright (died 1966)<ref>{{cite book |title=A Dictionary of the Avant-Gardes |date=2013 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-136-80619-3 |page=473 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qlK7uHg2Dh8C&pg=PT473 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1912]] – [[Fritz Fischer (medical doctor)|Fritz Fischer]], German physician and convicted war criminal (died 2003) *[[1913]] – [[Eugene B. Fluckey]], American admiral, [[Medal of Honor]] recipient (died 2007) *[[1914]] – [[Zhang Zhen (general)|Zhang Zhen]], Chinese general and politician (died 2015) *[[1916]] – [[Stetson Kennedy]], American author and activist (died 2011)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Roberts |first1=Diane |title=Stetson Kennedy, Unmasker of the Klan |url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/cifamerica/2011/sep/02/protest-florida |accessdate=August 26, 2017 |work=The Guardian |date=September 2, 2011}}</ref> *[[1917]] – [[Allen Ludden]], American television personality and game show host (died 1981) * 1917 – [[Magda Szabó]], Hungarian author and poet (died 2007)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gömöri |first=George |date=2007-11-28 |title=Magda Szabó |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2007/nov/28/guardianobituaries.booksobituaries |access-date=2024-11-24 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> *[[1919]] – [[Donald Pleasence]], English actor (died 1995) *[[1921]] – [[Bill Willis]], American football player and coach (died 2007) *[[1922]] – [[José Froilán González]], Argentinian racing driver (died 2013) * 1922 – [[Bil Keane]], American cartoonist (died 2011)<ref name="UPI" /> * 1922 – [[Jock Stein]], Scottish footballer and manager (died 1985) *[[1923]] – [[Philip Berrigan]], American priest and activist (died 2002) * 1923 – [[Stig Dagerman]], Swedish journalist and author (died 1954) * 1923 – [[Albert Guðmundsson (footballer, born 1923)|Albert Guðmundsson]], Icelandic footballer and politician (died 1994) * 1923 – [[Glynis Johns]], British actress and singer (died 2024)<ref>{{cite web |title=Glynis Johns, most known for role in 'Mary Poppins,' dies at 100 |url=https://abc7.com/glynis-johns-actress-dies-mary-poppins/14274026/ |publisher=ABC7 |date=4 January 2024 |access-date=4 January 2024}}</ref> * 1923 – [[Kailashpati Mishra]], Indian lawyer and politician, 18th [[List of Governors of Gujarat|Governor of Gujarat]] (died 2012) *[[1924]] – [[Bill Dana]], American actor, producer, and screenwriter (died 2017)<ref name="UPI" /> * 1924 – [[José Donoso]], Chilean author (died 1996) * 1924 – [[Barbara Kelly]], Canadian actress and screenwriter (died 2007) * 1924 – [[Frederic Morton]], Austrian-American banker, journalist, and author (died 2015) * 1924 – [[Bob Thaves]], American cartoonist (died 2006) *[[1925]] – [[Gail Davis]], American actress (died 1997) * 1925 – [[Herbert Kretzmer]], South African-English journalist and songwriter (died 2020) * 1925 – [[Walter Dale Miller]], American lawyer and politician, 29th [[Governor of South Dakota]] (died 2015) *[[1926]] – [[Avraham Adan]], Israeli general (died 2012) * 1926 – [[Willi Unsoeld]], American mountaineer and educator (died 1979) *[[1928]] – [[Louise Fitzhugh]], American author and illustrator (died 1974) * 1928 – [[Marjorie Finlay]], American opera singer and television personality (died 2003) <ref>{{Cite web |title=United States Social Security Death Index |url=https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V9K3-C4M |url-access=registration |via=FamilySearch.org |access-date=December 12, 2020 |archive-date=April 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220403184550/https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V9K3-C4M |url-status=live}}</ref> *[[1929]] – [[Richard F. Gordon Jr.]], American captain, pilot, and astronaut (died 2017) * 1929 – [[Bill Wirtz]], American businessman (died 2007) *[[1930]] – [[Pavel Popovich]], Ukrainian general, pilot, and cosmonaut (died 2009)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Burgess |first1=Colin |last2=Hall |first2=Rex |title=The First Soviet Cosmonaut Team: Their Lives, Legacy, and Historical Impact |date=2009 |publisher=Springer |location=Berlin |isbn=9780387848235 |page=61 |lccn=2008935694}}</ref> * 1930 – [[Reinhard Selten]], German economist and mathematician, [[Nobel Prize in Economics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (died 2016) *[[1931]] – [[Rosalie Gower]], Canadian nurse and politician (died 2013) *[[1932]] – [[Neal Ascherson]], Scottish journalist and author * 1932 – [[Dean Prentice]], Canadian ice hockey player (died 2019) * 1932 – [[Michael John Rogers]], English ornithologist and police officer (died 2006) *[[1933]] – [[Doug Bailey]], American political consultant, founded ''[[The Hotline]]'' (died 2013) * 1933 – [[Billy Lee Riley]], American rockabilly musician, singer-songwriter, and record producer (died 2009) *[[1934]] – [[Kenneth D. Taylor]], Canadian businessman and diplomat (died 2015) *1934 – [[Angelo Buono]], American serial killer and rapist (died 2002)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/crime-history/a-look-back-hillside-strangler-serial-killer-angelo-buono-dies-in-prison |title=A Look Back: Hillside Strangler Serial Killer Angelo Buono Dies in Prison}}</ref> *[[1936]] – [[Václav Havel]], Czech poet, playwright, and politician, 1st [[President of the Czech Republic]] (died 2011)<ref name="UPI" /> * 1936 – [[Adrian Smith (basketball)|Adrian Smith]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Adrian Smith |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/78178/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=4 October 2023}}</ref> *[[1937]] – [[Carlo Mastrangelo]], American doo-wop singer (died 2016) * 1937 – [[Barry Switzer]], American football player and coach<ref name="UPI" /> *[[1938]] – [[Johnny Duncan (country singer)|Johnny Duncan]], American country singer (died 2006) * 1938 – [[Teresa Heinz]], Mozambican-American businesswoman and philanthropist *[[1939]] – [[Marie-Claire Blais]], Canadian author and playwright (died 2021) * 1939 – [[A. R. Penck]], German painter and sculptor (died 2017) * 1939 – [[Consuelo Ynares-Santiago]], Filipino lawyer and jurist *[[1940]] – [[Bob Cowper]], Australian cricketer<ref name=OCA>''The Oxford Companion to Australian Cricket'', Oxford, Melbourne, 1996, pp. 125–26.</ref> * 1940 – [[Terry Trotter]], American jazz pianist<ref>{{cite book |author=Ira Gitler |title=The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz |publisher=Oxford University Press, USA |year=1999 |isbn=9780199729074 |page=652}}</ref> *[[1941]] – [[Stephanie Cole]], English actress<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba0784d42 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180627040711/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba0784d42 |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 27, 2018 |title=Stephanie Cole |website=BFI |access-date=10 September 2022}}</ref> * 1941 – [[Eduardo Duhalde]], Argentinian lawyer and politician, 50th [[President of Argentina]] * 1941 – [[Frank Stagg (Irish republican)|Frank Stagg]], [[Irish republican]] died on hunger strike (died 1976)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dib.ie/biography/stagg-frank-a8243 |title=Stagg, Frank |last=Maume |first=Patrick |date=October 2009 |website=Dictionary of Irish Biography |publisher= |access-date=16 May 2023 |quote=}}</ref> *[[1942]] – [[Richard Street]], American singer-songwriter (died 2013) *[[1943]] – [[Ben Cardin]], American lawyer and politician<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8v1cikke5SIC |title=Official Congressional Directory |publisher=United States Government Publishing Office |year=2016 |isbn=9780160929960 |edition=114th Congress, 2015–2016 |location=Washington, D.C. |pages=123 |oclc=951612101 |via=Google Books}}</ref> * 1943 – [[Steve Miller (musician)|Steve Miller]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist<ref name="AP">{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for October 5, 2022 includes celebrities Guy Pearce, Kate Winslet |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2022/10/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-october-5-2022-includes-celebrities-guy-pearce-kate-winslet.html |website=[[The Plain Dealer]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=4 October 2023 |date=5 October 2022}}</ref> * 1943 – [[Michael Morpurgo]], English author, poet, and playwright * 1943 – [[Etela Farkašová]], Slovak philosopher and writer<ref>{{cite web |title=FARKAŠOVÁ, Etela :: Spolok slovenských spisovateľov |url=https://www.spolok-slovenskych-spisovatelov.sk/products/farkasova-etela/ |website=www.spolok-slovenskych-spisovatelov.sk |access-date=18 September 2023}}</ref> *[[1944]] – [[Richard Rosser, Baron Rosser]], English union leader and politician (died 2024) *[[1945]] – [[Brian Connolly]], Scottish singer-songwriter (died 1997)<ref name="nst">{{cite news |title=Brian Connolly - Sweet No More |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1309&dat=19970302&id=Nw5PAAAAIBAJ&pg=6087,4694398 |access-date=9 February 2018 |newspaper=[[New Straits Times]] |page=23}}</ref> *[[1946]] – [[Zahida Hina]], Pakistani journalist and author * 1946 – [[Robin Lane Fox]], English historian and author * 1946 – [[Jean Perron]], Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and sportscaster * 1946 – [[David Watson (footballer, born 1946)|David Watson]], English footballer<ref>{{NFT|17993|name=Watson, David}}</ref> *[[1947]] – [[Brian Johnson]], English singer and songwriter<ref name="AP" /> * 1947 – [[Michèle Pierre-Louis]], Haitian politician, 14th [[Prime Minister of Haiti]] *[[1948]] – [[Russell Mael]], American vocalist *[[1949]] – [[Peter Ackroyd]], English biographer, novelist and critic * 1949 – [[Michael Gaughan (Irish republican)|Michael Gaughan]], [[Irish republicanism|Irish Republican]] died on hunger strike (died 1974)<ref>Tírghrá. National Commemoration Centre. 2002. p. 142. {{ISBN|0-9542946-0-2}}</ref> * 1949 – [[Ralph Goodale]], Canadian lawyer and politician, 36th [[Minister of Finance (Canada)|Canadian Minister of Finance]] * 1949 – [[Bill James]], American historian and author * 1949 – [[Yashiki Takajin]], Japanese singer and television host (died 2014) *[[1950]] – [[Eddie Clarke (musician)|Eddie Clarke]], English rock guitarist (died 2018) * 1950 – [[Jeff Conaway]], American actor and singer (died 2011) * 1950 – [[Edward P. Jones]], American novelist and short story writer * 1950 – [[James Rizzi]], American painter and illustrator (died 2011) *[[1951]] – [[Karen Allen]], American actress<ref name="AP" /> * 1951 – [[Bob Geldof]], Irish singer-songwriter and actor<ref name="UPI" /> *[[1952]] – [[Clive Barker]], English author, director, producer, and screenwriter<ref name="AP" /> * 1952 – [[Harold Faltermeyer]], German keyboard player, composer, and producer * 1952 – [[Imran Khan]], Pakistani cricketer and politician, 22nd [[Prime Minister of Pakistan]] *[[1953]] – [[Philip Hampton]], English-Scottish accountant and businessman * 1953 – [[Roy Laidlaw]], Scottish rugby player *[[1955]] – [[John Alexander (footballer, born 1955)|John Alexander]], English footballer * 1955 – [[Jean-Jacques Lafon]], French singer-songwriter * 1955 – [[Adair Turner, Baron Turner of Ecchinswell]], English academic and businessman *[[1957]] – [[Mark Geragos]], American lawyer * 1957 – [[Bernie Mac]], American actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter (died 2008)<ref name="UPI" /> * 1957 – [[Lee Thompson (saxophonist)|Lee Thompson]], English singer-songwriter and saxophonist *[[1958]] – [[André Kuipers]], Dutch physician and astronaut * 1958 – [[Neil Peart (footballer)|Neil Peart]], Australian footballer * 1958 – [[Neil deGrasse Tyson]], American astrophysicist, cosmologist, and author<ref name="AP" /> *[[1959]] – [[Kenan İpek]], Turkish lawyer and judge * 1959 – [[Maya Lin]], American architect and sculptor, designed the [[Vietnam Veterans Memorial]] and [[Civil Rights Memorial]]<ref name="UPI" /> * 1959 – [[Kelly Joe Phelps]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2022) *[[1960]] – [[Daniel Baldwin]], American actor, director, and producer<ref name="AP" /> * 1960 – [[Careca]], Brazilian footballer * 1960 – [[David Kirk]], New Zealand rugby player and coach *[[1961]] – [[Pato Banton]], English singer-songwriter *[[1962]] – [[Michael Andretti]], American race car driver<ref name="UPI" /> * 1962 – [[Thomas Herbst (footballer)|Thomas Herbst]], German footballer and manager * 1962 – [[Caron Keating]], British television host (died 2004) *[[1963]] – [[Laura Davies]], English golfer and sportscaster<ref name="UPI" /> * 1963 – [[Tony Dodemaide]], Australian cricketer * 1963 – [[Michael Hadschieff]], Austrian speed skater * 1963 – [[Nick Robinson (journalist)|Nick Robinson]], English journalist and blogger *[[1964]] – [[Philip A. Haigh]], English historian and author * 1964 – [[Malik Saidullaev]], Russian businessman * 1964 – [[Korina Sanchez]], Filipino journalist<ref>{{cite news |title=Top List: Stars turning 50 in 2014 |url=http://www.pep.ph/photos/4326/top-list-stars-turning-50-in-2014/num/3 |access-date=28 April 2015 |publisher=Philippine Entertainment Portal |date=16 January 2014}}</ref> *[[1965]] – [[Trace Armstrong]], American football player and agent * 1965 – [[Mario Lemieux]], Canadian ice hockey player<ref name="UPI" /> * 1965 – [[Patrick Roy]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach<ref name="UPI" /> *[[1966]] – [[Dennis Byrd]], American football player (died 2016) * 1966 – [[Sean M. Carroll]], American physicist, cosmologist, and academic * 1966 – [[Fredrik Olausson]], Swedish ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Fredrik Olausson |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/fredrik-olausson-8449971 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=4 October 2023}}</ref> * 1966 – [[Terri Runnels]], American wrestler and manager * 1966 – [[Jan Verhaas]], Dutch snooker player and referee *[[1967]] – [[Rex Chapman]], American basketball player and sportscaster * 1967 – [[Guy Pearce]], English-Australian actor<ref name="AP" /> *[[1970]] – [[Josie Bissett]], American actress<ref name="AP" /> * 1970 – [[Matthew Knights]], Australian footballer and coach * 1970 – [[Tord Gustavsen]], Norwegian pianist and composer * 1970 – [[Cal Wilson]], New Zealand comedian, actress, and screenwriter (died 2023) *[[1971]] – [[Tonia Antoniazzi]], British politician * 1971 – [[Mauricio Pellegrino]], Argentinian footballer and manager *[[1972]] – [[Annely Akkermann]], Estonian banker and politician * 1972 – [[Aaron Guiel]], Canadian baseball player * 1972 – [[Grant Hill]], American basketball player and actor * 1972 – [[Thomas Roberts (television journalist)|Thomas Roberts]], American journalist and actor *[[1973]] – [[Cédric Villani]], French mathematician and academic *[[1974]] – [[Rich Franklin]], American mixed martial artist and actor<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fightline.com/fighters/rich_franklin.shtml |title=Fighter Profile at Fightline.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100104150633/http://fightline.com/fighters/rich_franklin.shtml |archive-date=January 4, 2010}}</ref> * 1974 – [[Heather Headley]], Trinidadian-American singer, songwriter, and actress<ref name="AP" /> * 1974 – [[Anousjka van Exel]], Dutch tennis player *[[1975]] – [[Bobo Baldé]], French-Guinean footballer * 1975 – [[Carson Ellis]], American painter and illustrator * 1975 – [[Parminder Nagra]], English actress<ref>{{cite web |url=https://movies.yahoo.com/person/parminder-nagra/biography.html |title=Parminder Nagra – Biography |publisher=[[Yahoo! Movies]] |access-date=14 May 2013}}</ref> * 1975 – [[Monica Rial]], American voice actress, director, and screenwriter * 1975 – [[Scott Weinger]], American actor<ref name="AP" /> * 1975 – [[Kate Winslet]], English actress<ref name="AP" /> *[[1976]] – [[Ramzan Kadyrov]], Russian-Chechen general and politician, 3rd [[President of the Chechen Republic]] * 1976 – [[Royston Tan]], Singaporean director, producer, and screenwriter * 1976 – [[J. J. Yeley]], American race car driver *[[1977]] – [[Hugleikur Dagsson]], Icelandic author, illustrator, and critic * 1977 – [[Vinnie Paz]], Italian-American rapper and producer * 1977 – [[Konstantin Zyryanov]], Russian footballer *[[1978]] – [[Steinar Nickelsen]], Norwegian organist and composer * 1978 – [[Jesse Palmer]], Canadian football player and sportscaster * 1978 – [[Shane Ryan (Dublin Gaelic footballer)|Shane Ryan]], Irish footballer and hurler * 1978 – [[James Valentine (musician)|James Valentine]], American musician and songwriter<ref name="AP" /> * 1978 – [[Morgan Webb]], Canadian-American television host and producer *[[1979]] – [[Vince Grella]], Australian footballer * 1979 – [[Curtis Sanford]], Canadian ice hockey player *[[1980]] – [[Yuta Tabuse]], Japanese basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Yuta Tabuse |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/2657/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=4 October 2023}}</ref> * 1980 – [[Paul Thomas (bassist)|Paul Thomas]], American bass player<ref name="AP" /> * 1980 – [[James Toseland]], English motorcycle racer *[[1981]] – [[Jeanette Antolin]], American gymnast<ref>{{cite web |title=USA Gymnastics | Jeanette Antolin |url=https://usagym.org/pages/athletes/archivedbios/a/jantolin.html |website=usagym.org |access-date=21 February 2020}}</ref> * 1981 – [[Joel Lindpere]], Estonian footballer * 1981 – [[Andy Nägelein]], German footballer *[[1982]] – [[Michael Roos]], Estonian-American football player * 1982 – [[Steve Williams (rugby player born 1982)|Steve Williams]], Australian-German rugby player *[[1983]] – [[Jesse Eisenberg]], American actor and writer<ref name="AP" /> * 1983 – [[Nicky Hilton]], American socialite, fashion designer, and model<ref name="UPI" /> * 1983 – [[Florian Mayer]], German tennis player * 1983 – [[Mashrafe Mortaza]], Bangladeshi cricketer *[[1984]] – [[Naima Adedapo]], American singer and dancer * 1984 – [[Kenwyne Jones]], Trinidadian footballer * 1984 – [[Nathalie Kelley]], Peruvian-Australian actress<ref name="UPI" /> * 1984 – [[Nate Thompson]], American ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Nate Thompson |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/nate-thompson-8470775 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=4 October 2023}}</ref> * 1984 – [[Angel Perkins]], American sprinter<ref>{{cite web |url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/united-states/angel-perkins-mclean-14318771 |title=Angel PERKINS-MCLEAN |website=worldathletics.org}}</ref> *[[1985]] – [[Nicola Roberts]], English singer-songwriter * 1985 – [[Brooke Valentine]], American singer and songwriter<ref name="AP" /> *[[1986]] – [[Mladen Bartulović]], Croatian footballer * 1986 – [[Tanner Roark]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Tanner Roark |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/tanner-roark-543699 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=4 October 2023}}</ref> *[[1987]] – [[Dillon Francis]], American DJ and record producer * 1987 – [[Michael Grabner]], Austrian ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Michael Grabner |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/michael-grabner-8473546 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=4 October 2023}}</ref> * 1987 – [[Jesse Joensuu]], Finnish ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Jesse Joensuu |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/jesse-joensuu-8473514 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=4 October 2023}}</ref> * 1987 – [[Kevin Mirallas]], Belgian footballer * 1987 – [[Tim Ream]], American soccer player * 1987 – [[Park So-yeon (singer)|Park So-yeon]], South Korean singer, dancer, and actress * 1987 – [[Luigi Vitale]], Italian footballer * 1987 – [[Brandan Wright]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Brandan Wright |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/201148/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=4 October 2023}}</ref> *[[1988]] – [[Benny Howell]], English cricketer * 1988 – [[Bahar Kızıl]], German singer-songwriter * 1988 – [[Maja Salvador]], Filipino actress, dancer, singer, and host *[[1989]] – [[Kelsey Adrian]], Canadian basketball player * 1989 – [[Marcel Baude]], German footballer * 1989 – [[Ify Ibekwe]], American basketball player * 1989 – [[Travis Kelce]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |last1=Grathoff |first1=Pete |title=CBS broadcast shared cute kid photos of Kansas City Chiefs' Travis Kelce and his brother |url=https://www.kansascity.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/for-petes-sake/article254771047.html |publisher=[[The Kansas City Star]] |access-date=28 September 2022 |date=5 October 2021}}</ref> *[[1990]] – [[Nathan Peats]], Australian rugby league player *[[1991]] – [[Pär Lindholm]], Swedish ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Par Lindholm |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/par-lindholm-8480944 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=4 October 2023}}</ref> * 1991 – [[Tornike Shengelia]], Georgian basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Tornike Shengelia |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/203129/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=4 October 2023}}</ref> *[[1992]] – [[Kevin Magnussen]], Danish racing driver<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver/Kevin_Magnussen |title=Kevin Magnussen |access-date=9 October 2018}}</ref> * 1992 – [[Cody Zeller]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Cody Zeller |url=https://www.nba.com/player/203469/cody-zeller |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=4 October 2023}}</ref> *[[1993]] – [[Jewell Loyd]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Jewell Loyd |url=https://www.wnba.com/player/204319/jewell-loyd |publisher=[[WNBA]] |access-date=4 October 2023}}</ref> * 1993 – [[Wakamotoharu Minato]], Japanese sumo wrestler<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sumo.or.jp/EnSumoDataRikishi/profile/3371/ |title=Wakamotoharu Minato |access-date=5 October 2022}}</ref> * 1997 – [[Michael Hoecht]], Canadian American football player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Michael Hoecht - Los Angeles Rams Linebacker |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/4033234/michael-hoecht |access-date=2024-10-05 |website=ESPN |language=en}}</ref> *[[1999]] – [[Washington Sundar]], Indian cricketer<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/719715.html |title=Washington Sundar Profile – Cricket Player India | Stats, Records, Video}}</ref> *[[2006]] – [[Jacob Tremblay]], Canadian actor<ref name="UPI" /> ==Deaths== ===Pre-1600=== * [[659 BC]] – [[Pradyota]], King of Avanti and Magadha<ref name="a673">{{cite web |last=LLP |first=Adarsh Mobile Applications |title=Lakshmi Puja Timings for Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, India |website=Drikpanchang |date=20 July 2024 |url=https://www.drikpanchang.com/festivals/lakshmipuja/festivals-lakshmipuja-timings.html?year=-0659 |access-date=20 July 2024}}</ref> * [[578]] – [[Justin II]], Byzantine emperor (born 520) * [[610]] – [[Phocas]], Byzantine emperor * [[989]] – [[Henry III, Duke of Bavaria|Henry III]], duke of Bavaria (born 940)<ref name="ndb">{{cite book |last1=Reindel |first1=Kurt |title=Neue Deutsche Biographie (NDB), Band 8 |date=1969 |publisher=Duncker & Humblot |location=Berlin |isbn=3-428-00189-3 |page=341}}</ref> *[[1056]] – [[Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor|Henry III]], Holy Roman Emperor (born 1016) *[[1111]] – [[Robert II, Count of Flanders|Robert II]], count of Flanders (born 1065) *[[1112]] – [[Sigebert of Gembloux]], French monk, historian, and author (born 1030) *[[1214]] – [[Alfonso VIII of Castile|Alfonso VIII]], king of Castile and Toledo (born 1155) *[[1225]] – [[Al-Nasir]], Abbasid caliph (born 1158) *[[1285]] – [[Philip III of France|Philip III]], king of France (born 1245) *[[1354]] – [[Giovanni Visconti (archbishop of Milan)|Giovanni Visconti]], Italian cardinal (born 1290)<ref name="Melegnano">{{cite web |url=http://www.melegnano.net/rif0006.htm |title=Giovanni Visconti |first1=Ettore |last1=Rossoni |date=September 22, 2005 |work=I Personaggi storici |location=Melegnano |language=it |access-date=July 26, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100612100924/http://www.melegnano.net/rif0006.htm |archive-date=2010-06-12 |url-status=dead}}</ref> *[[1398]] – [[Blanche of Navarre, Queen of France|Blanche of Navarre]], queen of France (born 1330) *[[1399]] – [[Raymond of Capua]], Italian priest and [[Master of the Order of Preachers|Master General]] (born c. 1330) *[[1524]] – [[Joachim Patinir]], Flemish landscape painter (born c. 1480) *[[1528]] – [[Richard Foxe]], English bishop and academic (born 1448) *[[1540]] – [[Helius Eobanus Hessus]], German poet and educator (born 1488) *[[1564]] – [[Pierre de Manchicourt]], Flemish composer and educator (born 1510) *[[1565]] – [[Lodovico Ferrari]], Italian mathematician and academic (born 1522) ===1601–1900=== *[[1606]] – [[Philippe Desportes]], French poet and author (born 1546) *[[1629]] – [[Heribert Rosweyde]], Jesuit hagiographer (born 1569) *[[1714]] – [[Kaibara Ekken]], Japanese botanist and philosopher (born 1630) *[[1740]] – [[Jean-Philippe Baratier]], German astronomer and scholar (born 1721) *[[1777]] – [[Johann Andreas Segner]], Slovak-German mathematician, physicist, and physician (born 1704) *[[1802]] – [[Sanité Bélair]], Haitian freedom fighter (born 1781)<ref>{{Cite book |title=The Black Jacobins; Toussaint L'Ouverture and the San Domingo Revolution. |last=James |first=C. L. R |date=1963 |publisher=Vintage Books |isbn=0394702425 |location=New York |pages=252 |language=en |oclc=362702}}</ref> *[[1805]] – [[Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis]], English general and politician, [[Lord Lieutenant of Ireland]] (born 1738) *[[1813]] – [[Tecumseh]], American tribal leader (born 1768) *[[1827]] – [[William Mullins, 2nd Baron Ventry]], Anglo-Irish politician and peer (born 1761) *[[1848]] – [[Joseph Hormayr, Baron zu Hortenburg]], Austrian-German historian and politician (born 1781) *[[1861]] – [[Antoni Melchior Fijałkowski]], Polish archbishop (born 1778) *[[1880]] – [[Jacques Offenbach]], German-French cellist and composer (born 1819) *[[1885]] – [[Thomas C. Durant]], American railroad tycoon (born 1820) *[[1895]] – [[Ralph Tollemache]], English priest (born 1826) ===1901–present=== *[[1913]] – [[Hans von Bartels]], German painter and educator (born 1856) *[[1914]] – [[Albert Solomon]], Australian politician, 23rd [[Premier of Tasmania]] (born 1876) *[[1918]] – [[Roland Garros (aviator)|Roland Garros]], French soldier and pilot (born 1888) *[[1921]] – [[John Storey (politician)|John Storey]], Australian politician, 20th [[Premier of New South Wales]] (born 1869) *[[1927]] – [[Sam Warner]], Polish-American director, producer, and screenwriter, co-founded [[Warner Bros.]] (born 1887) *[[1929]] – [[Varghese Payyappilly Palakkappilly]], Indian priest, founded the [[Sisters of the Destitute]] (born 1876) *[[1930]] – [[Christopher Thomson, 1st Baron Thomson]], Indian-English soldier and politician, [[Secretary of State for Air]] (born 1875) *[[1933]] – [[Renée Adorée]], French-American actress (born 1898) * 1933 – [[Nikolai Yudenich]], Russian general (born 1862) *[[1936]] – [[J. Slauerhoff]], Dutch poet and author (born 1898) *[[1938]] – [[Faustina Kowalska]], Polish nun and saint (born 1905) * 1938 – [[Albert Ranft]], Swedish actor and director (born 1858) *[[1940]] – [[Ballington Booth]], English-American activist, co-founded the [[Volunteers of America]] (born 1857) * 1940 – [[Lincoln Loy McCandless]], American rancher and politician (born 1859) * 1940 – [[Silvestre Revueltas]], Mexican violinist, composer, and conductor (born 1889) *[[1941]] – [[Louis Brandeis]], American lawyer and jurist (born 1856) *[[1942]] – [[Dorothea Klumpke]], American astronomer (born 1861) *[[1943]] – [[Leon Roppolo]], American clarinet player and composer (born 1902) *[[1950]] – [[Frederic Lewy]], German-American neurologist and academic (born 1885) *[[1952]] – [[Joe Jagersberger]], Austrian racing driver (born 1884) *[[1967]] – [[Clifton Williams]], American astronaut (born 1932) *[[1976]] – [[Barbara Nichols]], American actress (born 1928) * 1976 – [[Lars Onsager]], Norwegian-American chemist and physicist, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (born 1903) *[[1981]] – [[Gloria Grahame]], American actress (born 1923) *[[1983]] – [[Humberto Mauro]], Brazilian director and screenwriter (born 1897) * 1983 – [[Earl Tupper]], American inventor and businessman, founded the [[Tupperware|Tupperware Corporation]] (born 1907) *[[1985]] – [[Karl Menger]], Austrian-American mathematician from the Vienna Circle (born 1902) *[[1986]] – [[Mike Burgmann]], Australian racing driver and accountant (born 1947) * 1986 – [[Hal B. Wallis]], American film producer (born 1898) * 1986 – [[James H. Wilkinson]], English mathematician and computer scientist (born 1919) *[[1992]] – [[Eddie Kendricks]], American singer-songwriter (born 1939) *[[1996]] – [[Seymour Cray]], American engineer and businessman, founded [[Cray|CRAY Inc]] (born 1925) *[[1997]] – [[Brian Pillman]], American football player and wrestler (born 1962) *[[2000]] – [[Johanna Döbereiner]], Brazilian agronomist (born 1924) * 2000 – [[Cătălin Hîldan]], Romanian footballer (born 1976) *[[2001]] – [[Mike Mansfield]], American soldier, politician, and diplomat, 22nd [[United States Ambassador to Japan]] (born 1903) *[[2002]] – [[Chuck Rayner]], Canadian ice hockey player (born 1920) *[[2003]] – [[Dan Snyder (ice hockey)|Dan Snyder]], Canadian-American ice hockey player (born 1978) * 2003 – [[Timothy Treadwell]], American environmentalist, director, and producer (born 1957) *[[2004]] – [[Rodney Dangerfield]], American comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter (born 1921) * 2004 – [[William H. Dobelle]], American biologist and academic (born 1941) * 2004 – [[Maurice Wilkins]], New Zealand-English physicist and biologist, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (born 1916) *[[2006]] – [[Antonio Peña]], Mexican wrestling promoter, founded [[Lucha Libre AAA World Wide]] (born 1953) *[[2010]] – [[Bernard Clavel]], French journalist and author (born 1923) * 2010 – [[Mary Leona Gage]], American model and actress, [[Miss USA 1957]] (born 1939) * 2010 – [[Steve Lee (singer)|Steve Lee]], Swiss singer-songwriter (born 1963) *[[2011]] – [[Derrick Bell]], American academic and scholar (born 1930) * 2011 – [[Bert Jansch]], Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1943) * 2011 – [[Steve Jobs]], American businessman, co-founder of [[Apple Inc.]] (born 1955) * 2011 – [[Charles Napier (actor)|Charles Napier]], American actor and singer (born 1936) * 2011 – [[Fred Shuttlesworth]], American activist, co-founded the [[Southern Christian Leadership Conference]] (born 1922) * 2011 – [[Gökşin Sipahioğlu]], Turkish photographer and journalist (born 1926) *[[2012]] – [[Keith Campbell (biologist)|Keith Campbell]], English biologist and academic (born 1954) * 2012 – [[Vojin Dimitrijević]], Croatian-Serbian lawyer and activist (born 1932) * 2012 – [[James W. Holley III]], American dentist and politician (born 1926) * 2012 – [[Edvard Mirzoyan]], Georgian-Armenian composer and educator (born 1921) * 2012 – [[Claude Pinoteau]], French director and screenwriter (born 1925) *[[2013]] – [[Ruth R. Benerito]], American chemist and academic (born 1916) * 2013 – [[Carlo Lizzani]], Italian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1922) * 2013 – [[Yakkun Sakurazuka]], Japanese voice actress and singer (born 1976) *[[2014]] – [[David Chavchavadze]], English-American [[CIA]] officer and author (born 1924) * 2014 – [[Andrea de Cesaris]], Italian racing driver (born 1959) * 2014 – [[Geoffrey Holder]], Trinidadian-American actor, singer, dancer, and choreographer (born 1930) * 2014 – [[Yuri Lyubimov]], Russian actor and director (born 1917) *[[2015]] – [[Chantal Akerman]], Belgian-French actress, director, and producer (born 1950) * 2015 – [[Joker Arroyo]], Filipino lawyer and politician (born 1927) * 2015 – [[Grace Lee Boggs]], American philosopher, author, and activist (born 1915) * 2015 – [[Henning Mankell]], Swedish author and playwright (born 1948) *[[2016]] – [[Brock Yates]], American journalist and author (born 1933) *[[2017]] – [[Eberhard van der Laan]], Dutch politician, mayor of Amsterdam (born 1955)<ref>{{cite web |title=Eberhard van der Laan, Popular Mayor of Amsterdam, Dies at 62 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/06/obituaries/eberhard-van-der-laan-dead-mayor-of-amsterdam.html |website=The New York Times |access-date=24 January 2023 |date=6 October 2017}}</ref> *[[2024]] – [[Robert Coover]], American novelist (born 1932)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Williams |first=John |date=October 6, 2024 |title=Robert Coover, Inventive Novelist in Iconoclastic Era, Dies at 92 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/06/books/robert-coover-dead.html |access-date=October 7, 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> ==Holidays and observances== * [[World Space Week]] (October 4–10) * [[Armed Forces Day (Indonesia)]] * Christian [[feast day]]: ** [[Anna Schäffer]] ** [[Faustina Kowalska]] ** [[Francis Xavier Seelos|Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos]] ([[Roman Catholic Church]]) ** [[Bartolo Longo|Blessed Bartolo Longo]] ** [[Thraseas]] ** [[Hor and Susia]] ([[Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria]]) ** [[Saint Placidus|Placid]] and [[Saint Maurus|Maurus]] ** [[Placidus (martyr)]] ** [[October 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]] * [[Constitution Day (Vanuatu)]] * [[Engineer's Day]] ([[Bolivia]]) * [[International Day of No Prostitution]] * [[Republic Day (Portugal)]] * [[Teachers' Day (Pakistan)]] * [[Teachers' Day#By country|Teachers' Day (Russia)]] * [[World Teachers' Day]]<ref>{{cite web |title=International Days |url=https://www.un.org/en/sections/observances/international-days/ |website=www.un.org |access-date=2 January 2021 |language=en |date=6 January 2015}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}} ==External links== {{commons}} * {{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/october/5 |title=On This Day |publisher=BBC}} * {{NYT On this day|month=10|day=05}} * {{cite web |url=https://www.onthisday.com/events/october/5 |title=Historical Events on October 5 |publisher=OnThisDay.com}} {{months}} {{DEFAULTSORT:October 05}} [[Category:Days of October]]
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