A complete timeline of historical events, famous births, notable deaths, and holidays that occurred on October 5 throughout history.
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Around 1,000 soldiers of the Mongol army land on the Japanese island of Tsushima in the first attack of Kublai Khan's Mongol invasion of Japan
Women of Paris march to Versailles in the March on Versailles to confront Louis XVI about his refusal to promulgate the decrees on the abolition of feudalism, demand bread, and have the king and his court moved to Paris
Battle of the Thames: American forces under General William Henry Harrison defeat Tecumseh's Confederacy and their British allies led by Henry Procter near Chatham, Upper Canada
Most of Calcutta is destroyed by a cyclone, killing approximately 60,000 people
Over 30 major nations ratify the Environmental Modification Convention, which prohibits weather warfare that has widespread, long-lasting or severe effects
Chile votes in a referendum 56-44 against extending Augusto Pinochet's regime by 8 years, ending the dictator's 16½ years in power
Mass demonstrations in Belgrade culminate in the resignation of Serbian strongman Slobodan Milošević, often called the Bulldozer Revolution
Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884 – December 26, 1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953.
"Dr. No," the first James Bond film based on the novel by Ian Fleming and starring Sean Connery and Ursula Andress, premieres in London
The New York Times publishes an investigation into allegations of sexual harassment against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein
"Love Me Do" is the debut single by the English rock band the Beatles, backed by "P.S. I Love You".
NY Yankees and NY Giants play out a controversial 3-3 tie in 10 innings in Game 2 of Baseball World Series at Polo Grounds, Manhattan, NYC; Giants win series 4-0-1
Marie de' Medici (French: Marie de Médicis; Italian: Maria de' Medici; 26 April 1575 – 3 July 1642) was Queen of France and Navarre as the second wife of King Henry IV.
Manuel Antonio Rodolfo Quinn Oaxaca (April 21, 1915 – June 3, 2001), known as Anthony Quinn, was a Mexican and American actor.
American actress Janet Leigh (18) weds American sailor Stanley Reames at Morris Chapel in Stockton, California; divorce in 1949
Director Martin Scorsese (48) divorces producer Barbara De Fina (41) after 6 years of marriage
Actress Reese Witherspoon (30) divorces actor Ryan Phillippe (32) due to irreconcilable differences after 7 years of marriage
Heraclius the Elder was a Byzantine Roman general and the father of Byzantine Roman emperor Heraclius (r. 610–641).
An ecumenical council, also called general council, is a meeting of bishops and other church authorities to consider and rule on questions of Christian doctrine, administration, discipline, and other...
Alfonso VII (1 March 1105 – 21 August 1157), called the Emperor (el Emperador), became the King of Galicia in 1111 and King of León and Castile in 1126.
Paris theologian Jean de Fayt warns against the Flagellants at Avignon
Jews are expelled from Lower Bavaria by order of Louis IX
Eedgenootschap signs anti-French Saint League
Concepción is a city and commune in south-central Chile, and the geographical and demographic core of the Greater Concepción metropolitan area, it is the second largest city in Chile by urban area...
Spanish army under Alva's son Don Frederick plunders Mechelen
Henry Casimir I is appointed viceroy of Groningen
Kiel University, (German: Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, abbreviated CAU, known informally as Christiana Albertina) is a public research university in the city of Kiel, Germany.
Haarlem people's revolution due to food shortage
Opera "Orfeo ed Euridice" by Christoph Willibald Gluck is first produced in Vienna in front of Empress Maria Theresa
Spain declares war on England
King Willem I mobilizes the Dutch army
Mormon pioneer Captain Lot Smith and members of the Utah militia destroy a US Army supply wagon train in Wyoming during the Utah War
The Army of the West was a field army of the Confederate States in the Trans-Mississippi and Western theaters of the American Civil War.
Confederate sub David damages Union ship Ironsides
Battle of Allatoona: Confederate troops under Major General Samuel G. French fail to dislodge a Union garrison in Bartow County, Georgia
The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of Alaska from the Russian Empire by the United States for a sum of $7.2 million in 1867 (equivalent to $132 million in 2024).
A strong hurricane known as the Saxby Gale devastates the Bay of Fundy region in Maritime Canada. Incredibly, British naval officer Stephen Martin Saxby predicts the storm 10 months earlier in December 1868 through astronomy.
The Palace Hotel is a landmark historic hotel in San Francisco, California, located at the southwest corner of Market and New Montgomery streets.
The Dalton Gang ends in a shootout in Coffeyville, Kansas, during a bank holdup; four members are killed, and a fifth is captured
The first UK individual cycling time trial, organized by Frederick Thomas Bidlake, is held on a 50-mile course north of London
William Gillette's dramatic play "Secret Service" premieres in New York City
Canadian Interprovincial Rugby Football Union (IRFU) plays its first game; Montreal defeats Toronto 17-8 in Montreal
Tsar (also spelled czar, tzar, or csar; Bulgarian: цар, romanized: tsar; Russian: царь, romanized: tsar'; Serbian: цар, car) is a title historically used by some Slavic monarchs.
Chicago White Sox pitcher Ed Walsh beats the Detroit Tigers 6-1 for his 40th victory of the MLB season, forcing the AL pennant race to the final day
The national flag of the Portuguese Republic, often referred to as the Portuguese flag, consists of a rectangular bicolour with a field divided into green on the hoist, and red on the fly.
The Battle of Tripoli was fought in October 1911, during the initial stages of the Italo-Turkish War, and saw the capture of Tripoli, capital city of Tripolitania (and present-day Libya), by Italian...
Boston Red Sox beat Philadelphia Athletics 3-0 for their 105th win of the MLB season, an AL record until the 1927 NY Yankees (110)
The Allies or the Entente (UK: , US: on-TONT) was an international military coalition of countries led by the French Republic, the United Kingdom, the Russian Empire, the United States, the Kingdom...
Allies land troops at the northern Greek city of Salonika; Greece is nominally neutral but permits the landing
The Prohibition era was the period from 1920 to 1933 when the United States prohibited the production, importation, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages.
The present constitution of Liechtenstein comes into effect
The Locarno Conference meets: Germany agrees to recognize its frontiers with France and Belgium and will apply for membership in the League of Nations
An airship, dirigible balloon or dirigible is a type of aerostat aircraft that can navigate through the air flying under its own power.
A transpacific flight is the flight of an aircraft across the Pacific Ocean from Australasia, East and Southeast Asia to North America, South America, or vice versa.
With new ownership, Detroit Falcons officially change their name to Detroit Red Wings, and the Winged Wheel is introduced; previous names were Cougars (1926-30) and Falcons (1930-32)
The Jarrow March of 5–31 October 1936, also known as the Jarrow Crusade, was an organised protest against the unemployment and poverty suffered in the English town of Jarrow during the 1930s.
Dutch Minister Carl Romme says unemployment is 25%, calling it a "quarter of Romme"
5,000 Jews of Dubno, Russia, are massacred
US air raid on Wake: Japanese execute 98 US prisoners in retaliation
Harold Arlen and Yip Harburg's musical "Bloomer Girl" premieres in New York City
"Meet the Press" premieres on radio
The 1st annual Cannes Film Festival was held from 20 September to 5 October 1946. Twenty-one countries presented their films at the "First Cannes International Film Festival", which took place at the...
19th Congress of the Communist Party meets in Moscow
Milovan Djilas was a Yugoslav communist politician, theorist and author. He was a key figure in the Partisan movement during World War II, as well as in the post-war government.
KRTV TV channel 3 in Great Falls, Montana (CBS) begins broadcasting
British Labour party demands unilateral nuclear disarmament
Hyde St Pier reopens as a State Historical Park
The Everly Brothers were an American musical duo known for steel-string acoustic guitar playing and close-harmony singing.
KIXE TV channel 9 in Redding, CA (PBS) begins broadcasting
Chuck Linster performs 6,006 consecutive push-ups
Civil rights march in Derry is stopped by the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC), and resulting clashes lead to two days of serious rioting, often considered the start of "the Troubles" in Northern Ireland
John Henry Creach (May 28, 1917 – February 22, 1994), better known as Papa John Creach, was an American blues violinist who also played classical, jazz, R&B, pop and acid rock music.
A new sitting of the Northern Ireland Parliament at Stormont begins, though the Social Democratic and Labour Party remains absent due to its continuing protest against internment
Herbert William Mullin (April 18, 1947 – August 18, 2022) was an American serial killer who killed 13 people in California in the early 1970s.
On 21 November 1974, bombs exploded in two pubs in Birmingham, England, killing 21 people and injuring 182 others. The Provisional IRA never officially admitted responsibility for the bombings,...
MLB expansion draft: Seattle Mariners and Toronto Blue Jays pick 30 unprotected AL players; Ruppert Jones OF (Seattle) and Bob Bailor OF (Toronto) are first picks
The 1978 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to the Polish-born American Jewish writer Isaac Bashevis Singer (1902–1991) "for his impassioned narrative art which, with roots in a Polish-Jewish...
Australian Williams driver Alan Jones wins the United States East Grand Prix to claim his first Formula 1 World Drivers' Championship, winning by 13 points over Nelson Piquet of Brazil
Dutch guilder and Deutsche mark are revalued up 5.5%
Human rights in the People's Republic of China are poor, as per reviews by international bodies, such as human rights treaty bodies and the United Nations Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic...
Edmonton superstar Wayne Gretzky scores a goal and an assist in a 5-4 win over Toronto in the Oilers' season opener; starts NHL record 51-game scoring streak; ends 28/1/84
The 1985 Grambling State Tigers football team represented Grambling State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season.
The Constitution of the Federative Republic of Brazil or 1988 Federal Constitution (Portuguese: Constituição da República Federativa do Brasil ou Constituição Federal de 1988) is the supreme law of...
"Henry and June," a film based on the book by Anaïs Nin and the first film to receive an NC-17 rating in the US, is released
Fresno State ties the NCAA football record with 49 points in the second quarter as they rout New Mexico 94-17 at Bulldog Stadium in Fresno
NY senator Alphonse D'Amato filibusters for 15 hours and 20 minutes
The People's Liberation Army (PLA) is the military wing of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the primary armed forces of the People's Republic of China (PRC).
52 members of the cult Order of the Solar Temple (Zonnetempel) die in a mass murder-suicide in Salvan, Switzerland
Cleveland Indians strike out 23 Baltimore Orioles in 12 innings in a 4-3 ALDS win at Jacobs Field; Orioles win the series 3-1
STS-86 was a Space Shuttle Atlantis mission to the Mir space station. This was the last Atlantis mission before it was taken out of service temporarily for maintenance and upgrades, including the...
The Ladbroke Grove rail crash (also known as the Paddington rail crash) occurred on 5 October 1999 at Ladbroke Grove in London, England, when a Thames Trains passenger train passed a signal at...
For the first time in its 42-year history, the Anaheim Angels win a postseason series by beating the Yankees 9-5 to take the ALDS 3-1
Chicago Cubs win their first MLB postseason series since the 1908 World Series with a 5-1 victory over the Atlanta Braves in Game 5 of the NLDS at Turner Field
Seven-time All-Star and six-time NBA Champion forward Scottie Pippen announces his retirement from the NBA and the Chicago Bulls
African Burial Ground in Manhattan is the first national monument dedicated to the first Africans of early New York and Americans of African descent [1]
Australia wins cricket's Champions Trophy at Centurion Park in Gauteng, South Africa, by 6 wickets (with 28 balls remaining) against New Zealand; chasing 200, Shane Watson is 105 not out in Australia's 206/4
Injured Indian cricket batsman VVS Laxman is the hero with 73 not out as the home team chases down 216 to beat Australia with just one wicket to spare in the first Test at Mohali
Anglo Platinum Limited fires 12,000 striking workers in South Africa
New Zealand beats South Africa 38-27 in Johannesburg to retain the Rugby Championship with an undefeated record; All Black flanker Liam Messam scores 2 tries
French F1 driver Jules Bianchi collides with a recovery vehicle during the Japanese Grand Prix and dies 10 months later; the first F1 death due to a racing accident in 21 years (Ayrton Senna 1994)
Floods in South Carolina, a "1,000-year storm," result in 12 deaths and the failure of 9 dams
Nobel Prize in Chemistry jointly awarded to Jean-Pierre Sauvage, Fraser Stoddart and Bernard Feringa "for the design and synthesis of molecular machines" [1]
Many states began to intervene against the Islamic State, in both the Syrian civil war and the War in Iraq (2013–2017), in response to its rapid territorial gains from its 2014 invasion of Iraq,...
Banksy work "Girl With Balloon" automatically shreds via a shredder hidden in its frame moments after being sold for 1 million pounds in London, renamed "Love is in the Bin"
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte reveals he has a neuromuscular disease, myasthenia gravis, which causes him health problems
At least 14 million tonnes of plastic pieces are at the bottom of the ocean, 30 times more than on the surface, according to new research [1]
Major French investigation finds clergy sexually abuse more than 200,000 children over 70 years, most of the victims boys [1]
Duhan van der Merwe is a professional rugby union player who plays as a wing for Edinburgh in the United Rugby Championship (URC) and the Scotland national team.
Jon Olav Fosse is a Norwegian author, translator, and playwright. In 2023, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature "for his innovative plays and prose which give voice to the unsayable." Fosse's...
Denis Diderot, French philosopher and writer, known for french philosopher and writer, was born on 1713-10-05.
Chester A. Arthur is born
Václav Havel, Czech last president of czechoslovakia and first president of the czech republic, known for last president of czechoslovakia and first president of the czech republic, was born on…
Kate Winslet, English actress, known for english actress, was born on 1976-10-05. Kate Elizabeth Winslet is an English actress.
Steve Miller, American musician, known for american guitarist and singer-songwriter, was born on 1944-10-05. Steven Haworth Miller is an American musician.
Bob Geldof, Irish musician, known for irish singer-songwriter and political activist, was born on 1952-10-05. Robert Frederick Zenon Geldof is an Irish singer-songwriter and political activist.
Bill James is born
Imran Khan is born
Laura Davies, English athlete, known for english professional golfer, was born on 1964-10-05. Dame Laura Jane Davies, is an English professional golfer.
Mario Lemieux, Canadian athlete, known for canadian ice hockey player, was born on 1966-10-05. Mario Lemieux is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player.
Patrick Roy, Canadian athlete, known for canadian ice hockey player, was born on 1966-10-05.
Travis Kelce, American football player, known for american football player, was born on 1990-10-05.
Charles Cornwallis, British army officer, known for british army officer, died on 1805-10-05.
Maurice Wilkins, New Zealand zealand-born british biophysicist, known for new zealand-born british biophysicist, died on 2004-10-05.
Rodney Dangerfield, American stand-up comedian, known for american stand-up comedian, died on 2004-10-05.
Heraclius the Elder was a Byzantine Roman general and the father of Byzantine Roman emperor Heraclius (r. 610–641).
An ecumenical council, also called general council, is a meeting of bishops and other church authorities to consider and rule on questions of Christian doctrine, administration, discipline, and other...
Alfonso VII (1 March 1105 – 21 August 1157), called the Emperor (el Emperador), became the King of Galicia in 1111 and King of León and Castile in 1126.
Around 1,000 soldiers of the Mongol army land on the Japanese island of Tsushima in the first attack of Kublai Khan's Mongol invasion of Japan
Paris theologian Jean de Fayt warns against the Flagellants at Avignon
Jews are expelled from Lower Bavaria by order of Louis IX
Eedgenootschap signs anti-French Saint League
Concepción is a city and commune in south-central Chile, and the geographical and demographic core of the Greater Concepción metropolitan area, it is the second largest city in Chile by urban area...
Spanish army under Alva's son Don Frederick plunders Mechelen
Marie de' Medici (French: Marie de Médicis; Italian: Maria de' Medici; 26 April 1575 – 3 July 1642) was Queen of France and Navarre as the second wife of King Henry IV.
Henry Casimir I is appointed viceroy of Groningen
Kiel University, (German: Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, abbreviated CAU, known informally as Christiana Albertina) is a public research university in the city of Kiel, Germany.
Haarlem people's revolution due to food shortage
Denis Diderot, French philosopher and writer, known for french philosopher and writer, was born on 1713-10-05.
Opera "Orfeo ed Euridice" by Christoph Willibald Gluck is first produced in Vienna in front of Empress Maria Theresa
Women of Paris march to Versailles in the March on Versailles to confront Louis XVI about his refusal to promulgate the decrees on the abolition of feudalism, demand bread, and have the king and his court moved to Paris
Spain declares war on England
Charles Cornwallis, British army officer, known for british army officer, died on 1805-10-05.
Battle of the Thames: American forces under General William Henry Harrison defeat Tecumseh's Confederacy and their British allies led by Henry Procter near Chatham, Upper Canada
Chester A. Arthur is born
King Willem I mobilizes the Dutch army
Mormon pioneer Captain Lot Smith and members of the Utah militia destroy a US Army supply wagon train in Wyoming during the Utah War
The Army of the West was a field army of the Confederate States in the Trans-Mississippi and Western theaters of the American Civil War.
Confederate sub David damages Union ship Ironsides
Most of Calcutta is destroyed by a cyclone, killing approximately 60,000 people
Battle of Allatoona: Confederate troops under Major General Samuel G. French fail to dislodge a Union garrison in Bartow County, Georgia
The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of Alaska from the Russian Empire by the United States for a sum of $7.2 million in 1867 (equivalent to $132 million in 2024).
A strong hurricane known as the Saxby Gale devastates the Bay of Fundy region in Maritime Canada. Incredibly, British naval officer Stephen Martin Saxby predicts the storm 10 months earlier in December 1868 through astronomy.
The Palace Hotel is a landmark historic hotel in San Francisco, California, located at the southwest corner of Market and New Montgomery streets.
The Dalton Gang ends in a shootout in Coffeyville, Kansas, during a bank holdup; four members are killed, and a fifth is captured
The first UK individual cycling time trial, organized by Frederick Thomas Bidlake, is held on a 50-mile course north of London
William Gillette's dramatic play "Secret Service" premieres in New York City
Canadian Interprovincial Rugby Football Union (IRFU) plays its first game; Montreal defeats Toronto 17-8 in Montreal
Tsar (also spelled czar, tzar, or csar; Bulgarian: цар, romanized: tsar; Russian: царь, romanized: tsar'; Serbian: цар, car) is a title historically used by some Slavic monarchs.
Chicago White Sox pitcher Ed Walsh beats the Detroit Tigers 6-1 for his 40th victory of the MLB season, forcing the AL pennant race to the final day
The national flag of the Portuguese Republic, often referred to as the Portuguese flag, consists of a rectangular bicolour with a field divided into green on the hoist, and red on the fly.
The Battle of Tripoli was fought in October 1911, during the initial stages of the Italo-Turkish War, and saw the capture of Tripoli, capital city of Tripolitania (and present-day Libya), by Italian...
Boston Red Sox beat Philadelphia Athletics 3-0 for their 105th win of the MLB season, an AL record until the 1927 NY Yankees (110)
The Allies or the Entente (UK: , US: on-TONT) was an international military coalition of countries led by the French Republic, the United Kingdom, the Russian Empire, the United States, the Kingdom...
Allies land troops at the northern Greek city of Salonika; Greece is nominally neutral but permits the landing
The Prohibition era was the period from 1920 to 1933 when the United States prohibited the production, importation, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages.
The present constitution of Liechtenstein comes into effect
NY Yankees and NY Giants play out a controversial 3-3 tie in 10 innings in Game 2 of Baseball World Series at Polo Grounds, Manhattan, NYC; Giants win series 4-0-1
The Locarno Conference meets: Germany agrees to recognize its frontiers with France and Belgium and will apply for membership in the League of Nations
An airship, dirigible balloon or dirigible is a type of aerostat aircraft that can navigate through the air flying under its own power.
A transpacific flight is the flight of an aircraft across the Pacific Ocean from Australasia, East and Southeast Asia to North America, South America, or vice versa.
With new ownership, Detroit Falcons officially change their name to Detroit Red Wings, and the Winged Wheel is introduced; previous names were Cougars (1926-30) and Falcons (1930-32)
The Jarrow March of 5–31 October 1936, also known as the Jarrow Crusade, was an organised protest against the unemployment and poverty suffered in the English town of Jarrow during the 1930s.
Václav Havel, Czech last president of czechoslovakia and first president of the czech republic, known for last president of czechoslovakia and first president of the czech republic, was born on…
Manuel Antonio Rodolfo Quinn Oaxaca (April 21, 1915 – June 3, 2001), known as Anthony Quinn, was a Mexican and American actor.
Dutch Minister Carl Romme says unemployment is 25%, calling it a "quarter of Romme"
5,000 Jews of Dubno, Russia, are massacred
US air raid on Wake: Japanese execute 98 US prisoners in retaliation
Harold Arlen and Yip Harburg's musical "Bloomer Girl" premieres in New York City
Steve Miller, American musician, known for american guitarist and singer-songwriter, was born on 1944-10-05. Steven Haworth Miller is an American musician.
American actress Janet Leigh (18) weds American sailor Stanley Reames at Morris Chapel in Stockton, California; divorce in 1949
"Meet the Press" premieres on radio
The 1st annual Cannes Film Festival was held from 20 September to 5 October 1946. Twenty-one countries presented their films at the "First Cannes International Film Festival", which took place at the...
Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884 – December 26, 1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953.
Bill James is born
19th Congress of the Communist Party meets in Moscow
Bob Geldof, Irish musician, known for irish singer-songwriter and political activist, was born on 1952-10-05. Robert Frederick Zenon Geldof is an Irish singer-songwriter and political activist.
Imran Khan is born
Milovan Djilas was a Yugoslav communist politician, theorist and author. He was a key figure in the Partisan movement during World War II, as well as in the post-war government.
KRTV TV channel 3 in Great Falls, Montana (CBS) begins broadcasting
British Labour party demands unilateral nuclear disarmament
"Dr. No," the first James Bond film based on the novel by Ian Fleming and starring Sean Connery and Ursula Andress, premieres in London
"Love Me Do" is the debut single by the English rock band the Beatles, backed by "P.S. I Love You".
Hyde St Pier reopens as a State Historical Park
The Everly Brothers were an American musical duo known for steel-string acoustic guitar playing and close-harmony singing.
KIXE TV channel 9 in Redding, CA (PBS) begins broadcasting
Laura Davies, English athlete, known for english professional golfer, was born on 1964-10-05. Dame Laura Jane Davies, is an English professional golfer.
Chuck Linster performs 6,006 consecutive push-ups
Mario Lemieux, Canadian athlete, known for canadian ice hockey player, was born on 1966-10-05. Mario Lemieux is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player.
Patrick Roy, Canadian athlete, known for canadian ice hockey player, was born on 1966-10-05.
Civil rights march in Derry is stopped by the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC), and resulting clashes lead to two days of serious rioting, often considered the start of "the Troubles" in Northern Ireland
John Henry Creach (May 28, 1917 – February 22, 1994), better known as Papa John Creach, was an American blues violinist who also played classical, jazz, R&B, pop and acid rock music.
A new sitting of the Northern Ireland Parliament at Stormont begins, though the Social Democratic and Labour Party remains absent due to its continuing protest against internment
Herbert William Mullin (April 18, 1947 – August 18, 2022) was an American serial killer who killed 13 people in California in the early 1970s.
On 21 November 1974, bombs exploded in two pubs in Birmingham, England, killing 21 people and injuring 182 others. The Provisional IRA never officially admitted responsibility for the bombings,...
MLB expansion draft: Seattle Mariners and Toronto Blue Jays pick 30 unprotected AL players; Ruppert Jones OF (Seattle) and Bob Bailor OF (Toronto) are first picks
Kate Winslet, English actress, known for english actress, was born on 1976-10-05. Kate Elizabeth Winslet is an English actress.
Over 30 major nations ratify the Environmental Modification Convention, which prohibits weather warfare that has widespread, long-lasting or severe effects
The 1978 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to the Polish-born American Jewish writer Isaac Bashevis Singer (1902–1991) "for his impassioned narrative art which, with roots in a Polish-Jewish...
Australian Williams driver Alan Jones wins the United States East Grand Prix to claim his first Formula 1 World Drivers' Championship, winning by 13 points over Nelson Piquet of Brazil
Dutch guilder and Deutsche mark are revalued up 5.5%
Human rights in the People's Republic of China are poor, as per reviews by international bodies, such as human rights treaty bodies and the United Nations Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic...
Edmonton superstar Wayne Gretzky scores a goal and an assist in a 5-4 win over Toronto in the Oilers' season opener; starts NHL record 51-game scoring streak; ends 28/1/84
The 1985 Grambling State Tigers football team represented Grambling State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season.
Chile votes in a referendum 56-44 against extending Augusto Pinochet's regime by 8 years, ending the dictator's 16½ years in power
The Constitution of the Federative Republic of Brazil or 1988 Federal Constitution (Portuguese: Constituição da República Federativa do Brasil ou Constituição Federal de 1988) is the supreme law of...
"Henry and June," a film based on the book by Anaïs Nin and the first film to receive an NC-17 rating in the US, is released
Travis Kelce, American football player, known for american football player, was born on 1990-10-05.
Director Martin Scorsese (48) divorces producer Barbara De Fina (41) after 6 years of marriage
Fresno State ties the NCAA football record with 49 points in the second quarter as they rout New Mexico 94-17 at Bulldog Stadium in Fresno
NY senator Alphonse D'Amato filibusters for 15 hours and 20 minutes
The People's Liberation Army (PLA) is the military wing of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the primary armed forces of the People's Republic of China (PRC).
52 members of the cult Order of the Solar Temple (Zonnetempel) die in a mass murder-suicide in Salvan, Switzerland
Cleveland Indians strike out 23 Baltimore Orioles in 12 innings in a 4-3 ALDS win at Jacobs Field; Orioles win the series 3-1
STS-86 was a Space Shuttle Atlantis mission to the Mir space station. This was the last Atlantis mission before it was taken out of service temporarily for maintenance and upgrades, including the...
The Ladbroke Grove rail crash (also known as the Paddington rail crash) occurred on 5 October 1999 at Ladbroke Grove in London, England, when a Thames Trains passenger train passed a signal at...
Mass demonstrations in Belgrade culminate in the resignation of Serbian strongman Slobodan Milošević, often called the Bulldozer Revolution
For the first time in its 42-year history, the Anaheim Angels win a postseason series by beating the Yankees 9-5 to take the ALDS 3-1
Chicago Cubs win their first MLB postseason series since the 1908 World Series with a 5-1 victory over the Atlanta Braves in Game 5 of the NLDS at Turner Field
Seven-time All-Star and six-time NBA Champion forward Scottie Pippen announces his retirement from the NBA and the Chicago Bulls
Maurice Wilkins, New Zealand zealand-born british biophysicist, known for new zealand-born british biophysicist, died on 2004-10-05.
Rodney Dangerfield, American stand-up comedian, known for american stand-up comedian, died on 2004-10-05.
Actress Reese Witherspoon (30) divorces actor Ryan Phillippe (32) due to irreconcilable differences after 7 years of marriage
African Burial Ground in Manhattan is the first national monument dedicated to the first Africans of early New York and Americans of African descent [1]
Australia wins cricket's Champions Trophy at Centurion Park in Gauteng, South Africa, by 6 wickets (with 28 balls remaining) against New Zealand; chasing 200, Shane Watson is 105 not out in Australia's 206/4
Injured Indian cricket batsman VVS Laxman is the hero with 73 not out as the home team chases down 216 to beat Australia with just one wicket to spare in the first Test at Mohali
Anglo Platinum Limited fires 12,000 striking workers in South Africa
New Zealand beats South Africa 38-27 in Johannesburg to retain the Rugby Championship with an undefeated record; All Black flanker Liam Messam scores 2 tries
French F1 driver Jules Bianchi collides with a recovery vehicle during the Japanese Grand Prix and dies 10 months later; the first F1 death due to a racing accident in 21 years (Ayrton Senna 1994)
Floods in South Carolina, a "1,000-year storm," result in 12 deaths and the failure of 9 dams
Nobel Prize in Chemistry jointly awarded to Jean-Pierre Sauvage, Fraser Stoddart and Bernard Feringa "for the design and synthesis of molecular machines" [1]
The New York Times publishes an investigation into allegations of sexual harassment against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein
Many states began to intervene against the Islamic State, in both the Syrian civil war and the War in Iraq (2013–2017), in response to its rapid territorial gains from its 2014 invasion of Iraq,...
Banksy work "Girl With Balloon" automatically shreds via a shredder hidden in its frame moments after being sold for 1 million pounds in London, renamed "Love is in the Bin"
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte reveals he has a neuromuscular disease, myasthenia gravis, which causes him health problems
At least 14 million tonnes of plastic pieces are at the bottom of the ocean, 30 times more than on the surface, according to new research [1]
Major French investigation finds clergy sexually abuse more than 200,000 children over 70 years, most of the victims boys [1]
Duhan van der Merwe is a professional rugby union player who plays as a wing for Edinburgh in the United Rugby Championship (URC) and the Scotland national team.
Jon Olav Fosse is a Norwegian author, translator, and playwright. In 2023, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature "for his innovative plays and prose which give voice to the unsayable." Fosse's...