Tukuk-OS📅 October 5
17 events · 12 births · 12 deaths
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What happened on October 5? Below are the notable events chosen by Wikipedia’s editors for this date, followed by celebrated births, deaths and the observances recognised around the world.
Events
- 2014 — Formula One racing driver Jules Bianchi crashed at the Japanese Grand Prix, sustaining fatal head injuries that would kill him the following year.
- 2011 — Two Chinese cargo ships were attacked and their crews murdered on a stretch of the Mekong River in far northern Thailand.
- 2000 — 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".
Colour revolution2000 Yugoslavian general electionLoader (equipment)
- 1999 — 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 crashLadbroke GroveRail transport in Great Britain
- 1994 — Swiss police found the bodies of 48 members of the Order of the Solar Temple, who had died in a cult mass murder-suicide.
- 1988 — During the United States vice-presidential debate, Democratic candidate Lloyd Bentsen told his opponent Dan Quayle, "Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy."
- 1986 — 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.
- 1963 — 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 (pictured).
- 1962 — "Love Me Do", the first single by the Beatles, was released in the United Kingdom.
- 1962 — Dr. No, the first James Bond film, was released.
- 1937 — 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, OxfordRobert Howard HodgkinB. H. Streeter
- 1936 — Around 200 men began a 291-mile (468 km) march from Jarrow to London, carrying a petition to the British government requesting the re-establishment of industry in the town.
- 1903 — Samuel Griffith (pictured) became the first Chief Justice of Australia, while Edmund Barton and Richard O'Connor became the first Puisne Justices of the High Court of Australia.
- 1869 — During construction of the Eastman tunnel in St. Anthony, Minnesota (now Minneapolis), the Mississippi River broke through the tunnel's limestone ceiling, nearly destroying Saint Anthony Falls.
- 1838 — A Cherokee band attacked settlers near Larissa, Texas, killing or abducting 18 people.
- 1789 — French Revolution: Upset about the high price and scarcity of bread, thousands of Parisian women and allies marched (pictured) on the Palace of Versailles.
French RevolutionWomen's March on VersaillesPalace of Versailles
- 869 — The Fourth Council of Constantinople, the eighth Catholic Ecumenical Council, was convened to discuss the patriarchate of Photios I of Constantinople.
Fourth Council of Constantinople (Catholic Church)Catholic ecumenical councilsPatriarchate
Births
- 2006 — Jacob Tremblay, Canadian actor
- 1999 — Washington Sundar, Indian cricketer
- 1998 — Exequiel Palacios, Argentine footballer
- 1997 — Michael Hoecht, Canadian American football player
- 1993 — Jewell Loyd, American basketball player
- 1993 — Wakamotoharu Minato, Japanese sumo wrestler
- 1992 — Kevin Magnussen, Danish racing driver
- 1992 — Cody Zeller, American basketball player
- 1991 — Pär Lindholm, Swedish ice hockey player
- 1991 — Tornike Shengelia, Georgian basketball player
- 1990 — Nathan Peats, Australian rugby league player
- 1989 — Kelsey Adrian, Canadian basketball player
Deaths
- 2026 — Jeffrey Archer, English novelist and politician (born 1940)
- 2024 — Robert Coover, American novelist (born 1932)
- 2017 — Eberhard van der Laan, Dutch politician, mayor of Amsterdam (born 1955)
- 2016 — Brock Yates, American journalist and author (born 1933)
- 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)
- 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)
Observances & holidays
- World Space Week (October 4–10)
- Armed Forces Day (Indonesia)
- Christian feast day: Anna Schäffer
- Christian feast day: Charitina of Amisus
- Christian feast day: Faustina Kowalska
- Christian feast day: Flora of Beaulieu
- Christian feast day: Bartolo Longo
- Christian feast day: Hor and Susia (Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria)
- Christian feast day: Placid and Maurus
- Christian feast day: Placidus (martyr)
- Christian feast day: Blessed William Hartley
- Christian feast day: 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 (Russia)
- World Teachers' Day
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