On this day: October 5
Events
Battle of ArausioOctober 5, 105 BC · Wars & Conflicts
Founding of Danske BankOctober 5, 1871 · Companies
First Portuguese RepublicOctober 5, 1910 – May 28, 1926 · World History
Release of Carmen JonesOctober 5, 1954 · Film- Release of Led Zeppelin IIIOctober 5, 1970 · Music
- Release of Goodbye Yellow Brick RoadOctober 5, 1973 · Music
1980 West German federal electionOctober 5, 1980 · Politics- Release of Speak & SpellOctober 5, 1981 · Music
- Release of DestinyOctober 5, 1998 · Music
Launch of Project EulerOctober 5, 2001 · Internet- Release of Max Keeble's Big MoveOctober 5, 2001 · Film
- Release of Live at BudokanOctober 5, 2004 · Music
- Release of Dangerous and MovingOctober 5, 2005 · Music
Release of Assassin's Creed OdysseyOctober 5, 2018 · Gaming
Release of Super Mario PartyOctober 5, 2018 · Gaming- Release of TrenchOctober 5, 2018 · Music
Release of Windows 11October 5, 2021 · Technology- Release of Mr. Harrigan's PhoneOctober 5, 2022 · Film
Born on this day
Francesco GuardiOctober 5, 1712 – January 1, 1793 · Art
Denis DiderotOctober 5, 1713 – July 31, 1784 · Culture
Johann Georg SulzerOctober 5, 1720 – February 27, 1779 · Science
Bernard BolzanoOctober 5, 1781 – December 18, 1848 · Culture
John Gardner WilkinsonOctober 5, 1797 – October 29, 1875 · Exploration
Chester A. ArthurOctober 5, 1829 – November 18, 1886 · Politics
Guido von ListOctober 5, 1848 – May 17, 1919 · Culture
Édouard DetailleOctober 5, 1848 – December 24, 1912 · Art
Thomas Little HeathOctober 5, 1861 – March 16, 1940 · Science
Ludwig BorchardtOctober 5, 1863 – August 12, 1938 · Culture
Louis LumièreOctober 5, 1864 – June 6, 1948 · Technology
Ellen ThesleffOctober 5, 1869 – January 12, 1954 · Art- Francis Peyton RousOctober 5, 1879 – February 16, 1970 · Science
Robert H. GoddardOctober 5, 1882 – August 10, 1945 · Technology
Giorgio AbettiOctober 5, 1882 – August 24, 1982 · Science
René CassinOctober 5, 1887 – February 20, 1976 · Politics
Dirk CosterOctober 5, 1889 – February 1950 · Science
Georges BidaultOctober 5, 1899 – January 27, 1983 · Politics
Joshua LoganOctober 5, 1908 – July 12, 1988 · Film
Paul WildOctober 5, 1925 – July 2, 2014 · Science
Richard F. GordonOctober 5, 1929 – November 6, 2017 · Science
Reinhard SeltenOctober 5, 1930 – August 23, 2016 · Science
Pavel PopovichOctober 5, 1930 – September 29, 2009 · Space
Václav HavelOctober 5, 1936 – December 18, 2011 · Culture
A. R. PenckOctober 5, 1939 – May 2, 2017 · Art
John SealeOctober 5, 1942 – present · Film
Steve MillerOctober 5, 1943 – present · Music
Pacita AbadOctober 5, 1946 – December 7, 2004 · Art
Brian JohnsonOctober 5, 1947 – present · Music
Jeff ConawayOctober 5, 1950 – May 27, 2011 · Film
Eddie ClarkeOctober 5, 1950 – January 10, 2018 · Music
Bob GeldofOctober 5, 1951 – present · Music
Karen AllenOctober 5, 1951 – present · Film
Clive BarkerOctober 5, 1952 – present · Art
Harold FaltermeyerOctober 5, 1952 – present · Music
André KuipersOctober 5, 1958 – present · Space
Brent W. JettOctober 5, 1958 – present · Space
Maya LinOctober 5, 1959 – present · Art
Daniel BaldwinOctober 5, 1960 – present · Film
Sean M. CarrollOctober 5, 1966 – present · Science
Nicola RizzoliOctober 5, 1971 – present · Culture
Tom HooperOctober 5, 1972 – present · Film
Cédric VillaniOctober 5, 1973 – present · Science
Kate WinsletOctober 5, 1975 – present · Music
Andreas KaplanOctober 5, 1977 – present · Science
James ValentineOctober 5, 1978 – present · Music
Ti WestOctober 5, 1980 – present · Film
Joakim BrodénOctober 5, 1980 – present · Music
Jesse EisenbergOctober 5, 1983 – present · Film
Dillon FrancisOctober 5, 1987 – present · Music