October 5
Events
Pre-1600
- 610 - Heraclius arrives at Constantinople, kills Byzantine Emperor Phocas, and becomes emperor.
- 816 - King Louis the Pious is crowned emperor of the Holy Roman Empire by the Pope.
- 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to depose patriarch Photios I.
- 1143 - With the signing of the Treaty of Zamora, King Alfonso VII of León and Castile recognises Portugal as a Kingdom.
- 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 defeats a British and Native Canadian force threatening Detroit.
- 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.
- 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 Boer Republic's right to self-determination.
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 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 destroys another aircraft with gunfire for the first time.
- 1921 - The 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.
- 1931 - Clyde Edward Pangborn and Hugh Herndon,Jr. make the first nonstop flight across the Pacific Ocean in the plane Miss Veedol.
- 1936 - The Jarrow March sets off for London.
- 1938 - Holocaust: In Nazi Germany, Jews' passports are invalidated.
- 1943 - World War II: 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 bloody riot at the gates of the Warner Brothers studio.
- 1947 - President Truman makes the first televised Oval Office address.
- 1962 - The first of the James Bond film series, based on the novels by Ian Fleming, Dr. No, is released in Britain.
- 1962 - The first Beatles single "Love Me Do" is released in Britain.
- 1963 - The United States suspends the Commercial Import Program in response to repression of the Buddhist majority by the regime of President Ngo Dinh Diem.
- 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 Public Broadcasting Service is founded in the United States.
- 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 PIRA in pubs in Guildford kill four British soldiers and one civilian.
- 1982 - Tylenol products are recalled after bottles in Chicago laced with cyanide cause seven deaths.
- 1984 - Marc Garneau becomes the first Canadian in space.
- 1985 - Seven Israeli vacationers, including four children, are killed in a mass shooting at Ras Burqa in the Sinai Peninsula by an Egyptian soldier.
- 1988 - A Chilean opposition coalition defeats Augusto Pinochet in his re-election attempt.
- 1990 - After 150 years The Herald newspaper in Melbourne, Australia, is published for the last time as a separate newspaper.
- 1991 - An 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 cult mass murder-suicide.
- 1999 - The Ladbroke Grove rail crash in West London kills 31 people.
- 2000 - 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.
- 2021 - Windows 11 is released to the general public.
Births
Pre-1600
- 1274 - Al-Dhahabi, Syrian scholar and historian
- 1338 - Alexios III of Trebizond
- 1377 - Louis II of Anjou
- 1422 - Catherine, Princess of Asturias, Spanish royal
- 1487 - Ludwig of Hanau-Lichtenberg, German nobleman
- 1520 - Alessandro Farnese, Italian cardinal and diplomat
- 1524 - Rani Durgavati, Queen of Gond
1601–1900
- 1609 - Paul Fleming, German physician and poet
- 1641 - Françoise-Athénaïs, marquise de Montespan, French mistress of Louis XIV
- 1658 - Mary of Modena
- 1687 - Maria Maddalena Martinengo, Italian nun
- 1703 - Jonathan Edwards, American pastor and theologian
- 1712 - Francesco Guardi, Italian painter
- 1713 - Denis Diderot, French philosopher and critic
- 1715 - Victor de Riqueti, marquis de Mirabeau, French economist and educator
- 1728 - Chevalier d'Éon, French diplomat and spy
- 1743 - Giuseppe Gazzaniga, Italian composer and educator
- 1781 - Bernard Bolzano, Czech mathematician and philosopher
- 1792 - Joseph Crosfield, English businessman
- 1795 - Alexander Keith, Scottish-Canadian brewer and politician, 13th Mayor of Halifax
- 1803 - Friedrich Bernhard Westphal, Danish-German painter
- 1816 - Ursula Frayne, Irish-Australian nun and missionary
- 1820 - David Wilber, American lawyer and politician
- 1824 - Henry Chadwick, English-American historian and author
- 1829 - Chester A. Arthur, American general, lawyer, and politician, 21st President of the United States
- 1841 - Philipp Mainländer, German philosopher
- 1844 - Francis William Reitz, South African lawyer and politician, 5th State President of the Orange Free State
- 1848 - Guido von List, Austrian-German journalist and poet
- 1850 - Sergey Muromtsev, Russian lawyer and politician
- 1856 - Peadar Toner Mac Fhionnlaoich, Irish author and playwright
- 1858 - Helen Churchill Candee, American journalist and author
- 1864 - Louis Lumière, French director and producer
- 1873 - Lucien Mérignac, French fencer
- 1877 - Mike O'Neill, Irish-American baseball player and manager
- 1878 - Louise Dresser, American actress
- 1879 - Francis Peyton Rous, American pathologist and virologist, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1882 - Robert H. Goddard, American physicist, engineer, and academic
- 1883 - Ernst Pittschau, German actor
- 1885 - Arunachalam Mahadeva, Sri Lankan politician and diplomat
- 1887 - René Cassin, French judge and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1887 - Manny Ziener, German actress
- 1888 - Mary Fuller, American actress and screenwriter
- 1889 - Teresa de la Parra, French-Venezuelan author and educator
- 1892 - Remington Kellogg, American zoologist and paleontologist
- 1894 - Bevil Rudd, South African runner and journalist
- 1898 - Nachum Gutman, Moldovan-Israeli painter and sculptor
- 1899 - Elda Anderson, American physicist and health researcher
1901–present
- 1901 - John Alton, Austrian-American director and cinematographer
- 1902 - Larry Fine, American comedian
- 1902 - Ray Kroc, American businessman and philanthropist
- 1903 - M. King Hubbert, American geophysicist and academic
- 1905 - John Hoyt, American actor
- 1905 - Harriet E. MacGibbon, American actress
- 1907 - Mrs. Miller, American novelty singer
- 1907 - Ragnar Nurkse, Estonian-American economist and academic
- 1908 - Mehmet Ali Aybar, Turkish lawyer and politician
- 1908 - Joshua Logan, American director and screenwriter
- 1911 - Pierre Dansereau, Canadian ecologist and academic
- 1911 - Brian O'Nolan, Irish author and playwright
- 1912 - Fritz Fischer, German physician and convicted war criminal
- 1913 - Eugene B. Fluckey, American admiral, Medal of Honor recipient
- 1914 - Zhang Zhen, Chinese general and politician
- 1916 - Stetson Kennedy, American author and activist
- 1917 - Allen Ludden, American television personality and game show host
- 1917 - Magda Szabó, Hungarian author and poet
- 1919 - Donald Pleasence, English actor
- 1921 - Bill Willis, American football player and coach
- 1922 - José Froilán González, Argentinian racing driver
- 1922 - Bil Keane, American cartoonist
- 1922 - Jock Stein, Scottish footballer and manager
- 1923 - Philip Berrigan, American priest and activist
- 1923 - Stig Dagerman, Swedish journalist and author
- 1923 - Albert Guðmundsson, Icelandic footballer and politician
- 1923 - Glynis Johns, British actress and singer
- 1923 - Kailashpati Mishra, Indian lawyer and politician, 18th Governor of Gujarat
- 1924 - Bill Dana, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
- 1924 - José Donoso, Chilean author
- 1924 - Barbara Kelly, Canadian actress and screenwriter
- 1924 - Frederic Morton, Austrian-American banker, journalist, and author
- 1924 - Bob Thaves, American cartoonist
- 1925 - Gail Davis, American actress
- 1925 - Herbert Kretzmer, South African-English journalist and songwriter
- 1925 - Walter Dale Miller, American lawyer and politician, 29th Governor of South Dakota
- 1926 - Avraham Adan, Israeli general
- 1926 - Willi Unsoeld, American mountaineer and educator
- 1928 - Louise Fitzhugh, American author and illustrator
- 1928 - Marjorie Finlay, American opera singer and television personality
- 1929 - Richard F. Gordon Jr., American captain, pilot, and astronaut
- 1929 - Bill Wirtz, American businessman
- 1930 - Pavel Popovich, Ukrainian general, pilot, and cosmonaut
- 1930 - Reinhard Selten, German economist and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1931 - Rosalie Gower, Canadian nurse and politician
- 1932 - Neal Ascherson, Scottish journalist and author
- 1932 - Dean Prentice, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1932 - Michael John Rogers, English ornithologist and police officer
- 1933 - Doug Bailey, American political consultant, founded The Hotline
- 1933 - Billy Lee Riley, American rockabilly musician, singer-songwriter, and record producer
- 1934 - Kenneth D. Taylor, Canadian businessman and diplomat
- 1934 - Angelo Buono, American serial killer and rapist
- 1936 - Václav Havel, Czech poet, playwright, and politician, 1st President of the Czech Republic
- 1936 - Adrian Smith, American basketball player
- 1937 - Barry Switzer, American football player and coach
- 1938 - Johnny Duncan, American country singer
- 1938 - Teresa Heinz, Mozambican-American businesswoman and philanthropist
- 1939 - Marie-Claire Blais, Canadian author and playwright
- 1939 - A. R. Penck, German painter and sculptor
- 1939 - Consuelo Ynares-Santiago, Filipino lawyer and jurist
- 1940 - Bob Cowper, Australian cricketer
- 1940 - Terry Trotter, American jazz pianist
- 1941 - Stephanie Cole, English actress
- 1941 - Eduardo Duhalde, Argentinian lawyer and politician, 50th President of Argentina
- 1941 - Frank Stagg, Irish republican died on hunger strike
- 1942 - Richard Street, American singer-songwriter
- 1943 - Ben Cardin, American lawyer and politician
- 1943 - Steve Miller, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1943 - Michael Morpurgo, English author, poet, and playwright
- 1943 - Etela Farkašová, Slovak philosopher and writer
- 1944 - Richard Rosser, Baron Rosser, English union leader and politician
- 1945 - Brian Connolly, Scottish singer-songwriter
- 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, English footballer
- 1947 - Brian Johnson, English singer and songwriter
- 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 died on hunger strike
- 1949 - Ralph Goodale, Canadian lawyer and politician, 36th Canadian Minister of Finance
- 1949 - Bill James, American historian and author
- 1949 - Yashiki Takajin, Japanese singer and television host
- 1950 - Jeff Conaway, American actor and singer
- 1950 - Edward P. Jones, American novelist and short story writer
- 1950 - James Rizzi, American painter and illustrator
- 1951 - Karen Allen, American actress
- 1951 - Bob Geldof, Irish singer-songwriter and actor
- 1952 - Clive Barker, English author, director, producer, and screenwriter
- 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, English footballer
- 1955 - Jean-Jacques Lafon, French singer-songwriter
- 1955 - Adair Turner, Baron Turner of Ecchinswell, English academic and businessman
- 1957 - Bernie Mac, American actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter
- 1957 - Lee Thompson, English singer-songwriter and saxophonist
- 1958 - André Kuipers, Dutch physician and astronaut
- 1958 - Neil Peart, Australian footballer
- 1958 - Neil deGrasse Tyson, American astrophysicist, cosmologist, and author
- 1959 - Kenan İpek, Turkish lawyer and judge
- 1959 - Maya Lin, American architect and sculptor, designed the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and Civil Rights Memorial
- 1959 - Kelly Joe Phelps, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1960 - Daniel Baldwin, American actor, director, and producer
- 1960 - Careca, Brazilian footballer
- 1960 - David Kirk, New Zealand rugby player and coach
- 1962 - Michael Andretti, American race car driver
- 1962 - Thomas Herbst, German footballer and manager
- 1962 - Caron Keating, British television host
- 1963 - Laura Davies, English golfer and sportscaster
- 1963 - Tony Dodemaide, Australian cricketer
- 1963 - Michael Hadschieff, Austrian speed skater
- 1964 - Korina Sanchez, Filipino journalist
- 1965 - Mario Lemieux, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1965 - Patrick Roy, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
- 1966 - Dennis Byrd, American football player
- 1966 - Sean M. Carroll, American physicist, cosmologist, and academic
- 1966 - Fredrik Olausson, Swedish ice hockey player
- 1966 - Jan Verhaas, Dutch snooker player and referee
- 1967 - Rex Chapman, American basketball player and sportscaster
- 1967 - Guy Pearce, English-Australian actor
- 1970 - Josie Bissett, American actress
- 1970 - Matthew Knights, Australian footballer and coach
- 1970 - Tord Gustavsen, Norwegian pianist and composer
- 1970 - Cal Wilson, New Zealand comedian, actress, and screenwriter
- 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, American journalist and actor
- 1973 - Cédric Villani, French mathematician and academic
- 1974 - Rich Franklin, American mixed martial artist and actor
- 1974 - Heather Headley, Trinidadian-American singer, songwriter, and actress
- 1974 - Anousjka van Exel, Dutch tennis player
- 1975 - Bobo Baldé, French-Guinean footballer
- 1975 - Carson Ellis, American painter and illustrator
- 1975 - Hutch Harris, American songwriter and musician
- 1975 - Parminder Nagra, English actress
- 1975 - Monica Rial, American voice actress, director, and screenwriter
- 1975 - Scott Weinger, American actor
- 1975 - Kate Winslet, English actress
- 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, Irish footballer and hurler
- 1978 - James Valentine, American musician and songwriter
- 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
- 1980 - Paul Thomas, American bass player
- 1980 - James Toseland, English motorcycle racer
- 1980 - Joakim Brodén, Swedish-Czech musician and lead vocalist of the power metal band Sabaton
- 1981 - Jeanette Antolin, American gymnast
- 1981 - Joel Lindpere, Estonian footballer
- 1981 - Andy Nägelein, German footballer
- 1982 - Michael Roos, Estonian-American football player
- 1982 - Steve Williams, Australian-German rugby player
- 1983 - Jesse Eisenberg, American actor and writer
- 1983 - Nicky Hilton, American socialite, fashion designer, and model
- 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
- 1984 - Nate Thompson, American ice hockey player
- 1984 - Angel Perkins, American sprinter
- 1985 - Nicola Roberts, English singer-songwriter
- 1985 - Brooke Valentine, American singer and songwriter
- 1986 - Mladen Bartulović, Croatian footballer
- 1986 - Tanner Roark, American baseball player
- 1987 - Dillon Francis, American DJ and record producer
- 1987 - Michael Grabner, Austrian ice hockey player
- 1987 - Jesse Joensuu, Finnish ice hockey player
- 1987 - Kevin Mirallas, Belgian footballer
- 1987 - Tim Ream, American soccer player
- 1987 - Park So-yeon, South Korean singer, dancer, and actress
- 1987 - Luigi Vitale, Italian footballer
- 1987 - Brandan Wright, American basketball player
- 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
- 1990 - Nathan Peats, Australian rugby league player
- 1991 - Pär Lindholm, Swedish ice hockey player
- 1991 - Tornike Shengelia, Georgian basketball player
- 1992 - Kevin Magnussen, Danish racing driver
- 1992 - Cody Zeller, American basketball player
- 1993 - Jewell Loyd, American basketball player
- 1993 - Wakamotoharu Minato, Japanese sumo wrestler
- 1997 - Michael Hoecht, Canadian American football player
- 1998 - Exequiel Palacios, Argentine footballer
- 1999 - Washington Sundar, Indian cricketer
- 2006 - Jacob Tremblay, Canadian actor