Are you asking the question “What day of the week was I born?” Continue reading to find out what day of the week you were born.
Day Of The Week: October 5
October 5, 2024 is the 279th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 87 days remaining until the end of 2024. The day of the week is Saturday.
If you are into daily horoscope then Libra is your zodiac sign. Opal is your modern birthstone. Jasper is your mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Historical Events: October 5
- 1582 –Because of the implementation of the Gregorian calendar this day does not exist in this year in Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain.
- 1789 –French Revolution: 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.
- 1793 –French Revolution: Christianity is disestablished in France.
- 1903 –Sir Samuel Griffith is appointed the first Chief Justice of Australia and Sir Edmund Barton and Richard O'Connor are appointed as foundation justices.
- 1910 –In a revolution in Portugal the monarchy is overthrown and a republic is declared .
- 1955 –Disneyland Hotel opens to the public in Anaheim, California.
- 1962 –Dr. No, the first in the James Bond film series, is released.
- 1968 –Police baton civil rights demonstrators in Derry, Northern Ireland – considered to mark the beginning of The Troubles.
- 1974 –Guildford pub bombings: bombs planted by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) kill four British soldiers and one civilian.
- 1988 –The Chilean opposition coalition Concertación (center-left) defeats Augusto Pinochet in his re-election attempt and a general election is called the following year.
Who were born on October 5?
- 1829 –Chester A. Arthur, 21st President of the United States (d. 1886)
- 1850 –Sergey Muromtsev, Russian lawyer and politician, and President of the First Imperial Duma (d. 1910)
- 1878 –Louise Dresser, American actress (d. 1965)
- 1922 –Jock Stein, Scottish footballer and manager (d. 1985)
- 1950 –Edward P. Jones, American writer
- 1950 –Jeff Conaway, American actor (d. 2011)
- 1965 –Patrick Roy, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1972 –Thomas Roberts, American news anchor
- 1974 –Colin Meloy, American singer (The Decemberists)
- 1984 –Tiana Benjamin, British actress
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