Birthday October 05, 1713 Denis Diderot, encyclopedist
Birthday October 05, 1829 Chester Arthur is born
Birthday October 05, 1829 Chester A , 21st Pres (1881-85)
Birthday October 05, 1882 Robet Hutchings Goddard, rocket pioneer, in Worcester, Mass
Birthday October 05, 1887 Rene Cassin, (Nobel Peace Prize 1968)
Birthday October 05, 1905 Ray Kroc, who gave Ronald McDonald a job
Birthday October 05, 1908 Joshua Logan, Broadway producer
Birthday October 05, 1919 Donald Pleasance, Happy Halloween
Birthday October 05, 1921 Bill Willis, AAFC, NFL guard (Browns)
Birthday October 05, 1923 Philip Berrigan, militant priest
Birthday October 05, 1923 Glynis Johns, in South Africa
Birthday October 05, 1929 Richard F. Gordon Jr., U.S. astronaut (Gemini 11, Apollo 12)
Birthday October 05, 1930 Pavel R. Popovich, Soviet cosmonaut (Vostok 4, Soyuz 14)
Birthday October 05, 1933 Diane Cilento, in Australia
Birthday October 05, 1951 Karen Allen, in Illinois
Birthday October 05, 1951 Bob Geldof, Band Aid organizer
History October 05, 1775 Washington informs Congress of espionage
History October 05, 1813 Tecumseh defeated
History October 05, 1813 Battle of the Thames in Canada; Americans defeat British
History October 05, 1864 Most of Calcutta destroyed by cyclone
History October 05, 1864 Battle of Allatoona
History October 05, 1875 Palace Hotel on Market Street opens
History October 05, 1877 Chief Joseph surrenders ending Nez Perc‚ War
History October 05, 1877 Chief Joseph surrenders
History October 05, 1892 The Dalton Gang is wiped out in Coffeyville, Kansas
History October 05, 1892 The Dalton gang performs their last robbery attempt
History October 05, 1892 Dalton Gang ends in shoot-out in Coffeville Kansas bank holdup
History October 05, 1906 Giant's Henry Matthewson walks 14
History October 05, 1907 Interprovincial Rugby Football Union plays 1st game (Mtl 17 Tor 8)
History October 05, 1908 Bulgaria declares independence from Turkey
History October 05, 1910 Portugal overthrows monarchy proclaims republic
History October 05, 1912 Yanks win final game at Hilltop stadium
History October 05, 1915 Britain and France commit troops to operation in Salonika, Greece
History October 05, 1919 Enzo Ferrari makes his debut as a race car driver
History October 05, 1921 1st Yank & radio broadcast of the World Series beat Giants 3-0
History October 05, 1922 Yanks & Giants play an infamous 3-3 tie world series game
History October 05, 1923 Edwin Hubble identifies Cepheid variable star
History October 05, 1930 Blimp crashes in France
History October 05, 1931 1st nonstop transpacific flight Japan to Wenatchee Wash
History October 05, 1941 Mickey Owens drops a 3rd strike Tom Hendrick reaches 1st safely
History October 05, 1942 Stalingrad must not be taken by the enemy.
History October 05, 1947 1st Presidential address televised from White House - HS Truman
History October 05, 1953 Billy Martin 12 hits sets record Yanks win record 5th straight WS
History October 05, 1953 Yanks win their fifth series in a row
History October 05, 1956 Yogi Berra becomes the 4th Yank to hit a World Series Grand Slam
History October 05, 1963 Hyde St Pier re-opens as State Historical Park
History October 05, 1963 South Vietnamese generals plan coup
History October 05, 1964 SF Fire Department Museum is dedicated
History October 05, 1964 President Johnson under fire from his own party
History October 05, 1969 Cuban defector lands MiG in Miami
History October 05, 1970 PBS becomes a network
History October 05, 1974 American circumnavigates the globe on foot
History October 05, 1978 Isaac Singer wins Nobel Prize
History October 05, 1980 Yanks set AL attendence mark at 2 627 417
History October 05, 1982 Unmanned rocket sled reaches 9 851 kph at White Sands N. Mex
History October 05, 1984 41-G Challenger carried 1st Canadian Marc Garneau into orbit
History October 05, 1985 13th Space Shuttle Mission - Challenger 6 launched
History October 05, 1986 Iran-Contra scandal unravels
History October 05, 1989 Dalai Lama wins Peace Prize
History October 05, 1990 Henry & June is first NC-17 film
History October 05, 1991 Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch earn a #1 hit with Good Vibrations
History October 05, 2011 Apple founder Steve Jobs dies
October 05, 1713 Denis Diderot, encyclopedist
October 05, 1829 Chester Arthur is born
October 05, 1829 Chester A , 21st Pres (1881-85)
October 05, 1882 Robet Hutchings Goddard, rocket pioneer, in Worcester, Mass
October 05, 1887 Rene Cassin, (Nobel Peace Prize 1968)
October 05, 1905 Ray Kroc, who gave Ronald McDonald a job
October 05, 1908 Joshua Logan, Broadway producer
October 05, 1919 Donald Pleasance, Happy Halloween
October 05, 1921 Bill Willis, AAFC, NFL guard (Browns)
October 05, 1923 Philip Berrigan, militant priest
October 05, 1923 Glynis Johns, in South Africa
October 05, 1929 Richard F. Gordon Jr., U.S. astronaut (Gemini 11, Apollo 12)
October 05, 1930 Pavel R. Popovich, Soviet cosmonaut (Vostok 4, Soyuz 14)
October 05, 1933 Diane Cilento, in Australia
October 05, 1951 Karen Allen, in Illinois
October 05, 1951 Bob Geldof, Band Aid organizer
October 05, 1775 Washington informs Congress of espionage
October 05, 1813 Tecumseh defeated
October 05, 1813 Battle of the Thames in Canada; Americans defeat British
October 05, 1864 Most of Calcutta destroyed by cyclone
October 05, 1864 Battle of Allatoona
October 05, 1875 Palace Hotel on Market Street opens
October 05, 1877 Chief Joseph surrenders ending Nez Perc‚ War
October 05, 1877 Chief Joseph surrenders
October 05, 1892 The Dalton Gang is wiped out in Coffeyville, Kansas
October 05, 1892 The Dalton gang performs their last robbery attempt
October 05, 1892 Dalton Gang ends in shoot-out in Coffeville Kansas bank holdup
October 05, 1906 Giant's Henry Matthewson walks 14
October 05, 1907 Interprovincial Rugby Football Union plays 1st game (Mtl 17 Tor 8)
October 05, 1908 Bulgaria declares independence from Turkey
October 05, 1910 Portugal overthrows monarchy proclaims republic
October 05, 1912 Yanks win final game at Hilltop stadium
October 05, 1915 Britain and France commit troops to operation in Salonika, Greece
October 05, 1919 Enzo Ferrari makes his debut as a race car driver
October 05, 1921 1st Yank & radio broadcast of the World Series beat Giants 3-0
October 05, 1922 Yanks & Giants play an infamous 3-3 tie world series game
October 05, 1923 Edwin Hubble identifies Cepheid variable star
October 05, 1930 Blimp crashes in France
October 05, 1931 1st nonstop transpacific flight Japan to Wenatchee Wash
October 05, 1941 Mickey Owens drops a 3rd strike Tom Hendrick reaches 1st safely
October 05, 1942 Stalingrad must not be taken by the enemy.
October 05, 1947 1st Presidential address televised from White House - HS Truman
October 05, 1953 Billy Martin 12 hits sets record Yanks win record 5th straight WS
October 05, 1953 Yanks win their fifth series in a row
October 05, 1956 Yogi Berra becomes the 4th Yank to hit a World Series Grand Slam
October 05, 1963 Hyde St Pier re-opens as State Historical Park
October 05, 1963 South Vietnamese generals plan coup
October 05, 1964 SF Fire Department Museum is dedicated
October 05, 1964 President Johnson under fire from his own party
October 05, 1969 Cuban defector lands MiG in Miami
October 05, 1970 PBS becomes a network
October 05, 1974 American circumnavigates the globe on foot
October 05, 1978 Isaac Singer wins Nobel Prize
October 05, 1980 Yanks set AL attendence mark at 2 627 417
October 05, 1982 Unmanned rocket sled reaches 9 851 kph at White Sands N. Mex
October 05, 1984 41-G Challenger carried 1st Canadian Marc Garneau into orbit
October 05, 1985 13th Space Shuttle Mission - Challenger 6 launched
October 05, 1986 Iran-Contra scandal unravels
October 05, 1989 Dalai Lama wins Peace Prize
October 05, 1990 Henry & June is first NC-17 film
October 05, 1991 Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch earn a #1 hit with Good Vibrations
October 05, 2011 Apple founder Steve Jobs dies