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Pakistan & the worldPAKISTAN · BORN ON THIS DAY1952
Imran Khan, Pakistani cricketer and politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan, was born.
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- Born1946 Zahida Hina, Pakistani journalist and author Wikipedia ↗
Events
- 2021 Windows 11 is released to the general public. Wikipedia ↗
- 2011 In the Mekong River massacre, two Chinese cargo boats are hijacked and 13 crew members murdered. Wikipedia ↗
- 2000 Mass demonstrations in Serbia force the resignation of Slobodan Milošević. Wikipedia ↗
- 1999 The Ladbroke Grove rail crash in West London kills 31 people. Wikipedia ↗
- 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. Wikipedia ↗
- 1991 An Indonesian Air Force C-130 crash kills 135 people. Wikipedia ↗
- 1990 After 150 years The Herald newspaper in Melbourne, Australia, is published for the last time as a separate newspaper. Wikipedia ↗
- 1988 A Chilean opposition coalition defeats Augusto Pinochet in his re-election attempt. Wikipedia ↗
- 1985 Seven Israeli vacationers, including four children, are killed in a mass shooting at Ras Burqa in the Sinai Peninsula by an Egyptian soldier. Wikipedia ↗
- 1984 Marc Garneau becomes the first Canadian in space. Wikipedia ↗
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- 1982 Tylenol products are recalled after bottles in Chicago laced with cyanide cause seven deaths. Wikipedia ↗
- 1978 Brother Eddie Villanueva and 15 others from the Polytechnic University of the Philippines begin the Jesus Is Lord Church. Wikipedia ↗
- 1974 Bombs planted by the PIRA in pubs in Guildford kill four British soldiers and one civilian. Wikipedia ↗
- 1970 The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is founded in the United States.[citation needed] Wikipedia ↗
- 1970 The British Trade Commissioner, James Cross, is kidnapped by members of the Front de libération du Québec, triggering the October Crisis in Canada. Wikipedia ↗
- 1968 A Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association march in Derry is violently suppressed by police. Wikipedia ↗
- 1966 A reactor at the Enrico Fermi Nuclear Generating Station near Detroit suffers a partial meltdown. Wikipedia ↗
- 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. Wikipedia ↗
- 1962 The first of the James Bond film series, based on the novels by Ian Fleming, Dr. No, is released in Britain. Wikipedia ↗
- 1962 The first Beatles single "Love Me Do" is released in Britain. Wikipedia ↗
- 1947 President Truman makes the first televised Oval Office address. Wikipedia ↗
- 1945 A six-month strike by Hollywood set decorators turns into a bloody riot at the gates of the Warner Brothers studio. Wikipedia ↗
- 1944 The Provisional Government of the French Republic enfranchises women. Wikipedia ↗
- 1943 World War II: Pacific Theater: Ninety-eight American POWs are executed by Japanese forces on Wake Island. Wikipedia ↗
- 1938 Holocaust: In Nazi Germany, Jews' passports are invalidated. Wikipedia ↗
- 1936 The Jarrow March sets off for London. Wikipedia ↗
- 1931 Clyde Edward Pangborn and Hugh Herndon, Jr. make the first nonstop flight across the Pacific Ocean in the plane Miss Veedol. Wikipedia ↗
- 1930 British airship R101 crashes in France en route to India on its maiden voyage killing 48 people. Wikipedia ↗
- 1921 The World Series is broadcast on radio for the first time. Wikipedia ↗
- 1914 World War I: An aircraft successfully destroys another aircraft with gunfire for the first time. Wikipedia ↗
- 1911 The Kowloon–Canton Railway commences service. Wikipedia ↗
- 1910 In a revolution in Portugal the monarchy is overthrown and a republic is declared. Wikipedia ↗
- 1905 The Wright brothers pilot the Wright Flyer III in a new world record flight of 24 miles in 39 minutes. Wikipedia ↗
- 1900 Peace congress in Paris condemns British policy in South Africa and asserts Boer Republic's right to self-determination. Wikipedia ↗
- 1877 The Nez Perce War in the northwestern United States comes to an end. Wikipedia ↗
- 1869 The Saxby Gale devastates the Bay of Fundy region in Canada. Wikipedia ↗
- 1869 The Eastman tunnel, in Minnesota, United States, collapses during construction, causing a landslide that nearly destroys St. Anthony Falls. Wikipedia ↗
- 1813 War of 1812: The Army of the Northwest defeats a British and Native Canadian force threatening Detroit. Wikipedia ↗
- 1789 French Revolution: The Women's March on Versailles effectively terminates royal authority. Wikipedia ↗
- 1672 Jan Sobieski, Grand Hetman of the Polish Crown, begins his successful military campaign against the Tartars following their rebellion and an invasion by the Ottoman Empire. Wikipedia ↗
- 1607 Assassins attempt to kill Venetian statesman and scientist Paolo Sarpi. Wikipedia ↗
- 1465 King Louis XI of France is forced to sign the treaty of Conflans. Wikipedia ↗
- 1450 Louis IX, Duke of Bavaria expels Jews from his jurisdiction. Wikipedia ↗
- 1143 With the signing of the Treaty of Zamora, King Alfonso VII of León and Castile recognises Portugal as a Kingdom. Wikipedia ↗
- 869 The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to depose patriarch Photios I. Wikipedia ↗
- 816 King Louis the Pious is crowned emperor of the Holy Roman Empire by the Pope. Wikipedia ↗
- 610 Heraclius arrives at Constantinople, kills Byzantine Emperor Phocas, and becomes emperor. Wikipedia ↗
Born on this day
- 1952 Imran Khan, Pakistani cricketer and politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan Wikipedia ↗
- 1946 Zahida Hina, Pakistani journalist and author Wikipedia ↗
- 2006 Jacob Tremblay, Canadian actor Wikipedia ↗
- 1999 Washington Sundar, Indian cricketer Wikipedia ↗
- 1998 Exequiel Palacios, Argentine footballer Wikipedia ↗
- 1997 Michael Hoecht, Canadian American football player Wikipedia ↗
- 1993 Jewell Loyd, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
- 1993 Wakamotoharu Minato, Japanese sumo wrestler Wikipedia ↗
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- 1992 Kevin Magnussen, Danish racing driver Wikipedia ↗
- 1992 Cody Zeller, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
- 1991 Pär Lindholm, Swedish ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
- 1991 Tornike Shengelia, Georgian basketball player Wikipedia ↗
- 1990 Nathan Peats, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
- 1989 Kelsey Adrian, Canadian basketball player Wikipedia ↗
- 1989 Marcel Baude, German footballer Wikipedia ↗
- 1989 Ify Ibekwe, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
- 1989 Travis Kelce, American football player Wikipedia ↗
- 1988 Benny Howell, English cricketer Wikipedia ↗
- 1988 Bahar Kızıl, German singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
- 1988 Maja Salvador, Filipino actress, dancer, singer, and host Wikipedia ↗
- 1987 Dillon Francis, American DJ and record producer Wikipedia ↗
- 1987 Michael Grabner, Austrian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
- 1987 Jesse Joensuu, Finnish ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
- 1987 Kevin Mirallas, Belgian footballer Wikipedia ↗
- 1987 Tim Ream, American soccer player Wikipedia ↗
- 1987 Park So-yeon, South Korean singer, dancer, and actress Wikipedia ↗
- 1987 Luigi Vitale, Italian footballer Wikipedia ↗
- 1987 Brandan Wright, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
- 1986 Mladen Bartulović, Croatian footballer Wikipedia ↗
- 1986 Tanner Roark, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
- 1985 Nicola Roberts, English singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
- 1985 Brooke Valentine, American singer and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
- 1984 Naima Adedapo, American singer and dancer Wikipedia ↗
- 1984 Kenwyne Jones, Trinidadian footballer Wikipedia ↗
- 1984 Nathalie Kelley, Peruvian-Australian actress Wikipedia ↗
- 1984 Nate Thompson, American ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
- 1984 Angel Perkins, American sprinter Wikipedia ↗
- 1983 Jesse Eisenberg, American actor and writer Wikipedia ↗
- 1983 Nicky Hilton, American socialite, fashion designer, and model Wikipedia ↗
- 1983 Florian Mayer, German tennis player Wikipedia ↗
- 1983 Mashrafe Mortaza, Bangladeshi cricketer Wikipedia ↗
- 1982 Michael Roos, Estonian-American football player Wikipedia ↗
- 1982 Steve Williams, Australian-German rugby player Wikipedia ↗
- 1981 Jeanette Antolin, American gymnast Wikipedia ↗
- 1981 Joel Lindpere, Estonian footballer Wikipedia ↗
- 1981 Andy Nägelein, German footballer Wikipedia ↗
- 1980 Yuta Tabuse, Japanese basketball player Wikipedia ↗
- 1980 Paul Thomas, American bass player Wikipedia ↗
- 1980 James Toseland, English motorcycle racer Wikipedia ↗
- 1980 Joakim Brodén, Swedish-Czech musician and lead vocalist of the power metal band Sabaton Wikipedia ↗
- 1979 Vince Grella, Australian footballer Wikipedia ↗
- 1979 Curtis Sanford, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
- 1978 Steinar Nickelsen, Norwegian organist and composer Wikipedia ↗
- 1978 Jesse Palmer, Canadian football player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
- 1978 Shane Ryan, Irish footballer and hurler Wikipedia ↗
- 1978 James Valentine, American musician and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
- 1978 Morgan Webb, Canadian-American television host and producer Wikipedia ↗
- 1977 Hugleikur Dagsson, Icelandic author, illustrator, and critic Wikipedia ↗
- 1977 Vinnie Paz, Italian-American rapper and producer Wikipedia ↗
- 1977 Konstantin Zyryanov, Russian footballer Wikipedia ↗
- 1976 Ramzan Kadyrov, Russian-Chechen general and politician, 3rd President of the Chechen Republic Wikipedia ↗
- 1976 Royston Tan, Singaporean director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
- 1976 J. J. Yeley, American race car driver Wikipedia ↗
- 1975 Bobo Baldé, French-Guinean footballer Wikipedia ↗
- 1975 Carson Ellis, American painter and illustrator Wikipedia ↗
- 1975 Hutch Harris, American songwriter and musician Wikipedia ↗
- 1975 Parminder Nagra, English actress Wikipedia ↗
- 1975 Monica Rial, American voice actress, director, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
- 1975 Scott Weinger, American actor Wikipedia ↗
- 1975 Kate Winslet, English actress Wikipedia ↗
- 1974 Rich Franklin, American mixed martial artist and actor Wikipedia ↗
- 1974 Heather Headley, Trinidadian-American singer, songwriter, and actress Wikipedia ↗
- 1974 Colin Meloy, American indie rock singer (The Decemberists) Wikipedia ↗
- 1974 Anousjka van Exel, Dutch tennis player Wikipedia ↗
- 1973 Cédric Villani, French mathematician and academic Wikipedia ↗
- 1972 Annely Akkermann, Estonian banker and politician Wikipedia ↗
- 1972 Aaron Guiel, Canadian baseball player Wikipedia ↗
- 1972 Grant Hill, American basketball player and actor Wikipedia ↗
- 1972 Thomas Roberts, American journalist and actor Wikipedia ↗
- 1971 Tonia Antoniazzi, British politician Wikipedia ↗
- 1971 Mauricio Pellegrino, Argentinian footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
- 1970 Josie Bissett, American actress Wikipedia ↗
- 1970 Matthew Knights, Australian footballer and coach Wikipedia ↗
- 1970 Tord Gustavsen, Norwegian pianist and composer Wikipedia ↗
- 1970 Cal Wilson, New Zealand comedian, actress, and screenwriter (died 2023) Wikipedia ↗
- 1967 Rex Chapman, American basketball player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
- 1967 Guy Pearce, English-Australian actor Wikipedia ↗
- 1966 Dennis Byrd, American football player (died 2016) Wikipedia ↗
- 1966 Sean M. Carroll, American physicist, cosmologist, and academic Wikipedia ↗
- 1966 Fredrik Olausson, Swedish ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
- 1966 Jan Verhaas, Dutch snooker player and referee Wikipedia ↗
- 1965 Mario Lemieux, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
- 1965 Patrick Roy, Canadian ice hockey player and coach Wikipedia ↗
- 1964 Korina Sanchez, Filipino journalist Wikipedia ↗
- 1963 Laura Davies, English golfer and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
- 1963 Tony Dodemaide, Australian cricketer Wikipedia ↗
- 1963 Michael Hadschieff, Austrian speed skater Wikipedia ↗
- 1962 Michael Andretti, American race car driver Wikipedia ↗
- 1962 Thomas Herbst, German footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
- 1962 Caron Keating, British television host (died 2004) Wikipedia ↗
- 1960 Daniel Baldwin, American actor, director, and producer Wikipedia ↗
- 1960 Careca, Brazilian footballer[citation needed] Wikipedia ↗
- 1960 David Kirk, New Zealand rugby player and coach Wikipedia ↗
- 1959 Kenan İpek, Turkish lawyer and judge Wikipedia ↗
- 1959 Maya Lin, American architect and sculptor, designed the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and Civil Rights Memorial Wikipedia ↗
- 1959 Kelly Joe Phelps, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2022) Wikipedia ↗
- 1958 André Kuipers, Dutch physician and astronaut Wikipedia ↗
- 1958 Neil Peart, Australian footballer Wikipedia ↗
- 1958 Neil deGrasse Tyson, American astrophysicist, cosmologist, and author Wikipedia ↗
- 1957 Bernie Mac, American actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter (died 2008) Wikipedia ↗
- 1957 Lee Thompson, English singer-songwriter and saxophonist Wikipedia ↗
- 1955 John Alexander, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
- 1955 Jean-Jacques Lafon, French singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
- 1955 Adair Turner, Baron Turner of Ecchinswell, English academic and businessman Wikipedia ↗
- 1953 Philip Hampton, English-Scottish accountant and businessman Wikipedia ↗
- 1953 Roy Laidlaw, Scottish rugby player Wikipedia ↗
- 1952 Clive Barker, English author, director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
- 1952 Harold Faltermeyer, German keyboard player, composer, and producer Wikipedia ↗
- 1951 Karen Allen, American actress Wikipedia ↗
- 1951 Bob Geldof, Irish singer-songwriter and actor Wikipedia ↗
- 1950 Jeff Conaway, American actor and singer (died 2011) Wikipedia ↗
- 1950 Edward P. Jones, American novelist and short story writer Wikipedia ↗
- 1950 James Rizzi, American painter and illustrator (died 2011) Wikipedia ↗
- 1949 Peter Ackroyd, English biographer, novelist and critic Wikipedia ↗
- 1949 Michael Gaughan, Irish Republican died on hunger strike (died 1974) Wikipedia ↗
- 1949 Ralph Goodale, Canadian lawyer and politician, 36th Canadian Minister of Finance Wikipedia ↗
- 1949 Bill James, American historian and author Wikipedia ↗
- 1949 Yashiki Takajin, Japanese singer and television host (died 2014) Wikipedia ↗
- 1948 Russell Mael, American vocalist Wikipedia ↗
- 1947 Brian Johnson, English singer and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
- 1947 Michèle Pierre-Louis, Haitian politician, 14th Prime Minister of Haiti Wikipedia ↗
- 1946 Robin Lane Fox, English historian and author Wikipedia ↗
- 1946 Jean Perron, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
- 1946 David Watson, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
- 1945 Brian Connolly, Scottish singer-songwriter (died 1997) Wikipedia ↗
- 1944 Richard Rosser, Baron Rosser, English union leader and politician (died 2024) Wikipedia ↗
- 1943 Ben Cardin, American lawyer and politician Wikipedia ↗
- 1943 Steve Miller, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
- 1943 Michael Morpurgo, English author, poet, and playwright Wikipedia ↗
- 1943 Etela Farkašová, Slovak philosopher and writer Wikipedia ↗
- 1942 Richard Street, American singer-songwriter (died 2013) Wikipedia ↗
- 1941 Stephanie Cole, English actress (died 2026) Wikipedia ↗
- 1941 Eduardo Duhalde, Argentinian lawyer and politician, 50th President of Argentina Wikipedia ↗
- 1941 Frank Stagg, Irish republican died on hunger strike (died 1976) Wikipedia ↗
- 1940 Bob Cowper, Australian cricketer Wikipedia ↗
- 1940 Terry Trotter, American jazz pianist Wikipedia ↗
- 1939 Marie-Claire Blais, Canadian author and playwright (died 2021) Wikipedia ↗
- 1939 A. R. Penck, German painter and sculptor (died 2017) Wikipedia ↗
- 1939 Consuelo Ynares-Santiago, Filipino lawyer and jurist Wikipedia ↗
- 1938 Johnny Duncan, American country singer (died 2006) Wikipedia ↗
- 1938 Teresa Heinz, Mozambican-American businesswoman and philanthropist Wikipedia ↗
- 1937 Barry Switzer, American football player and coach Wikipedia ↗
- 1936 Václav Havel, Czech poet, playwright, and politician, 1st President of the Czech Republic (died 2011) Wikipedia ↗
- 1936 Adrian Smith, American basketball player (died 2026) Wikipedia ↗
- 1934 Kenneth D. Taylor, Canadian businessman and diplomat (died 2015) Wikipedia ↗
- 1934 Angelo Buono, American serial killer and rapist (died 2002) Wikipedia ↗
- 1933 Doug Bailey, American political consultant, founded The Hotline (died 2013) Wikipedia ↗
- 1933 Billy Lee Riley, American rockabilly musician, singer-songwriter, and record producer (died 2009) Wikipedia ↗
- 1932 Neal Ascherson, Scottish journalist and author Wikipedia ↗
- 1932 Dean Prentice, Canadian ice hockey player (died 2019) Wikipedia ↗
- 1932 Michael John Rogers, English ornithologist and police officer (died 2006) Wikipedia ↗
- 1931 Rosalie Gower, Canadian nurse and politician (died 2013) Wikipedia ↗
- 1930 Pavel Popovich, Ukrainian general, pilot, and cosmonaut (died 2009) Wikipedia ↗
- 1930 Reinhard Selten, German economist and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2016) Wikipedia ↗
- 1929 Richard F. Gordon Jr., American captain, pilot, and astronaut (died 2017) Wikipedia ↗
- 1929 Bill Wirtz, American businessman (died 2007) Wikipedia ↗
- 1928 Louise Fitzhugh, American author and illustrator (died 1974) Wikipedia ↗
- 1928 Marjorie Finlay, American opera singer and television personality (died 2003) Wikipedia ↗
- 1926 Avraham Adan, Israeli general (died 2012) Wikipedia ↗
- 1926 Willi Unsoeld, American mountaineer and educator (died 1979) Wikipedia ↗
- 1925 Gail Davis, American actress (died 1997) Wikipedia ↗
- 1925 Herbert Kretzmer, South African-English journalist and songwriter (died 2020) Wikipedia ↗
- 1925 Walter Dale Miller, American lawyer and politician, 29th Governor of South Dakota (died 2015) Wikipedia ↗
- 1924 Bill Dana, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (died 2017) Wikipedia ↗
- 1924 José Donoso, Chilean author (died 1996) Wikipedia ↗
- 1924 Barbara Kelly, Canadian actress and screenwriter (died 2007) Wikipedia ↗
- 1924 Frederic Morton, Austrian-American banker, journalist, and author (died 2015) Wikipedia ↗
- 1924 Bob Thaves, American cartoonist (died 2006) Wikipedia ↗
- 1923 Philip Berrigan, American priest and activist (died 2002) Wikipedia ↗
- 1923 Stig Dagerman, Swedish journalist and author (died 1954) Wikipedia ↗
- 1923 Albert Guðmundsson, Icelandic footballer and politician (died 1994) Wikipedia ↗
- 1923 Glynis Johns, British actress and singer (died 2024) Wikipedia ↗
- 1923 Kailashpati Mishra, Indian lawyer and politician, 18th Governor of Gujarat (died 2012) Wikipedia ↗
- 1922 José Froilán González, Argentinian racing driver (died 2013) Wikipedia ↗
- 1922 Bil Keane, American cartoonist (died 2011) Wikipedia ↗
- 1922 Jock Stein, Scottish footballer and manager (died 1985) Wikipedia ↗
- 1921 Bill Willis, American football player and coach (died 2007) Wikipedia ↗
- 1919 Donald Pleasence, English actor (died 1995) Wikipedia ↗
- 1917 Allen Ludden, American television personality and game show host (died 1981) Wikipedia ↗
- 1917 Magda Szabó, Hungarian author and poet (died 2007) Wikipedia ↗
- 1916 Stetson Kennedy, American author and activist (died 2011) Wikipedia ↗
- 1914 Zhang Zhen, Chinese general and politician (died 2015) Wikipedia ↗
- 1913 Eugene B. Fluckey, American admiral, Medal of Honor recipient (died 2007) Wikipedia ↗
- 1912 Fritz Fischer, German physician and convicted war criminal (died 2003) Wikipedia ↗
- 1911 Pierre Dansereau, Canadian ecologist and academic (died 2011) Wikipedia ↗
- 1911 Brian O'Nolan, Irish author and playwright (died 1966) Wikipedia ↗
- 1908 Mehmet Ali Aybar, Turkish lawyer and politician (died 1995) Wikipedia ↗
- 1908 Joshua Logan, American director and screenwriter (died 1988) Wikipedia ↗
- 1907 Mrs. Miller, American novelty singer (died 1997) Wikipedia ↗
- 1907 Ragnar Nurkse, Estonian-American economist and academic (died 1959) Wikipedia ↗
- 1905 John Hoyt, American actor (died 1991) Wikipedia ↗
- 1905 Harriet E. MacGibbon, American actress (died 1987) Wikipedia ↗
- 1903 M. King Hubbert, American geophysicist and academic (died 1989) Wikipedia ↗
- 1902 Larry Fine, American comedian (died 1975) Wikipedia ↗
- 1902 Ray Kroc, American businessman and philanthropist (died 1984) Wikipedia ↗
- 1901 John Alton, Austrian-American director and cinematographer (died 1996) Wikipedia ↗
- 1899 Elda Anderson, American physicist and health researcher (died 1961) Wikipedia ↗
- 1898 Nachum Gutman, Moldovan-Israeli painter and sculptor (died 1980) Wikipedia ↗
- 1895 Walter Bedell Smith, U.S. Army general (WWII) and head of CIA (died 1961) Wikipedia ↗
- 1894 Bevil Rudd, South African runner and journalist (died 1948) Wikipedia ↗
- 1892 Remington Kellogg, American zoologist and paleontologist (died 1969) Wikipedia ↗
- 1889 Teresa de la Parra, French-Venezuelan author and educator (died 1936) Wikipedia ↗
- 1888 Mary Fuller, American actress and screenwriter (died 1973) Wikipedia ↗
- 1887 René Cassin, French judge and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1976) Wikipedia ↗
- 1887 Manny Ziener, German actress (died 1972) Wikipedia ↗
- 1885 Arunachalam Mahadeva, Sri Lankan politician and diplomat (died 1969) Wikipedia ↗
- 1883 Ernst Pittschau, German actor (died 1951) Wikipedia ↗
- 1882 Robert H. Goddard, American physicist, engineer, and academic (died 1945) Wikipedia ↗
- 1879 Francis Peyton Rous, American pathologist and virologist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1970) Wikipedia ↗
- 1878 Louise Dresser, American actress (died 1965) Wikipedia ↗
- 1877 Mike O'Neill, Irish-American baseball player and manager (died 1959) Wikipedia ↗
- 1873 Lucien Mérignac, French fencer (died 1941) Wikipedia ↗
- 1864 Louis Lumière, French director and producer (died 1948) Wikipedia ↗
- 1858 Helen Churchill Candee, American journalist and author (died 1949) Wikipedia ↗
- 1856 Peadar Toner Mac Fhionnlaoich, Irish author and playwright (died 1942) Wikipedia ↗
- 1850 Sergey Muromtsev, Russian lawyer and politician (died 1910) Wikipedia ↗
- 1848 Guido von List, Austrian-German journalist and poet (died 1919) Wikipedia ↗
- 1844 Francis William Reitz, South African lawyer and politician, 5th State President of the Orange Free State (died 1934) Wikipedia ↗
- 1841 Philipp Mainländer, German philosopher (died 1876) Wikipedia ↗
- 1829 Chester A. Arthur, American general, lawyer, and politician, 21st President of the United States (died 1886) Wikipedia ↗
- 1824 Henry Chadwick, English-American historian and author (died 1908) Wikipedia ↗
- 1820 David Wilber, American lawyer and politician (died 1890) Wikipedia ↗
- 1816 Ursula Frayne, Irish-Australian nun and missionary (died 1885) Wikipedia ↗
- 1803 Friedrich Bernhard Westphal, Danish-German painter (died 1844) Wikipedia ↗
- 1795 Alexander Keith, Scottish-Canadian brewer and politician, 13th Mayor of Halifax (died 1873) Wikipedia ↗
- 1792 Joseph Crosfield, English businessman (died 1844) Wikipedia ↗
- 1781 Bernard Bolzano, Czech mathematician and philosopher (died 1848) Wikipedia ↗
- 1743 Giuseppe Gazzaniga, Italian composer and educator (died 1818) Wikipedia ↗
- 1728 Chevalier d'Éon, French diplomat and spy (died 1810) Wikipedia ↗
- 1715 Victor de Riqueti, marquis de Mirabeau, French economist and educator (died 1789) Wikipedia ↗
- 1713 Denis Diderot, French philosopher and critic (died 1784) Wikipedia ↗
- 1712 Francesco Guardi, Italian painter (died 1793) Wikipedia ↗
- 1703 Jonathan Edwards, American pastor and theologian (died 1758) Wikipedia ↗
- 1687 Maria Maddalena Martinengo, Italian nun (died 1737) Wikipedia ↗
- 1658 Mary of Modena, Queen Consort of England, Scotland and Ireland (died 1718) Wikipedia ↗
- 1641 Françoise-Athénaïs, marquise de Montespan, French mistress of Louis XIV (died 1707) Wikipedia ↗
- 1609 Paul Fleming, German physician and poet (died 1640) Wikipedia ↗
- 1524 Rani Durgavati, Queen of Gond (died 1564) Wikipedia ↗
- 1520 Alessandro Farnese, Italian cardinal and diplomat (died 1589) Wikipedia ↗
- 1487 Ludwig of Hanau-Lichtenberg, German nobleman (died 1553) Wikipedia ↗
- 1422 Catherine, Princess of Asturias, Spanish royal (died 1424) Wikipedia ↗
- 1377 Louis II of Anjou (died 1417) Wikipedia ↗
- 1338 Alexios III of Trebizond (died 1390)[citation needed] Wikipedia ↗
- 1274 Al-Dhahabi, Syrian scholar and historian (died 1348) Wikipedia ↗
Died on this day
- 2026 Jeffrey Archer, English novelist and politician (born 1940) Wikipedia ↗
- 2024 Robert Coover, American novelist (born 1932) Wikipedia ↗
- 2017 Eberhard van der Laan, Dutch politician, mayor of Amsterdam (born 1955) Wikipedia ↗
- 2016 Brock Yates, American journalist and author (born 1933) Wikipedia ↗
- 2015 Chantal Akerman, Belgian-French actress, director, and producer (born 1950) Wikipedia ↗
- 2015 Joker Arroyo, Filipino lawyer and politician (born 1927) Wikipedia ↗
- 2015 Grace Lee Boggs, American philosopher, author, and activist (born 1915) Wikipedia ↗
- 2015 Henning Mankell, Swedish author and playwright (born 1948) Wikipedia ↗
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- 2014 David Chavchavadze, English-American CIA officer and author (born 1924) Wikipedia ↗
- 2014 Andrea de Cesaris, Italian racing driver (born 1959) Wikipedia ↗
- 2014 Geoffrey Holder, Trinidadian-American actor, singer, dancer, and choreographer (born 1930) Wikipedia ↗
- 2014 Yuri Lyubimov, Russian actor and director (born 1917) Wikipedia ↗
- 2013 Ruth R. Benerito, American chemist and academic (born 1916) Wikipedia ↗
- 2013 Carlo Lizzani, Italian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1922) Wikipedia ↗
- 2013 Yakkun Sakurazuka, Japanese voice actress and singer (born 1976) Wikipedia ↗
- 2012 Keith Campbell, English biologist and academic (born 1954) Wikipedia ↗
- 2012 Vojin Dimitrijević, Croatian-Serbian lawyer and activist (born 1932) Wikipedia ↗
- 2012 James W. Holley III, American dentist and politician (born 1926) Wikipedia ↗
- 2012 Edvard Mirzoyan, Georgian-Armenian composer and educator (born 1921) Wikipedia ↗
- 2012 Claude Pinoteau, French director and screenwriter (born 1925) Wikipedia ↗
- 2011 Derrick Bell, American academic and scholar (born 1930) Wikipedia ↗
- 2011 Bert Jansch, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1943) Wikipedia ↗
- 2011 Steve Jobs, American businessman, co-founder of Apple Inc. (born 1955) Wikipedia ↗
- 2011 Charles Napier, American actor and singer (born 1936) Wikipedia ↗
- 2011 Fred Shuttlesworth, American activist, co-founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (born 1922) Wikipedia ↗
- 2011 Gökşin Sipahioğlu, Turkish photographer and journalist (born 1926) Wikipedia ↗
- 2010 Bernard Clavel, French journalist and author (born 1923) Wikipedia ↗
- 2010 Mary Leona Gage, American model and actress, Miss USA 1957 (born 1939) Wikipedia ↗
- 2010 Steve Lee, Swiss singer-songwriter (born 1963) Wikipedia ↗
- 2006 Antonio Peña, Mexican wrestling promoter, founded Lucha Libre AAA World Wide (born 1953) Wikipedia ↗
- 2004 Rodney Dangerfield, American comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter (born 1921) Wikipedia ↗
- 2004 William H. Dobelle, American biologist and academic (born 1941) Wikipedia ↗
- 2004 Maurice Wilkins, New Zealand-English physicist and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1916) Wikipedia ↗
- 2003 Dan Snyder, Canadian-American ice hockey player (born 1978) Wikipedia ↗
- 2003 Timothy Treadwell, American environmentalist, director, and producer (born 1957) Wikipedia ↗
- 2002 Chuck Rayner, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1920) Wikipedia ↗
- 2001 Mike Mansfield, American soldier, politician, and diplomat, 22nd United States Ambassador to Japan (born 1903) Wikipedia ↗
- 2000 Johanna Döbereiner, Brazilian agronomist (born 1924) Wikipedia ↗
- 2000 Cătălin Hîldan, Romanian footballer (born 1976) Wikipedia ↗
- 1997 Brian Pillman, American football player and wrestler (born 1962) Wikipedia ↗
- 1996 Seymour Cray, American engineer and businessman, founded CRAY Inc (born 1925) Wikipedia ↗
- 1992 Eddie Kendricks, American singer-songwriter (born 1939) Wikipedia ↗
- 1986 Mike Burgmann, Australian racing driver and accountant (born 1947) Wikipedia ↗
- 1986 Hal B. Wallis, American film producer (born 1898) Wikipedia ↗
- 1986 James H. Wilkinson, English mathematician and computer scientist (born 1919) Wikipedia ↗
- 1985 Karl Menger, Austrian-American mathematician from the Vienna Circle (born 1902) Wikipedia ↗
- 1983 Humberto Mauro, Brazilian director and screenwriter (born 1897) Wikipedia ↗
- 1983 Earl Tupper, American inventor and businessman, founded the Tupperware Corporation (born 1907) Wikipedia ↗
- 1981 Gloria Grahame, American actress (born 1923) Wikipedia ↗
- 1976 Barbara Nichols, American actress (born 1928) Wikipedia ↗
- 1976 Lars Onsager, Norwegian-American chemist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1903) Wikipedia ↗
- 1967 Clifton Williams, American astronaut (born 1932) Wikipedia ↗
- 1952 Joe Jagersberger, Austrian racing driver (born 1884) Wikipedia ↗
- 1950 Frederic Lewy, German-American neurologist and academic (born 1885) Wikipedia ↗
- 1943 Leon Roppolo, American clarinet player and composer (born 1902) Wikipedia ↗
- 1942 Dorothea Klumpke, American astronomer (born 1861) Wikipedia ↗
- 1941 Louis Brandeis, American lawyer and jurist (born 1856) Wikipedia ↗
- 1940 Ballington Booth, English-American activist, co-founded the Volunteers of America (born 1857) Wikipedia ↗
- 1940 Lincoln Loy McCandless, American rancher and politician (born 1859) Wikipedia ↗
- 1940 Silvestre Revueltas, Mexican violinist, composer, and conductor (born 1889) Wikipedia ↗
- 1938 Faustina Kowalska, Polish nun and saint (born 1905) Wikipedia ↗
- 1938 Albert Ranft, Swedish actor and director (born 1858) Wikipedia ↗
- 1936 J. Slauerhoff, Dutch poet and author (born 1898) Wikipedia ↗
- 1933 Renée Adorée, French-American actress (born 1898) Wikipedia ↗
- 1933 Nikolai Yudenich, Russian general (born 1862) Wikipedia ↗
- 1930 Christopher Thomson, 1st Baron Thomson, Indian-English soldier and politician, Secretary of State for Air (born 1875) Wikipedia ↗
- 1929 Varghese Payyappilly Palakkappilly, Indian priest, founded the Sisters of the Destitute (born 1876) Wikipedia ↗
- 1927 Sam Warner, Polish-American director, producer, and screenwriter, co-founded Warner Bros. (born 1887) Wikipedia ↗
- 1921 John Storey, Australian politician, 20th Premier of New South Wales (born 1869) Wikipedia ↗
- 1918 Roland Garros, French soldier and pilot (born 1888) Wikipedia ↗
- 1914 Albert Solomon, Australian politician, 23rd Premier of Tasmania (born 1876) Wikipedia ↗
- 1913 Hans von Bartels, German painter and educator (born 1856) Wikipedia ↗
- 1895 Ralph Tollemache, English priest (born 1826) Wikipedia ↗
- 1885 Thomas C. Durant, American railroad tycoon (born 1820) Wikipedia ↗
- 1880 Jacques Offenbach, German-French cellist and composer (born 1819) Wikipedia ↗
- 1861 Antoni Melchior Fijałkowski, Polish archbishop (born 1778) Wikipedia ↗
- 1848 Joseph Hormayr, Baron zu Hortenburg, Austrian-German historian and politician (born 1781) Wikipedia ↗
- 1827 William Mullins, 2nd Baron Ventry, Anglo-Irish politician and peer (born 1761) Wikipedia ↗
- 1813 Tecumseh, American tribal leader (born 1768) Wikipedia ↗
- 1805 Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (born 1738) Wikipedia ↗
- 1802 Sanité Bélair, Haitian freedom fighter (born 1781) Wikipedia ↗
- 1777 Johann Andreas Segner, Slovak-German mathematician, physicist, and physician (born 1704) Wikipedia ↗
- 1740 Jean-Philippe Baratier, German astronomer and scholar (born 1721) Wikipedia ↗
- 1714 Kaibara Ekken, Japanese botanist and philosopher (born 1630) Wikipedia ↗
- 1629 Heribert Rosweyde, Jesuit hagiographer (born 1569) Wikipedia ↗
- 1606 Philippe Desportes, French poet and author (born 1546) Wikipedia ↗
- 1565 Lodovico Ferrari, Italian mathematician and academic (born 1522) Wikipedia ↗
- 1564 Pierre de Manchicourt, Flemish composer and educator (born 1510) Wikipedia ↗
- 1540 Helius Eobanus Hessus, German poet and educator (born 1488) Wikipedia ↗
- 1528 Richard Foxe, English bishop and academic (born 1448) Wikipedia ↗
- 1524 Joachim Patinir, Flemish landscape painter (born c. 1480) Wikipedia ↗
- 1399 Raymond of Capua, Italian priest and Master General (born c. 1330) Wikipedia ↗
- 1398 Blanche of Navarre, queen of France (born 1330) Wikipedia ↗
- 1354 Giovanni Visconti, Italian cardinal (born 1290) Wikipedia ↗
- 1285 Philip III, king of France (born 1245) Wikipedia ↗
- 1225 Al-Nasir, Abbasid caliph (born 1158) Wikipedia ↗
- 1214 Alfonso VIII, king of Castile and Toledo (born 1155) Wikipedia ↗
- 1112 Sigebert of Gembloux, French monk, historian, and author (born 1030) Wikipedia ↗
- 1111 Robert II, count of Flanders (born 1065) Wikipedia ↗
- 1056 Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor (born 1016) Wikipedia ↗
- 989 Henry III, duke of Bavaria (born 940) Wikipedia ↗
- 610 Phocas, Byzantine emperor Wikipedia ↗
- 578 Justin II, Byzantine emperor (born 520) Wikipedia ↗
- 659 BC Pradyota, King of Avanti and Magadha Wikipedia ↗
Holidays & observances
World Space Week (October 4–10)Armed Forces Day (Indonesia)Christian feast day: Anna SchäfferChristian feast day: Charitina of AmisusChristian feast day: Faustina KowalskaChristian feast day: Flora of BeaulieuChristian feast day: Bartolo LongoChristian feast day: Hor and Susia (Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria)Christian feast day: Placid and MaurusChristian feast day: Placidus (martyr)Christian feast day: Blessed William HartleyChristian feast day: October 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)Constitution Day (Vanuatu)Engineer's Day (Bolivia)International Day of No ProstitutionRepublic Day (Portugal)Teachers' Day (Pakistan)Teachers' Day (Russia)World Teachers' Day
Events, births, deaths and observances: Wikipedia, “October 5”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pakistan entries reviewed by Newsora24. Updated 14 Oct 2026.