5 October

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5 October

1582    Because of the implementation of the Gregorian calendar this day does not exist in this year in Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain.

1713     Denis Diderot (born), French philosopher (died 1784)

1789    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.

1805    Charles Cornwallis (died), 1st Marquess Cornwallis, English general (born 1738)

1813     Tecumseh (died), American tribal leader (born 1768)

1877    Chief Joseph surrenders his Nez Perce band to General Nelson A. Miles.

1880    Jacques Offenbach (died), German-French composer (born 1819)

1882    Robert H. Goddard (born), American physicist and inventor (died 1945)

1902    Ray Kroc (born), American businessman, founder of McDonald’s (died 1984)

1905    Wilbur Wright pilots Wright Flyer III in a flight of 24 miles in 39 minutes, a world record that stood until 1908.

1927    Sam Warner (died), American film producer, co-founded Warner Bros. (born 1887)

1939    Walter Wolf (born), Austrian-Canadian businessman, founded Walter Wolf Racing

1943    Steve Miller (born), American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Steve Miller Band)

1947    The first televised White House address is given by U.S. President Harry S. Truman.

1953    The first documented of Narcotics Anonymous is held.

1955    Disneyland Hotel opens in Anaheim, California.

1962    Dr. No, the first in the James Bond film series, is released.

1962    Michael Andretti (born), American race car driver

1962    The Beatles’ first single, “Love Me Do” backed with “P.S. I Love You“, is released in the United Kingdom.

1969    The first episode of Monty Python’s Flying Circus airs on BBC One.

1970    The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is founded.

1983    Earl Tupper (died), American inventor and businessman, founded Tupperware (born 1907)

1991     The first official version of the Linux kernel, version 0.02, is released.

2011     Steve Jobs (died), American businessman, co-founder and of Apple Inc. (born 1955)

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