05 October - Today in History - Important historical events happened on this day in India and World History
According to Gregory calendar, on October 05, the day number in a year is 278 and if it is a leap year then the day number is 279. October 05 has a special significance in India and world history, because many such incidents have occurred on this day which have been recorded forever in the pages of history. Let's know some such important events which will increase your general knowledge. The facts collected will be as follows: People born on this day, demise of famous people, war treaty, freedom of any country, invention of new technologies, change of power, important National and International Day etc.
October 05 in History - Top Historical Events
| Year | Event / Incidence / Incident |
| 610 | Heraclius was crowned Byzantine Emperor, after having personallybeheaded the previous emperor Phocas. |
| 1676 | The East India Company got the right to exchange Indian currency in Mumbai from the King of England. |
| 1750 | Carlo Goldoni's "Ile Tetro Comico" premiered in Venice. |
| 1789 | French Revolution-Upset about the high price and scarcity ofbread, thousands of Parisian women and their various allies marched onthe royal palace at Versailles. |
| 1796 | Spain declared war on England. |
| 1805 | Lord Cornwallis, the second Governor General and Commander in Chief of the British Raj in India, died in Ghazipur. |
| 1818 | Claudine Thévenet (known as "Mary of St. Ignatius ") founded the Roman Catholic Order Studiégius de Yesus-Marie "Religious of Jesus and Mary") in Lyon, France. |
| 1823 | The medical journal The Lancet founded Thomas Wakley in London. |
| 1842 | Joseph Grol produced the first Pilsner beer in Bohemia in the city of Pilsen. |
| 1864 | About 50,000 people died due to the cyclone in Calcutta city. |
| 1864 | A cyclone killed 70,000 people in Calcutta, India. |
| 1875 | San Francisco established the Palace Hotel on Market Street. |
| 1880 | Alonzo Tea Cross patented the first ball point pen. |
| 1902 | Ray Crock was born to turn McDonald's into the world's most successful food operation. |
| 1903 | Samuel Griffith became the first Chief Justice of Australia,while Edmund Barton and Richard O'Connor became the first PuisneJustices of the High Court of Australia. |
| 1910 | Portugal founded insurgents oust a republic after the Portuguese monarchy. |
| 1910 | The Portuguese Republican Party organised a coup d'etat, deposed the constitutional monarchy and implanted a republican regime in Portugal. |
| 1910 | The monarchy in Portugal ended and the republic was established. |
| 1915 | Bulgaria participated in the First World War. |
| 1930 | The British airship R101 crashed in France en route to India onits maiden voyage, killing 48 passengers and crew. |
| 1944 | Women got the franchise in France. |
| 1948 | The earthquake in Turkmenistan's capital Ashqabat killed 110,000 people. |
| 1962 | Dr. No, the first in the James Bond film series, was released. |
| 1963 | The U.S. suspended the Commercial Import Program, its main economic support for South Vietnam, in response to oppression ofBuddhism by President Ngo Dinh Diem. |
| 1964 | The second Non-Aligned Movement Summit began in Cairo, United Arab Republic. |
| 1969 | Monty Python Flying Circus first aired on BBC One. |
| 1970 | Members of the Front de Libération du Québec kidnappedBritish diplomat James Cross, sparking the October Crisis in Montreal. |
| 1970 | The environmental organization Greenpeace was incorporated asthe Don't Make a Wave Committee in British Columbia, Canada. |
| 1973 | Seven nations signed the European Patent Convention, providingan autonomous legal system according to which European patents aregranted. |
| 1975 | Dirty War-The guerrilla group Montoneros carried out OperationPrimicia, a terrorist attack in which they hijacked an AerolíneasArgentinas flight, captured the Formosa International Airport, andattacked a military regiment. |
| 1986 | The British newspaper The Sunday Times published a story byMordechai Vanunu, a former nuclear technician, revealing details ofIsrael's nuclear capability. |
| 1988 | The Constituent Assembly of Brazil approved the constitution. |
| 1989 | Meera Sahib Biwi became the first woman judge of the Indian Supreme Court. |
| 2000 | Serbian engineering vehicle operator Ljubisav Ðokic rammedthe Radio Television of Serbia building with a wheel loader in a protestknown as the Bulldozer Revolution, causing Slobodan Miloševic tore sign two days later. |
| 2001 | American baseball player Barry Bonds surpassed Mark McGwire'ssingle-season home run total with his milestone 71st and 72nd home runs. |
| 2005 | England international football player Wayne Rooney is titled as FIFA SOS Ambassador for England, in encouragement of the official FIFA World Cup charity. |
| 2006 | German experts discover 51 skeletons from a mass grave at the village of Menden-Barge in the Sauerland region of the country, which are believed to be remains of victims of Nazi massacres during World War II. |
| 2007 | Marion Jones confesses using prohibited substances during her athletic career and dangers being stripped of her five Olympic medals. |
| 2008 | Pakistani president Asif Ali Zardari admits his government's agreement to US air strikes in Pakistan and also claims that India has never been a threat. |
| 2009 | China promises to improve relations with isolated North Korea, pushing it to improve its economy. |
| 2010 | The Bank of Japan reduces interest rates in Japan between 0 and 0.1%. |
| 2011 | India unveils the Aakash tablet computer for just $35. The tablet was made to offer better access to the Internet and technology for poor students in rural districts |
| 2011 | Two Chinese cargo ships were attacked on a stretch of theMekong River in the Golden Triangle area of Southeast Asia, and theircrew murdered. |
| 2011 | Apple co-founder Steve Jobs died at the age of 56 due to pancreas cancer. |
| 2011 | The world's cheapest Rs 2250 tablet PC 'Aakash' was launched in India. |
| 2012 | Around 47 people throughout the United States of America are infested with fungal meningitis from contaminated medicine, with five people dying. |
| 2014 | Hewlett-Packard (HP) decides to divide into two companies: HP Enterprise, concentrating on business products and services, and HP Inc., concentrating on printing and personal computing. |
Famous Birthdays of October 05:
| Year | Name / Profession / Country |
| 1925 | Herbert Kretzmer / Writer / United Kingdom |
| 1936 | Vaclav Havel / Politician / Czech Republic |
| 1946 | David Watson / Footballer / United Kingdom |
| 1959 | Maya Lin / Sculptor / United States of America |
| 1940 | Bob Cowper / Cricketer / Australia |
| 1964 | Philip A. Haigh / Author / United Kingdom |
| 1952 | Harold Faltermeyer / Composer / Germany |
| 1981 | Andy Nägelein / Footballer / Germany |
| 1939 | A. R. Penck / Painter / Germany |
| 1930 | Pavel Popovich / Pilot / Ukraine |
| 1695 | John Glas / Politician / Scotland |
| 1938 | Johnny Duncan / Singer / United States of America |
| 1941 | Eduardo Duhalde / Politician / Argentina |
| 1892 | Remington Kellogg / Zoologist / United States of America |
| 1931 | Rosalie Gower / Politician / Canada |
| 1917 | Allen Ludden / Television Personality / United States of America |
| 1911 | Pierre Dansereau / Academic / Canada |
| 1932 | Dean Prentice / Ice Hockey Player / Canada |
| 1963 | Tony Dodemaide / Cricketer / Australia |
| 1949 | Bill James / Author / United States of America |
| 1989 | Kelsey Adrian / Basketball Player / Canada |
| 1970 | Matthew Knights / Footballer / Australia |
| 1951 | Karen Allen / Actress / United States of America |
| 1713 | Denis Diderot / Philosopher / France |
| 1946 | Jean Perron / Ice Hockey Player / Canada |
| 1967 | Rex Chapman / Basketball Player / United States of America |
| 1824 | Henry Chadwick / Author / United Kingdom |
| 1922 | José Froilán González / Racing Car Driver / Argentina |
| 1977 | Hugleikur Dagsson / Author / Iceland |
| 1967 | Guy Pearce / Actor / United Kingdom |
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Read in Hindi : 05 अक्टूबर की प्रमुख ऐतिहासिक घटनाएं