- 402 historical events, births and deaths are listed for 5 October.
- Entries come from Wikipedia’s day pages and are ordered by page views.
- 1943: World War II: Pacific Theater: Ninety-eight American POWs are executed by Japanese forces on Wake Island.
Holidays and observances
Events
1914World War I: An aircraft successfully destroys another aircraft with gunfire for the first time.
1930British airship R101 crashes in France en route to India on its maiden voyage killing 48 people.
1966A reactor at the Enrico Fermi Nuclear Generating Station near Detroit suffers a partial meltdown.
Born on this day
Died on this day
Quote of the day
“Life is very short and anxious for those who forget the past, neglect the present, and fear the future.”
Questions people ask
Where do the entries come from?
From Wikipedia’s on-this-day pages for this language, updated once a day and ordered by how often each article is read.