Global Days & Remarks on 5th of October
5th Oct: World Teachers Day (International Event).
5th Oct: National Dolphin Day (India).
5th Oct: Chic Spy Day (United States of America).
5th Oct: National Do Something Nice Day (United States of America).
Important Events on 5th of October
1676 A.D. = East India Company got the right to exchange Indian currency in Mumbai from the King of England.
1796 A.D. = Spain declared War on England.
1864 A.D. = Calcutta is destroyed by a cyclone (approximately 60,000 died).
1880 A.D. = Alonzo Tea Cross patented the first ball point pen.
1908 A.D. = Bulgaria proclaimed its independence from the Ottoman Empire.
1910 A.D. = Portugal became a republic following a successful revolt against King Manuel II.
1915 A.D. = Bulgaria participated in the First World War.
1962 A.D. = The first James Bond film - "Dr. No" was premiered. This film was based on the a novel with same title by Ian Fleming, and starring Sean Connery and Ursula Andress, premieres in London.
1964 A.D. = The largest mass escape occured since the construction of the Berlin Wall, as 57 East German refugees escaped to West Berlin after tunneling beneath the wall.
1984 A.D. = Marc Garneau became the first Canadian in space.
1989 A.D. = Dalai Lama wins Nobel Peace Prize (Religious and Political Leader of Tibet).
1989 A.D. = Meera Sahib Biwi became the first woman judge of the Supreme Court of India.
2005 A.D. = Famous vampire theme novel -'Twilight' was published written by Stephenie Meyer.
2011 A.D. = The world's cheapest tablet PC titled 'Aakash' was launched in India ( Price - 2,250/- Indian Rupees).
2014 A.D. = Hewlett-Packard (i.e. HP) decides to divide into two companies - HP Enterprise, (focus on business products and services) and HP Inc. (focus on printing and personal computing).
Important Birthdays on 5th of October
1830 A.D. = Chester A. Arthur (21st President of the U.S.).
1882 A.D. = Robert Goddard (got title of, "Father of the Space Age" - during his lifetime he was ridiculed over his idea of constructing a space flight machine. In 1926, he launched the world's first liquid-fueled rocket on a farm near Auburn, Mass. In 1935, his liquid-fuelled rocket surpassed the speed of sound).
1926 A.D. = Martyr Shaheed Baji Rout (Youngest Indian Freedom Fighter).
1975 A.D. = Kate Winslet (English Actress).
Important Death Anniversaries on 5th of October
1805 A.D. = Lord Cornwallis (Second Governor General and Commander in Chief of the British Empire in India, died in Ghazipur.)
2011 A.D. = Steve Jobs (Co-founder of Apple).
