Portal:Biography/Selected anniversaries/October 5
Births
[edit]- 1520 - Alessandro Cardinal Farnese, Italian cardinal (d. 1589)
- 1695 - John Glas, Scottish minister (d. 1773)
- 1713 - Denis Diderot, French philosopher and encyclopedist (d. 1784)
- 1864 - Louis Lumière, French film pioneer (d. 1948)
- 1902 - Ray Kroc, American fast food entrepreneur (d. 1984)
- 1930 - Pavel Popovich, Soviet cosmonaut (d. 2009)
- 1936 - Václav Havel, playwright and President of the Czech Republic (d. 2011) (pictured)
- 1938 - Teresa Heinz Kerry, American philanthropist, wife of John Kerry
- 1943 - Steve Miller, American musician
- 1951 - Bob Geldof, Irish musician (The Boomtown Rats)
- 1962 - Michael Andretti, American race car driver
- 1975 - Kate Winslet, English actress
Deaths
[edit]- 578 - Justin II, Byzantine Emperor
- 1285 - King Philip III of France (b. 1245)
- 1565 - Lodovico Ferrari, Italian mathematician (b. 1522)
- 1791 - Grigori Potemkin, Russian statesman (b. 1739)
- 1813 - Tecumseh, Shawnee leader
- 2004 - Rodney Dangerfield, American comedian (b. 1921)