FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS FOR OCTOBER 5
Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758) - American pastor and theologian.
Tecumseh (1768-1813) - American tribal leader.
David Wilber (1820-1890) - American lawyer and politician.
Thomas C. Durant (1820-1885) - American railroad tycoon.
Chester A. Arthur (1829-1886) - American general, lawyer, and politician, 21st President of the U.S..
Louis Brandeis (1856-1941) - American lawyer and jurist.
Helen Churchill Candee (1858-1949) - American journalist and author.
Dorothea Klumpke (1861-1942) - American astronomer.
Lincoln Loy McCandless (1859-1940) - American rancher and politician.
Louise Dresser (1878-1965) - American actress.
Francis Peyton Rous (1879-1970) - American pathologist and virologist, Nobel Prize laureate.
Robert H. Goddard (1882-1945) - American physicist, engineer, and academic.
Sam Warner (1887-1927) - Polish-American director, producer, and screenwriter, co-founded Warner Bros.
Remington Kellogg (1892-1969) - American zoologist and paleontologist.
Hal B. Wallis (1898-1986) - American film producer.
Elda Anderson (1899-1961) - American physicist and health researcher.
John Alton (1901-1996) - Austrian-American director and cinematographer.
Larry Fine (1902-1975) - American comedian.
Eddie Kendricks (1939-1992) - American singer-songwriter.
Leon Roppolo (1902-1943) - American clarinet player and composer.
Ray Kroc (1902-1984) - American businessman and philanthropist.
M. King Hubbert (1903-1989) - American geophysicist and academic.
John Hoyt (1905-1991) - American actor.
Harriet E. MacGibbon (1905-1987) - American actress.
Mrs. Miller (1907-1997) - American novelty singer.
Earl Tupper (1907-1983) - American inventor and businessman, founded the Tupperware Corporation.
Eugene B. Fluckey (1913-2007) - American admiral, Medal of Honor recipient.
Grace Lee Boggs (1915-2015) - American philosopher, author, and activist.
Stetson Kennedy (1916-2011) - American author and activist.
Allen Ludden (1917-1981) - American television personality and game show host.
Rodney Dangerfield (1921-2004) - American comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter.
Bil Keane (1922-2011) - American cartoonist.
Bob Thaves (1924-2006) - American cartoonist.
Gail Davis (1925-1997) - American actress.
Mary Leona Gage (1939-2010) - American model and actress, Miss USA 1957.
Seymour Cray (1925-1996) - American engineer and businessman, founded CRAY Inc.
Willi Unsoeld (1926-1979) - American mountaineer and educator.
Louise Fitzhugh (1928-1974) - American author and illustrator.
Barbara Nichols (1928-1976) - American actress.
James W. Holley III (1926-2012) - American dentist and politician.
Richard F. Gordon Jr. (1929-2017) - American captain, pilot, and astronaut.
Bill Wirtz (1929-2007) - American businessman.
Clifton Williams (1932-1967) - American astronaut.
Doug Bailey (1933-2013) - American political consultant, founded The Hotline.
Billy Lee Riley (1933-2009) - American rockabilly musician, singer-songwriter, and record producer.
Angelo Buono (1934-2002) - American serial killer.
Adrian Smith (1936-Still Living) - American basketball player.
Carlo Mastrangelo (1937-2016) - American doo-wop singer.
Barry Switzer (1937-Still Living) - American football player and coach.
Johnny Duncan (1938-2006) - American country singer.
Terry Trotter (1940-Still Living) - American jazz pianist.
Ballington Booth (1857-1940) - English-American activist, co-founded the Volunteers of America.
Lincoln Loy McCandless (1859-1940) - American rancher and politician.
Richard Street (1942-2013) - American singer-songwriter.
Ben Cardin (1943-Still Living) - American lawyer and politician.
Steve Miller (1943-Still Living) - American singer-songwriter and guitarist.
Bill James (1949-Still Living) - American historian and author.
Jeff Conaway (1950-2011) - American actor and singer.
Edward P. Jones (1950-Still Living) - American novelist and short story writer.
James Rizzi (1950-Still Living) - American painter and illustrator.
Karen Allen (1951-Still Living) - American actress.
Steve Jobs (1955-2011) - American businessman, co-founder of Apple Inc.
Mark Geragos (1957-Still Living) - American lawyer.
Bernie Mac (1957-2008) - American actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter.
Maya Lin (1959-Still Living) - American architect and sculptor, designed the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and Civil Rights Memorial.
Kelly Joe Phelps (1959-2022) - American singer-songwriter and guitarist.
Daniel Baldwin (1960-Still Living) - American actor, director, and producer.
Michael Andretti (1962-Still Living) - American race car driver.
Dennis Byrd (1966-2016) - American football player.
Sean M. Carroll (1966-Still Living) - American physicist, cosmologist, and academic.
Terri Runnels (1966-Still Living) - American wrestler and manager.
Grant Hill (1972-Still Living) - American basketball player and actor.
Thomas Roberts (1972-Still Living) - American journalist and actor.
Rich Franklin (1974-Still Living) - American mixed martial artist and actor.
Josie Bissett (1970-Still Living) - American actress.
Carson Ellis (1975-Still Living) - American painter and illustrator.
Monica Rial (1975-Still Living) - American voice actress, director, and screenwriter.
Scott Weinger (1975-Still Living) - American actor.
James Valentine (1978-Still Living) - American musician and songwriter.
Paul Thomas (1980-Still Living) - American bass player.
Jeanette Antolin (1981-Still Living) - American gymnast.
Jesse Eisenberg (1983-Still Living) - American actor and writer.
Nicky Hilton (1983-Still Living) - American socialite, fashion designer, and model.
Nate Thompson (1984-Still Living) - American ice hockey player.
Brooke Valentine (1985-Still Living) - American singer and songwriter.
Tanner Roark (1986-Still Living) - American baseball player.
Dillon Francis (1987-Still Living) - American DJ and record producer.
Brandan Wright (1987-Still Living) - American basketball player.
Ify Ibekwe (1989-Still Living) - American basketball player.
Travis Kelce (1989-Still Living) - American football player.
HISTORICAL EVENTS FOR OCTOBER 5
1608 - Galileo begins using a telescope to study the astronomy.
1813 - The Battle of Lake Erie takes place during the War of 1812.
1838 – Cherokee Indians attacked, killed and kidnapped 18 Texas settlers after settlers invaded their homeland. The attack became known as the Killough Massacre.
1869 – The Eastman tunnel in Minnesota collapses during construction nearly destroying St. Anthony Falls.
1877 – After a year of war. The Nez Perce Indian tribe surrenders to the U.S. government.
1879 -
1905 – The Wright brothers set a new world record of flight traveling 24 miles in 39 minutes with the Wright Flyer III.
1908 – The first Model T rolls off the production line.
1921 – The first radio broadcast of the World Series is heard in homes.
1931 – Clyde Pangborn and Hugh Herndon successfully make the first nonstop flight across the Pacific Ocean.
1943 – Ninety-eight American POWs are executed by Japanese forces on Wake Island during WWII in the Battle of the Pacific.
1945 – Violent riots break out and last for 6 months by Hollywood set decorators at Warner Brothers studios.
1947 – The first televised presidential address is made by President Truman.
1962 - The U.S. discovers Soviet nuclear missiles being installed in Cuba, prompting the Cuban Missile Crisis.
1963 – The US halts the Commercial Import Program as a response to the repression of Buddhist monks in Vietnam.
1966 - World recommendations are made concerning setting standards for teachers, including education, employment, and working conditions.
1969 - Monty Python's Flying Circus made its debut.
1975 – The Vietnam War ends after the fall of Saigon.
1982 – Tylenol is recalled after bottles laced with cyanide kill 7 people.
1990 – The Hubble Space Telescope is launched into orbit to help us learn more about orbit. Interestingly, the Hubble is still in space.
1994 - World Teachers' Day is proclaimed on this day by UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization).