October 05

Sunday 05, 2003:

Akhmad Kadyrov elected President of Chechnya.

Friday 05, 2001:

Tom Ridge resigned as Governor of Pennsylvania to become President Bush's Homeland Security Advisor.

Thursday 05, 2000:

Mass demonstrations in Belgrade lead to resignation of Serbian strongman Slobodan Milo?evi?.

Tuesday 05, 1999:

The Ladbroke Grove rail crash.

Saturday 05, 1991:

The first official version of the Linux kernel, version 0.02, is released.

Friday 05, 1990:

After one hundred and fifty years The Herald broadsheet newspaper in Melbourne, Australia, is published for the last time as a separate newspaper.

Wednesday 05, 1988:

in the first fair poll since 1973, chileans vote "NO" to a 3th term in office for General Augusto Pinochet, sparking a transition to democracy process.

Friday 05, 1984:

Marc Garneau becomes the first Canadian in space, aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger.

Monday 05, 1981:

Raoul Wallenberg becomes an honorary U.S. citizen.

Saturday 05, 1974:

I Honestly Love You first reaches #1 on the Billboard charts, giving Olivia Newton-John her first top-selling single in the United States.

Friday 05, 1973:

Signature of the European Patent Convention

Monday 05, 1970:

Montreal, Quebec: British Trade Commissioner James Cross is kidnapped by members of the FLQ terrorist group.

Sunday 05, 1969:

The first broadcast of Monty Python's Flying Circus

Wednesday 05, 1966:

Near Detroit, Michigan, there is a partial core meltdown at the Enrico Fermi demonstration nuclear breeder reactor, killing three workers.

Friday 05, 1962:

The Beatles release their first hit, "Love Me Do," in Britain.

Monday 05, 1953:

Earl Warren is sworn in as the 14th Chief Justice of the United States.

Wednesday 05, 1949:

WSAZ, the United States' first television station, located in Huntington, West Virginia, begins broadcasting.

Sunday 05, 1947:

The first televised White House address is given by U.S. President Harry S. Truman.

Thursday 05, 1944:

Canadian Air Force pilots shoot down the first German Jet fighter over France.

Monday 05, 1936:

The Jarrow March sets off for London.

Sunday 05, 1930:

British Airship R101 crashed in France en-route to India on its maiden voyage.

Wednesday 05, 1921:

Baseball: The World Series was broadcast on the radio for the first time.

Tuesday 05, 1915:

Bulgaria enters World War I as one of the Central Powers.

Wednesday 05, 1910:

Portugal overthrows its monarchy and declares itself a republic.

Thursday 05, 1905:

Wilbur Wright pilots Wright Flyer III in a flight of 24 miles in 39 minutes. A world record that stands until 1908.

Saturday 05, 1895:

The first individual time trial for racing cyclists is held on a 50-mile course north of London.

Friday 05, 1877:

Chief Joseph surrenders his Nez Percé band to General Nelson A. Miles.

Tuesday 05, 1869:

A strong hurricane devestates the Bay of Fundy region of Maritime Canada. The storm had been predicted over a year before by a British naval officer.

Wednesday 05, 1864:

The Indian city of Calcutta is almost totally destroyed by a cyclone; 60,000 die.

Saturday 05, 1793:

French Revolution: Christianity is disestablished in France.

Monday 05, 1665:

The University of Kiel is founded.

Tuesday 05, 1582:

Due to the implementation of the Gregorian calendar this day does not exist in this year in Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain.

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