Like today, October 5, 2021

456: The Visigoths under King Theodoric II, acting on the orders of the Roman emperor Abitus, invade the Iberian Peninsula with an army of Burgundians, Franks and Goths.

610: The exarch of Africa, Heraklion, is proclaimed emperor of Byzantium after the overthrow of the corrupt Phocas.

869: The Fourth Synod of Constantinople begins, which will decide on the fate of Patriarch Photios.

1143: King Alfonso VII of Leon and Castile recognizes Portugal as a kingdom.

1550: Concepcion is founded in Chile.

1582: A day that never existed. October 4, 1582 was the last day of the Julian Calendar. The next day and 1st of the Gregorian Calendar is October 15th. The days from October 5 to October 14 “will never exist”, as they are deleted, in order to harmonize the dates with the new Gregorian Calendar.

1793: During the French Revolution, Christianity was abolished as a religion in France.

1840: The miraculous relic of Saint Evdokimos of Vatopedino on Mount Athos is found in the Vatopedi Monastery of Mount Athos.

1864: The city of Calcutta, India, is almost completely destroyed by a cyclone. 60,000 people die.

1886: The city of Johannesburg in South Africa is founded after the discovery of gold in the region.

1892: The latest illegal activity of the Dalton gang. Attempts to rob a bank in Kofi Ville, Kansas, were spotted by citizens and in the ensuing exchange of gunfire, four were killed and Emmett Dalton, who was sentenced to life in prison, was rescued with serious injuries.

1900: In Paris, the Peace Conference condemns British policy in South Africa and proclaims the Boer Republic’s right to self-determination.

1910: Revolution in Portugal overthrows the monarchy and establishes democracy.

1912: Greece declares war on the Ottomans. The Greek Army crosses the border and enters the territory of Macedonia.

1919: Enzo Ferrari makes his debut in a car race. Later he will establish the car industry that bears his name.

1922: According to a decision of the Greek Revolutionary Committee, those responsible for the national tragedy (Asia Minor Catastrophe) will be punished by example. General Theodoros Pangalos is appointed chairman of the inquiry committee.

1930: Eleftherios Venizelos announces the start of the First Balkan Athletics Games at the Panathinaiko Stadium, in the presence of the Turkish Prime Minister. Panathinaikos striker Argyris Karagiannis becomes the first Greek in the Balkans.

1947: US President Harry Truman is urging Americans to cut back on meat and poultry to make food more available to Europe, which is suffering from hunger.

1949: The 6th plenary session of the KKE convenes in Bureli, Albania, 38 days after the end of the Civil War and decides on the official ceasefire.

1949: The official raising of the United Nations flag takes place at the new UN building in New York.

1949: Exactly 38 days after the end of the Civil War, the 6th plenary session of the KKE convenes in Bureli, Albania and decides on the official ceasefire. The party’s new tasks include founding a legal broad left-wing democratic party and publishing a left-wing legitimate Athenian newspaper.

1951: The Battalion of the Hellenic Expeditionary Corps of Korea, after a three-day fierce attack, occupies hill 313 (Scotland) near the Imjin River. This is his bloodiest operation with 28 dead and 87 injured.

1959: The football player of Ethnikos Piraeus, Thodoris Ioannou, leaves his last breath, who had clashed with the goalkeeper of Panathinaikos, Michalis Voutsaras, the previous day, in a friendly game between the two teams.

1962: The Beatles are releasing their first song, “Love Me Do”.

1962: The movie “Doctor No”, the first of the James Bond movie series, is released in cinemas.

1969: The new Corinth-Patras highway is delivered to traffic.

1984: The Challenger spacecraft with seven crew members is launched from Florida. It is the largest crew in the history of space travel.

1999: In London, 31 people were killed and 400 were injured when two high-speed trains collided at Paddington Station.

2000: Popular uprising in Belgrade aimed at overthrowing Yugoslav leader Slobodan Milosevic. Thousands gather in Belgrade to protest presidential election fraud Protesters demand Milosevic’s resignation and invade parliament. The protests will force Milosevic to admit defeat and resign.

2009: George Papandreou receives a mandate to form a government from the President of the Republic, Karolos Papoulias.

2011: Former Apple chairman and CEO Steve Jobs has died at the age of 56 after a long battle with cancer and other health problems.

Births

954 – Malcolm II, King of Scotland

1319 – Peter IV, King of Aragon

1338 – Alexios III the Great Komnenos, emperor of Trebizond

1377 – Louis II of Anjou, king of Naples

1703 – Jonathan Edwards, American priest and theologian

1712 – Francesco Guardi, Italian painter

1713 – Denny Diderot, French philosopher

1737 – Alexios Orloff, Russian soldier

1829 – Chester Arthur, 21st President of the United States

1848 – Guido von Liszt, Austrian writer

1864 – Louis Limier, French filmmaker

1879 – Francis Rousseau, American physician

1884 – Suleiman Delvina, Albanian politician

1913 – Eugene Flake, US Vice Admiral

1925 – Antoine Gizenga, Congolese politician

1930 Reinhard Zelten, German economist

1933 – Petros Fyssoun, Greek actor

1936 – Vaclav Havel, Czech politician

1938 – Johnny Duncan, American singer

1944 – Arnhem Justas, politician from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

1947 – Michel Pierre-Louis, Haitian politician

1947 – Brian Johnson, English singer

1952 – Clive Barker, English writer and director

1952 – Imomali Rakhmon, politician from Tajikistan

1955 – Eugenios Aranitsis, Greek writer

1958 – Neil DeGras Tyson, American astrophysicist

1967 – Guy Pierce, Australian actor

1969 – Giannis Kotsiras, Greek singer

1975 – Kate Winslet, English actress

1983 – Jesse Eisenberg, American actress

1987 – Kevin Miralas, Belgian footballer

1990 – Lais Ribeiro, Brazilian model

1992 – Kevin Magnussen, Danish racing driver

2006 – Jacob Tramblay, Canadian actor

Deaths

578 – Justin II, Byzantine emperor

610 – Phocas, Byzantine emperor

1056 – Henry III, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire

1214 – Alfonso VIII, King of Castile

1285 – Philip III, King of France

1524 – Joachim Patinir, Flemish painter

1804 – Friedrich Daniel Benn, German educator

1880 – William Lassell, English astronomer

1880 – Jacques Offenbach, German composer

1907 – Minos Kalokairinos, Greek archaeologist

1918 – Roland Garros, French aviator

1934 – Jean Vigo, French director

1960 – Alfred Louis Kreber, American anthropologist

1981 – Gloria Graham, American actress

1982 – Konstantinos Bacolas, Greek politician

1983 – Earl Tapper, American inventor and businessman

1986 – Hull Wallis, American film producer

2005 – Elias Lagios, Greek poet

2007 – Walter Kebowski, German writer

2011 – Steve Jobs, American businessman

2016 – Antonis Sourounis, Greek writer

2017 – Anne Viazemski, French actress and writer

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