Morning Dribs, morning all!
October 5th
Events
1582 â Because of the implementation of the Gregorian calendar this day does not exist in this year in Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain. [No birthdays for our notable birthday people . . . if they time traveled!]
1905 â Wilbur Wright pilots Wright Flyer III in a flight of 24 miles in 39 minutes, a world record that stood until 1908.
1936 â The Jarrow March sets off for London.
1962 â Dr. No, the first in the James Bond film series, is released.
1962 â The Beatles' first single, "Love Me Do" backed with "P.S. I Love You", is released in the United Kingdom.
1968 â Police baton civil rights demonstrators in Derry, Northern Ireland â considered to mark the beginning of The Troubles.
1969 â The first episode of Monty Python's Flying Circus airs on BBC One.
Notable births
1713 â Denis Diderot, French philosopher and critic (d. 1784)
1829 â Chester A. Arthur, American general, lawyer, and politician, 21st President of the United States (d. 1886)
1864 â Louis Lumière, French director and producer (d. 1948)
1919 â Donald Pleasence, English actor and singer (d. 1995)
1942 â Richard Street, American singer-songwriter (The Temptations and The Monitors) (d. 2013)
1943 â Steve Miller, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Steve Miller Band)
1945 â Brian Connolly, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (Sweet) (d. 1997)
1947 â Brian Johnson, English singer-songwriter (AC/DC and Geordie)
1950 â Eddie Clarke, English guitarist (Motörhead and Fastway)
1951 â Bob Geldof, Irish singer-songwriter and actor (The Boomtown Rats)
1952 â Clive Barker, English actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1957 â Lee Thompson, English singer-songwriter and saxophonist (Madness and The Dance Brigade)
1958 â Neil deGrasse Tyson, American astrophysicist, cosmologist, and author
1966 â Sean M. Carroll, American cosmologist
1967 â Guy Pearce, English-Australian actor and singer
1975 â Kate Winslet, English actress and singer
1985 â Nicola Roberts, English singer-songwriter, actress and scouser (Girls Aloud)
October 5th
Events
1582 â Because of the implementation of the Gregorian calendar this day does not exist in this year in Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain. [No birthdays for our notable birthday people . . . if they time traveled!]
1905 â Wilbur Wright pilots Wright Flyer III in a flight of 24 miles in 39 minutes, a world record that stood until 1908.
1936 â The Jarrow March sets off for London.
1962 â Dr. No, the first in the James Bond film series, is released.
1962 â The Beatles' first single, "Love Me Do" backed with "P.S. I Love You", is released in the United Kingdom.
1968 â Police baton civil rights demonstrators in Derry, Northern Ireland â considered to mark the beginning of The Troubles.
1969 â The first episode of Monty Python's Flying Circus airs on BBC One.
Notable births
1713 â Denis Diderot, French philosopher and critic (d. 1784)
1829 â Chester A. Arthur, American general, lawyer, and politician, 21st President of the United States (d. 1886)
1864 â Louis Lumière, French director and producer (d. 1948)
1919 â Donald Pleasence, English actor and singer (d. 1995)
1942 â Richard Street, American singer-songwriter (The Temptations and The Monitors) (d. 2013)
1943 â Steve Miller, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Steve Miller Band)
1945 â Brian Connolly, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (Sweet) (d. 1997)
1947 â Brian Johnson, English singer-songwriter (AC/DC and Geordie)
1950 â Eddie Clarke, English guitarist (Motörhead and Fastway)
1951 â Bob Geldof, Irish singer-songwriter and actor (The Boomtown Rats)
1952 â Clive Barker, English actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1957 â Lee Thompson, English singer-songwriter and saxophonist (Madness and The Dance Brigade)
1958 â Neil deGrasse Tyson, American astrophysicist, cosmologist, and author
1966 â Sean M. Carroll, American cosmologist
1967 â Guy Pearce, English-Australian actor and singer
1975 â Kate Winslet, English actress and singer
1985 â Nicola Roberts, English singer-songwriter, actress and scouser (Girls Aloud)



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