Events on Oct 5
- 08694th Council of Constantinople (8th ecumenical council) opens
- 1430Duke Philip the Good of Bourgondy visits Brussels
- 1450Jews are expelled from Lower Bavaria by order of Ludwig IX
- 1465French King Louis XI signs peace with Charles the Stout
- 1511Eedgenootschap signs anti-French Saint League
- 1568Conference of York begins: trial against Mary Stuart
- 1568Willem of Oranges army occupies Brabant
- 1582Gregorian calendar introduced in Italy, other Catholic countries
- 1632Henry Casimir I appointed Viceroy of Groningen
- 1762Opera "Orfeo Ed Euridice" is produced (Vienna)
- 1777Washington begins assault on Germantown, Penn
- 1796Spain declares war on England
- 1813Battle of Thames in Canada; Americans defeat British
- 1823Weber visits Beethoven
- 1830King Willem I mobilizes Dutch army
- 1833Charles Darwin moves with Parana to Santa Fe Bajada Argentina
- 1862Battle of Big Hatchie River, Mississippi
- 1862Federal fleet occupies Galveston, Texas
- 1863Confederate sub David damages Union ship Ironsides
- 1864Battle of Allatoona, 1 / 3 of Union troops die repulsing South
- 1864Most of Calcutta destroyed by cyclone (approximately 60,000 die)
- 1867Last day of Julian calendar in Alaska
- 1875Palace Hotel on Market Street, SF opens
- 1892Dalton Gang ends in shoot-out in Coffeville, Kansas bank holdup
- 1897Solomon Andrees baloon / polar expedition reaches White Island
- 19006th US Golf Open: Harry Vardon shoots a 313 at Chicago Golf Club - Illinois
- 1900Harry Vardon wins US Open golf tournament
- 1907Interprovincial Rugby Football Union plays 1st game (Mtl 17 Tor 8)
- 1907Philadelphia Athletics Rube Vickers no-hits Washingston Senators, 4-0 in 5 inning game
- 1908Bulgaria declares independence from Turkey, Ferdinand I becomes Tsar
Born on Oct 5
- 1458Kazimierz de Saint: Polish ruler / Saint
- 1609Paul Fleming: Writer
- 1626Johann Schop: Composer
- 1684Johann Jacob de Neufville: Composer
- 1703Jonathan Edwards: United States -- Theologian / philosopher (Original Sin)
- 1712Francesco Guardi: Italian painter
- 1722Gregorio Sciroli: Composer
- 1743Giuseppi Gazzaniga: Composer
- 1758Thomas Greatorex: Composer
- 1799Anthony G O Ridder Van Rappard: Dutch Minister of Reformed Worship
- 1804Robert Parker Parrott: Inventor, died in 1877
- 1808Thomas Algeo Rowley: Brigadier General (Union volunteers), died in 1892
- 1808Winand C H Staring: Geologist (Geology of the Netherlands)
- 1817Eduard Franck: Composer
- 1822Hans Hampel: Composer
- 1823Feliks Jaronski: Composer
- 1830Chester Alan Arthur: Fairfield, Vermont -- (R) 21st President (1881-85)
- 1833Cyrus Bussey: Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1915
- 1836George Washington Gordon: Brigadier General (Confederate Army), died in 1911
- 1840Fran Gerbic: Composer
- 1840John Addington Symonds: British historian / writer (Probs in Greek Ethics)
- 1858Heinrich M von Battenberg: German son-in-law of Queen Victoria
- 1863Ludwig Borchardt: German Egyptologist
- 1875Cyril Rootham: Composer
- 1878Louise Dresser [Kerlin]: Evansville, Indiana -- Actress (Maid of Salem)
- 1879Halfdan Cleve: Composer
- 1879John Erskine: United States -- Poet / pianist (Private Life of Helen of Troy)
- 1881Otto V Kuusinen: Fin / Rus communist President of Karelo-Finnish SR (1940-56)
- 1882Giorgio Abetti: Italian astronomer (Solar physics)
- 1882Robert Hutchings Goddard: Worcester, Massachusetts -- Rocket pioneer
Died on Oct 5
- 0578Justinus II: Byzantine Emperor (565-78)
- 1056Henry III: RC German King (1039-56)
- 1111Robrecht II of Jerusalem: Count of Flanders (1st Crusader)
- 1285Philippe III [the Stout]: King of France (1270-85)
- 1399Raymundus of Capua: Italian General
- 1496Ferdinand II: King of Naples
- 1557Il Bacchiacca [Franceso Ubertini]: Italian painter, dies at 63
- 1631Arabella Holles: Wife of English politician Thomas Wentworth
- 1707Daniel Speer: Composer, dies at 71
- 1763August III: King of Poland, dies at 66
- 1787Thomas Stone: US attorney / signer (Dec of Ind), dies at about 44
- 1813Etienne Ozi: Composer, dies at 58
- 1813Tecumseh: US Shawnee-chief / English General (Battle of Thames)
- 1837Hortense de Beauharnais: French Queen of the Netherlands (1806-10), dies at 54
- 1867Thomas Taglichsbeck: Composer, dies at 67
- 1892Bill Powers: US member of Daltonbende
- 1892Bob Dalton: US leader of Daltonbende
- 1892Dick Broadwell: US member of Daltonbende
- 1892Grat Dalton: US member of Daltonbende
- 1899Johann Nepomuk Fuchs: Composer, dies at 57
- 1911Charles-Theodore Malherbe: Composer, dies at 58
- 1915Jose Maria Usandizaga: Composer, dies at 28
- 1915Otto Valdemar Malling: Composer, dies at 67
- 1918Roland Garros: French stunt flyer
- 1919Jean Louis Nicode: Composer, dies at 66
- 1924Joseph Vezina: Composer, dies at 75
- 1933Nikolaj N Joedenitsj: Russian General / contra revolutionary, dies at 71
- 1933Renee Adoree: Actress (Big Parade), dies at 35
- 1934Jean Vigo: French filmer
- 1940Silvestre Revueltas: Mexican composer: Cuauhnahuac / Planos, dies at 40
Historical events on October 6
- 0891Formosus begins his reign as Catholic Pope
- 1111Boudouin VII becomes Earl of Flanders
- 1499French King Louis XII occupies Milan
- 1567Duke of Alva becomes land guardian of the Netherlands
- 168313 Mennonite families from Germany found Germantown Pa (Philadelphia)
- 1689Pietro Ottoboni replaces Pope Innocent XI as Alexander VIII
- 1762English troops occupy Manila Philippines
- 1781Americans and French begin siege of Cornwallis at Yorktown; last battle of Revolutionary War
- 1783Benjamin Hanks patents self-winding clock
- 1799Battle at Castricum: French and Bataafs army beats English / Russian army
- 1811French Emperor Napoleon visits Utrecht
- 1857American Chess Association organized; 1st major US chess tournament (NYC)
- 1861Naval Engagement at Charleston, SC USS Flag vs. BR Alert
- 1861Revolt of Russian student shuts down university of Petersburg
- 1863Battle at Baxter Springs, Kansas
- 1863Dr Charles H Sheppard opens 1st public bath, in Brooklyn
- 18661st train robbery in US (Reno Brothers take $13,000)
- 1871Fisk Jubilee Singers begin 1st national tour
- 1876American Library Association organized in Philadelphia
- 18821st World Series game, Cincinnati (AA) beats Chicago (NL) 4-0
- 1884Naval War College forms in Newport, Rhode Island
- 1886Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "Resident Patient" (BG)
- 1889Moulin Rogue opens in Paris
- 1889Thomas Edison shows his 1st motion picture
- 1890Mormon Church outlaws polygamy
- 1893Nabisco Foods invents Cream of Wheat
- 1898Gustav Mahler conducts 1st Wiener Philharmonic
- 1908Austria annexes Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 1908Tigers beat White Sox, 7-0 to win AL pennant
- 1908Yanks lose 100th game of year go 51-103 for season
Born on October 6
- 1552Matteo Ricci: Italian Missionary (China)
- 1618Miguel Gomez Camargo: Composer
- 1706Pieter Steyn: Dutch grand pensionary (1749- )
- 1777William Russell: Composer
- 1806Andreas Randel: Composer
- 1808Frederik VII: 1st constitutional King of Denmark (1848-63)
- 1816William Batchelder Bradbury: Composer
- 1818Joseph Rummel: Composer
- 1819Willem A Scholten: Dutch potato-flour manufacturer
- 1824Henry Chadwick: Baseball pioneer ( developed 1st rule book)
- 1827Cark Reidel: Composer
- 1831J W Richard Dedekind: German mathematician (Nature & Meaning of Numbers)
- 1846George Westinghouse: Responsible for alternating current in US
- 1847Adolf von Hildebrand: German sculptor
- 1849Basil Zaharoff: Arms dealer, "merchant of death"
- 1860Oscar L Helfrich: Dutch Governor (Curacao)
- 1860Reneke de Marees van Swinderen: Dutch Foreign Minister (1908-13)
- 1862Albert Jeremiah Beveridge: United States -- Politician / author (Progressive)
- 1866Reginald Aubrey Fessenden: Broadcast 1st program of voice and music
- 1873Oscar George Theodore Sonneck: Composer
- 1880Julia Culp: Mezzo-soprano
- 1882Karol Maciej Szymanowski: Timoshovka, Ukraine -- Composer (Stabatmater)
- 1884Lloyd Spooner: United States -- Marksman (1920 Olympics - 4 Gold / 1 Silver / 2 Bronze Medals)
- 1887Le Corbusier: Switzerland -- Architect / city planner / artist (Urbanisme)
- 1887Maria Jeritza [Jedlicka]: Austria -- Singer (Vienna Opera)
- 1888Li Ta-chao: Co-founder with Mao Tse-tung (Chinese Communist Party)
- 1888Max Butting: Composer
- 1889Maria Dabrowska: Polish writer (Noce I Dnie)
- 1895Caroline Gordon: Kentucky, United States -- Writer (Green Centuries)
- 1896Otto Siegl: Composer
Died on October 6
- 0404Eudoxia Aelia: Empress of Austria
- 0877Charles II the Kale: King of France / Roman Emperor (875-77), dies at 54
- 1014Samuel: Ruler of Bulgaria
- 1585Luca Cambiaso: Italian Painter / sculptor
- 1641Matthijs H Quast: Fleet guardian (Gold Islands), dies in battle
- 1644Isabella van Bourbon: French Princess of Henri IV
- 1651Heinrich Albert: German Composer (Arien oder Melodien), dies at 47
- 1762Francesco Onofrio Manfredini: Composer, dies at 78
- 1786Antonio Maria Gasparo Giaccino Sacchini: Composer, dies at 56
- 1819Charles Emanuel II: King of Sardinia (1796-1802) / Jesuit
- 1837Jean-Francois Le Sueur: Composer, dies at 77
- 1855August L Crelle: Inventor / Mathematician (Rechentafeln), dies at 75
- 1860Stephen Elvey: Composer, dies at 55
- 1861Elias Canneman: Liberal Minister of Finance (1813-14), dies at 84
- 1868Leon Charles Francois Kreutzer: Composer, dies at 51
- 1874Thomas Dyke Acland Tellefsen: Composer, dies at 50
- 1880Benjamin Pierce: US Mathematician / astronomer
- 1891Charles S Parnell: English / Irish Home Rule Party leader, dies at 45
- 1892Alfred Tennyson: Writer, dies at 83
- 1905Ferdinand von Richthofen: German geographer / explorer
- 1909Dudley Buck: US Organist / composer, dies at 70
- 1912August Beernaert: Belgian Premier (1884-94, Nobel 1909), dies at 83
- 1924Jacques Oppenheim: Lawyer, dies at 75
- 1926Charles Van de Banks: Flemish writer / Poet (Red Horse)
- 1933Zakhary Petrovich Paliashvili: Composer, dies at 62
- 1935Frederic Hymen Cowen: Composer, dies at 83
- 1940Ferdinando Liuzzi: Composer, dies at 55
- 1943Robert Cooper: Father of Card pitcher Mort and catcher Walker
- 1947Leevi Antti Madetoya: Composer, dies at 60
- 1949Robert Lynd [YY]: Irish writer / critic (News Chronicle), dies at 70
Events on Oct 7
- 0336St. Mark ends his reign as Catholic Pope
- 1492Columbus misses Florida when he changed course
- 1506Pope Julius II and France occupy Bologna
- 15201st public burning of books in the Netherlands, in Louvain
- 1542Explorer Cabrillo discovered Catalina Island off California coast
- 1571Battle at Lepanto: Saint League (Spain & Italy) destroys Turkish fleet
- 1579English royal marriage of Queen Elizabeth I to Duke of Anjou
- 1637Prince Frederik Henry occupies Breda
- 1690English attack Quebec under Louis de Buade
- 1702English / Dutch troops under Marlborough occupy Roermond
- 1714People riot due to beer tax in Alkmaar Neth
- 173740 foot waves sink 20,000 small craft and kill 300,000 (Bengal, India)
- 1763George III of Great Britain issues Proclamation of 1763, closing lands in North America north and west of Alleghenies to white settlement
- 1765Stamp Act Congress convenes in New York
- 1777Americans beat Brits in 2nd Battle of Saratoga and Battle of Bemis Hts
- 1780British defeated by American militia near Kings Mountain, South Carolina
- 1806Carbon paper patented in London by inventor Ralph Wedgewood
- 18161st double decked steamboat, Washington, arrives in New Orleans
- 1826Granite Railway (1st chartered railway in US) begins operations
- 1840Willem I resigns as King of the Netherlands
- 1856Cyrus Chambers Jr patents folding machine that folds book and newspapers
- 1864Naval Engagement at Bahia Harbor Brazil - CSS Florida vs. USS Wachusett
- 1868Cornell University (Ithaca NY) opens
- 1879Germany and Austrian-Hungary sign Twofold Covenant
- 18821st World Series (game 2), Chicago (NL) beats Cincinnati (AA) 2-0
- 1886Spain abolishes slavery in Cuba
- 1900The term "orienteering" is 1st used for an event
- 1904New York Highlander Jack Chesbro wins record 41st game of season (41-12)
- 1908Crete revolts against Turkey and aligns with Greece
- 1908Serbia and Montenegro sign anti-Austria-Hungarian pact
Born on Oct 7
- 1573William Laud: English Archbishop of Canterbury (1633-45)
- 1577Ferdinand [of Bayern]: Prince-Bishop of Liege / Archbishop
- 1698Henri Madin: Composer
- 1728Caesar Rodney: Delaware, United States -- Judge / signer (Declaration of Independence)
- 1734Ralph Abercromby: English army commander (Dutch Guyana)
- 1746William Billings: Boston, Massachusetts -- Hymn composer (Rose of Sharon)
- 1748Charles XIII: King of Sweden (1809-18) / Norway (1814-18)
- 1758Paul Anton Wineberger: Composer
- 1774Ferdinando Orlandi: Composer
- 1798Jean B Vuillaume: French violin maker (octobas)
- 1801Adolf Muller: Composer
- 1802Bernhard Molique: Composer
- 1817Bushrod Rust Johnson: Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1880
- 1821Richard Heron Anderson: Lieutenant General (Confederate Army), died in 1879
- 1821William Sill: With The Underground Railroad
- 1826William Brimage Bate: US Confederate Brigadier General / (Gov-D-Tenn, 1882-86)
- 1835Felix Draeseke: Composer
- 1841Nicolaas Petrovic Njegos: King of Montenegro (1910-18)
- 1849James Whitcomb Riley: United States -- Poet (Raggedy Man)
- 1854Christiaan R de Wet: South Africa -- Boer General (Nicholsonsnek)
- 1866Martha McChesney Berry: United States -- Founded Berry School for Children
- 1868Fred H Hovey: Tennis champ (US Open-1895)
- 1870Uncle Dave Macon: Entertainer
- 1879Joe Hill: Jevla, Sweden -- Organizer (IWW) / songwriter (Union Scab) / martyr
- 1879Joseph Bovet: Composer
- 1880Jaime Pahissa: Composer
- 1885Niels Bohr: Denmark -- Physicist, expanded quantum physics (Nobel 1922)
- 1886Johannes B Tielrooy: Dutch literary (Chateaubriand)
- 1887Jack Mulhall: Wappinger Falls, New York -- Actor (Ken Murray Show)
- 1888Henry A Wallace: (D / P) 33rd VP (1941-45) / founder Progressive Party
Died on Oct 7
- 0290[Christian] Sergius: Roman soldier / martyred saint, decapitated
- 0336Marcus: Bishop of Rome (336)
- 0929Charles III [the Plain]: King of France (893-929)
- 1488Andrea del Verrochio: Sculptor / Painter / goldsmith, dies at about 52
- 1571Ali Pasha: Turkish fleet commander, dies in battle
- 1612Menso Alting: Dutch reformed vicar / theologist, dies at 70
- 1639John I Pontanus: Physicist / Historian (Amsterdam), dies at 68
- 1660Paul Scarron: French, stagewriter (Le Roman Comique), dies at 50
- 1681Nicolaas Heinsius: Dutch philological / diplomat, dies at 61
- 1766Andre Cheron: Composer, dies at 71
- 1777Simon Fraser: English General, dies in battle
- 1780Patrick Ferguson: English major in SC, dies in battle at 36
- 1800Gabriel: Slave revolt leader (Virginia), hanged
- 1811August R van Hekeren van Suideras: Dutch orangist, dies at 68
- 1849Edgar Allen Poe: Poet (Raven), dies in Baltimore at 40
- 1864Alexander Gardiner: US Union Brigadier General, dies in battle
- 1864John Gregg: US judge / Confederate Brigadier General, dies in battle at 36
- 1887George James Webb: Composer, dies at 84
- 1890John Hill Hewitt: Composer, dies at 89
- 1915Samuel Prowse Warren: Composer, dies at 74
- 1918C Hubert H Parry: Engl musicologist / Composer (Jerusalem), dies at 70
- 1924Clemens Baeumker: German Historian (Christian Philosophy), dies at 71
- 1925Hubert Platt Main: Composer, dies at 86
- 1939Harvey (William) Cushing: US neurologist, dies at 70
- 1951Anton F Philips: CEO (Philips), dies at 77
- 1959Mario Lanza: Opera singer, dies at 38 of a heart attack
- 1959Prime Minister Kassem of Iraq: Assassinated
- 1962Mauritius Dekker [Boris Robazki]: Writer (Boots in Jail), dies at 66
- 1963Grace Darmond: Silent screen actress (Below the Surface), dies at 69
- 1964Eugen Varga: Hungarian / Russian economist / politician, dies at 84