October 5th

1713 ~ Birthday of Denis Diderot, philosopher.

1813 ~ Death of Tecumseh, American Indian leader.

1882 ~ Birthday of Robert Goddard, rocket scientist.

1902 ~ Birthday of Ray Kroc, founder of McDonald's Corporation.

1908 ~ Bulgaria declared its independence from the Ottoman Empire.

1936 ~ Birthday of Václav Havel, playwright, president of the Czech Republic.

1944 ~ Canadian Air Force pilots shot down the first German Jet fighter over France.

1962 ~ The Beatles released their first hit, "Love Me Do," in Britain.

1972 ~ Montreal, Quebec: British Trade Commissioner James Cross was kidnapped by members of the FLQ terrorist group.

2000 ~ Mass demonstrations in Belgrade lead to the resignation of Slobodan Milosevic.

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