10-05-2004, 05:17 AM
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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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