October 5th (1917) was a Friday. It's the 278th day of the year (279th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 87 days left to the end of the year.
Famous Birthdays on October 5 in 1917
» Allen Ludden, American game show host (d. 1981)
» Magda Szabó, Hungarian author (d. 2007)
October 5th Holidays in History
» Armed Forces Day Indonesia called Armed Forces Day (Indonesia)
» Christian feast day:
» Faustina Kowalska
» Francis Xavier Seelos named Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos (Roman Catholic Church)
» Bartolo Longo known as Blessed Bartolo Longo
» Thraseas
» Hor and Susia (Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria called Coptic Church)
» Saint Placidus e.g Placid and Saint Maurus e.g Maurus
» Placidus (martyr)
» October 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Constitution Day (Vanuatu)
» International Day of No Prostitution (International observance named International)
» One of the three Lapis manalis named Mundus patet (Roman Empire)