October 5th (2006) was a Thursday. 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.
October 5th Famous Deaths for 2006
» Jennifer Moss (actress) named Jennifer Moss, English-Scottish actress (b. 1945)
» Antonio Peña, Mexican wrestling promoter, founded Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (b. 1953)
» George Zervanos, Greek operatic tenor (b. 1930)
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)