What Happened on October 5
Thursday, October 5, 2017 IST
Significant Events
1582 Gregorian calendar introduced in Italy and other Catholic countries
1789 French Revolution: Women of Paris march to Versailles in the March on Versailles to confront Louis XVI about his refusal to promulgate the decrees on the abolition of feudalism, demand bread, and have the King and his court moved to Paris
1813 Battle of Thames in Canada; Americans defeat British
1864 Most of Calcutta destroyed by cyclone, approx 60,000 die
1922 Yankees and Giants play an infamous 3-3 tied World Series game
1947 Harry Truman makes the 1st Presidential address televised from the White House
1962 The Beatles release their first record, "Love Me Do"
1962 "Dr. No", 1st James Bond film based on the novel by Ian Fleming and starring Sean Connery and Ursula Andress, premieres in London
1978 Over 30 major nations ratify the Environmental Modification Convention which prohibits weather warfare that has widespread, long-lasting or severe effects
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