Friday, October 5, 2012

October 5th in History


610 - Coronation of Byzantine Emperor Heraclius.

1143 - King Alfonso VII of León recognises Portugal as a Kingdom.

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.

1910 - In a revolution in Portugal the monarchy is overthrown and a republic is declared.

1915 - Bulgaria enters World War I as one of the Central Powers.

1936 - The Jarrow March sets off for London.

1944 - Suffrage is extended to women in France.

1968 - Police baton civil rights demonstrators in Derry, Northern Ireland – considered to mark the beginning of The Troubles.

Famous Birthdays:

1338 - Alexios III, Emperor of Trebizond

1658 - Mary of Modena, Queen consort of James II of England, Scotland and Ireland

1829 - Chester A. Arthur, 21st President of the United States

1899 - George, Duke of Mecklenburg

1936 - Václav Havel, former President of the Czech Republic


1941 - Eduardo Duhalde, former President of Argentina

1958 - André Kuipers, astronaut


1975 - Bobo Baldé, footballer

1975 - Kate Winslet, actress

1976 - Ramzan Kadyrov, President of Chechnya (Chechen Republic)

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