This Day in History October 5: Notable Historical Events on October 5

Domestic events taking place on October 4

October 5, 1426:Battle of Tot Dong - Chuc Dong, the battle between Lam Son insurgents and Dai Minh troops stationed in Dong Quan (today's capital Hanoi)

October 5, 1847:Prince Hong Nham ascended the throne to succeed his father King Thieu Tri, namely King Tu Duc.

October 5, 1887:The leader of the peasant uprising, Dinh Cong Trang, passed away. Dinh Cong Trang was from Trang Xa village, Thanh Liem district, Ha Nam province. He led the peasant uprising against the French and was famous for his role in the Ba Dinh resistance base. After nearly 3 years of defending the citadel and fighting the enemy, Dinh Cong Trang fled to Nghe An and was shot dead by the French in Trung Yen village on October 5, 1887.

October 5, 1892: Patriotic scholar Tong Duy Tan was executed by the French. Tong Duy Tan and other patriotic scholars actively responded to King Ham Nghi's Can Vuong movement (1885). Together with other patriotic scholars and scholars, he raised the flag of uprising in the Hong Linh mountains, Thanh Hoa and became the leader of the movement from 1885 to 1892. In September 1892, he was surrounded and captured by the enemy. Unable to subdue the patriotic scholar, the French executed him.

October 5, 1920:Nguyen Ai Quoc, Phan Chu Trinh and a number of other Vietnamese compatriots left the house of Lawyer Phan Van Truong to attend the meeting of the Third International Committee in Paris.

October 5, 1959:Traditional day of the Armored Corps. After the historic victory of Dien Bien Phu (May 7, 1954), in order to successfully carry out the task of carrying out the socialist revolution in the North, fighting to liberate the South, and achieving national reunification, our Party attached great importance to strengthening national defense, considering this a very important task of the entire Party, the entire people, and the entire army. Preparing for a new step of development of the army.

October 5, 1971:The first unit of Thac Ba Hydroelectric Plant (Yen Bai) began generating electricity. From 1959 to 1961, the survey and design work for the construction of Thac Ba Hydroelectric Plant was carried out.

International events taking place on October 5

October 5, 1789:During the French Revolution, Parisian women marched to the Palace of Versailles to protest King Louis XVI's refusal to issue decrees abolishing feudalism.

October 5, 1947:For the first time a program was broadcast live from the White House and US President Harry Truman was the one who made the speech into the camera.

October 5, 1962:The Beatles released their debut single, “Love Me Do.” “Love Me Do” was recorded at Abbey Road Studios in London on September 4, 1962. The single was produced by George Martin and officially released on October 5.

October 5, 1974:Dave Kunst became the first person to be recognized as having walked around the world. He completed his journey in four years, through 21 pairs of shoes, and across four continents. During his journey, Dave Kunst sought sponsors and raised funds for the United Nations Children's Fund.

October 5, 1994:World Teachers' Day (WTD). In 1994, UNESCO proposed October 5 as World Teachers' Day, with the aim of drawing attention to the status and role of teachers in shaping and developing society. Through this, the United Nations called for support for teachers to ensure that future generations will continue to be nurtured and educated.

October 5, 2021:The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced the 2021 Nobel Prize in Physics to three scientists: Syukuro Manabe (90 years old, dual US and Japanese citizen), Klaus Hasseimann (89 years old, German) and Giorgio Parisi (73 years old, Italian), for their physical modeling of the Earth's climate and quantifying accurate predictions of global warming.

October 5, 2011:CEO Steve Jobs - co-founder of Apple Corporation, passed away at the age of 56 after a long battle with pancreatic cancer.