Monday, October 5, 2026
ephemeris of the day
Every year on October 5
Name days: Florant, Fleur
Astrological sign: Libra (September 23 - October 22)
Festivals and international days on October 5:
- World Habitat Day
- World Teachers' Day
See also: October 4 - October 6 - All days of 2026
Ongoing events: Sport, culture, festivities...
October 4-10: World Space Week
It happened on October 5
October 5, 1908: Austria annexes Bosnia-Herzegovina.
October 5, 1947: Creation of the Cominform, the centralized organization of the international communist movement. Its name is a Russian contraction for Information Bureau of the Communist and Workers' Parties.
October 5, 1988: Augusto Pinochet loses the plebiscite referendum meant to validate his own succession as head of Chile.