10 / 5 History Vault
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Famous Pioneer Born on 10/5
Born under Libra (♎ Libra), possessing unique vision and inspiration.
"We should consider every day lost on which we have not danced at least once."
—— Libra Pioneer
Historical Milestone of 10/5
On this day in history (10/5), significant global milestones and breakthroughs were recorded across science, culture, and human society.
The Thinker
The Thinker is a world-class museum collection item preserved at Musée Rodin.
Auguste Rodin (Bronze sculpture)
Swiss police found the bodies of 48 members of the Order of the Solar Temple, who had died in a cult mass murder-suicide.
The Order of the Solar Temple, or simply the Solar Temple, was a new religious movement and secret society, often described as a cult, notorious for the mass deaths of many of its members in several mass murders and suicides throughout the 1990s. The OTS was a neo-Templar order, claiming to be a continuation of the Knights Templar, and incorporated an eclectic range of beliefs with aspects of Rosicrucianism, Theosophy, and New Age ideas. It was led by Joseph Di Mambro, with Luc Jouret as a spokesman and second in command. It was founded in 1984, in Geneva, Switzerland.
Michael_Hoecht Born
Michael Hoecht is a Canadian professional football defensive end for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Brown Bears.
「Michael Hoecht is a Canadian professional football defensive end for the Buffalo Bill...」
—— Michael_Hoecht
Exequiel_Palacios Born
Exequiel Alejandro Palacios is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen and the Argentina national team.
「Exequiel Alejandro Palacios is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a mi...」
—— Exequiel_Palacios
Two trains collided head-on in Ladbroke Grove, London, killing 31 people, injuring 417, and severely damaging public confidence in the management and regulation of safety of Britain's privatised railway system.
The Ladbroke Grove rail crash occurred on 5 October 1999 at Ladbroke Grove in London, England, when a Thames Trains passenger train passed a signal at danger, colliding almost head-on with a First Great Western passenger train. With 31 people killed and 417 injured, it was one of the worst rail accidents in 20th-century British history.
Washington_Sundar Born
Washington Sundar is an Indian international cricketer. He plays for the India national team as an all-rounder, who bats left-handed and bowls right-arm off-spin. He represents Tamil Nadu in domestic cricket and Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League. Sundar was a part of the Indian squad that won the 2023 Asia Cup, 2025 Champions Trophy, and the 2026 T20 World Cup.
「Washington Sundar is an Indian international cricketer. He plays for the India nation...」
—— Washington_Sundar
Colour revolutions: During protests over irregularities in the Yugoslavian general election, a wheel-loader was driven into the Radio Television of Serbia building, giving the protests the nickname "Bulldozer Revolution".
The colour revolutions are a series of often non-violent protests and accompanying changes of government and society taking place in post-Soviet states and the former Yugoslavia during the 21st century. The aim of the colour revolutions is to establish Western-style democracies. They were primarily triggered by election results widely viewed as falsified. The colour revolutions are marked by the use of the internet as a method of communication, as well as a strong role of non-governmental organizations in the protests.
Jacob_Tremblay Born
Jacob Tremblay is a Canadian actor. He became known for his role as a child born in captivity in Room (2015), for which he won the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Young Performer and became the youngest nominee for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role.
「Jacob Tremblay is a Canadian actor. He became known for his role as a child born in c...」
—— Jacob_Tremblay
Two Chinese cargo ships were attacked and their crews murdered on a stretch of the Mekong River in far northern Thailand.
The Mekong River massacre occurred on the morning of 5 October 2011, when two Chinese cargo ships were attacked on a stretch of the Mekong River in the Golden Triangle region on the borders of Myanmar (Burma) and Thailand. All 13 crew members on both ships were killed and dumped in the river. It was the deadliest attack on Chinese nationals abroad in modern times. In response, China temporarily suspended shipping on the Mekong, and reached an agreement with Myanmar, Thailand and Laos to jointly patrol the river. The event was also the impetus for the Naypyidaw Declaration and other anti-drug cooperation efforts in the region. On 28 October 2011, Thai authorities arrested nine Pha Muang Task Force soldiers, who subsequently "disappeared from the justice system". Drug lord Naw Kham and three subordinates were eventually tried and executed by the Chinese government for their roles in the massacre.
Formula One racing driver Jules Bianchi sustained fatal head injuries in a crash at the Japanese Grand Prix, dying the following year.
Jules Lucien André Bianchi was a French racing driver who competed in Formula One from 2013 to 2014.
Windows 11 is released to the general public.
Windows 11 is the current major release of Microsoft's Windows NT operating system, released on October 5, 2021, as the successor to Windows 10 (2015). It is available as a free upgrade for devices running Windows 10 that meet its system requirements. The Windows Server counterpart, Windows Server 2025, was released in 2024. It is the first major version of Windows without a corresponding mobile edition, following the end of support for Windows 10 Mobile, and is implemented to mobile devices with different form factors, screen sizes and CPU architectures as a unified edition of Windows. As of October 14, 2025, it is the only fully supported consumer-oriented version of Windows.
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