Holidays and observances on October 5

18 observances are celebrated on October 5 around the world: World Space Week (October 4–10), Armed Forces Day (Indonesia), Christian feast day: Anna Schäffer, Christian feast day: Faustina Kowalska, Christian feast day: Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos (Roman Catholic Church), Christian feast day: Blessed Bartolo Longo. The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.

44 documented historical events happened on October 5, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: The Fourth Council of Constantinople, the eighth Catholic Ecumenical Council, was convened to discuss the patriarchate of Photios I of Constantinople. On the same day, in another year: French Revolution: Upset about the high price and scarcity of bread, thousands of Parisian women and allies marched (pictured) on the Palace of Versailles. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.