Historical Events
- 480 Otis wins Alaska's Fat Bear Week for pre-hibernation weight gain for the third year in a row
- Major French investigation finds clergy sexually abused more than 200,000 children over 70 years, most of the victims boys [1]
- Nobel Prize for Physics awarded to Syukuro Manabe, Klaus Hasselmann and Giorgio Parisi for pioneering work that warned of climate change
- Russia launches an actor and director to the International Space Station to make the first film in orbit
Famous Deaths
- Jerry Shipp, American basketball forward (Olympic gold 1964; 3× AAU All-American 1962–64 SE Oklahoma State), dies at 86
Died in 2021 2021 Highlights
About October 5, 2021
Day of the Week: Tuesday
How Long Ago? 2 years, 7 months and 8 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Generation Alpha
Chinese Zodiac: Ox
Star Sign: Libra
Music Charts
#1 Song: My Universe - Coldplay x BTS
#1 Song: Shivers - Ed Sheeran
American
British
Canadian
French
German
Russian