Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/October 5
October 5: Republic Day in Portugal (1910).
- 1877 – After battling the U.S. Army for more than three months, retreating over 1,000 miles across Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Montana, and enduring a five-day siege, Chief Joseph (pictured) and his Nez Perce band finally surrendered.
- 1908 – Prince Ferdinand became the first Tsar of Bulgaria since the Ottoman invasion in the 14th century.
- 1930 – The British airship R101 crashed in France en route to India on its maiden voyage, killing 48 passengers and crew.
- 1970 – Members of the Front de Libération du Québec kidnapped British diplomat James Cross, sparking the October Crisis in Montreal, Canada.
- 1986 – British newspaper The Sunday Times published former nuclear technician Mordechai Vanunu's story revealing details of Israel's nuclear capability.
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