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The Roman ceremony of lapis manalis took place on October 5,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lapis_manalis

Bihar will celebrate Oct 5 as Dolphin Day
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bihar

Calcutta cyclone of the 5th October 1864
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t45371778/1864-calcutta-cyclone/

The Saxby Gale struck Canada's Bay of Fundy region on October 4-5, 1869. 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saxby_Gale

The University of Kiel was founded in 1665
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Kiel

The Tibet Museum in Lhasa was inaugurated on October 5, 1999
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tibet_Museum_(Lhasa)

European Southern Observatory celebrates its birthday (1962)
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t27698956/european-southern-observatory/

The first episode Monty Python's Flying Circus was broadcast on 5 October 1969
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t45371781/monty-pythons-flying-circus/

The R101 airship crashed on 5 October 1930
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t45371775/r101-airship/

STS 41-G was launched on 5 October 1984
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t45371759/sts-41-g/



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People

Richard Francis Gordon, Jr. (October 5, 1929 - November 6, 2017) was a NASA astronaut. 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_F._Gordon,_Jr.

André Kuipers (5 October 1958) is a Dutch physician and ESA astronaut.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Kuipers

Pavel Romanovich Popovich (October 5, 1930 - September 29, 2009) was a Soviet cosmonaut.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t31255383/pavel-popovich/

Robert Hutchings Goddard (October 5, 1882 - August 10, 1945) was an American professor
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t41736258/robert-hutchings-goddard/

Thomas Greatorex (5 October 1758 - 18 July 1831) was an English composer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Greatorex

Giorgio Abetti (5 October 1882 - 24 August 1982) was an Italian solar astronomer.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giorgio_Abetti

Heinrich Vogt (October 5, 1890 - January 23, 1968) was a German astronomer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinrich_Vogt_(astronomer)

Paul Wild (5 October 1925 - 2 July 2014) was a Swiss astronomer
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Wild_(Swiss_astronomer)

James Richard Houck (October 5, 1940 - September 18, 2015) was the Kenneth A. Wallace Professor of Astronomy at Cornell University.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_R._Houck

Neil deGrasse Tyson (born October 5, 1958) is an American astrophysicist
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_deGrasse_Tyson



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NGC Discovered

NGC 103 was discovered by John Herschel on the 5th October 1829.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t55160868/ngc-103/

NGC 208 was discovered by Albert Marth on the 5th October 1863.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t55160952/ngc-208/

NGC 393 was discovered by William Herschel on the 5th October 1784.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t55161149/ngc-393/

NGC 454 was discovered by John Herschel on the 5th October 1834.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t47235559/ngc-454/

NGC 1141 is a magnitude 13.1 lenticular galaxy discovered by Albert Marth on the 5th October 1864.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58700255/ngc-1141/

NGC 1142 is a magnitude 13.0 irregular spiral galaxy discovered by Albert Marth on the 5th October 1864.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58700248/ngc-1142/

NGC 1304 is a magnitude +13.5 lenticular galaxy discovered by William Herschel on the 5th October 1785.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58700169/ngc-1304/

NGC 1322 is a magnitude +13.4 lenticular galaxy discovered by John Herschel on the 5th October 1836.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58700152/ngc-1322/

NGC 1324 is a magnitude 12.7 spiral galaxy discovered by William Herschel on the 5th October 1785.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58700141/ngc-1324/

NGC 7517 was discovered by Albert Marth on the 5th October 1863.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t55161314/ngc-7517/

NGC 7519 was discovered by Albert Marth on the 5th October 1864.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t55161465/ngc-7519/

NGC 7533 was discovered by Albert Marth on the 5th October 1864.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t55161509/ngc-7533/

NGC 7542 was discovered by Albert Marth on the 5th October 1864.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t55161606/ngc-7542/

NGC 7560 was discovered by Herman Schultz on the 5th October 1864.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t55161658/ngc-7560/

NGC 7561 was discovered by Herman Schultz on the 5th October 1864.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t55161709/ngc-7561/

NGC 7576 was discovered by William Herschel on the 5th October 1785.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t55161759/ngc-7576/

NGC 7579 was discovered by Albert Marth on the 5th October 1864.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t55161798/ngc-7579/

NGC 7584 was discovered by Albert Marth on the 5th October 1864.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t55161834/ngc-7584/

NGC 7587 was discovered by Albert Marth on the 5th October 1864.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t55161905/ngc-7587/

NGC 7593 was discovered by Albert Marth on the 5th October 1864.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t55162016/ngc-7593/

NGC 7609 was discovered by Albert Marth on the 5th October 1864.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t55162201/ngc-7609/

NGC 7684 was discovered by Albert Marth on the 5th October 1863.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t55162228/ngc-7684/

NGC 7729 was discovered by Edouard Stephan on the 5th October 1883.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t55162278/ngc-7729/

NGC 7788 was discovered by John Herschel on the 5th October 1829.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t55162123/ngc-7788/

NGC 7811 was discovered by Albert Marth on the 5th October 1864.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t55162158/ngc-7811/



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Hubble variable number one, or V1, was observed on the night of Oct. 5, 1923
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t53813891/andromeda-v1/

Extrasolar planet HD 189733 b was discovered on October 5, 2005
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HD_189733_b

Asteroid (36) Atalante was discovered on October 5, 1855
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/36_Atalante

Asteroid (37) Fides was discovered on October 5, 1855
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/37_Fides



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Meteorites

The Bialystok (Eucrite) meteorite fell in Bialystok, Poland, on the 5th October 1827.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t31342496/bialystok-meteorite/

The Jamkheir (H6) meteorite fell in Maharashtra, India, on the 5th October 1866.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t45371747/jamkheir-meteorite/

The Fenghsien-Ku (H5) meteorite fell in Jiangsu, China, on the 5th October 1924.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t45371808/fenghsien-ku-meteorite/

The Monze (L6) meteorite fell in Southern, Zambia, on the 5th October 1950.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t45371817/monze-meteorite/

The Tathlith (L6) meteorite fell in 'Asir, Saudi Arabia, on the 5th October 1967.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t45371829/tathlith-meteorite/

The Marilia (H4) meteorite fell in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on the 5th October 1971.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t45371840/marilia-meteorite/

The Berthoud (Eucrite) meteorite fell in Colorado, USA, on the 5th October 2004.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t18581530/berthoud-meteorite/



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