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Famous Quote For October 5

"The body is meant to be seen, not all covered up."

Marilyn Monroe, 1954

October 5 Birthdays

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Aaron Carpenter

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Andrew Fontenot

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Jesse Eisenberg

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Mercedes Lambre

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Chrissy Chambers

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Michael Morpurgo

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Matthew Sherrill

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Neil deGrasse Tyson

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October 5 History

1989 - The Dalai Lama is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of his nonviolent campaign to end the Chinese domination of Tibet.

1970 - PBS, the Public Broadcasting Company, is founded.

1947 - U.S. President Harry S. Truman gives the first televised White House address; his principal address was to 'conserve food'

1923 - Edwin Hubble identifies Cepheid variable star

1910 - Portugal overthrows its monarchy and declares itself a republic.

This Day In Business

2011 - Steve Jobs, the CEO of Apple, and the visionary behind the Ipod, Iphone, and Ipad, passes away.

This Day In Entertainment

1992 - Pixar hires Joe Ranft to be its animation storyboard artist and voice actor

This Day In Geography

1857 - City of Anaheim founded. "Ana" from Santa Ana River, "Heim" - German for home.

This Day In Sports

2001 - Barry Bonds breaks Mark McGwire's home run record hitting his 71st of the season.

October 5th Holiday

World Teachers Day - Recognizes the importance of teachers and commemorates teacher organizations worldwide.

Today's Birthday Trivia

He attended a couple of years of college but never finished, deciding to go into acting instead. He became the host of Food Network's Cupcake Wars in 2016. Who is he?

Today's Birthday Horoscope

Learn about people born on this day by reading the October 5 Birthday Horoscope.

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