Historical Events
- "Yours Is My Heart" closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 36 performances
- 1st Cannes Film Festival ends
- Newcastle United equals English Football League record for biggest winning margin in a 13-0 thrashing of Newport in a Division 2 match at St. James' Park; Len Shackleton scores 6, Charlie Wayman 4 for the Toon
Famous Birthdays
- Jean Perron, Canadian ice hockey coach, born in Saint-Isidore-d'Auckland, Quebec, Canada
- Marvin "Popcorn" Sutton, American Appalachian moonshiner, bootlegger, and how-to book author (Me and My Likker), born in Maggie Valley, North Carolina (d. 2009)
- Richard Kermode, American rocker (Kozmic Blues Band), born in Wyoming (d. 1996)
- Zahida Hina, Pakistani columnist, born in Sahasram, Bihar, British India
About October 5, 1946
Day of the Week: Saturday
How Long Ago? 77 years, 6 months and 29 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Baby Boomer
Chinese Zodiac: Dog
Star Sign: Libra
