What Happened on October 5, 2005

Historical Events

Sports History

NHL great Wayne Gretzky makes his coaching debut for the Phoenix Coyotes in 3-2 loss to the Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Arena

  • NHL opens regular season after 10-month lockout of entire 2004-05 season; Ottawa's Daniel Alfredsson & Dany Heatley first players to score winning goals in a shoot out in NHL history; both score v Toronto goalie Ed Belfour in 3-2 OT victory

Twilight

Vampire novel "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer is first published by Little Brown


About October 5, 2005

Day of the Week: Wednesday
How Long Ago? 18 years, 6 months and 22 days
Leap Year: No

Generation: Generation Z
Chinese Zodiac: Rooster
Star Sign: Libra

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