Today is Thursday, October 5th, the 278th day of the year. There are 87
days remaining until the end of the year and 81 days remaining until Christmas.
HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES Breast Cancer Awareness Month,
Adopt a Shelter Dog Month, Clergy Appreciation Month, Computer
Learning Month, Cookie Month, Domestic Violence Awareness Month,
Lupus Awareness Month, National Diabetes Month, National Pizza
Month, National Vegetarian Month, National Popcorn Popping
Month, Seafood Month, Get Organized Week, Do Something Nice
Day, World Teacher’s Day
CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS
Autherine Lucy, 94, 1st black to enroll in University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa
Lucius Ross, 75, guitarist (Funkadelic)
Neil LaGrasse Tyson, 65, scientist
Mike Conley, 61, long jumper/triple jumper
Chad Lewis, 52, football player
Grant Hill, 51, basketball player
Heather Headley, 49, singer
Taylour Paige, 33, actress
HISTORIC BIRTHDAYS
Richard Street, 81, singer (Temptations) (d. 2013)
Bernie Mac, 66, comedian (d. 2008)
DEATHS
ON THIS DATE IN…
1872 – Booker T. Washington enters Hampton Institute, Virginia.
1897 – J.H. Evans patented the convertible settee-bed.
1963 – Little Richard joins Everly Brothers Tour.
1985 – Grambling’s Eddie Robinson wins record 324th football game.
2001 – Barry Bonds hits his 71st home run, breaking Mark McGuire’s record of
70 for the most home runs hit in a single season (Bonds would end up with 73
in total).
HOROSCOPE
Being a Libra born on October 5th, you are perhaps most well-known for your thoughtfulness. You always seem to be helping others and display great patience in doing so. Your friends and family always turn to you in tough times, because you offer a supportive and non-judgmental ear. There are many times when you seem to put the needs of others above your own, which is fact that your loved ones appreciate deeply.
