Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/October 5
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October 5: Republic Day in Portugal (1910)
- 1877 - After battling U.S. armed forces for more than three months, retreating over 1,000 miles across Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Montana, and enduring a five-day siege, Chief Joseph (pictured) and his Nez Percé band finally surrendered.
- 1908 - Prince Ferdinand became the first Tsar of Bulgaria since the Ottoman invasion in the 14th century.
- 1930 - The British airship R101 crashed in France en route to India on its maiden voyage, killing 48 passengers and crew.
- 1969 - The first episode of Monty Python's Flying Circus was broadcast on BBC1.
- 1970 - Members of the Front de Libération du Québec kidnapped a British diplomat, sparking the October Crisis in Montréal, Canada.
