Today in History in 1905 Wilbur Wright pilots the Wright Flyer III in a flight of 24 miles in 39 minutes, a world record that stuck until 1908.

The On This Day In History archives at “Simple English Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia” contains over 200,000 events, birthdays and deaths from 6,000 years of history. Here is a roundup of a few of them:

October 5 is the 278th day of the year (279th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 87 days remaining until the end of the year.

EVENTS

610 – Coronation of Emperor Heraclius of the Byzantine Empire.

1143 – King Alfonso VII of Leon recognises Portugal as a kingdom.

1450 – Jews are expelled from Lower Bavaria by order of Louis IX, Duke of Bavaria.

1502 – Christopher Columbus names Costa Rica.

1550 – The city of Concepcion, Chile is founded.

1582 – This day does not exist in Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain, as the Gregorian calendar is introduced. In those countries, October 4 is followed by October 15.

1665 – The University of Kiel is founded.

1762 – British troops occupy Manila, Philippines.

1789 – French Revolution: Women in Paris march to Versailles in the March on Versailles to confront Louis XVI of France about his intention to hold on to the system of feudalism.

1793 – French Revolution: Christianity is removed as the official state religion of France.

1813 – The Battle of Thames is fought in Canada, in which American forces defeat British ones.

1857 – The city of Anaheim, California is founded.

1864 – Calcutta, India, is almost completely destroyed by a cyclone, killing 60,000 people.

1869 – In weather, the Saxby Gale devastates the Bay of Fundy along the maritime provinces of Eastern Canada.

1877 – Chief Joseph surrenders his Nez Perce band to US General Nelson A. Miles.

1895 – The first individual time trial for cyclists takes place in London.

1903 – Samuel Griffith becomes the first Chief Justice of Australia.

1905 – Wilbur Wright pilots the Wright Flyer III in a flight of 24 miles in 39 minutes, a world record that stuck until 1908.

1908 – Austria-Hungary annexes Bosnia and Herzegovina.

1910 – Portugal becomes a Republic.

1914 – World War I: First aerial combat resulting in a death, in international conflict.

1915 – Bulgaria enters World War I as one of the Central Powers.

1921 – Baseball's World Series is broadcast on radio for the first time.

1933 – In Germany, the Nazis take total control of the press.

1938 – In Germany, under Nazi rule, Jews' passports are declared illegal.

1943 – World War II: 98 American POWs are executed by Japanese forces on Wake Island in the Pacific Ocean.

1944 – World War II: Royal Canadian Air Force pilots shoot down the first German jet fighter over France.

1944 – Women in France are given the right to vote.

1947 – The first televised White House address is given by Harry S. Truman.

1948 – A magnitude 7.3 earthquake strikes present-day Turkmenistan, killing over 100,000 people.

1951 – The first Mediterranean Games begin in Alexandria, Egypt.

1955 – Disneyland Hotel opens in Anaheim, California.

1962 – The first James Bond movie, Dr. No, is released.

1962 – Love Me Do, the Beatles' first single, is released in the United Kingdom.

1968 – Police baton civil rights demonstrators in Derry, Northern Ireland, considered to be the beginning of the Troubles.

1969 – Monty Python's Flying Circus is first shown on BBC One.

1970 – The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is founded.

1970 – In Montreal, Quebec, Canada, British trade commissioner James Cross is kidnapped by members of the Front de liberation du Quebec, starting the October Crisis.

1973 – Signature of the European Patent Convention.

1974 – The Guildford pub bombings are carried out by the Provisional IRA, killing 4 British soldiers and 1 civilian.

1984 – Marc Garneau becomes the first Canadian in space.

1986 – Israel's secret nuclear weapons are revealed.

1988 – The Brazilian Constitution is ratified by the Constituent Assembly.

1989 – Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama, wins the Nobel Peace Prize.

1991 – An Indonesian military transport plane crashes after take-off from Jakarta, Indonesia, killing 137, including two on the ground. Only one on board survives.

1992 – Lennart Meri becomes President of Estonia.

1999 – The Ladbroke Grove rail crash in West London kills 31 people.

2000 – Mass demonstrations in Belgrade lead to the resignation of Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic.

2001 – In baseball, Barry Bonds overtakes Mark McGwire's single-season home run record, hitting his 71st and 72nd home runs of the season respectively.

2004 – At 27.25 degrees Celsius, Germany records its warmest October 5th in 125 years.

2011 – Steve Jobs, former CEO of Apple Inc., dies aged 56, leading to widespread reaction on social media.

2014 – Formula One racing driver Jules Bianchi suffers serious injuries in a crash at the Japanese Grand Prix, leading to his death in July 2015.

2017 – Allegations of sexual harassment against the film producer Harvey Weinstein are published, starting the #MeToo movement.

2018 – Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad win the Nobel Peace Prize.