At A Glance

5 October 2021 at a glance

Day of the week
5 October 2021 was a Tuesday.
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Stay” by The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber.
Top Film of 2021
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2021 was Spider-Man: No Way Home.
Star sign
The star sign for 5 October is Libra.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 5 October 2021 fell in the Year of the Ox.
Birthstone
The birthstone for October is Opal.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 5 October 2021 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 5 October

  • 1984 Marc Garneau becomes the first Canadian in space.
  • 1988 A Chilean opposition coalition defeats Augusto Pinochet in his re-election attempt.
  • 1990 After 150 years The Herald newspaper in Melbourne, Australia, is published for the last time as a separate newspaper.
  • 2000 Mass demonstrations in Serbia force the resignation of Slobodan Milošević.
  • 2021 Windows 11 is released to the general public.

Famous people born on October 5

  • Travis Kelce, American football player (born 1989)
  • Imran Khan, Pakistani cricketer and politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan (born 1952)
  • Kate Winslet, English actress (born 1975)
  • Jacob Tremblay, Canadian actor (born 2006)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 2021 in the United States

A selection from Wikipedia's '2021 in the United States'. Not a complete list.

  • January 13 – Donald Trump becomes the first U.S. president to be impeached for a second time, following a 232–197 vote in the House of Representatives.
  • June 24 – The Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court suspends former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani from practicing law over his false claims about the 2020 election.
  • July 6 – 2021 New York City mayoral election – Eric Adams was declared the winner of the Democratic primary for mayor of New York City.

Life in the US in 2021

President

Joe Biden

Gas (per gallon)

$3.27

Loaf of Bread

$2.53

Average House

$408,800

Weekly Wage

$1,026

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