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Born on Saturday October 5, 1918
- Bartha Kroon († 2006)
- Abraham Mok († 1941)
- Alida Maria Mulder, Oldenzaal († 1994)
- Carl Alfred (Karel) Langemeijer, Amsterdam, NH, Nederland († 1923)
- Clazina Jeanette (Sientje) Nieuwenhuijs, Utrecht († 1985)
- Berendina Ridderikhoff, Oegstgeest († 1987)
- Afonso Back, Angelina, Santa Catarina, Brasil († 1998)
- Carl Alfred Langemeijer-, Amsterdam, Nederland († 1923)
- Cornelis Kooiman, Barendrecht († 1990)
- Abe Zuijderduijn, Woerden († 2001)
Died on Saturday October 5, 1918
- Adolf Driessen, Djokjakarta, Java, Ned. Indie
- Aleida Stegeman (0), Lonneker (Enschede), Overijssel, Nederland
- Anna Maria Petronella Brans (64), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Antje TER COCK (71), Sommelsdijk
- Achille Joseph CHARDOME (80), Monthyon, 77309, Seine et Marne, Île-de-France, France
- Alberdina Jansen (75), Rheden
- Anna ter Hoeve (44), Zeist, UTR, Nederland
- Andreas Wezel (43), Finsterwolde (NL)
- Agatha PLAK (0), Harenkarspel
- Abraham Bontenbal (1), Rotterdam
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from October 5, 1918 at Delpher
Born on October 5
- 1914 » Zhang Zhen, Chinese general and politician († 2015)
- 1916 » Stetson Kennedy, American author and activist († 2011)
- 1917 » Allen Ludden, American television personality and game show host († 1981)
- 1917 » Magda Szabó, Hungarian author and poet († 2007)
- 1919 » Donald Pleasence, English actor († 1995)
- 1921 » Bill Willis, American football player and coach († 2007)
- 1922 » Bil Keane, American soldier and cartoonist († 2011)
- 1922 » Jim Godbolt, English historian and journalist († 2013)
- 1922 » Jock Stein, Scottish footballer and manager († 1985)
- 1922 » José Froilán González, Argentinian racing driver († 2013)
Died on October 5
- 1913 » Hans von Bartels, German painter and educator (b. 1856)
- 1914 » Albert Solomon, Australian politician, 23rd Premier of Tasmania (b. 1876)
- 1918 » Roland Garros, French soldier and pilot (b. 1888)
- 1921 » John Storey, Australian politician, 20th Premier of New South Wales (b. 1869)
- 1927 » Sam Warner, Polish-American director, producer, and screenwriter, co-founded Warner Bros. (b. 1887)
- 1929 » Varghese Payyappilly Palakkappilly, Indian priest, founded the Sisters of the Destitute (b. 1876)
- 1930 » Christopher Thomson, 1st Baron Thomson, Indian-English soldier and politician, Secretary of State for Air (b. 1875)
- 1933 » Nikolai Yudenich, Russian general (b. 1862)
- 1933 » Renée Adorée, French-American actress (b. 1898)
- 1936 » J. Slauerhoff, Dutch poet and author (b. 1898)
Names that were popular for boys in 1918
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Jacob
- Jacobus
- Adrianus
- Wilhelmus
- Albert
- Gerardus
- Hendrikus
- Johan
Names that were popular for girls in 1918
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Wilhelmina
- Adriana
- Catharina
- Hendrika
- Petronella
- Aaltje
- Jacoba
- Helena
- Geertruida
- Margaretha
- Grietje
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1918
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 6.6 million citizens.
- January 28 » Finnish Civil War: The Red Guard rebels seize control of the capital, Helsinki; members of the Senate of Finland go underground.
- March 23 » First World War: On the third day of the German Spring Offensive, the 10th Battalion of the Royal West Kent Regiment is annihilated with many of the men becoming prisoners of war
- June 22 » The Hammond Circus Train Wreck kills 86 and injures 127 near Hammond, Indiana.
- October 1 » World War I: The Egyptian Expeditionary Force captures Damascus.
- November 13 » World War I: Allied troops occupy Constantinople, the capital of the Ottoman Empire.
- December 1 » The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (later known as the Kingdom of Yugoslavia) is proclaimed.
Weather October 5, 1918
The temperature on October 5, 1918 was between 2.1 °C and 11.6 °C and averaged 8.6 °C. There was 3.7 mm of rain. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.