October 5 zodiac sign, birthday facts & famous birthdays
If your birthday is October 5, your zodiac sign is Libra ♎, your birthstone is Opal or Tourmaline and your birth flower is Marigold or Cosmos. You share your birthday with Denis Diderot and Václav Havel.
- Zodiac sign
- ♎ Libra
- Element
- Air
- Ruling planet
- Venus
- Birthstone
- Opal, Tourmaline
- Birth flower
- Marigold, Cosmos
- Day of year
- 278th
- Popularity
- 129th of 366
- Half birthday
- April 5
- Next October 5
- October 5
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October 5 zodiac: Libra ♎
People born on October 5 fall under Libra, the 7th sign of the zodiac, which covers birthdays from September 23 to October 22. Libra is a cardinal air sign ruled by Venus, and its symbol is the scales.
Libra, represented by the Scales, is the sign of balance, harmony and partnership. It is linked with beauty and fairness, and Libras are often pictured as natural diplomats with a strong sense of style.
Famous people born on October 5
Well-known people who celebrate their birthday on October 5, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
- Born 1713French Enlightenment philosopher writer and encyclopædist (1713–1784)
- Born 1936Czech statesman, playwright, and former dissident, the last president of Czechoslovakia and the first president of the Czech Republic (1936–2011)
- Born 1975English actress (born 1975)
- Born 1829President of the United States from 1881 to 1885
- Born 1952President of Tajikistan (1992-present)
- Born 1976Russian politician and head of the Chechen Republic
- Born 1882American physicist
- Born 1958American astrophysicist and science communicator
- Born 1919British actor (1919–1995)
- Born 1983American actor
- Born 1957American actor (1957–2008)
- Born 1781Bohemian mathematician and priest (1781–1848)
- Born 1967Australian actor (born 1967)
- Born 1923British actress (1923–2024)
- Born 1930German economist (1930-2016)
- Born 1977German economist, dean, university rector; higher education expert; edtech; social media; artificial intelligence
- Born 1960Brazilian association football player
- Born 1940Serbian actress (1940-2018)
- Born 1902American businessman
- Born 1972British-Australian filmmaker
- Born 1991Japanese association football player
- Born 1965Canadian ice hockey player and team owner
- Born 1977Russian footballer
- Born 1952English author, film director, and visual artist (born 1952)
- Born 1992Danish racing driver (born 1992)
- Born 1941President of Argentina from 2002 to 2003
- Born 1879American scientist (1879-1970)
- Born 1998Argentine association football player
- Born 1947English singer, songwriter and television show host of car shows
- Born 1951American actress
- Born 1939French-Swiss singer and actress
- Born 1987Belgian association football player (born 1987)
- Born 1658Queen consort of England (1685-1688)
- Born 1971Italian football referee
- Born 1949English author (born 1949)
- Born 1980Brazilian association football player
- Born 1899French politician (1899-1983)
- Born 1930Soviet cosmonaut (1930–2009)
- Born 1993Thai association football player
- Born 1703Christian preacher, philosopher, and theologian (1703-1758)
October 5 birthstone
Opal (play of many colours). Opal is linked with creativity, hope and imagination, thanks to its shifting rainbow colours.
Tourmaline (pink and many other colours). Tourmaline is associated with compassion, balance and emotional healing.
October 5 birthday facts
- October 5 is the 278th day of the year (279th in leap years), leaving 87 days until the end of the year.
- October 5 is the 129th most common birthday in the U.S., with about 11,312 babies born on an average October 5(1% more than a typical day).
- In the Northern Hemisphere, October 5 birthdays fall in autumn. In the Southern Hemisphere they fall in spring.
- Babies born on October 5 were most likely conceived around January 13 of the previous year (about 38 weeks earlier).
- Your half birthday is April 5, six months after October 5.
- October 5 always falls after Chinese New Year, so your Chinese zodiac animal is simply the one for your birth year.
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Frequently asked questions
What zodiac sign is October 5?
October 5 falls under Libra ♎, which runs from September 23 to October 22.
What is the birthstone for October 5?
The birthstone for October 5 is Opal or Tourmaline, the October birthstones. The October birth flowers are Marigold and Cosmos.
Who are famous people born on October 5?
Famous people born on October 5 include Denis Diderot (1713), Václav Havel (1936), Kate Winslet (1975), Chester A. Arthur (1829), Emomali Rahmon (1952), Ramzan Kadyrov (1976).
How common is a October 5 birthday?
October 5 is the 129th most common birthday out of 366, based on U.S. births from 1994 to 2014, with about 11,312 babies born on an average October 5.
What day of the year is October 5?
October 5 is the 278th day of the year in common years and the 279th day in leap years.