October 5

Events

 * 1945 - "Meet the Press" premieres on radio
 * 1921 - 1st World Series radio broadcast, Yankees beat Giants 3-0

Births

 * 1822 –, Czech composer and pianist (d. 1884)
 * 1907 –, American singer (d. 1997)
 * 1935 –, American soprano
 * 1942 –, American singer (The Temptations)
 * 1943 –, American musician (Steve Miller Band)
 * 1945 –, Scottish singer (Sweet) (d. 1997)
 * 1945 –, English musician (Henry Cow)
 * 1947 –, English singer (AC/DC)
 * 1948 –, American musician (P Funk)
 * 1949 –, American singer (d. 1988)
 * 1950 –, English guitarist (Motörhead, Fastway)
 * 1951 –, Irish singer (The Boomtown Rats) and activist
 * 1955 –, French singer-songwriter
 * 1957 –, English saxophonist (Madness), vocalist
 * 1961 –, American musician, composer and artist
 * 1970 –, bass guitarist (d. 1996)
 * 1971 –, American rapper
 * 1971 –, Canadian voice actor
 * 1974 –, Trinidadian singer
 * 1974 –, American singer (The Decemberists) (married to Carson Ellis who shares his birthday)
 * 1978 –, American musician (Maroon 5)
 * 1981 –, Singaporean singer
 * 1985 –, English singer (Girls Aloud)
 * 1988 –, German Singer (Monrose)

Deaths

 * 1564 –, Flemish composer
 * 1880 –, German-born composer (b. 1819)
 * 1940 –, Mexican musician (b. 1889)
 * 1943 –, American musician (b. 1902)
 * 1992 –, American singer (The Temptations) (b. 1939)
 * 2009 – (musician), English bassist for Thrash Metal group Evile (b. 1977)