• 1143 – The king Alfonso VII of Leon recognises Portugal as a Kingdom.
• 1582 – Because of the implementation of the Gregorian calendar this day does not exist in this year in Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain.
• 1793 – French Revolution: Christianity is disestablished in France.
• 1915 – Bulgaria enters World War I as one of the Central Powers.
• 1944 - Suffrage is extended to women in France.
• 1962 - Dr. No, the first in the James Bond film series, was released.

Birthdays I Share With Famous People:

• 1658 – Mary of Modena, queen of James II of England
• 1957 – Bernie Mac, American actor and comedian
• 1964 – Keiji Fujiwara, Japanese voice actor
• 1967 – Guy Pearce, Anglo-Australian actor
• 1974 – Colin Meloy, American singer (The Decemberists)
• 1975 – Kate Winslet, English actress
• 1983 – Jesse Eisenberg, American actor
• 1983 – Nicky Hilton, American heiress
• 1978 – James Valentine, American musician (Maroon 5)
• 1988 – Maja Salvador, Filipina actress

The most common birthday in the United States is Oct. 5. That’s nine months after New Year’s Eve. source