Memory of the day: Egyptian soldier Suleiman Khater shoots group of Israelis after throwing Egyptian flag on the ground in 1985

CAIRO – 5 October 2021: In the following lines, ET sheds light on the most important world events that took place on October 5.

610 - Coronation of the Byzantine Emperor Heraclius.

816 - Coronation of the Roman Emperor Louis I by Pope Stephen IV in Reims.

1582 - Because of the use of the Gregorian calendar, Oct. 5 does not exist in 1582 in Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain.

1864 - A cyclone destroys the Indian city of Calcutta.

1944 - France grants women the right to vote.

1947 - US President Harry Truman's first televised address is broadcast from the White House.

1962 - "Doctor No", the first film in the James Bond series, is released.

1985 - Egyptian soldier Suleiman Khater shoots a group of Israelis after they threw the Egyptian flag on the ground.

2017 - British-born Kazuo Ishiguro wins the 2017 Nobel Prize in Literature.

2020 - The Nobel Prize in Medicine is awarded to Charles Rice, Harvey Alter and Michael Hutton for their discovery of hepatitis C.