Western Australia becomes the last Australian state to abolish capital punishment. Date: September 5, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 5 📅 Events on this day in 1984 📅 On This Day (Today)
STS-41-D: The Space Shuttle Discovery lands after its maiden voyage. Date: September 5, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 5 📅 Events on this day in 1984 📅 On This Day (Today)
Pan Am Flight 73 from Mumbai, India with 358 people on board is hijacked at Karachi International Airport. Date: September 5, 1986 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 5 📅 Events on this day in 1986 📅 On This Day (Today)
Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Army soldiers slaughter 158 civilians. Date: September 5, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 5 📅 Events on this day in 1990 📅 On This Day (Today)
The current international treaty defending indigenous peoples, Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989, comes into force. Date: September 5, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 5 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today)
Hurricane Fran makes landfall near Cape Fear, North Carolina as a Category 3 storm with 115 mph sustained winds. Fran caused over $3 billion in damage and killed 27 people. Date: September 5, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 5 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today)
Mandala Airlines Flight 091 crashes after takeoff from Polonia International Airport in Medan, Indonesia, killing 149. Date: September 5, 2005 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 5 📅 Events on this day in 2005 📅 On This Day (Today)
An accidental explosion at a Turkish Army ammunition store in Afyon, western Turkey kills 25 soldiers and wounds four others. Date: September 5, 2012 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 5 📅 Events on this day in 2012 📅 On This Day (Today)
The President of Guinea, Alpha Condé is captured by armed forces during a coup d'état. Date: September 5, 2021 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 5 📅 Events on this day in 2021 📅 On This Day (Today)
At least 93 people die and 25 are missing after a magnitude 6.8 earthquake strikes Sichuan, China. Date: September 5, 2022 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 5 📅 Events on this day in 2022 📅 On This Day (Today)