OCTOBER 5 — PHILIP BERRIGAN
Rebel American Catholic priest, antiwar activist.

OCTOBER 5, 2009 HOLIDAYS AND FESTIVALS
UNIVERSAL CHILDREN’S DAY. FEAST OF THE EMPIRE OF LIES.

ALSO ON OCTOBER 5 IN HISTORY…
1582 — Pope Gregory annuls 14 days, bringing calendar back in line with seasons.
1713 — Encyclopedist Denis Diderot born, Langres, France.
1789 —Declaration of The Rights of Man published.
1813 — Shawnee Chief Tecumseh killed in War of 1812.
1864 — Louis-Jean Lumière, film pioneer, born, Besançon, France.
1877 — Chief Joseph, Nez Percé chief, surrenders to U.S. troops.
1923 — Rebel priest, antiwar activist Phil Berrigan born, Two Harbors, Minnesota.
1934 — French surrealist filmmaker Jean Vigo dies, Paris, France. `