births
October 5, 1940
Bob Cowper, Australian cricketer
Bob Cowper
Robert Maskew Cowper was an Australian cricketer who played Test cricket for Australia from 1964 to 1968, and Sheffield Shield cricket for Victoria and Western Australia from 1960 to 1970. He scored the first Test cricket triple century in Australia.
October 5
October 5 is the 278th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 87 days remain until the end of the year.