Walesa wins Nobel Peace Prize
1983 - Lech Walesa won the 1983 Nobel Peace Prize. Walesa, a shipyard electrician who turned 40 last week, was chosen for his considerable personal sacrifice in helping ignite an unprecedented mass movement for workers’ rights and freedom in a Communist country. The five-member Norwegian Nobel Committee said Walesa has become an exponent of the active longing for peace and freedom in the world.
October 5
1908 - Ferdinand I declares Bulgaria’s independence from Ottoman Empire.
1910 - Portugal overthrows monarchy, proclaims itself a republic.
1948 - An earthquake hits Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, killing more than 110,000.
1992 - IBM launches its ThinkPad series of laptop computers.
1996 - PLO leader Yasser Arafat returns to hero’s welcome in Gaza Strip.
2004 - Emirates airline and Arsenal Football Club sign the biggest club sponsorship in English football history.
2011 - Aakash, the world’s cheapest tablet, is launched in India.
2017 - Saudi King Salman makes a first-ever official visit by a Saudi monarch to Russia.
