October 5. Kazinform's timeline of major events

Kazinform's Timeline is the one-stop shop where you can learn about historical events for the 5th of October. See what notable events happened throughout Kazakhstan's history on October 5. 

1868 - The city of Taldykorgan is founded as Gavrilovskoye settlement. In 1920, the settlement was renamed to Taldy-Kurgan. In 2001, it became the center of Almaty region. Since June 8, 2022, it has been the administrative center of Zhetysu region.

1930- The Kazakh Agricultural Institute opens in Almaty.

1992- First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev initiates convocation of the Conference on Confidence-Building Measures in Astana at the 47th session of the UN General Assembly.

1992 – First President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev for the first time addresses the plenary session of the UN GA proposing the member states to begin establishing the UN Peacekeeping Operations Fund based on the 1+1 formula.

2007- The Council of Heads of Migration Bodies of the CIS member states is established in Dushanbe. It includes representatives of Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.

2011– The Belarusian city of Gomel hosts the Days of Kazakhstan Cinema.

2012– The Presidential Central Communications Service is set up.

2013– Descendants of Abylai Khan hand over the bust of their ancestor to First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev at the International Conference in Kokshetau. This gesture symbolizes their gratitude to the Head of State for glorifying the names of great historic figures of Kazakhstan.

2016 – The Kazakh film Road to Mother receives the Grand Prix of the Eurasian Bridge Festival. Altynai Nogerbek, who played the lead character, won the prize for the best female role.

2019– A memorial plaque is unveiled on the house where Kazakh writer, public figure and statesman Sherkhan Murtaza lived in Almaty city.

2021 – The Soyuz-2.1a launcher carrying the Soyuz MS-19 spacecraft and the world’s first film crew made up of Russian actress Yulia Peresild, director Klim Shipenko, and astronaut Anton Shkaplerov takes off from Baikonur Cosmodrome.

See what notable events happened throughout Kazakhstan's history on October 4 here.