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November 5 is the 309th day of the year (310th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000 Events 644 - Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Muslim Caliph, is killed by a Persian slave in Medina. Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw Events 308 - The Congress of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, the leaders of the Tetrarchy declare Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published Events 284 - Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs, Events 164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family restores the Temple in Jerusalem. Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Events 800 - Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of Events 380 - Theodosius I makes his adventus, or formal Events 1034 - Máel Coluim mac Cináeda, King of Scots dies Donnchad, the Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus" Events 1095 - Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont For the town in Argentina, see 28 de Noviembre. Events Events 1777 - San Jose California, is founded as el Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common November 2007 is the eleventh month of that year It began on a Thursday and 30 days later ended on a Friday PortalCurrent events News collections and sources See WikipediaNews collections and sources. November 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September November 5, 2003 November 2003 - please do not remove or delink the the date header November 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - November 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - November 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 56 days remaining until the end of the year.

Contents 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances 5 External links

Events

• 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier (Brittany). Tréguier (Landreger is a port town in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Bretagne in northwestern France. Brittany (Breizh bʁejs Bretagne; Gallo: Bertaèyn) is a former independent Celtic kingdom and Duchy, now incorporated into This Breton-French-Latin dictionary was written in 1464 by Jehan Lagadeuc. It is the first Breton dictionary as well as the first French dictionary.
• 1530 - St. Felix's Flood destroys the city of Reimerswaal in the Netherlands
• 1556 - Second Battle of Panipat: Fifty miles north of Delhi, a Mughal Army defeats Hindu forces of General Hemu to ensure Akbar the throne of India. The St Felix's Flood (in Dutch Sint-Felixvloed) happened on Saturday 5 November 1530, the name day of St The name Reimerswaal ( can mean A lost city in the Netherlands: see below The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands The Second Battle of Panipat was fought between the forces of Samrat Hem Chander Vikramaditya, popularly called Hemu, and the army of Mughal emperor Delhi (दिल्ली ਦਿੱਲੀ دلی d̪ɪlːiː sometimes referred to as Dilli) is the second largest metropolis of India, with a population The Mughal Empire ( Persian and self-designation گورکانی; مغلیہ سلطنت) was an Islamic imperial power which ruled most A Hindu ( Devanagari: हिन्दू is an adherent of the philosophies and scriptures of Hinduism, a set of religious, Philosophical Samrat Hem Chandra Vikramaditya, also known as Hemachandra Bhargava or simply Hemu ( Hindi: सम्राट हेम चंद्र Akbar redirects here For other uses see Akbar (disambiguation Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbar ( Jalāl ud-Dīn Muhammad Akbar India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country In the battle, Hemu became unconscious when an arrow stuck into his right eye. He was brought as captive to Akbar and was hanged.
• 1605 - Gunpowder Plot: A plot led by Robert Catesby to blow up the English Houses of Parliament is thwarted when Sir Thomas Knyvet, a justice of the peace, finds Guy Fawkes in a cellar below the Parliament building. The Gunpowder Plot of 1605 or the Powder Treason, as it was known at the time was a failed Assassination attempt by a group of provincial English Robert Catesby (1573 &ndash November 8, 1605) born in Lapworth, Warwickshire, or possibly in Northamptonshire to a strongly Roman Thomas Knyvet (or Knevytt Knyvett Knevett Knevitt ( 1558 - 27 July, 1622) was the second son of Sir Henry Knyvet of Charlton, Wiltshire Guy Fawkes ( 13 April 1570 – 31 January 1606) sometimes known as Guido Fawkes, was a member of a group of English
• 1688 - Glorious Revolution begins: William of Orange lands at Brixham. The Glorious Revolution, also called the Revolution of 1688, was the overthrow of King James II of England (VII of Scotland in 1688 by a union William III or William of Orange (14 November 1650 &ndash 8 March 1702 He is informally known in Northern Ireland and Scotland as "King Billy" Brixham (ˈbrɪksəm is a small town in the county of Devon, in the south-west of England.
• 1757 - Seven Years' War: Frederick the Great defeats the allied armies of France and the Holy Roman Empire in the Battle of Rossbach. Year 1757 ( MDCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The Seven Years' War (1756&ndash1763 involved all of the major European powers of the period causing 900000 to 1400000 deaths Frederick II (Friedrich II January 24 1712 August 17 1786) was a King of Prussia (1740&ndash1786 from the This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The Holy Roman Empire ( HRE; German Heiliges Römisches Reich (HRR, Latin Sacrum Romanum Imperium (SRI was a union of territories in The Battle of Rossbach (November 5 1757 took place during the Seven Years' War (1756 - 1763 near the village of Roßbach, in the Electorate of Saxony
• 1768 - Treaty of Fort Stanwix - The purpose of the conference was to adjust the boundary line between Indian lands and white settlements set forth in the Proclamation of 1763 in the Thirteen Colonies. Year 1768 ( MDCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The Treaty of Fort Stanwix was an important Treaty between North American Indians and the British Empire. The Proclamation of 1763 was issued October 7, 1763 by King George III following Great Britain 's acquisition of French territory The Thirteen Colonies were part of what became known as British America, a name that was used by Great Britain until the Treaty of Paris (1783 recognized the
• 1780 - French-American force under Colonel LaBalme is defeated by Miami Chief Little Turtle. Year 1780 ( MDCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Augustin Mottin de la Balme was a French cavalry officer who served in Europe during the Seven Years War and in the United States during the American Revolution. Little Turtle or Mishikinakwa (c 1747 &ndash July 14, 1812) was a chief of the Miami tribe in what is presently Indiana, and
• 1831 - Nat Turner, American slave leader, is tried, convicted, and sentenced to death in Virginia. Year 1831 ( MDCCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Nat Turner (Nathaniel Turner October 2 1800 – November 11 1831 was an American slave who started the largest slave rebellion in the Antebellum The Commonwealth of Virginia ( is an American state
• 1838 - The Federal Republic of Central America begins to disintegrate when Nicaragua separated from the federation. Year 1838 ( MDCCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common The Federal Republic of Central America, also known as the United Central Provinces of America, was a short-lived American State in Central America Nicaragua (ˌnɪkəˈrɑgwə officially the Republic of Nicaragua () is a representative democratic republic and the largest nation in Central America
• 1854 - The Battle of Inkerman is fought during the Crimean War. Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year The Battle of Inkerman, a battle of the Crimean War, was fought on November 5, 1854 and resulted in a British and French victory under General The Crimean War, also known in Russia as the Eastern War (Восточная война Vostochnaya Vojna) (March 1854–February 1856 was fought
• 1862 - American Civil War: Abraham Lincoln removes George B. McClellan as commander of the Union Army for the second and final time. Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South Abraham Lincoln (February 12 1809 &ndash April 15 1865 the sixteenth President of the United States, successfully led his country through its greatest internal George Brinton McClellan ( December 3 1826 October 29 1885) was a major general during the American Civil War. The Union Army was the army that fought for the Union during the American Civil War.
• 1862 - Indian Wars: In Minnesota, more than 300 Santee Sioux are found guilty of rape and murder of white settlers and are sentenced to hang. Minnesota ( Native Americans demonstrated the name to early settlers Sioux (pronounced SUE are a Native American and First Nations people Rape, also referred to as Sexual assault, is an Assault by a person involving Sexual intercourse with or Sexual penetration of another person Murder is the unlawful killing of another human person with Malice aforethought, as defined in Common Law countries
• 1872 - Women's suffrage: In defiance of the law, suffragist Susan B. Anthony votes for the first time, and is later fined $100. Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Susan Brownell Anthony ( February 15, 1820 &ndash March 13, 1906) was a prominent American Civil rights leader who played
• 1895 - George B. Selden is granted the first U. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year George B Selden ( September 14, 1846 in Clarkson New York &ndash January 17, 1922 in Rochester New York) was a S. patent for an automobile. A patent is a set of Exclusive rights granted by a State to an inventor or his assignee for a fixed period of time in exchange for a disclosure of an
• 1911 - After declaring war on the Ottoman Empire on September 29, 1911, Italy annexes Tripoli and Cyrenaica. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Tripolis ( Arabic: طرابلس Ṭarābulus - also طرابلس الغرب Ṭarā-bu-lus al-Gharb Libyan vernacular:
• 1913 - The insane king Otto of Bavaria is deposed by his cousin, Prince Regent Ludwig, who assumes the title Ludwig III. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Otto I of Bavaria (Otto Wilhelm Luitpold Adalbert Waldemar von Wittelsbach 27 April 1848 &ndash 11 October 1916 was King of Bavaria from 1886 to 1913 Ludwig III ( Ludwig Luitpold Josef Maria Aloys Alfried; English: Louis Leopold Joseph Mary Aloysius Alfred) ( January 7, 1845
• 1913 - United Kingdom annexes Cyprus, and together with France declares war on the Ottoman Empire. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Cyprus (Κύπρος transliterated: Kýpros,; Kıbrıs officially the Republic of Cyprus (Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία Kypriakī́ Dīmokratía This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish
• 1916 - The Kingdom of Poland is proclaimed by the Act of November 5th of the emperors of Germany and Austria-Hungary. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The Kingdom of Poland, also informally called Regency Kingdom of Poland (Królestwo Regencyjne was the state proposed by the Act of November 5, 1916 issued The Act of November 5th of 1916 was a declaration of Emperors Wilhelm II of Germany and Franz Joseph of Austria.
• 1916 - The Everett Massacre takes place in Everett, Washington as political differences lead to a shoot-out between IWW organizers and local police. The Everett Massacre (also known as Bloody Sunday) was an armed confrontation between local authorities and members of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW union Everett is the County seat and largest city in Snohomish County, Washington located north of Seattle. The Industrial Workers of the World ( IWW or the Wobblies) is an international union currently headquartered in Cincinnati Ohio, USA
• 1917 - October Revolution: In Tallinn, Esthonia, Communist leader Jaan Anwelt leads revolutionaries in overthrowing the Provisional Government (As Estonia and Russia are still using the Julian Calendar, subsequent period references show an October 23 date). Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The October Revolution (Октябрьская революция Oktyabrskaya revolyutsiya) also known as the Soviet Revolution Tallinn (historically known by the German, Swedish and Danish name Reval or the Polish name Rewal, among other names Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia ( Eesti or Eesti Vabariik) is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region Communism is a Socioeconomic structure that promotes the establishment of an egalitarian, classless, stateless Society based Jaan Anvelt, Eessaare Aadu, Jaan Holm, Jaan Hulmu, Kaarel Maatamees, Onkel Kaak or Н The Russian Provisional Government was formed in Petrograd in 1917 after the February Revolution and the Abdication The Julian calendar, a reform of the Roman calendar, was introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 BC and came into force in 45 BC (709 Ab urbe condita
• 1917 - St. Tikhon of Moscow is elected the Patriarch of Moscow and of the Russian Orthodox Church. Saint Tikhon of Moscow ( January 19, 1865 &ndash April 7, 1925) born Vasily Ivanovich Bellavin (Василий Иванович Metropolitans Maximus ( 1283 - 1305) St Peter ( 1308 - 1326) vacant See also Eastern Orthodox Church Structure and organization The Slavic Orthodox Church is organized in a hierarchical structure
• 1937 - World War II: Adolf Hitler holds a secret meeting and states his plans for acquiring "living space" for the German people. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Hi and welcome to Wikipedia! Please understand that this article is frequently vandalized and vandalism is reverted immediately ( German for " habitat " or literally "living space" served as a major motivation for Nazi Germany 's territorial aggression Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.
• 1940 - Franklin Delano Roosevelt is elected to a third term as President of The United States of America. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. President is a Title leaders of Organizations companies, Trade unions universities, and countries. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• 1942 - The Second Battle of El Alamein is won by the British in El Alamein, Egypt. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Second Battle of El Alamein marked a major turning point in the Western Desert Campaign of World War II. El Alamein (or Al Alamayn) ( العلمين is a town in northern Egypt on the Mediterranean Sea coast in Matruh Governorate. This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics.
• 1945 - Colombia joins the United Nations. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Colombia (kəˈlʌmbɪə officially the Republic of Colombia () is a country in northwestern South America. The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security
• 1954 - Japan and Burma sign in Rangoon a separate treaty of peace to end the formal state of war. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Burma, officially the Union of Myanmar ( pjìdàunzṵ mjàmmà nàinŋàndɔ̀ is the largest country by geographical area in mainland Southeast Asia. Yangon (also known as Rangoon) is the largest city and a former capital of Burma.
• 1955 - Dr Emmett Brown invents the flux capacitor. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) "Doc Brown" redirects here For the British rapper see Doc Brown (rapper.
• 1962 - An accident kills 21 miners at the government-owned Kings Bay Coal Company on Svalbard, leading the Norwegian government to close the mine. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Svalbard is an Archipelago in the Arctic Ocean north of mainland Europe, about midway between Norway and the North Pole.
• 1965 - State of Emergency declared in Rhodesia after collapse of negotiations with Great Britain over Rhodesian independence (UDI would follow six days later). Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Rhodesia was the name adopted when the formerly British colony of Southern Rhodesia declared itself independent ( Unilateral Declaration of Independence See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands The Unilateral Declaration of Independence ( UDI) of Rhodesia from the United Kingdom was signed on November 11, 1965 by the administration
• 1967 - The Hither Green rail crash in the United Kingdom kills 49 people. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. The Hither Green rail crash was an accident on the British railway system that occurred on 5 November 1967 opposite Hither Green Traction Maintenance The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The survivors include Bee Gee Robin Gibb. The Bee Gees were a singing trio of brothers — Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb. See also Bee Gees Robin Hugh Gibb CBE (b December 22, 1949) is a singer and songwriter
• 1970 - Vietnam War: The United States Military Assistance Command in Vietnam reports the lowest weekly American soldier death toll in five years (24). Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Vietnam (ˌviːɛtˈnɑːm Việt Nam) officially
• 1979 - Ayatollah Khomeini declares the USA to be "the great Satan". Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Seyyed Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini ( Persian:, pronounced muːsæviː-je xomejniː}}( September 24, 1902 – June 3 1989 The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• 1983 - Byford Dolphin diving bell accident kills five and leaves one severely injured. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Diving bell accident At 400 am on November 5, 1983, four divers were in a decompression chamber system attached to a Diving bell on the rig being
• 1986 - USS Rentz (FFG-46), USS Reeves (DLG-24) and USS Oldendorf (DD-972) visit Qingdao (Tsing Tao) China — the first US Naval visit to China since 1949. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) History USS Rentz (FFG-46 was the 40th ship to be constructed in the ''Oliver Hazard Perry''-class of Guided missile Frigates Reeves Operational History The 1960s Following an extended trial and shakedown period Reeves was homeported at Long Beach where Construction Oldendorf was the tenth Spruance - class destroyer and the first ship in the Navy named after Admiral Jesse B Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES
• 1987 - Govan Mbeki is released from custody after serving 24 years in prison. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Govan Archibald Mvuyelwa Mbeki ( 9 July 1910 - 30 August 2001) was a South African Politician, and father of the former He had been sentenced to life for terrorism and treason.
• 1990 - Rabbi Meir Kahane, founder of the far-right Kach movement, is shot dead after a speech at a New York City hotel. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Rabbi Meir David Kahane (מאיר דוד כהנא also known by the Pseudonyms Michael King and David Sinai, 1 August 1932 – Kach (כ"ך an acronym for Kahane LaKnesset (כהנא לכנסת lit The City of New York
• 1995 - André Dallaire attempts to assassinate Jean Chrétien; he is thwarted when the Prime Minister's wife locks the door. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Born in Longueuil Québec, André Dallaire is a Canadian who attempted to Assassinate Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chrétien Joseph Jacques Jean Chrétien, (generally known as Jean Chrétien) (born January 11, 1934) is a Canadian politician who was the twentieth Prime This article is about the government position For other uses see Prime Minister (disambiguation.
• 1996 - President of Pakistan Farooq Ahmed Khan Leghari dismisses the government of Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and dissolves the National Assembly of Pakistan. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) The President of Pakistan ( Urdū: صدر Sadr-e-Mumlikat) is the Head of state of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Sardar Farooq Ahmad Khan Leghari ( Urdu: سردار فاروق احمد خان لغاری) (born May 29 1940 was President of Pakistan from November 14 The Prime Minister of Pakistan, in Urdu وزیر اعظم Wazir-e- Azam meaning "Grand Minister", is the Head of Government Benazir Bhutto ( Sindhi: بينظير ڀٽو Urdu: بینظیر بھٹو beːnəziːɾ bɦʊʈːoː (21 June 1953 &ndash 27 December 2007 was a The National Assembly is the Lower house of the bicameral Parliament of Pakistan.
• 2000 - Emperor Haile Selassie I is given an Imperial funeral by the Ethiopian Orthodox church
• 2006 - Saddam Hussein, former president of Iraq, and his co-defendants Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti and Awad Hamed al-Bandar are sentenced to death in the al-Dujail trial for the role in the massacre of the 148 Shi'as in 1982. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Haile Selassie I ( Ge'ez: am ኃይለ፡ ሥላሴ "Power of the Trinity " 23 July 1892 &ndash 27 August 1975 born Tafari Makonnen, was Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti ( Arabic: ar صدام حسين عبد المجيد التكريتي --> April 28 1937 &ndash December 30 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. Barzan Ibrahim al-Hasan al-Tikriti ( February 17 1951 – January 15, 2007) (sometimes known as Barazan Ibrahim al-Tikriti and Barasan Ibrahem Awad Hamad al-Bandar (عواد حمد بندر السعدون aka Awad Hamad Bandar Alsa'doon ( January 2, 1945 - January 15, 2007) was an The Trial of Saddam Hussein was the trial of the deposed President of Iraq Saddam Hussein by the Iraqi Interim Government for alleged Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar)

Births

• 1271 - Mahmud Ghazan, Mongol ruler (d. Mahmud Ghazan or Qazaan the Khan of the Tartars (original Mongol name Ghazan Khan, Ch合贊 b 1304)
• 1494 - Hans Sachs, German mastersinger (d. This article refers to the poet For other people of the same name see Hans Sachs (disambiguation. 1576)
• 1549 - Philippe de Mornay, French writer (d. Philippe de Mornay ( November 5, 1549 &ndash November 11, 1623) seigneur du Plessis Marly usually known as Du-Plessis-Mornay or Mornay Du Plessis 1623)
• 1592 - Charles Chauncy, English-born president of Harvard College (d. Charles Chauncy ( November 5, 1592 &ndash February 19, 1672) was an Anglo-American clergyman and educator 1672)
• 1613 - Isaac de Benserade, French poet (d. Isaac de Benserade (baptized November 5, 1613 - October 10, 1691) was a French Poet. 1691)
• 1615 - Ibrahim I, Ottoman Sultan (d. Ibrahim I (in Arabic ابراهيم الأول ( November 5, 1615 August 12, 1648) was the Sultan of the Ottoman The Ottoman Dynasty (or the Imperial House of Osman) ( Turkish: Osmanlı Hanedanı) ruled the Ottoman Empire from 1299 to 1922 beginning with 1648)
• 1667 - Christoph Ludwig Agricola, German painter (d. Christoph Ludwig Agricola ( November 5, 1667 - 1719 was a German landscape painter. 1719)
• 1701 - Pietro Longhi, Venetian painter (d. Year 1719 ( MDCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Pietro Longhi ( November 5, 1701 – May 8, 1785) was a Venetian painter of contemporary scenes of life 1785)
• 1715 - John Brown, English writer (d. Year 1785 ( MDCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1715 ( MDCCXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a John Brown ( November 5, 1715 &ndash 1766 English divine and author was born at Rothbury Northumberland. 1766)
• 1722 - William Byron, 5th Baron Byron, English duelist (d. Year 1766 ( MDCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1722 ( MDCCXXII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a William Byron 5th Baron Byron, ( November 5, 1722 – May 19, 1798) also known as "the Wicked Lord" and "the Devil Byron" 1798)
• 1742 - Richard Cosway, English artist (d. Year 1798 ( MDCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1742 ( MDCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Richard Cosway ( 5 November 1742 &ndash 4 July 1821) was a leading English Portrait painter&mdashmore accurately a 1821)
• 1818 - Benjamin Franklin Butler, 33^rd Governor of Massachusetts (d. Year 1821 ( MDCCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1818 ( MDCCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Benjamin Franklin Butler (November 5 1818 January 11 1893 was an American Lawyer and Politician who represented Massachusetts in the United States The Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the executive magistrate of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States. 1893)
• 1835 - Moritz Szeps, Austrian journalist (d. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1835 ( MDCCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Moritz or Moriz Szeps (born November 5, 1835 in Busk, Austrian Galicia (now in Lviv Oblast of 1902)
• 1846 - Duncan Gordon Boyes, English recipient of the Victoria Cross (d. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting For the game see 1846 (board game. Year 1846 ( MDCCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Duncan Gordon Boyes VC ( November 5, 1846 &ndash January 26, 1869) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross 1869)
• 1850 - Ella Wheeler Wilcox, American author and poet (d. Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link Ella Wheeler Wilcox ( November 5, 1850 &ndash October 30, 1919) was an American author and poet. 1919)
• 1851 - Charles Dupuy, French prime minister (d. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common 1851 ( MDCCCLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Charles Alexandre Dupuy (5 November 1851 - 1923 was a French statesman three times prime minister 1923)
• 1854 - Paul Sabatier, French chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Paul Sabatier ( November 5, 1854 &ndash August 14, 1941) was a French chemist born at Carcassonne. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1941)
• 1854 - Alphonse Desjardins, founder of the Caisses populaires Desjardins (d. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For the 19th-century former mayor of Montreal see Alphonse Desjardins (politician Gabriel-Alphonse Desjardins ( November 5 The Desjardins Group (or Mouvement des caisses Desjardins in French is the largest association of Credit unions in North America. 1920)
• 1855 - Léon Teisserenc de Bort, French meteorologist (d. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Year 1855 ( MDCCCLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Léon Philippe Teisserenc de Bort ( November 5, 1855 in Paris, France &ndash January 2, 1913 in Cannes, France 1913)
• 1855 - Eugene V. Debs, American socialist leader (d. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Eugene Victor Debs (November 5 1855 &ndash October 20 1926 was an American union leader one of the founding members of the International Labor Union and the Industrial 1926)
• 1857 - Ida Tarbell, American journalist (d. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the Ida Minerva Tarbell ( November 5 1857 &ndash January 6 1944) was a American Teacher, Author and Journalist. 1944)
• 1873 - Teddy Flack, Australian athlete, double Olympic gold medallist in 1896. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common (d. 1935)
• 1881 - George A. Malcolm, American jurist & educator (d. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common George A Malcolm ( November 5, 1881 — May 16, 1961) was an American Lawyer who emerged as an influential figure 1961)
• 1885 - Will Durant, American historian (d. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common William James Durant ( November 5, 1885 &ndash November 7, 1981) was a prolific American popularizer in the fields of History 1981)
• 1890 - Jan Zrzavý, Czech painter (d. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Jan Zrzavý was a leading Czech painter graphic artist and illustrator of the 20th century 1977)
• 1892 - J. B. S. Haldane, Scottish geneticist (d. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year John Burdon Sanderson Haldane FRS ( 5 November 1892 &ndash 1 December 1964) known as Jack (but who used 'J 1964)
• 1895 - Walter Gieseking, French pianist (d. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Walter Wilhelm Gieseking ( November 5, 1895 &ndash October 26, 1956) was a French - German Pianist and Composer 1956)
• 1895 - Charles MacArthur, American author (d. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Charles Gordon MacArthur ( November 5 1895, Scranton Pennsylvania – April 21 1956, New York City) was an American 1956)
• 1900 - Martin Dies, Jr., American politician (d. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Martin Dies Jr ( November 5 1900 &ndash November 14 1972) was a Texas politician and a Democratic member of the 1972)
• 1900 - Natalie Schafer, American actress (d. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Natalie Schafer ( &ndash) was an American actress. Early life and career Born to a Jewish family in Red Bank New Jersey, Schafer 1991)
• 1904 - Cooney Weiland, Canadian hockey player (d. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Ralph "Cooney" Weiland ( November 5, 1904 in Seaforth Ontario - July 3, 1985) was an NHL forward who 1985)
• 1905 - Joel McCrea, American actor (d. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Joel Albert McCrea, (November 5 &ndashOctober 20) was an American actor and Film star whose career spanned 50 years and appearances in over 90 films 1990)
• 1906 - Fred Lawrence Whipple, American astronomer (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Fred Lawrence Whipple ( November 5, 1906 – August 30, 2004) was an American Astronomer. 2004)
• 1906 - Endre Kabos, Hungarian Olympic champion fencer (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Endre Kabos ( November 5, 1906 - November 4, 1944) born in Nagyvárad, Hungary was a Hungarian Sabre 1944))
• 1911 - Roy Rogers, American actor (d. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Roy Rogers (born Leonard Franklin Slye) (November 5 1911 &ndash July 6 1998 was a singer and Cowboy Actor. 1998)
• 1913 - Vivien Leigh, English actress (d. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Vivien Leigh Lady Olivier (5 November 1913 &ndash 8 July 1967 was an English actress. 1967)
• 1914 - Alton Tobey, American artist (d. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Alton Stanley Tobey ( 5 November 1914 - 4 January 2005) the American artist was a painter, Historical artist 2005)
• 1917 - Jacqueline Auriol, French aviatrix (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Jacqueline Auriol ( November 5, 1917 - February 11, 2000) was a French Aviatrix who set several world speed records 2000)
• 1917 - Banarsi Das Gupta, Indian former Chief Minister of Haryana (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Banarsi Das Gupta ( 5 November 1917 &ndash 29 August 2007) ( Hindi: बनारसी दास गुप्ता was a former 2007)
• 1919 - Hasan Askari, Pakistani philosopher (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Muhammad Hasan Askari ( Urdu: محمد حسن عسکری) (1919 – 1978 was one of the most respected name among scholars critics writers and linguists of modern 1978)
• 1919 - Myron Floren, American accordianist The Lawrence Welk Show (d. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Myron Floren (born November 5 1919 – died July 23 2005) was an American Musician best known as the Accordionist The Lawrence Welk Show is a musical Variety show hosted by former Big band leader Lawrence Welk. 2005)
• 1920 - Douglass North, American economist, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1921 - Georges Cziffra, Hungarian pianist (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Douglass Cecil North (born November 5, 1920) was the co-recipient (with Robert William Fogel) of the 1993 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, officially named The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (Sveriges riksbanks pris i ekonomisk Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Georges (originally György) Cziffra ( November 5, 1921 &ndash January 15, 1994)
• 1921 - Fawzia of Egypt, Queen of Iran
• 1931 - Ike Turner, American musician (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Queen Fawzia Bint Fuad of Egypt ( Arabic: فوزية بنت فؤاد الأول Persian: فوزیه فؤاد ( Alexandria, Egypt, November Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ike Wister Turner ( November 5 1931 &ndash December 12 2007) was an American Musician, Bandleader, 2007)
• 1934 - Victor Argo, American actor (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Victor Argo ( November 5 1934 &ndash April 7 2004) was an American actor who usually played the part of the tough bad guy in the movies 2004)
• 1935 - Lester Piggott, British jockey
• 1935 - Christopher Wood, English screenwriter and novellist
• 1936 - Michael Dertouzos, Greek internet pioneer, Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Director of the M. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lester Keith Piggott (born 5 November 1935) is a retired English Jockey, popularly known as "The Long Fellow" For other people by this name see Chris Wood. Christopher Wood ( November 5, 1935 in London) is an English Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Michael Leonidas Dertouzos ( Greek: Μιχαήλ Λεωνίδας Δερτούζος ( November 5, 1936 - August I. T. Laboratory for Computer Science (d. Project MAC (the MIT Project on Mathematics and Computation later the MIT Laboratory for Computer Science ( LCS) was a research laboratory at MIT 2001)
• 1937 - Harris Yulin, American actor
• 1938 - Joe Dassin, French-speaking American singer (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Harris Yulin (born November 5, 1937) is an American Actor who has appeared in dozens of Hollywood and television films Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Joseph Ira Dassin was born in New York City to Jewish American Film noir director Jules Dassin and Béatrice Launer 1980)
• 1938 - César Luis Menotti, Argentine footballer
• 1938 - Jim Steranko, American graphic artist, comic book writer-artist-historian, publisher, and film production illustrator
• 1940 - Elke Sommer, German actress
• 1941 - Art Garfunkel, American musician
• 1943 - Friedman Paul Erhardt (Chef Tell), German-born American TV chef (d. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) César Luis Menotti, known as El Flaco ("the slim James Steranko (born 5 November, 1938, Reading Pennsylvania, United States) is an American Graphic artist, Comic Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Elke Sommer (born 5 November, 1940) born Elke Schletz, is a German -born actress, Entertainer, and Artist. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Arthur Ira Garfunkel (born November 5, 1941) is an American Singer-songwriter and Actor of Romanian Jewish ancestry Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Friedemann Paul Erhardt ( November 5, 1943 &ndash October 26, 2007) was a German American pioneering early Television chef 2007)
• 1943 - Sam Shepard, American playwright and actor
• 1945 - Peter Pace, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
• 1945 - Aleka Papariga, Greek politician
• 1946 - Herman Brood, Dutch musician and artist (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Sam Shepard (born November 5, 1943) is an American artist who worked as an award-winning Playwright, Writer and Actor. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Peter Pace (born November 5, 1945 in Brooklyn, New York) was the 16th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Alexandra "Aleka" Papariga (Αλέκα Παπαρήγα (born November 5 1945 is a communist Greek Politician who has served the Communist Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Herman Brood (pronounced "Broat" /brot/ Zwolle, 5 November 1946 &ndash Amsterdam, 11 July 2001) was a 2001)
• 1946 - Gram Parsons, American musician (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Gram Parsons ( November 5, 1946  – September 19, 1973) was an American Singer, Songwriter, Guitarist 1973)
• 1947 - Peter Noone, English musician (Herman's Hermits)
• 1948 - Mel Ab-Owain, Welsh politician
• 1948 - Peter Hammill, British musician
• 1948 - Hridayananda dasa Goswami, ISKCON guru
• 1948 - Bernard-Henri Lévy, French public intellectual
• 1948 - William Daniel Phillips, American physicist, Nobel laureate
• 1949 - Armin Shimerman, American actor
• 1949 - Jimmie Spheeris, American singer-songwriter (d. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "Noone" redirects here For the common misspelling of "no one" see the Wiktionary entry noone. Herman's Hermits were an English Pop band, formed in Manchester in 1963 as 'Herman & The Hermits' Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mel ab Owain was born 5 November, 1948. An ornithologist he has stood for election for the Liberal Democrats in Caernarfon constituency on a For the journalist and writer see Pete Hamill. Peter Joseph Andrew Hammill (born 5 November, 1948, in Ealing, west Hridayananda dasa Goswami (born November 5 1948) born Howard J The International Society for Krishna Consciousness ( ISKCON) also known as 'the Hare Krishna ' movement is one of several Vaishnava groups Bernard-Henri Lévy (born November 5, 1948 in Béni Saf, Algeria) is a French Public intellectual and journalist William Daniel Phillips (born November 5, 1948 in Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania) is an American Physicist. The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Armin Shimerman (born November 5, 1949) is an American actor who was born and raised in Lakewood, New Jersey. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jimmie Spheeris ( November 5, 1949 – July 4, 1984) was an American Singer-songwriter who released four albums in the 1970s on the Singer-songwriter is a term that refers to Performers who write, compose and sing their own material including Lyrics 1984)
• 1950 - Thorbjørn Jagland, former Norwegian prime minister
• 1952 - Bill Walton, American basketball player and commentator
• 1952 - Oleg Blokhin, Ukrainian footballer
• 1952 - Vandana Shiva, Indian physicist
• 1953 - Florentino V. Floro, Filipino dwarf judge
• 1953 - Joyce Maynard, American writer
• 1955 - Karan Thapar, Foremost Indian Journalist, Political Analyst & Commentator
• 1955 - Bernard Chazelle, French computer scientist
• 1955 - Nestor Serrano, American actor
• 1957 - Jon-Erik Hexum, American actor (d. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. (born 5 November 1950 is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. William Theodore "Bill" Walton III (born November 5 1952 is a retired American Basketball player and current Television Sportscaster Oleh Volodymyrovych Blokhin (born November 5, 1952) is a Ukrainian football coach Vandana Shiva ( Hindi: वन्दना शिवा b November 5, 1952, Dehra Dun, Uttarakhand, India) is a Physicist Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Florentino V Floro Jr (born November 5 1953 in Manila) is a Filipino Judge who achieved notoriety after being suspended from DWARF is a widely used standardized Debugging data format. DWARF was originally designed along with ELF, although it is independent of Object file A judge, or justice, is an Official who presides over a Court of law Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Daphne Joyce Maynard (born November 5, 1953) is an American Author who in addition to her own literary career is known for the relationship Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Karaṇ Thāpar ( Hindi: करन थापर born on 5th November, 1955 in Srinagar, India, is one of India's noted television Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Bernard Chazelle (born November 5, 1955) is a professor of Computer science at Princeton University. Nestor Serrano (born November 5, 1955) is an American film and television actor Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Jon-Erik Hexum ( November 5, 1957 – October 18, 1984) was an American Actor and model, best known for 1984)
• 1958 - Don Falcone, American musician and producer
• 1958 - Robert Patrick, American actor
• 1959 - Bryan Adams, Canadian musician
• 1960 - Tilda Swinton, English actress
• 1961 - Gina Mastrogiacomo, American actress (d. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Don Falcone (born November 5 1958 is an American musician and producer Robert Patrick (born November 5, 1958) is a Saturn Award -winning American Film and television Actor. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. {Otherpeople|Brian Adams}} Bryan Adams OC, OBC, (born Bryan Guy Adams on November 5, 1959) is a Canadian rock Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Katherine Matilda "Tilda" Swinton (born 5 November 1960 is an Academy Award - BAFTA - BAFTA Scotland - and Coppa Volpi award-winning Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gina Mastrogiacomo ( November 5, 1961 &ndash May 2, 2001) was an Italian-American Actress born in Great Neck 2001)
• 1961 - David Bryson, American guitarist and vocalist (Counting Crows)
• 1962 - Abédi Pelé, Ghanaian footballer
• 1963 - Andrea McArdle, American actress
• 1963 - Tatum O'Neal, American actress
• 1964 - Tim Blake Nelson, American actor
• 1965 - Famke Janssen, Dutch model and actress
• 1965 - Kubrat, Prince of Panagiurishte, titular Bulgarian royal family
• 1966 - Georgia Apostolou, Greek actress
• 1966 - Nayim, Spanish footballer
• 1968 - Sam Rockwell, American film actor
• 1968 - Judy Reyes, Dominican American actress
• 1968 - Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Spanish actress
• 1970 - Javy López, baseball player
• 1970 - Tamzin Outhwaite, English actress
• 1971 - Dana Jacobson, ESPN's First Take hostess
• 1971 - Rob Jones, English footballer
• 1971 - Corin Nemec, American actor
• 1971 - Jonny Greenwood, guitarist (Radiohead)
• 1971 - Sergei Berezin, National Hockey League player
• 1971 - Edmond Leung, Hong Kong singer
• 1973 - Johnny Damon, American baseball player
• 1973 - Alexei Yashin, Russian ice hockey player
• 1973 - Daniella Westbrook, English actress
• 1974 - Angela Gossow, German vocalist (Arch Enemy)
• 1974 - Dado Pršo, Croatian footballer
• 1974 - Jerry Stackhouse, American basketball player
• 1974 - Ryan Adams, American musician
• 1977 - Brittney Skye, American porn star
• 1977 - Richard Wright, English footballer
• 1978 - Mihalis Hatzigiannis, Greek-Cypriot songwriter and singer
• 1980 - Christoph Metzelder, German footballer
• 1980 - Jaime Camara, Brazilian racing driver
• 1980 - Eva González, Spanish model and beauty queen
• 1983 - Mike Hanke, German footballer
• 1984 - Nick Folk, American football player
• 1984 - Tobias Enstrom, Swedish hockey player
• 1985 - Kate DeAraugo, Australian Idol 2005
• 1985 - Tanaka Koki, Japanese idol (member of KAT-TUN)
• 1986 - BoA, Korean singer
• 1986 - Kasper Schmeichel, Danish footballer

Deaths

• 1370 - Casimir III the Great king of Poland
• 1515 - Mariotto Albertinelli, Italian painter (b. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. David Bryson, (born 5 November 1961) is a Guitarist and vocalist for Counting Crows. Counting Crows is a Rock band originating from Berkeley California. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Abédi Ayew, also known as Abédi "Pelé" (born November 5 1964 is a former Ghana International football player and captain Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Andrea McArdle (born November 5, 1963) is an American Singer and actress best known for being the original Annie in the Tatum Beatrice O'Neal (born November 5, 1963 in Los Angeles California) is an Academy Award -winning American actress best Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Tim Blake Nelson (born November 5, 1964) is an American director, Singer and Actor. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Famke Janssen ( IPA: /fɑmkə bømər jɑnsən/ (born November 5, 1965) is a Dutch actress and former fashion model. Prince Kubrat of Bulgaria Prince of Panagiurishte (born November 5, 1965) is the third son of Tsar Simeon II of Bulgaria and his wife Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Georgia Apostolou (born November 5, 1966) in Athens, Greece, is a very popular Greek Film and Television actress Mohammed Ali Amar, aka Nayim (born 5 November, 1966 in Ceuta, Spain) is a former Spanish footballer who played Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sam Rockwell (born November 5, 1968) is an American Actor. Biography Early life Rockwell was born in Daly City Judy Reyes (born November 5, 1972 in the Bronx New York) is a Television and Film actress Screenwriter, Film Aitana Sánchez-Gijón (born November 5, 1968 in Rome, Italy) is a Spanish -Italian Film actress. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For other uses see Javier López (disambiguation. Javier López Torres (born November 5, 1970 in) is a former Catcher Tamzin Outhwaite ( born 5 November 1970) is an award-winning English actress. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Dana Jacobson born is an ESPN anchorwoman She joined the network as an ESPNEWS anchor in December 2002 and soon became a regular anchor on the 6 p ESPN First Take, is a morning sports talk program on ESPN2 and ESPN2HD. Robert Marc Jones (born November 5, 1971 in Wrexham, Wales) is a Welsh born former England international footballer Joseph Charles "Corin" Nemec IV (born November 5, 1971, Little Rock, Arkansas) is an American Actor. Jonathan Richard Guy Greenwood (born 5 November 1971) is a BAFTA and Grammy -nominated musician and composer-in-residence for the BBC best Radiohead Sergei Yevgenyevich Berezin (Сергей Евгеньевич Берёзин born November 5, 1971 in Voskresensk, The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America Edmond Leung is a Hong Kong Cantopop Singer, Songwriter, and Actor. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Johnny David Damon (born November 5 1973 in Fort Riley, Kansas) is a Thai American Major League Baseball Outfielder for the Alexei Valeryevich Yashin (Алексей Валерьевич Яшин Aleksej Valer'jevič Jašin, born in Sverdlovsk USSR now Yekaterinburg, Russia Danniella Westbrook (born 5 November, 1973) is an English actress and Television presenter. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Angela Nathalie Gossow (born 5 November 1974 in Cologne, Germany) is a Death metal Vocalist from Cologne Arch Enemy is a Swedish Melodic death metal band formed in 1996 by Carcass guitarist Michael Amott along with Johan Liiva, Miladin "Dado" Pršo (born on November 5, 1974 in Zadar) is a former Croatian professional football Striker. Jerry Darnell Stackhouse (born November 5 1974 in Kinston, North Carolina) is an American professional Basketball player Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. David Ryan Adams (born November 5, 1974) is an American alt-country / rock Singer-songwriter from Jacksonville Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Brittney Skye (born November 5 1977 in Los Angeles, California) is an American pornographic actress and director. Richard Ian Wright (born 5 November 1977) is an English Goalkeeper, currently playing for Ipswich Town, his second spell with the Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Mihalis Hatzigiannis (Μιχάλης Χατζηγιάννης born in Nicosia, Cyprus on 5 November 1978, is one of the most popular Greek Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Christoph Metzelder (born November 5, 1980 in Haltern, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany) is a football defender Jaime Camara (born November 5, 1980 in Goiânia) is a Brazilian race car driver currently competing in the IndyCar Series for Eva María González Fernández (born November 5, 1980 in Seville, Spain) is a Spanish beauty pageant winner who represented Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Mike Hanke (born November 5, 1983 in Hamm) is a German football player who plays the position of Striker, with Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Nick Folk (born November 5, 1984 in Hollywood California) is an American football Placekicker. Ulf Tobias Enström (born November 5, 1984 in Nordingrå, Sweden) is a Swedish Ice hockey player who currently plays Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Katherine "Kate" Jenna DeAraugo ( November 5 1985) is an Australian singer, who was the winner of the third season of just called Koki, is a member of the Japanese pop group KAT-TUN, under Johnny's Entertainment. KAT-TUN ( hepburn Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Boa Kwon (born November 5, 1986) have contributed to her commercial success in South Korea and Japan and her popularity throughout Asia Kasper Peter Schmeichel (born November 5, 1986 in Copenhagen) is a Danish professional football player who plays as a goalkeeper Casimir III the Great (Kazimierz Wielki April 30 1310 – November 5 1370 last King of Poland from the Piast dynasty (1333–1370 was the son of King Władysław Mariotto di Bigio di Bindo Albertinelli ( October 13, 1474 - November 5, 1515) was a High Renaissance Italian painter 1474)
• 1559 - Kano Motonobu, Japanese painter (b. Kanō Motonobu (狩野 元信 Kanō Motonobu; August 28, 1476 - November 5, 1559) was a Japanese painter 1476)
• 1660 - Lucy Hay, Countess of Carlisle, English socialite (b. Lucy Hay Countess of Carlisle (1599 &ndash November 5, 1660) was an English Courtier known for her beauty and wit 1599)
• 1660 - Alexandre de Rhodes, French Jesuit missionary (b. Father Alexander de Rhodes (A-Lịch-Sơn Đắc-Lộ ( 15 March 1591 - 5 November 1660) was a French Jesuit Missionary who 1591)
• 1701 - Charles Gerard, 2nd Earl of Macclesfield, French-born English politician (bc. Charles Gerard 2nd Earl of Macclesfield (c 1659 &ndash November 5, 1701) was born in France and was naturalized in England by act of 1659)
• 1714 - Bernardino Ramazzini, Italian physician (b. Year 1714 ( MDCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Bernardino Ramazzini ( 1633-11-03 - 1714-11-05) was an Italian physician 1633)
• 1752 - Carl Andreas Duker, German classical scholar (b. Year 1752 ( MDCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar for European countries but not Great Britain) of Carl Andreas Duker ( 1670 - November 5, 1752) German classical scholar and Jurist, was born at Unna in Westphalia. 1670)
• 1758 - Hans Egede, Norwegian Lutheran missionary (b. Year 1758 ( MDCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Hans Poulsen Egede ( January 31, 1686, Harstad, Northern Norway &ndash November 5, 1758, Falster, Denmark 1686)
• 1828 - Maria Fyodorovna of Russia, second wife of Tsar Paul I of Russia (b. The year 1828 ( MDCCCXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Maria Feodorovna (Мари́я Фёдоровна 25 October 1759 &ndash 5 November 1828) was the second wife of Tsar Paul I of Russia Paul (Па́вел I Петро́вич Pavel Petrovich) ( &ndash) was the Emperor of Russia between 1796 and 1801 1759)
• 1836 - Karel Hynek Mácha, Czech poet (b. Year 1759 ( MDCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1836 ( MDCCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Karel Hynek Mácha (ˈkarɛl ˈɦɪnɛk ˈmaːxa ( November 16, 1810 – November 5, 1836) was a Czech romantic Poet 1810)
• 1879 - James Clerk Maxwell, Scottish physicist (b. Year 1810 ( MDCCCX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common James Clerk Maxwell (13 June 1831 &ndash 5 November 1879 was a Scottish mathematician and theoretical physicist. 1831)
• 1923 - Jacques d'Adelswärd-Fersen, French novelist (b. Year 1831 ( MDCCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Baron Jacques d'Adelswärd-Fersen ( February 20, 1880 &ndash November 5, 1923) was a French aristocrat a Novelist and 1880)
• 1930 - Christiaan Eijkman, Dutch physician and pathologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Christiaan Eijkman ( August 11, 1858, Nijkerk &ndash November 5, 1930, Utrecht) was a Dutch Physician The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1858)
• 1933 - Texas Guinan, American saloon keeper, actress, and musician (b. Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mary Louise Cecilia "Texas" Guinan ( January 12, 1884 &ndash November 5, 1933) was a saloon keeper actress and 1884)
• 1941 - Arndt Pekurinen, Finnish pacifist (b. Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Arndt Juho Pekurinen ( August 29 1905 in Juva, Finland – November 5 1941 in Suomussalmi, Finland was a 1905)
• 1942 - George M. Cohan, American musician, actor, writer, and composer (b. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. George Michael Cohan ( July 3, 1878 &ndash November 5, 1942) was a United States Entertainer, Playwright, 1878)
• 1944 - Alexis Carrel, French surgeon and biologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alexis Carrel ( June 28, 1873 - November 5, 1944) was a French surgeon biologist and Eugenicist, who was awarded the The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1873)
• 1951 - Reggie Walker, South African athlete (b. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Reginald Edgar "Reggie" Walker ( March 16, 1889 &ndash November 5, 1951) was a South African athlete and the 1908 1889)
• 1955 - Maurice Utrillo, French artist (b. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Maurice Utrillo, born Maurice Valadon, ( 26 December 1883 - 5 November 1955) was a French painter who specialized 1883)
• 1956 - Art Tatum, American musician (b. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Arthur Tatum Jr ( October 13, 1909 – November 5, 1956) was an American Jazz Pianist and Virtuoso. 1909)
• 1960 - Ward Bond, American actor (b. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ward Edwin Bond ( April 9 1903 – November 5 1960) was an American film Actor whose rugged appearance and easygoing charm 1903)
• 1960 - Johnny Horton, country music singer (b. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Johnny Horton ( April 30, 1925  &ndash November 5, 1960) was an American Country music singer who was most famous 1925)
• 1960 - Mack Sennett, Canadian producer and director (b. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mack Sennett ( January 17, 1880 &ndash November 5, 1960) was an Academy Award -winning director and was known as the innovator 1880)
• 1964 - Lansdale Sasscer, U. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Lansdale Ghiselin Sasscer ( September 30, 1893 &ndash November 5, 1964) represented the fifth district of the state of Maryland S. Congressman for Maryland's 5th District (b. 1893)
• 1964 - Buddy Cole, American jazz pianist and orchestra leader (b. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Edwin LeMar Cole, known as Buddy Cole ( December 15, 1916 in Irving Illinois &ndash November 5, 1964) was a Jazz 1916)
• 1971 - Sam Jones, baseball player (b. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. This article is about Sam Jones (1925-1971 The baseball player Sam Jones (1892-1966 was also known as " Sad Sam Jones " 1925)
• 1974 - Stafford Repp, American actor (b. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Stafford Alois Repp ( 26 April, 1918 - 5 November, 1974) was an American Actor best known for his role as Chief O'Hara 1918)
• 1975 - Edward Lawrie Tatum, American geneticist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Edward Lawrie Tatum ( December 14, 1909 &ndash November 5, 1975) was an American geneticist. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1909)
• 1975 - Annette Kellerman, Australian swimmer (b. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Annette Marie Sarah Kellermann (6 July 1887 Sydney, New South Wales &ndash 5 November 1975 Southport, Queensland, Australia 1887)
• 1975 - Lionel Trilling, American critic and writer (b. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Lionel Trilling (born Lionel Mordechai 4 July 1905 &ndash 5 November 1975 was an American Literary critic, author and teacher 1905)
• 1977 - René Goscinny, French comic book writer (b. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays René Goscinny ( August 14, 1926 &ndash November 5, 1977) was a French author editor and humorist who is best known for the 1926)
• 1977 - Guy Lombardo, Canadian conductor (b. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gaetano Alberto "Guy" Lombardo (born June 19, 1902 in London Ontario; died November 5, 1977) was a Canadian 1902)
• 1979 - Al Capp, American cartoonist (b. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Al Capp (September 28 1909 &ndash November 5 1979 was an American Cartoonist and Humorist, best known for the satiric Comic strip 1909)
• 1982 - Edward Hallett Carr, historian
• 1982 - Jacques Tati, French actor and director (b. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Jacques Tati (October 9 &ndashNovember 5) was a noted French comedic Filmmaker. 1908)
• 1985 - Spencer W. Kimball, twelfth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Spencer Woolley Kimball ( March 28, 1895 – November 5, 1985) was the twelfth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the fourth largest Christian denomination in the United States and the largest and most well-known 1895)
• 1985 - Arnold Chikobava, Georgian linguist (b. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Arnold Stepanovich Chikobava (არნოლდ ჩიქობავა ( March 14, 1898 - November 5, 1985) was a Georgian linguist 1898)
• 1986 - Claude Jutra, Québécois actor and film director (b. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Claude Jutra ( March 11, 1930 - November 5, 1986) was a Quebec Actor, Film director and writer. A Québécois or Quebecois (pronounced) or in the feminine Québécoise (pronounced) (plural Québécoises) is a native or resident of the 1930)
• 1986 - Bobby Nunn, American singer (The Coasters) (b. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ulysses B "Bobby" Nunn ( September 20, 1925 &ndash November 5, 1986) was a Singer with the musical groups The Robins The Coasters are a Rhythm and Blues / Rock and roll vocal group that had a string of hits in the late 1950s 1925)
• 1987 - Eamonn Andrews, Television Presenter (b. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Eamonn Andrews, CBE (hon ( 19 December, 1922 &ndash 5 November, 1987) was an Irish born Television presenter 1922)
• 1989 - Vladimir Horowitz, Russian pianist (b. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Vladimir Samoylovich Horowitz (ולדימיר הורוביץ Владимир Самойлович Горовиц Vladimir Samojlovič Gorovits; Володимир Самійлович 1903)
• 1990 - Meir Kahane, Israeli rabbi and activist (b. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Rabbi Meir David Kahane (מאיר דוד כהנא also known by the Pseudonyms Michael King and David Sinai, 1 August 1932 – 1932)
• 1991 - Fred MacMurray, American actor (b. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Frederick Martin MacMurray ( August 30, 1908 &ndash November 5, 1991) was an American Actor who appeared in over one 1908)
• 1991 - Robert Maxwell, Slovakian-born media entrepreneur (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Ian Robert Maxwell MC ( June 10, 1923 – November 5, 1991) was a Czechoslovakian born British Media proprietor 1923)
• 1992 - Arpad Elo, American physicist and chess player (b. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Arpad Emrick Elo (born Élő Árpád Imre, August 25, 1903 in Egyházaskesző, Hungary &ndash November 5, 1992 1903)
• 1996 - Eddie Harris, American saxophonist (b. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Eddie Harris (b Chicago, October 20 1934; died November 5, 1996) was best known for playing Tenor saxophone, though 1934)
• 1997 - James Robert Baker, American novelist, screenwriter (b. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar James Robert Baker (October 18 1946 – November 5 1997 was an American author of sharply satirical predominantly gay-themed Transgressional fiction. 1946)
• 1997 - Isaiah Berlin, Latvian-born historian of ideas (b. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sir Isaiah Berlin, OM (6 June 1909 &ndash 5 November 1997 was a philosopher and historian of ideas regarded as one of the leading liberal thinkers of the twentieth century 1909)
• 1997 - Epic Soundtracks, English musician (Swell Maps, Crime and the City Solution, These Immortal Souls) (b. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Epic Soundtracks was the Stage name of British musician Kevin Paul Godfrey ( 23 March Swell Maps were an experimental English rock group of the 1970s from Birmingham, that foreshadowed the birth of Post-punk. Crime and The City Solution were a Rock music band formed by Australian singer and Songwriter Simon Bonney. These Immortal Souls was an Australian Indie band based in Europe and active through the late 1980s and early 1990s 1959)
• 2000 - Victor Grinich, American businessman (b. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Victor Grinich ( November 24, 1924 - November 5, 2000) was a pioneer in the Semiconductor industry and a member of the Traitorous 1924)
• 2000 - Bibi Titi Mohammed, Tanzanian politician (b. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Further reading http//wwwgwsafricaorg/knowledge/bibihtml http//www 1926)
• 2000 - Jimmie Davis, singer and politician (b. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James Houston Davis ( September 11, 1899 - November 5, 2000) better known as Jimmie Davis, was a noted Singer of both sacred 1899)
• 2001 - Roy Boulting, English film director and producer (b. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. John and Roy Boulting were English film-makers, who became known for their popular series of satirical comedies in the 1950s and 1960s 1913)
• 2001 - Barry Horne , a British animal liberation activist. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common For the Welsh footballer see Barry Horne (footballer Barry Horne ( March 17, 1952 &ndash November 5, 2001
• 2002 - Billy Guy, American singer (The Coasters) (b. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Billy Guy ( June 20, 1936 - November 5, 2002) was an American singer The Coasters are a Rhythm and Blues / Rock and roll vocal group that had a string of hits in the late 1950s 1936)
• 2003 - Bobby Hatfield, American singer (Righteous Brothers) (b. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Lee "Bobby" Hatfield ( August 10, 1940 &ndash November 5, 2003) was an American Singer, best known as one half The Righteous Brothers were the Musical duo of Bill Medley and Bobby Hatfield. 1940)
• 2005 - Rod Donald, New Zealand environmentalist (b. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rodney David (Rod Donald ( 10 October 1957 - 6 November 2005) 1957)
• 2005 - John Fowles, English writer (b. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) John Robert Fowles ( March 31, 1926 &ndash November 5, 2005) was an English Novelist and Essayist. 1926)
• 2005 - Virginia MacWatters, American soprano (b. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Virginia MacWatters ( June 19, 1912 - November 5, 2005) was an acclaimed American Coloratura Soprano. 1912)
• 2006 - Bülent Ecevit, four term Turkish Prime Minister (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Mustafa Bülent Ecevit ( May 28, 1925 in Istanbul – November 5, 2006 in Ankara) was a Turkish Politician 1925)
• 2007 - Nils Liedholm, Swedish football midfielder and coach (b. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Nils Liedholm ( October 8, 1922 &ndash November 5, 2007) was a Swedish football Midfielder and coach 1922)

Holidays and observances

• New Zealand,United Kingdom and the province of Newfoundland & Labrador (Canada): Guy Fawkes night (also called Bonfire night; or Fireworks night): Failure of the Gunpowder Plot to blow up Parliament in 1605 is celebrated with bonfires and fireworks. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Newfoundland and Labrador (ˈnuːfɨn(dlənd ən(d ˈlæbrəˌdɔr (Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador is a province of Canada, the tenth and latest to join the Confederation Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Guy Fawkes Night (also known as Bonfire Night, Cracker Night, Fireworks Night) is an annual celebration on the evening of the 5th of November The Gunpowder Plot of 1605 or the Powder Treason, as it was known at the time was a failed Assassination attempt by a group of provincial English See also Campfire. bonfire is a large controlled outdoor Fire. A firework is classified as a low explosive pyrotechnic device used primarily for aesthetic and entertainment purposes
• R.C. Saints: November 5 is the feast day of the following Roman Catholic Saints:
  • St. Domninus
  • St. Galation
  • St. Magnus
  • Pope Zachary

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada

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The Calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organizing a Liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with one or more Saints The Calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organizing a Liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with one or more Saints A saint (from the Latin sanctus) is a human being to whom has been attributed (and who has generally demonstrated a high level of Holiness and Sanctity Domninus may refer to Domninus of Larissa, Hellenistic Syrian Jewish mathematician from the fifth century St Saint Galation or Galaction was supposedly a Martyr with his wife Episteme whom he converted Saint Magnus, Earl Magnus Erlendsson of Orkney, was the first Earl of Orkney to bear that name and ruled from 1108 to about 1115

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