On This Day — November 5

🕰️ Notable Events on November 5

• 2015 — An iron ore tailings dam bursts in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais flooding a valley, causing mudslides in the nearby village of Bento Rodrigues and causing up to 9 deaths and 19 missing. Wikipedia ↗
• 2013 — India launches the Mars Orbiter Mission, its first interplanetary probe. Wikipedia ↗
• 2009 — U.S. Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan murders 13 and wounds 32 at Fort Hood, Texas in the deadliest mass shooting at a U.S. military installation. Wikipedia ↗
• 2007 — China's first lunar satellite, Chang'e 1, goes into orbit around the Moon. Wikipedia ↗
• 2007 — Android mobile operating system is unveiled by Google. Wikipedia ↗
• 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 their roles in the 1982 massacre of 148 Shi'a Muslims. Wikipedia ↗
• 1996 — Pakistani President Farooq Leghari dismisses the government of Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and dissolves the National Assembly of Pakistan. Wikipedia ↗
• 1995 — André Dallaire attempts to assassinate Prime Minister Jean Chrétien of Canada. He is thwarted when the Prime Minister's wife locks the door. Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Rabbi Meir Kahane, founder of the far-right Kach movement, is shot dead after a speech at a New York City hotel. Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — USS Rentz, USS Reeves and USS Oldendorf visit Qingdao (Tsing Tao) China - the first US Naval visit to China since 1949. Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Byford Dolphin diving bell accident kills five and leaves one severely injured. Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — The Military Assistance Command, Vietnam reports the lowest weekly American soldier death toll in five years (24). Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — After being destroyed in World War II, the rebuilt Vienna State Opera reopens with a performance of Beethoven's Fidelio. Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Korean War: British and Australian forces from the 27th British Commonwealth Brigade successfully halted the advancing Chinese 117th Division during the Battle of Pakchon. Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — World War II: Bombing of the Vatican. Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — World War II: The British armed merchant cruiser, HMS Jervis Bay, is sunk by the German pocket battleship Admiral Scheer. Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Franklin D. Roosevelt is the first and only President of the United States to be elected to a third term. Wikipedia ↗
• 1925 — Secret agent Sidney Reilly, the first "super-spy" of the 20th century, is executed by the OGPU, the secret police of the Soviet Union. Wikipedia ↗
• 1917 — October Revolution: In Tallinn, Estonia, Communist leader Jaan Anvelt 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). Wikipedia ↗
• 1917 — Tikhon is elected the Patriarch of Moscow and of the Russian Orthodox Church. Wikipedia ↗
• 1916 — The Kingdom of Poland is proclaimed by the Act of 5th November of the emperors of Germany and Austria-Hungary. Wikipedia ↗
• 1916 — The Everett massacre takes place in Everett, Washington as political differences lead to a shoot-out between the Industrial Workers of the World organizers and local police. Wikipedia ↗
• 1914 — World War I: France and the British Empire declare war on the Ottoman Empire. Wikipedia ↗
• 1913 — King Otto of Bavaria is deposed by his cousin, Prince Regent Ludwig, who assumes the title Ludwig III. Wikipedia ↗
• 1911 — After declaring war on the Ottoman Empire on September 29, 1911, Italy annexes Tripoli and Cyrenaica. Wikipedia ↗
• 1898 — Filipinos on Negros Island revolt against Spanish rule and establish the short-lived Republic of Negros. Wikipedia ↗
• 1895 — George B. Selden is granted the first U.S. patent for an automobile. Wikipedia ↗
• 1872 — Women's suffrage in the United States: In defiance of the law, suffragist Susan B. Anthony votes for the first time, and is later fined $100. Wikipedia ↗
• 1862 — American Civil War: Abraham Lincoln removes George B. McClellan as commander of the Army of the Potomac. Wikipedia ↗
• 1862 — American Indian Wars: In Minnesota, 303 Dakota warriors are found guilty of rape and murder of whites and are sentenced to hang. 38 are ultimately executed and the others reprieved. Wikipedia ↗
• 1831 — Nat Turner, American slave leader, is tried, convicted, and sentenced to death in Virginia. Wikipedia ↗
• 1828 — Greek War of Independence: The French Morea expedition to recapture Morea (now the Peloponnese) ends when the last Ottoman forces depart the peninsula. Wikipedia ↗
• 1811 — Salvadoran priest José Matías Delgado, rings the bells of La Merced church in San Salvador, calling for insurrection and launching the 1811 Independence Movement. Wikipedia ↗
• 1780 — French-American forces under Colonel LaBalme are defeated by Miami Chief Little Turtle. Wikipedia ↗
• 1768 — Treaty of Fort Stanwix, the purpose of which is to adjust the boundary line between Indian lands and white settlements set forth in the Royal Proclamation of 1763 in the Thirteen Colonies. Wikipedia ↗
• 1757 — Seven Years' War: Frederick the Great defeats the allied armies of France and the Holy Roman Empire at the Battle of Rossbach. Wikipedia ↗
• 1688 — William III of England lands with a Dutch fleet at Brixham. Wikipedia ↗
• 1605 — Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes is arrested. Wikipedia ↗
• 1499 — Publication of the Catholicon, written in 1464 by Jehan Lagadeuc in Tréguier; this is the first Breton dictionary as well as the first French dictionary. Wikipedia ↗
• 1138 — Lý Anh Tông is enthroned as emperor of Vietnam at the age of two, beginning a 37-year reign. Wikipedia ↗

🎂 Notable Births on November 5

• 1993 — Hideya Tawada, Japanese actor and model Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — Odell Beckham Jr., American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — Marco Verratti, Italian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Flume, Australian DJ and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Shōdai Naoya, Japanese sumo wrestler Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Andrew Boyce, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Virat Kohli, Indian cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Kevin Jonas, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Chris Knierim, American figure skater Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — O. J. Mayo, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — BoA, South Korean singer-songwriter, producer, and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Ian Mahinmi, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Kasper Schmeichel, Danish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Nodiko Tatishvili, Georgian singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Michel Butter, Dutch runner Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Kate DeAraugo, Australian singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Alo Dupikov, Estonian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Rimo Hunt, Estonian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Pınar Saka, Turkish sprinter Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Jon Cornish, Canadian football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Tobias Enström, Swedish ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Nick Folk, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Baruto Kaito, Estonian sumo wrestler Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Eliud Kipchoge, Kenyan long distance runner Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — John Sutton, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Nick Tandy, English race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Nikolay Zherdev, Ukrainian-Russian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Alexa Chung, English model and television host Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Mike Hanke, German footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Juan Morillo, Dominican baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — David Pipe, Welsh footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Leah Culver, American computer scientist and programmer, co-founded Pownce Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Bryan LaHair, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Rob Swire, Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Matthew Williams, Welsh footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Paul Chapman, Australian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Ümit Ergirdi, Turkish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Jaime Camara, Brazilian race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Andrei Korobeinik, Estonian computer programmer, businessman, and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Christoph Metzelder, German footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Orkun Uşak, Turkish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Romi Dames, Japanese-American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Colin Grzanna, German rugby player and surgeon Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Michalis Hatzigiannis, Cypriot singer-songwriter and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Keith McLeod, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — David Suazo, Honduran footballer and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Xavier Tondo, Spanish cyclist (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Bubba Watson, American golfer Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Maarten Tjallingii, Dutch cyclist Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Richard Wright, English footballer and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Sebastian Arcelus, American actor, singer, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Mr. Fastfinger, Finnish guitarist and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Jeff Klein, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Samuel Page, American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Lisa Scott-Lee, Welsh singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Ryan Adams, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Angela Gossow, German singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Dado Pršo, Croatian footballer and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Taine Randell, New Zealand rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Jerry Stackhouse, American basketball player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Johnny Damon, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Peter Emmerich, American illustrator and educator Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Gráinne Seoige, Irish journalist Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Alexei Yashin, Russian ice hockey player and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Chris Addison, Welsh-English comedian, actor, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Sergei Berezin, Russian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Jonny Greenwood, English guitarist and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Dana Jacobson, American sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Rob Jones, Welsh-English footballer and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Edmond Leung, Hong Kong singer-songwriter and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Mårten Olander, Swedish golfer Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Javy López, Puerto Rican-American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Pat Kilbane, American actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Ricardo Fort, Argentinian actor, director, and businessman (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Sam Rockwell, American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Marcelo D2, Brazilian rapper Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Judy Reyes, American actress and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Nayim, Spanish footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — James Allen, English journalist and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Urmas Kirs, Estonian footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Atul Gawande, American surgeon and journalist Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Famke Janssen, Dutch model and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Hans Gillhaus, Dutch footballer and scout Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Andrea McArdle, American actress and singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Tatum O'Neal, American actress and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Brian Wheat, American bass player and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Jean-Pierre Papin, French footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Turid Birkeland, Norwegian businesswoman and politician, Norwegian Minister of Culture (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Abedi Pele, Ghanaian footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Marcus J. Ranum, American computer scientist and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Alan G. Poindexter, American captain, pilot, and astronaut (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — René Froger, Dutch singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Tilda Swinton, English actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Bryan Adams, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Tomo Česen, Slovenian mountaineer Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Don Falcone, American keyboard player, songwriter, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Mo Gaffney, American actress and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Robert Patrick, American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Mike Score, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Jeff Watson, American guitarist and songwriter (Night Ranger) Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — John Harwood, American journalist Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Lavrentis Machairitsas, Greek singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Michael Sorridimi, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Rob Fisher, English keyboard player and songwriter (d. 1999) Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Bernard Chazelle, French computer scientist and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Kris Jenner, American talent manager and businesswoman Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Karan Thapar, Indian journalist and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Jeffrey Sachs, American economist and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Florentino Floro, Filipino lawyer and judge Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Joyce Maynard, American journalist, author, and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Oleh Blokhin, Ukrainian footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Brian Muehl, American puppeteer Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Vandana Shiva, Indian philosopher and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Bill Walton, American basketball player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Thorbjørn Jagland, Norwegian politician, 25th Prime Minister of Norway Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — James Kennedy, American psychologist and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Armin Shimerman, American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Jimmie Spheeris, American singer-songwriter (d. 1984) Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Bob Barr, American lawyer and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Peter Hammill, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Bernard-Henri Lévy, French philosopher and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — William Daniel Phillips, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Quint Davis, American director and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Rubén Juárez, Argentinian singer-songwriter and bandoneon player (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Peter Noone, English singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Gram Parsons, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1973) Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Ken Whaley, Austrian-English bass player and songwriter (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Peter Pace, American general Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Aleka Papariga, Greek accountant and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Svetlana Tširkova-Lozovaja, Russian fencer and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Friedman Paul Erhardt, German-American chef and author (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Percy Hobson, Australian high jumper Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Sam Shepard, American playwright and actor (d. 2017) Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Pierangelo Bertoli, Italian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2002) Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Art Garfunkel, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Yoshiyuki Tomino, Japanese animator, director, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Ted Kulongoski, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 36th Governor of Oregon Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Elke Sommer, German actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Lobsang Tenzin, Singaporean religious leader Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Joe Dassin, American-French singer-songwriter (d. 1980) Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — César Luis Menotti, Argentinian footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Jim Steranko, American author and illustrator Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Chan Sek Keong, Singaporean lawyer, judge, and politician, 3rd Chief Justice of Singapore Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Harris Yulin, American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Michael Dertouzos, Greek-American computer scientist and academic (d. 2001) Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Uwe Seeler, German footballer and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Billy Sherrill, American record producer, songwriter, and arranger (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Lester Piggott, English jockey and trainer Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Christopher Wood, English author and screenwriter (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Jeb Stuart Magruder, American minister and civil servant (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — Herb Edelman, American actor (d. 1996) Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — Algirdas Lauritėnas, Lithuanian basketball player (d. 2001) Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — Leonard Herzenberg, American immunologist, geneticist, and academic (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — Gil Hill, American actor, police officer and politician (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — Harold McNair, Jamaican-English saxophonist and flute player (d. 1971) Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — Ike Turner, American singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Wim Bleijenberg, Dutch footballer and manager (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Hans Mommsen, German historian and academic (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1927 — Hirotugu Akaike, Japanese statistician (d. 2009) Wikipedia ↗
• 1926 — John Berger, English author, poet, painter, and critic (d. 2017) Wikipedia ↗

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