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What happend on 5. November in History
In our data base we found 320 events happened on 5. November:
• 1138: Ly Anh Tong is enthroned as emperor of Vietnam at the age of two, starting a 37-year reign. [category: Events]
• 1271: Ghazan, Mongol ruler (d. 1304) [category: Births]
• 1370: Casimir III the Great, Polish king (b. 1310) [category: Deaths]
• 1494: Hans Sachs, German poet and playwright (d. 1576) [category: Births]
• 1499: Publication of the Catholicon in Tréguier (Brittany). 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. [category: Events]
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• 1515: Mariotto Albertinelli, Italian painter (b. 1474) [category: Deaths]
• 1530: The St. Felix's Flood destroys the city of Reimerswaal in the Netherlands. [category: Events]
• 1549: Philippe de Mornay, French author (d. 1623) [category: Births]
• 1559: Kano Motonobu, Japanese painter (b. 1476) [category: Deaths]
• 1592: Charles Chauncy, English-American clergyman and educator (d. 1672) [category: Births]
• 1605: The arrest of Guy Fawkes, found during a search of the Palace of Westminster, foils Robert Catesby's plot to destroy the House of Lords and all within it. [category: Events]
• 1613: Isaac de Benserade, French poet (d. 1691) [category: Births]
• 1615: Ibrahim I, Ottoman sultan (d. 1648) [category: Births]
• 1660: Alexandre de Rhodes, French missionary (b. 1591) [category: Deaths]
• 1660: Lucy Hay, Countess of Carlisle (b. 1599) [category: Deaths]
• 1666: Attilio Ariosti, Italian composer (d. 1729) [category: Births]
• 1667: Christoph Ludwig Agricola, German painter (d. 1719) [category: Births]
• 1701: Pietro Longhi, Venetian painter (d. 1785) [category: Births]
• 1701: Charles Gerard, 2nd Earl of Macclesfield, French-English soldier and politician (b. 1659) [category: Deaths]
• 1705: Louis-Gabriel Guillemain, French composer and violinist (d. 1770) [category: Births]
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• 1714: Bernardino Ramazzini, Italian physician (b. 1633) [category: Deaths]
• 1715: John Brown, English author (d. 1766) [category: Births]
• 1722: William Byron, 5th Baron Byron, English politician (d. 1798) [category: Births]
• 1739: Hugh Montgomerie, 12th Earl of Eglinton, Scottish politician and composer (d. 1819) [category: Births]
• 1742: Richard Cosway, English painter (d. 1821) [category: Births]
• 1743: Coordinated scientific observations of the transit of Mercury are organized by Joseph-Nicolas Delisle. [category: Events]
• 1752: Carl Andreas Duker, German jurist and scholar (b. 1670) [category: Deaths]
• 1757: Seven Years' War: Frederick the Great defeats the allied armies of France and the Holy Roman Empire at the Battle of Rossbach. [category: Events]
• 1758: Hans Egede, Norwegian missionary (b. 1686) [category: Deaths]
• 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 Proclamation of 1763 in the Thirteen Colonies. [category: Events]
• 1780: French-American forces under Colonel LaBalme are defeated by Miami Chief Little Turtle. [category: Events]
• 1811: Salvadoran priest José Matías Delgado, rang the bells of La Merced church in San Salvador, calling for insurrection and launching the 1811 Independence Movement [category: Events]
• 1818: Benjamin Franklin Butler, American politician, 33rd Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1893) [category: Births]
• 1828: Maria Feodorovna (Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg) (b. 1759) [category: Deaths]
• 1831: Nat Turner, American slave leader, is tried, convicted, and sentenced to death in Virginia. [category: Events]
• 1835: Moritz Szeps, Austrian journalist (d. 1902) [category: Births]
• 1836: Karel Hynek Mácha, Czech poet (b. 1810) [category: Deaths]
• 1838: The Federal Republic of Central America begins to disintegrate when Nicaragua separates from the Federation. [category: Events]
• 1846: Duncan Gordon Boyes, English soldier, recipient of the Victoria Cross (d. 1869) [category: Births]
• 1850: Ella Wheeler Wilcox, American author and poet (d. 1919) [category: Births]
• 1851: Charles Dupuy, French politician, 60th Prime Minister of France (d. 1923) [category: Births]
• 1854: Alphonse Desjardins, Canadian journalist, co-founded Desjardins Group (d. 1920) [category: Births]
• 1854: Paul Sabatier, French chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1941) [category: Births]
• 1854: Crimean War: The Battle of Inkerman. [category: Events]
• 1855: Eugene V. Debs, American politician (d. 1926) [category: Births]
• 1855: Léon Teisserenc de Bort, French meteorologist (d. 1913) [category: Births]
• 1857: Ida Tarbell, American journalist (d. 1944) [category: Births]
• 1862: American Civil War: Abraham Lincoln removes George B. McClellan as commander of the Union Army for the second and final time. [category: Events]
• 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. [category: Events]
• 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. [category: Events]
• 1873: Edwin Flack, Australian tennis player (d. 1935) [category: Births]
• 1878: Max Ammermann, German rower [category: Births]
• 1879: Otto Wahle, Austrian swimmer (d. 1963) [category: Births]
• 1879: James Clerk Maxwell, Scottish physicist (b. 1831) [category: Deaths]
• 1881: George A. Malcolm, American lawyer and jurist (d. 1961) [category: Births]
• 1884: James Elroy Flecker, English author and playwright (d. 1915) [category: Births]
• 1885: Will Durant, American historian (d. 1981) [category: Births]
• 1887: Paul Wittgenstein, Austrian pianist (d. 1961) [category: Births]
• 1890: Jan Zrzavý, Czech painter (d. 1977) [category: Births]
• 1892: J. B. S. Haldane, English-Indian geneticist (d. 1964) [category: Births]
• 1894: Beardsley Ruml, American economist and author (d. 1960) [category: Births]
• 1895: Charles MacArthur, American author (d. 1956) [category: Births]
• 1895: Walter Gieseking, French pianist (d. 1956) [category: Births]
• 1895: George B. Selden is granted the first U.S. patent for an automobile. [category: Events]
• 1900: Martin Dies, Jr., American politician (d. 1972) [category: Births]
• 1900: Natalie Schafer, American actress (d. 1991) [category: Births]
• 1904: Cooney Weiland, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1985) [category: Births]
• 1905: Joel McCrea, American actor (d. 1990) [category: Births]
• 1905: Sajjad Zaheer, Indian author and revolutionary (d. 1973) [category: Births]
• 1906: Endre Kabos, Hungarian fencer (d. 1944) [category: Births]
• 1906: Fred Lawrence Whipple, American astronomer (d. 2004) [category: Births]
• 1910: John Hackett, Australian-English soldier and author (d. 1997) [category: Births]
• 1911: Baby Marie Osborne, American actress (d. 2010) [category: Births]
• 1911: Roy Rogers, American singer, guitarist, and actor (Sons of the Pioneers) (d. 1998) [category: Births]
• 1911: After declaring war on the Ottoman Empire on September 29, 1911, Italy annexes Tripoli and Cyrenaica. [category: Events]
• 1912: Woodrow Wilson is elected to the presidency of the United States. [category: Events]
• 1913: John McGiver, American actor (d. 1975) [category: Births]
• 1913: Vivien Leigh, English actress (d. 1967) [category: Births]
• 1913: King Otto of Bavaria is deposed by his cousin, Prince Regent Ludwig, who assumes the title Ludwig III. [category: Events]
• 1914: Alton Tobey, American painter and illustrator (d. 2005) [category: Births]
• 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. [category: Events]
• 1916: The Kingdom of Poland is proclaimed by the Act of November 5th of the emperors of Germany and Austria-Hungary. [category: Events]
• 1917: Banarsi Das Gupta, Indian politician (d. 2007) [category: Births]
• 1917: Jacqueline Auriol, French pilot (d. 2000) [category: Births]
• 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). [category: Events]
• 1917: St. Tikhon of Moscow is elected the Patriarch of Moscow and of the Russian Orthodox Church. [category: Events]
• 1919: Hasan Askari, Pakistani philosopher (d. 1978) [category: Births]
• 1919: Myron Floren, American accordion player (d. 2005) [category: Births]
• 1920: Douglass North, American economist, Nobel Prize laureate [category: Births]
• 1920: Tommy Godwin, American-English cyclist (d. 2012) [category: Births]
• 1921: Georges Cziffra, Hungarian pianist (d. 1994) [category: Births]
• 1921: Princess Fawzia Fuad of Egypt [category: Births]
• 1922: Cecil H. Underwood, American politician, 25th Governor of West Virginia (d. 2008) [category: Births]
• 1922: Violet Barclay, American illustrator (d. 2010) [category: Births]
• 1923: Rudolf Augstein, German journalist (d. 2002) [category: Births]
• 1923: Jacques d'Adelswärd-Fersen, French author and poet (b. 1880) [category: Deaths]
• 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. [category: Events]
• 1928: Donald Madden, American actor (d. 1983) [category: Births]
• 1928: Arnold Rothstein, American businessman and gambler (b. 1882) [category: Deaths]
• 1930: Christiaan Eijkman, Dutch physician and pathologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1858) [category: Deaths]
• 1931: Ike Turner, American singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer (Kings of Rhythm and Ike & Tina Turner) (d. 2007) [category: Births]
• 1931: Konrad Stäheli, Swiss target shooter (b. 1866) [category: Deaths]
• 1933: Texas Guinan, American actress and businesswoman (b. 1884) [category: Deaths]
• 1933: Walther von Dyck, German mathematician (b. 1856) [category: Deaths]
• 1934: Victor Argo, American actor (d. 2004) [category: Births]
• 1935: Christopher Wood, English screenwriter and author [category: Births]
• 1935: Lester Piggott, English jockey [category: Births]
• 1936: Michael Dertouzos, Greek-American academic (d. 2001) [category: Births]
• 1936: Uwe Seeler, German footballer [category: Births]
• 1937: Chan Sek Keong, Singaporean jurist, 3rd Chief Justice of Singapore [category: Births]
• 1937: Harris Yulin, American actor [category: Births]
• 1937: Adolf Hitler holds a secret meeting and states his plans for acquiring "living space" for the German people. [category: Events]
• 1938: César Luis Menotti, Argentine footballer [category: Births]
• 1938: Jim Steranko, American illustrator and writer [category: Births]
• 1938: Joe Dassin, American singer-songwriter (d. 1980) [category: Births]
• 1939: Lobsang Tenzin, Singaporean religious leader, 5th Samdhong Rinpoche [category: Births]
• 1940: Elke Sommer, German actress [category: Births]
• 1940: Ted Kulongoski, American politician, 36th Governor of Oregon [category: Births]
• 1941: Art Garfunkel, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (Simon & Garfunkel) [category: Births]
• 1941: Yoshiyuki Tomino, Japanese animator, director, and screenwriter [category: Births]
• 1941: Arndt Pekurinen, Finnish pacifist (b. 1905) [category: Deaths]
• 1942: Pierangelo Bertoli, Italian singer-songwriter (d. 2002) [category: Births]
• 1942: George M. Cohan, American actor, singer, playwright, and composer (b. 1878) [category: Deaths]
• 1943: Friedman Paul Erhardt, German-American chef (d. 2007) [category: Births]
• 1943: Sam Shepard, American actor and playwright [category: Births]
• 1943: Bombing of the Vatican. [category: Events]
• 1944: Carole Nelson Douglas, American author [category: Births]
• 1944: Alexis Carrel, French surgeon and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1873) [category: Deaths]
• 1945: Aleka Papariga, Greek politician [category: Births]
• 1945: Peter Pace, American general [category: Births]
• 1945: Colombia joins the United Nations. [category: Events]
• 1946: Gram Parsons, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Byrds, The Flying Burrito Brothers, and International Submarine Band) (d. 1973) [category: Births]
• 1946: Herman Brood, Dutch singer, actor, and painter (d. 2001) [category: Births]
• 1947: Peter Noone, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (Herman's Hermits) [category: Births]
• 1947: Quint Davis, American director and producer [category: Births]
• 1947: Rubén Juárez, Argentine singer-songwriter and bandoneón player (d. 2010) [category: Births]
• 1948: Bernard-Henri Lévy, French philosopher and author [category: Births]
• 1948: Bob Barr, American politician [category: Births]
• 1948: Hridayananda Dasa Goswami, American guru [category: Births]
• 1948: Peter Hammill, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Van der Graaf Generator) [category: Births]
• 1948: William Daniel Phillips, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate [category: Births]
• 1949: Armin Shimerman, American actor [category: Births]
• 1949: Jimmie Spheeris, American singer-songwriter (d. 1984) [category: Births]
• 1950: James Kennedy, American psychologist [category: Births]
• 1950: Thorbjørn Jagland, Norwegian politician, Prime Minister of Norway [category: Births]
• 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. [category: Events]
• 1951: Reggie Walker, South African runner (b. 1889) [category: Deaths]
• 1952: Bill Walton, American basketball player and sportscaster [category: Births]
• 1952: Oleg Blokhin, Ukrainian footballer [category: Births]
• 1952: Vandana Shiva, Indian physicist [category: Births]
• 1953: Florentino Floro, Filipino judge [category: Births]
• 1953: Joyce Maynard, American author [category: Births]
• 1955: Bernard Chazelle, French computer scientist [category: Births]
• 1955: Karan Thapar, Indian journalist [category: Births]
• 1955: Kris Jenner, American businesswoman [category: Births]
• 1955: Nestor Serrano, American actor [category: Births]
• 1955: Maurice Utrillo, French painter (b. 1883) [category: Deaths]
• 1956: Art Tatum, American pianist (b. 1909) [category: Deaths]
• 1957: Jon-Erik Hexum, American model and actor (d. 1984) [category: Births]
• 1957: Mike Score, English singer-songwriter and musician (A Flock of Seagulls) [category: Births]
• 1958: Don Falcone, American keyboard player, songwriter, and producer (Spirits Burning) [category: Births]
• 1958: Mo Gaffney, American actress and comedian [category: Births]
• 1958: Robert Patrick, American actor [category: Births]
• 1959: Bryan Adams, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor [category: Births]
• 1959: Tomo Česen, Slovenian mountaineer [category: Births]
• 1960: René Froger, Dutch singer [category: Births]
• 1960: Tilda Swinton, English actress [category: Births]
• 1960: Johnny Horton, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1925) [category: Deaths]
• 1960: Mack Sennett, Canadian director and producer (b. 1880) [category: Deaths]
• 1960: Ward Bond, American actor (b. 1903) [category: Deaths]
• 1961: Alan G. Poindexter, American naval officer and astronaut (d. 2012) [category: Births]
• 1961: Entesar Al-Sharah, Kuwaiti actress [category: Births]
• 1961: Gina Mastrogiacomo, American actress (d. 2001) [category: Births]
• 1962: Abédi Pelé, Ghanaian footballer [category: Births]
• 1962: Marcus J. Ranum, American computer scientist [category: Births]
• 1963: Andrea McArdle, American actress and singer [category: Births]
• 1963: Brian Wheat, American bass player and songwriter (Tesla) [category: Births]
• 1963: Hans Gillhaus, Dutch footballer [category: Births]
• 1963: Tatum O'Neal, American actress and author [category: Births]
• 1964: Helga van Niekerk, South African radio host [category: Births]
• 1964: Buddy Cole, American pianist and orchestra leader (b. 1916) [category: Deaths]
• 1964: Lansdale Sasscer, American politician (b. 1893) [category: Deaths]
• 1965: Famke Janssen, Dutch model and actress [category: Births]
• 1965: Kubrat, Prince of Panagyurishte [category: Births]
• 1966: Georgia Apostolou, Greek actress [category: Births]
• 1966: James Allen, English journalist [category: Births]
• 1966: Nayim, Spanish footballer [category: Births]
• 1967: Judy Reyes, American actress [category: Births]
• 1967: Marcelo D2, Brazilian rapper (Planet Hemp) [category: Births]
• 1967: The Hither Green rail crash in the United Kingdom kills 49 people. Survivors include Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees. [category: Events]
• 1968: Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Spanish actress [category: Births]
• 1968: Sam Rockwell, American actor [category: Births]
• 1968: Christina Kalogerikou, Greek actress (b. 1885) [category: Deaths]
• 1970: Javy López, baseball player [category: Births]
• 1970: Tamzin Outhwaite, English actress [category: Births]
• 1970: Vietnam War: The United States Military Assistance Command in Vietnam reports the lowest weekly American soldier death toll in five years (24). [category: Events]
• 1971: Chris Addison, English comedian and actor [category: Births]
• 1971: Corin Nemec, American actor [category: Births]
• 1971: Dana Jacobson, American sportscaster [category: Births]
• 1971: Edmond Leung, Hong Kong singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (Big Four) [category: Births]
• 1971: Jonny Greenwood, English musician, songwriter, and composer (Radiohead) [category: Births]
• 1971: Mårten Olander, Swedish golfer [category: Births]
• 1971: Rob Jones, English footballer [category: Births]
• 1971: Sergei Berezin, Russian ice hockey player [category: Births]
• 1971: Sam Jones, American baseball player (b. 1925) [category: Deaths]
• 1973: Alexei Yashin, Russian ice hockey player [category: Births]
• 1973: Danniella Westbrook, English actress [category: Births]
• 1973: Johnny Damon, American baseball player [category: Births]
• 1973: Peter Emmerich, American illustrator [category: Births]
• 1974: Angela Gossow, German singer-songwriter (Arch Enemy) [category: Births]
• 1974: Dado Pršo, Croatian footballer [category: Births]
• 1974: Jerry Stackhouse, American basketball player [category: Births]
• 1974: Ryan Adams, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Whiskeytown, The Finger, and Ryan Adams and the Cardinals) [category: Births]
• 1974: Stafford Repp, American actor (b. 1918) [category: Deaths]
• 1975: Lisa Scott-Lee, Welsh singer-songwriter (Steps) [category: Births]
• 1975: Annette Kellerman, Australian swimmer (b. 1887) [category: Deaths]
• 1975: Edward Lawrie Tatum, American geneticist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1909) [category: Deaths]
• 1975: Lionel Trilling, American author and critic (b. 1905) [category: Deaths]
• 1976: Jeff Klein, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (My Jerusalem, The Twilight Singers, and The Gutter Twins) [category: Births]
• 1976: Mr. Fastfinger, Finnish guitarist [category: Births]
• 1976: Samuel Page, American actor [category: Births]
• 1976: Sebastian Arcelus, American actor [category: Births]
• 1977: Brittney Skye, American porn actress [category: Births]
• 1977: Maarten Tjallingii, Dutch cyclist [category: Births]
• 1977: Richard Wright, English footballer [category: Births]
• 1977: Guy Lombardo, Canadian-American violinist and conductor (b. 1902) [category: Deaths]
• 1977: René Goscinny, French writer and illustrator (b. 1926) [category: Deaths]
• 1979: Colin Grzanna, German rugby player [category: Births]
• 1979: David Suazo, Honduran footballer [category: Births]
• 1979: Michalis Hatzigiannis, Greek-Cypriot singer-songwriter and producer [category: Births]
• 1979: Romi Dames, Japanese-American actress [category: Births]
• 1979: Al Capp, American cartoonist (b. 1909) [category: Deaths]
• 1980: Christoph Metzelder, German footballer [category: Births]
• 1980: Eva González, Spanish model, Miss Spain 2003 [category: Births]
• 1980: Jaime Camara, Brazilian race car driver [category: Births]
• 1981: Paul Chapman, Australian footballer [category: Births]
• 1981: Ümit Ergirdi, Turkish footballer [category: Births]
• 1981: Rangjung Rigpe Dorje, 16th Karmapa, Tibetan spiritual figure (b. 1924) [category: Deaths]
• 1982: Rob Swire, Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Pendulum and Knife Party) [category: Births]
• 1982: E. H. Carr, English historian and theorist (b. 1892) [category: Deaths]
• 1983: Alexa Chung, English model and television host [category: Births]
• 1983: Andrew Hayden-Smith, English actor [category: Births]
• 1983: Mike Hanke, German footballer [category: Births]
• 1983: Byford Dolphin diving bell accident kills five and leaves one severely injured. [category: Events]
• 1984: Jon Cornish, Canadian football player [category: Births]
• 1984: Nick Folk, American football player [category: Births]
• 1984: Nikolay Zherdev, Ukrainian-Russian ice hockey player [category: Births]
• 1984: Tobias Enström, Swedish ice hockey player [category: Births]
• 1985: Kate DeAraugo, Australian singer-songwriter (Young Divas) [category: Births]
• 1985: Michel Butter, Dutch runner [category: Births]
• 1985: Arnold Chikobava, Georgian linguist (b. 1898) [category: Deaths]
• 1985: Spencer W. Kimball, American religious leader, 12th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (b. 1895) [category: Deaths]
• 1986: BoA, South Korean singer-songwriter and actress [category: Births]
• 1986: Kasper Schmeichel, Danish footballer [category: Births]
• 1986: Bobby Nunn, American singer (The Coasters and The Robins) (b. 1925) [category: Deaths]
• 1986: Claude Jutra, [Canadian actor and director (b. 1930) [category: Deaths]
• 1986: USS Rentz, USS Reeves and USS Oldendorf visit Qingdao (Tsing Tao) China – the first US Naval visit to China since 1949. [category: Events]
• 1987: Kevin Jonas, American singer, guitarist, and actor (Jonas Brothers) [category: Births]
• 1987: O. J. Mayo, American basketball player [category: Births]
• 1987: Eamonn Andrews, Irish radio and television host (b. 1922) [category: Deaths]
• 1987: Govan Mbeki is released from custody after serving 24 years of a life sentence for terrorism and treason. [category: Events]
• 1988: Virat Kohli, Indian cricketer [category: Births]
• 1989: Vladimir Horowitz, Russian pianist (b. 1903) [category: Deaths]
• 1990: Rabbi Meir Kahane, founder of the far-right Kach movement, is shot dead after a speech at a New York City hotel. [category: Events]
• 1991: Fred MacMurray, American actor (b. 1908) [category: Deaths]
• 1991: Robert Maxwell, Czech-English politician (b. 1923) [category: Deaths]
• 1992: Marco Verratti, Italian footballer [category: Births]
• 1992: Arpad Elo, American physicist and chess player (b. 1903) [category: Deaths]
• 1995: André Dallaire attempts to assassinate Prime Minister Jean Chrétien of Canada. He is thwarted when the Prime Minister's wife locks the door. [category: Events]
• 1996: Eddie Harris, American saxophonist (b. 1934) [category: Deaths]
• 1996: President of Pakistan Farooq Ahmed Khan Leghari dismisses the government of Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and dissolves the National Assembly of Pakistan. [category: Events]
• 1997: Isaiah Berlin, Latvian historian (b. 1909) [category: Deaths]
• 1997: James Robert Baker, American author and screenwriter (b. 1946) [category: Deaths]
• 2000: Bibi Titi Mohammed, Tanzanian politician (b. 1926) [category: Deaths]
• 2000: Jimmie Davis, American singer-songwriter and politician, 47th Governor of Louisiana (b. 1899) [category: Deaths]
• 2000: Victor Grinich, American businessman (b. 1924) [category: Deaths]
• 2001: Barry Horne, English activist (b. 1952) [category: Deaths]
• 2001: Milton William Cooper, American broadcaster, author, and activist (b. 1943) [category: Deaths]
• 2001: Roy Boulting, English director and producer (b. 1913) [category: Deaths]
• 2002: Billy Guy, American singer (The Coasters) (b. 1936) [category: Deaths]
• 2003: Bobby Hatfield, American singer-songwriter (Righteous Brothers) (b. 1940) [category: Deaths]
• 2003: Green River Killer Gary Ridgway pleaded guilty to 48 counts of murder. [category: Events]
• 2004: Donald Jones, American-Dutch actor and dancer (b. 1932) [category: Deaths]
• 2005: John Fowles, English author (b. 1926) [category: Deaths]
• 2005: John Rice, American actor (b. 1951) [category: Deaths]
• 2005: Link Wray, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1929) [category: Deaths]
• 2005: Virginia MacWatters, American soprano (b. 1912) [category: Deaths]
• 2006: Bülent Ecevit, Turkish politician, 16th Prime Minister of Turkey (b. 1925) [category: Deaths]
• 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. [category: Events]
• 2007: Nils Liedholm, Swedish footballer and coach (b. 1922) [category: Deaths]
• 2007: China's first lunar satellite, Chang'e 1 goes into orbit around the Moon. [category: Events]
• 2009: Félix Luna, Argentine historian (b. 1925) [category: Deaths]
• 2009: US Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan kills 13 and wounds 29 at Fort Hood, Texas in the deadliest mass shooting at a US military installation. [category: Events]
• 2010: Adrian Păunescu, Romanian journalist and politician (b. 1943) [category: Deaths]
• 2010: Antonio Cárdenas Guillén, Mexican drug lord, co-leader (Gulf Cartel) (b. 1962) [category: Deaths]
• 2010: Henriette van Lynden-Leijten, Dutch diplomat (b. 1950) [category: Deaths]
• 2010: Jill Clayburgh, American actress (b. 1944) [category: Deaths]
• 2010: Shirley Verrett, American soprano (b. 1931) [category: Deaths]
• 2011: Bhupen Hazarika, Indian singer-songwriter, director, and poet (b. 1926) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Bob Kaplan, Canadian politician (b. 1936) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Charles V. Bush, American air force officer (b. 1939) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Elliott Carter, American composer (b. 1908) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Glen Morgan Williams, American judge (b. 1920) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Jimmy Stephen, Scottish footballer (b. 1922) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Joseph Oliver Bowers, Dominican bishop (b. 1920) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Leonardo Favio, Argentine actor, singer, director and screenwriter (b. 1938) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Louis Pienaar, South African lawyer and diplomat (b. 1926) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Olympe Bradna, French-American actress and dancer (b. 1919) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Sikandar Sanam, Pakistani actor and singer (b. 1960) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Stalking Cat, American body modifier (b. 1958) [category: Deaths]
• _: Christian Feast Day: [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Domninus [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Elizabeth, the mother of John the Baptist [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Galation [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Guy Fawkes Night (United Kingdom, New Zealand and the Canadian province of Newfoundland & Labrador), and its related observances: [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Kanakadasa Jayanthi (Karnataka) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Magnus [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: November 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Pope Zachary [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: West Country Carnival (English West Country) [category: Holidays and observances]