November 5th, 1595

Born on November 5th, 1595

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on November 5th?

November 5th, 2013

The Indian Space Research Organisation launched the Mars Orbiter Mission, India's first interplanetary probe.

November 5th, 2009

U.S. Army major Nidal Hasan went on a shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, the worst shooting ever to take place on an American military base, killing 13.

November 5th, 2003

American serial killer Gary Ridgway pleaded guilty to 48 counts of first-degree murder.

November 5th, 1995

Aline Chrétien (pictured) thwarted André Dallaire's attempt to assassinate her husband, Canadian prime minister Jean Chrétien, by locking the bedroom door in 24 Sussex Drive, their official residence in Ottawa.

November 5th, 1990

Ultra-Zionist rabbi Meir Kahane was assassinated in a New York City hotel by an Arab gunman.

November 5th, 1950

Korean War: The 27th British Commonwealth Brigade succeeded in preventing a Chinese breakthrough at the Battle of Pakchon.

November 5th, 1944

World War II: Allied forces begin a military campaign on Japanese-occupied Singapore.

November 5th, 1943

World War II: An unknown aircraft dropped four bombs on Vatican City, which maintained neutrality during the war.

November 5th, 1916

An armed confrontation in Everett, Washington, between local authorities and members of the Industrial Workers of the World resulted in seven deaths.

November 5th, 1757

Seven Years' War: Prussian forces led by Frederick the Great defeated the allied French and Habsburg armies at the Battle of Rossbach.

November 5th, 1605

The arrest of Guy Fawkes, found during a search of the Palace of Westminster, foiled the Gunpowder Plot, which planned to blow up the House of Lords.

November 5th, 1556

At the Second Battle of Panipat, forces of the Mughal emperor Akbar captured Hemu, the Hindu emperor of north India.

November 5th, 1945

The three-day anti-Jewish riots in Tripolitania commence.

November 5th, 2017

Devin Patrick Kelley kills 26 and injures 22 in a church in Sutherland Springs, Texas.

November 5th, 2015

Rona Ambrose takes over after Stephen Harper as the Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on November 5th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on November 5th?

85

Uwe Seeler

German footballer (1936–2022)

*November 5th, 1936, Hamburg †July 21st, 2022, Norderstedt

56

Kayah

Polish singer

*November 5th, 1967, Warsaw

32

Ibrahim I

18th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1640 to 1648

*November 5th, 1615, Constantinople †August 18th, 1648, Constantinople

53

Vivien Leigh

British actress (1913–1967)

*November 5th, 1913, Darjeeling †July 8th, 1967, Eaton Square

64

Bryan Adams

Canadian guitarist

*November 5th, 1959, Kingston

53

Turid Birkeland

Norwegian politician and arts executive (1962–2015)

*November 5th, 1962, Haugesund Municipality †December 24th, 2015, Oslo

86

Paul Sabatier

French chemist

*November 5th, 1854, Carcassonne †August 14th, 1941, Toulouse

63

Tilda Swinton

Scottish-British actress

*November 5th, 1960, London

73

Sam Shepard

American playwright and actor (1943–2017)

*November 5th, 1943, Fort Sheridan †July 27th, 2017, Midway

60

Jean-Pierre Papin

French association football player and manager

*November 5th, 1963, Boulogne-sur-Mer

55

Seth Gilliam

American actor

*November 5th, 1968, New York City

75

Peter Hammill

English singer-songwriter

*November 5th, 1948, Ealing

44

David Suazo

Honduran footballer

*November 5th, 1979, San Pedro Sula

68

Ella Wheeler Wilcox

American author and poet

*November 5th, 1850, Janesville †October 30th, 1919, New Haven County

24

Loena Hendrickx

Belgian figure skater

*November 5th, 1999, Turnhout

55

Aitana Sánchez-Gijón

Spanish-Italian actress

*November 5th, 1968, Rome

99

Kurt Gossweiler

German historian of modern age (1917-2017)

*November 5th, 1917, Stuttgart †May 17th, 2017, Berlin

59

Famke Janssen

Dutch actress

*November 5th, 1964, Amstelveen

37

Matthew Goss

Road bicycle racer

*November 5th, 1986, Launceston

101

María Isabel Rodríguez

Salvadoran doctor

*November 5th, 1922, San Salvador

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Born in 1595

81

Antonio Maria Abbatini

Italian composer

*January 26th, 1595, Città di Castello †November 30th, 1676, Città di Castello

60

Edward Winslow

Mayflower passenger (1595-1655)

*January 1st, 1595, Droitwich Spa †January 1st, 1655, Caribbean Sea

58

Alessandro Algardi

Italian sculptor (1598–1654)

*July 31st, 1595, Bologna †June 10th, 1654, Rome

40

Hans Ulrich von Schaffgotsch

German soldier

*January 1st, 1595, Gryf Castle †January 1st, 1635, Regensburg

57

Willem Cornelisz Backer

Amsterdam mayor and VOC board member (1595–1652)

*April 17th, 1595, Amsterdam †October 5th, 1652, Amsterdam

66

Henry Lawes

English musician and composer

*December 5th, 1595, Wiltshire †October 21st, 1662, London

77

Lucas van Uden

Flemish painter (1595-1672)

*October 18th, 1595, Antwerp †November 4th, 1672, Antwerp

54

Jerzy Ossoliński

Polish noble (1595-1650)

*December 15th, 1595, Sandomierz †August 9th, 1650, Warsaw

87

Heo Mok

Korean politician, poet and scholar (1595-1682)

*January 1st, 1595, Seoul †April 27th, 1682, Yeongcheon

45

Maciej Kazimierz Sarbiewski

Polish writer (1595-1640)

*February 24th, 1595, Sarbiewo, Masovian Voivodeship †April 2nd, 1640, Warsaw

52

Władysław IV Vasa

King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1595-1648)

*June 9th, 1595 †May 20th, 1648, Merkinė

62

Juan Eusebio Nieremberg

Spanish mystic (1595-1658)

*September 9th, 1595, Madrid †April 7th, 1658, Madrid

45

George William, Elector of Brandenburg

Elector and Margrave of Brandenburg, Duke of Prussia

*November 13th, 1595, Old Cölln †December 1st, 1640, Königsberg

78

Jean Chapelain

French poet and critic

*December 4th, 1595, Paris †February 22nd, 1674, Paris

78

John Wilson

English composer, lutenist and teacher

*April 5th, 1595, Faversham †February 22nd, 1674, London

71

Jan Marek Marci

Czech physicist, doctor and mathematician

*June 13th, 1595, Lanškroun †April 10th, 1667, Prague

69

Herman Fortunatus, Margrave of Baden-Rodemachern

Margrave of Baden to Rodemachern (1595-1665)

*January 23rd, 1595, Rastatt †January 4th, 1665, Kastellaun

61

Hempo von Knesebeck

German hofmeister (1595-1656)

*April 14th, 1595, Tylsen †June 19th, 1656, Tylsen

67

Maximilian Kurtz von Senftenau

German diplomat

*July 10th, 1595, Munich †July 10th, 1662, Munich

54

Jean Louis d'Erlach

Swiss general (1595-1650)

*September 30th, 1595, Bern †January 26th, 1650, Breisach

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1595 is a normal year and no leap year.

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