November 5th, 1608

Born on November 5th, 1608

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 151,000 days old!

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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, 2021

The Astroworld Festival crowd crush results in 10 deaths and 25 people being hospitalized

November 5th, 2017

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

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

32

Ibrahim I

18th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1640 to 1648

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

56

Kayah

Polish singer

*November 5th, 1967, Warsaw

64

Bryan Adams

Canadian guitarist

*November 5th, 1959, Kingston

53

Vivien Leigh

British actress (1913–1967)

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

53

Turid Birkeland

Norwegian politician and arts executive (1962–2015)

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

70

Anna Maria van Schurman

Dutch painter (1607-1678)

*November 5th, 1607, Cologne †May 4th, 1678, Wiuwert

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 (born 1963)

*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

55

Aitana Sánchez-Gijón

Spanish-Italian actress

*November 5th, 1968, Rome

24

Loena Hendrickx

Belgian figure skater

*November 5th, 1999, Turnhout

68

Philips Koninck

Painter from the Northern Netherlands (1619–1688)

*November 5th, 1619, Amsterdam †October 4th, 1688, Amsterdam

82

Joachim Rosenow

German mathematician

*November 5th, 1618, Anklam †June 20th, 1701

99

Kurt Gossweiler

German historian of modern age (1917-2017)

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

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Born in 1608

65

John Milton

English poet and civil servant (1608–1674)

*December 9th, 1608, Cheapside †November 8th, 1674, London

39

Evangelista Torricelli

Italian physicist and mathematician (1608-1647)

*October 15th, 1608, Rome †October 25th, 1647, Florence

48

Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor

Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (1608-1657)

*July 13th, 1608, Graz †April 2nd, 1657, Vienna

48

Jean-Jacques Olier

French Catholic priest (1608-1657)

*September 20th, 1608, Paris †April 2nd, 1657, Paris

51

Judith Leyster

Dutch Golden Age painter (1609-1660)

*November 30th, 1608, Haarlem †February 10th, 1660, Heemstede

89

António Vieira

Portuguese diplomat and missionary (1608-1697)

*February 6th, 1608, Sé †July 18th, 1697, Salvador

61

George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle

English soldier and politician (1608-1670)

*December 6th, 1608, London Borough of Merton †January 3rd, 1670, London

74

Cesare Facchinetti

Catholic cardinal

*September 17th, 1608, Bologna †January 30th, 1683, Rome

73

Jean-Louis Raduit de Souches

Austrian marshall

*August 16th, 1608, La Rochelle †August 12th, 1682, Jevišovice

51

Gaston, Duke of Orléans

French prince

*April 25th, 1608, Fontainebleau †February 2nd, 1660, Château de Blois

71

Giovanni Alfonso Borelli

Italian physicist (*1608 – †1679)

*January 28th, 1608, Naples †December 31st, 1679, Rome

34

René Goupil

French Jesuit lay brother and missionary (1608-1642)

*May 15th, 1608, Saint-Martin-du-Bois †September 29th, 1642, Auriesville

69

Andrzej Wiszowaty

Polish theologian (1608-1678)

*November 26th, 1608, Filipów, Podlaskie Voivodeship †July 29th, 1678, Amsterdam

57

Francisco Manuel de Melo

Portuguese writer, politician and military officer (1608-1666)

*November 23rd, 1608, Lisbon †August 24th, 1666, Lisbon

58

Gaspar Schott

German scientist

*February 5th, 1608, Bad Königshofen im Grabfeld †May 22nd, 1666, Würzburg

70

Alfonso Litta

Cardinal Archbishop of Milan

*September 19th, 1608, Milan †August 28th, 1679, Rome

75

Christian Lorentz von Adlershelm

German politician (1608-1684)

*July 26th, 1608, Leipzig †February 7th, 1684, Leipzig

76

Daniello Bartoli

Italian Jesuit cleric-scientist

*February 12th, 1608, Ferrara †January 13th, 1685, Rome

69

Giacomo Torelli

Italian stage designer, engineer, and architect (1608-1678)

*September 1st, 1608, Fano †June 17th, 1678, Fano

48

Nicole, Duchess of Lorraine

French noble

*October 3rd, 1608, Nancy †February 2nd, 1657, Paris

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Public holidays on November 5th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, Guy Fawkes Night) which are celebrated on November 5th.

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Leap year

Yes: 1608 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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