November 5th, 1728

Born on November 5th, 1728

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 108,000 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

Israeli ultra-nationalist rabbi Meir Kahane (pictured) 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 began 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, 1952

An earthquake struck the Kamchatka Peninsula, triggering a major tsunami that affected the Kuril Islands and other parts of the Pacific Ocean.

November 5th, 1854

Crimean War: Despite being severely outnumbered, and fighting in heavy foggy conditions, the allied armies of the United Kingdom and France defeated the Russians in present-day Inkerman, Ukraine.

November 5th, 1838

Honduras declared its absolute independence from the Federal Republic of Central America, becoming a fully sovereign nation.

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

Born on November 5th, 1728

76

Franz Xaver von Wulfen

Austrian scientist (1728-1805)

*November 5th, 1728, Belgrade †March 17th, 1805, Klagenfurt am Wörthersee

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Born in 1728

50

James Cook

British explorer, cartographer and naval officer (1728–1779)

*October 27th, 1728, Marton †February 14th, 1779, Kealakekua Bay

34

Peter III of Russia

The seventh Emperor of Russia (1762)

*February 10th, 1728, Kiel †July 6th, 1762, Ropsha

49

Johann Heinrich Lambert

German mathematician, physicist and astronomer (1728-1777)

*August 26th, 1728, Mulhouse †September 25th, 1777, Berlin

80

Matthew Boulton

English manufacturer, industrialist 1728-1809, business partner of James Watt

*September 3rd, 1728, Birmingham †August 17th, 1809, Birmingham

78

Shah Alam II

16th Mughal Emperor from 1760 to 1806

*June 25th, 1728, Old Delhi †November 19th, 1806, Delhi

82

Karl Friedrich I, Grand Duke of Baden

German noble (1728-1811)

*November 22nd, 1728, Karlsruhe †June 10th, 1811, Karlsruhe

56

Stanislaus Czerniewicz

Temporary Vicar General of the Society of Jesus (1728–1785)

*August 15th, 1728, Kaunas †July 7th, 1785, Stajki

56

Paolo Frisi

Italian mathematician and astronomer (1728-1784)

*April 13th, 1728, Melegnano †November 22nd, 1784, Milan

63

Jacob Vernes

Genevan Protestant minister

*May 31st, 1728, Geneva †October 22nd, 1791, Geneva

72

Giovanni Alessandro Brambilla

Italian physician, surgeon, pathologist (1728-1800)

*April 15th, 1728, San Zenone al Po †July 30th, 1800, Padua

36

Christian Braunmann Tullin

Norwegian poet (1728-1765)

*September 6th, 1728, Christiania †January 21st, 1765, Christiania

62

Georg Christian Oeder

German-Danish botanist (1728-1791)

*February 3rd, 1728, Ansbach †January 28th, 1791, Oldenburg

72

Pierre Gaviniès

French violin maker, violinist and composer

*May 11th, 1728, Bordeaux †September 8th, 1800, Paris

81

Chevalier d'Éon

French diplomat, spy and soldier. d’Éon lived openly as a trans woman while in exile in England.

*October 5th, 1728, Tonnerre †May 21st, 1810, London

50

Therese of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

Princess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, and abbess of Gandersheim Abbey

*June 4th, 1728, Wolfenbüttel †June 26th, 1778, Gandersheim Abbey

65

Richard Mique

French architect

*September 18th, 1728, Nancy †July 8th, 1794, Paris

54

Franz Seraph von Kohlbrenner

German writer, civil servant and opinion journalist

*October 17th, 1728, Traunstein †June 4th, 1783, Munich

80

José Moñino, 1st Count of Floridablanca

Spanish lawyer and civil servant (1728-1808)

*October 21st, 1728, Murcia †December 30th, 1808, Seville

75

Carlo Allioni

Italian physician and professor of botany (1728-1804)

*September 3rd, 1728, Turin †July 30th, 1804, Turin

58

Friedrich Immanuel Schwarz

German theologian (1728-1786)

*March 5th, 1728, Lorenzkirch †October 25th, 1786, Leipzig

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

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Leap year

Yes: 1728 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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