November 5th, 1843

Born on November 5th, 1843

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

86

Paul Sabatier

French chemist

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

68

Ella Wheeler Wilcox

American author and poet

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

56

Kayah

Polish singer

*November 5th, 1967, Warsaw

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

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

75

Peter Hammill

English singer-songwriter

*November 5th, 1948, Ealing

55

Seth Gilliam

American actor

*November 5th, 1968, New York City

99

Kurt Gossweiler

German historian of modern age (1917-2017)

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

44

David Suazo

Honduran footballer

*November 5th, 1979, San Pedro Sula

101

María Isabel Rodríguez

Salvadoran doctor

*November 5th, 1922, San Salvador

55

Aitana Sánchez-Gijón

Spanish-Italian actress

*November 5th, 1968, Rome

24

Loena Hendrickx

Belgian figure skater

*November 5th, 1999, Turnhout

59

Famke Janssen

Dutch actress

*November 5th, 1964, Amstelveen

60

Andrea McArdle

American singer and actress

*November 5th, 1963, Philadelphia

75

William Daniel Phillips

Physics Nobel laureate

*November 5th, 1948, Wilkes-Barre

Same year
Born in 1843

75

Hermann Hitzig

Swiss classical philologist (1843-1918)

*May 9th, 1843, Zürich †August 27th, 1918, Zürich

72

Henry James

American and British writer (1843–1916)

*April 15th, 1843, New York City †February 28th, 1916, Chelsea

58

William McKinley

President of the United States from 1897 to 1901

*January 29th, 1843, Niles †September 14th, 1901, Buffalo

66

Robert Koch

German physician, bacteriologist

*December 11th, 1843, Clausthal †May 27th, 1910, Baden-Baden

64

Edvard Grieg

Norwegian composer and pianist (1843–1907)

*June 15th, 1843, Bergen †September 4th, 1907, Bergen

82

Camillo Golgi

Italian physician, pathologist, scientist, and Nobel laureate (1843-1926)

*July 7th, 1843, Corteno Golgi †January 21st, 1926, Pavia

71

Bertha von Suttner

Austrian novelist, radical (organizational) pacifist, editor

*June 9th, 1843, Prague †June 21st, 1914, Vienna

94

Stefan Drzewiecki

Polish inventor and engineer

*July 26th, 1843, Kunka †April 23rd, 1938, Paris

76

Benito Pérez Galdós

Spanish realist novelist (1843–1920)

*May 10th, 1843, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria †January 4th, 1920, calle de Hilarión Eslava

70

Charles Albert Gobat

Swiss politician and lawyer (1843-1914)

*May 21st, 1843, Tramelan †March 16th, 1914, Bern

74

Louis Renault

French jurist (1843–1918)

*May 21st, 1843, Autun †February 8th, 1918, Barbizon

52

Richard Avenarius

German philosopher (1843-1896)

*November 19th, 1843, Paris †August 18th, 1896, Zürich

62

Victor Schlegel

German mathematician (1843-1905)

*March 4th, 1843, Frankfurt (Oder) †November 22nd, 1905, Hagen

42

Lydia Koidula

Estonian poet

*December 12th, 1843, Vändra †July 30th, 1886, Kronstadt

78

Georg Treu

German archaeologist (1843-1921)

*March 29th, 1843, Saint Petersburg †October 5th, 1921, Dresden

62

William Forbes Gatacre

British Army general (1843–1906)

*December 3rd, 1843, Herbertshire Castle †January 18th, 1906, Gambela

60

Karl Koester

German pathologist

*April 2nd, 1843, Bad Dürkheim †November 30th, 1903, Bonn

61

Mauro Fernández Acuña

Government minister of Costa Rica (1843–1905)

*December 19th, 1843, San José †July 16th, 1905, San José

30

Heinrich Schaumberger

German writer (1843-1874)

*December 15th, 1843, Neustadt bei Coburg †March 16th, 1874, Davos

72

John Downer

Australian politician

*July 6th, 1843, Adelaide †August 2nd, 1915, North Adelaide

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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

No: With 365 days 1843 is a normal year and no leap year.

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