November 5th, 1865

Born on November 5th, 1865

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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

56

Kayah

Polish singer

*November 5th, 1967, Warsaw

53

Vivien Leigh

British actress (1913–1967)

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

68

Ella Wheeler Wilcox

American author and poet

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

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

79

Jessie Ralph

Actress (1864-1944)

*November 5th, 1864, Gloucester †May 30th, 1944, Gloucester

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

68

Margaret MacDonald

British artist (1865-1933)

*November 5th, 1864, Tipton †January 7th, 1933, London

75

Peter Hammill

English singer-songwriter

*November 5th, 1948, Ealing

99

Kurt Gossweiler

German historian of modern age (1917-2017)

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

55

Seth Gilliam

American actor

*November 5th, 1968, New York City

101

María Isabel Rodríguez

Salvadoran doctor

*November 5th, 1922, San Salvador

44

David Suazo

Honduran footballer

*November 5th, 1979, San Pedro Sula

145

Max Ammermann

German rower

*November 5th, 1878, Hamburg

49

Leonardo Castellanos y Castellanos

Mexican Roman Catholic bishop (1862-1912)

*November 5th, 1862, Ecuandureo †May 19th, 1912, Villahermosa

55

Aitana Sánchez-Gijón

Spanish-Italian actress

*November 5th, 1968, Rome

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Born in 1865

71

Paul Arndt

German classical archaeologist

*October 14th, 1865, Dresden †July 17th, 1937, Munich

65

Ferdinand Noack

German classical archaeologist and classical philologist (1865-1931)

*December 31st, 1865, Burgholzhausen vor der Höhe †September 21st, 1931, Berlin

70

Rudyard Kipling

English writer and poet (1865–1936)

*December 30th, 1865, Mumbai †January 18th, 1936, London

73

William Butler Yeats

Irish poet and playwright (1865–1939)

*June 13th, 1865, Sandymount †January 28th, 1939, Menton

70

George V

King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India (1865–1936)

*June 3rd, 1865, Marlborough House †January 20th, 1936, Sandringham House

44

Clyde Fitch

American playwright (1865-1909)

*May 2nd, 1865, Elmira †September 4th, 1909, Châlons-en-Champagne

66

Minnie Maddern Fiske

American actress, playwright, and editor

*December 19th, 1865, New Orleans †February 15th, 1932, New York City

57

Warren G. Harding

President of the United States from 1921 to 1923

*November 2nd, 1865, Blooming Grove †August 2nd, 1923, San Francisco

72

Erich Ludendorff

German Army officer (1865–1937)

*April 9th, 1865, Kruszewnia †December 20th, 1937, Munich

91

Jean Sibelius

Finnish composer (1865–1957)

*December 8th, 1865, Hämeenlinna †September 20th, 1957, Ainola

66

Carl Nielsen

Danish composer

*June 9th, 1865, Sortelung †October 3rd, 1931, Copenhagen

65

Akseli Gallen-Kallela

Finnish painter (1865-1931)

*April 26th, 1865, Pori †March 7th, 1931, Stockholm

87

Sven Hedin

Swedish geographer, topographer, explorer, photographer, travel writer and illustrator (1865-1952)

*February 19th, 1865, Stockholm †November 26th, 1952, Stockholm

78

Pieter Zeeman

Dutch physicist (1865-1943)

*May 25th, 1865, Zonnemaire †October 9th, 1943, Amsterdam

64

Richard Adolf Zsigmondy

Austrian chemist (1865-1929)

*April 1st, 1865, Vienna †September 23rd, 1929, Göttingen

74

Philipp Scheidemann

German head of government (1865-1939)

*July 26th, 1865, Kassel †November 29th, 1939, Copenhagen

60

Félix Vallotton

Swiss painter and printmaker (1865-1925)

*December 28th, 1865, Lausanne †December 29th, 1925, Neuilly-sur-Seine

61

Ferdinand I of Romania

King of Romania (1865-1927; ruled 1914-1927)

*August 24th, 1865, Sigmaringen †July 20th, 1927, Sinaia

80

Georges Charpy

French scientist (1865-1945)

*September 1st, 1865, Oullins †November 25th, 1945, Paris

97

Mary Gilmore

Australian poet

*August 16th, 1865, Goulburn †December 3rd, 1962, Sydney

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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 1865 is a normal year and no leap year.

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