November 5th, 1904

Born on November 5th, 1904

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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, 1904

80

Cooney Weiland

Canadian ice hockey player (1904-1985)

*November 5th, 1904, Seaforth †July 3rd, 1985

Same year
Born in 1904

84

Salvador Dalí

Spanish artist (1904-1989)

*May 11th, 1904, Figueres †January 23rd, 1989, Figueres

69

Pablo Neruda

Chilean poet and politician (1904-1973)

*July 12th, 1904, Parral †September 23rd, 1973, Santiago

87

Dr. Seuss

American children's author and cartoonist (1904–1991)

*March 2nd, 1904, Springfield †September 24th, 1991, La Jolla

92

Deng Xiaoping

Chinese politician and paramount leader from 1978 to 1989

*August 22nd, 1904, Guanganzhou †February 19th, 1997, Beijing

83

Kurt Georg Kiesinger

Chancellor of West Germany (1966–1969)

*April 6th, 1904, Albstadt †March 9th, 1988, Tübingen

96

John Gielgud

British actor and theatre director

*April 14th, 1904, South Kensington †May 21st, 2000, Wotton House

62

Robert Oppenheimer

American theoretical physicist, known as "father of the atomic bomb"

*April 22nd, 1904, New York City †February 18th, 1967, Princeton

86

Graham Greene

British writer, playwright and literary critic (1904-1991)

*October 2nd, 1904, Berkhamsted †April 3rd, 1991, Vevey

73

Harry Martinson

Swedish writer (1904–1978)

*May 6th, 1904, Blekinge †February 11th, 1978, Stockholm

82

Cary Grant

British-American actor (1904–1986)

*January 18th, 1904, Bristol †November 29th, 1986, Davenport

77

Robert Montgomery

American actor (1904-1981)

*May 21st, 1904, Beacon †September 27th, 1981, New York City

58

Patrick Hamilton

English writer (1904–1962)

*March 17th, 1904, Hassocks †September 23rd, 1962, Sheringham

39

Fats Waller

American jazz pianist and composer (1904–1943)

*May 21st, 1904, New York City †December 15th, 1943, Kansas City

86

Keye Luke

American actor (1904-1991)

*June 18th, 1904, Guangzhou †January 12th, 1991, Whittier

92

René Lacoste

French tennis player

*July 2nd, 1904, Paris †October 12th, 1996, Saint-Jean-de-Luz

92

Jürgen Kuczynski

German economist and economic historian (1904-1997)

*September 17th, 1904, Elberfeld †August 6th, 1997, Berlin

79

Randi Bakke

Figure skater (1904–1984)

*October 29th, 1904, Oslo †May 21st, 1984, Nesodden

44

Karl Brandt

German Nazi SS officer and physician, executed for war crimes and crimes against humanity (1904–1948)

*January 8th, 1904, Mulhouse †June 2nd, 1948, Landsberg Prison

72

Jean Gabin

French actor, recording artist (1904-1976)

*May 17th, 1904, 9th arrondissement of Paris †November 15th, 1976, Neuilly-sur-Seine

38

Reinhard Heydrich

German Nazi SS and Gestapo police official and main architect of the Holocaust Genocide (1904-1942)

*March 7th, 1904, Halle (Saale) †June 4th, 1942, Prague

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on November 5th

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

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

Yes: 1904 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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