November 5th, 1956

Born on November 5th, 1956

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What happened on November 5th, 1956?

November 5th, 1956

Suez Crisis: British and French paratroopers land in Egypt after a week-long bombing campaign.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suez_Crisis

What else 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.

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

Born on November 5th, 1956

67

Jeff Watson

American guitarist

*November 5th, 1956, Sacramento

67

Denise Jannah

Dutch musician

*November 5th, 1956, Paramaribo

67

Gig Ryan

Australian poet

*November 5th, 1956, Leicester

67

Michael Sorridimi

Australian rugby league footballer

*November 5th, 1956, Sydney

67

John Harwood

American journalist

*November 5th, 1956, Louisville

62

Lavrentis Machairitsas

Greek singer

*November 5th, 1956, Volos †September 9th, 2019, Pteleos

42

Rob Fisher

British keyboardist and songwriter (1956-1999)

*November 5th, 1956, Bath †August 25th, 1999, Surrey

67

P.J. Brown

Actor

*November 5th, 1956, Staten Island

67

Eugene Lipinski

English-Canadian actor and screenwriter

*November 5th, 1956, Wansford

Same Day
Who's birthday is on November 5th?

85

Uwe Seeler

German footballer (1936–2022)

*November 5th, 1936, Hamburg †July 21st, 2022, Norderstedt

64

Bryan Adams

Canadian guitarist

*November 5th, 1959, Kingston

56

Kayah

Polish singer

*November 5th, 1967, Warsaw

63

Tilda Swinton

Scottish-British actress

*November 5th, 1960, London

53

Turid Birkeland

Norwegian politician and arts executive (1962–2015)

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

60

Jean-Pierre Papin

French association football player and manager

*November 5th, 1963, Boulogne-sur-Mer

73

Sam Shepard

American playwright and actor (1943–2017)

*November 5th, 1943, Fort Sheridan †July 27th, 2017, Midway

68

Kris Jenner

American media personality, socialite, and businesswoman

*November 5th, 1955, San Diego

75

Peter Hammill

English singer-songwriter

*November 5th, 1948, Ealing

71

Vandana Shiva

Indian philosopher, activist and environmentalist (*1952)

*November 5th, 1952, Dehradun

55

Seth Gilliam

American actor

*November 5th, 1968, New York City

60

Andrea McArdle

American singer and actress

*November 5th, 1963, Philadelphia

68

Bernard Chazelle

French computer scientist

*November 5th, 1955, Clamart

53

Vivien Leigh

British actress (1913–1967)

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

59

Famke Janssen

Dutch actress

*November 5th, 1964, Amstelveen

55

Aitana Sánchez-Gijón

Spanish-Italian actress

*November 5th, 1968, Rome

75

William Daniel Phillips

Physics Nobel laureate

*November 5th, 1948, Wilkes-Barre

44

David Suazo

Honduran footballer

*November 5th, 1979, San Pedro Sula

68

Nestor Serrano

American actor

*November 5th, 1955, The Bronx

50

Albert Espinosa

Spanish screenwriter, playwright, writer, actor and director

*November 5th, 1973, Barcelona

Same year
Born in 1956

68

Peter Hook

English musician

*February 13th, 1956, Salford

67

Charles M. Huber

German actor and politician

*December 3rd, 1956, Munich

68

Sheila McCarthy

Canadian actress

*January 1st, 1956, Toronto

67

Stephan Barratt-Due

Norwegian musician

*June 1st, 1956, Oslo

67

Tom Hanks

American actor and film producer (born 1956)

*July 9th, 1956, Concord

67

Theresa May

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2016 to 2019

*October 1st, 1956, Eastbourne

68

Liem Swie King

Indonesian badminton player

*February 28th, 1956, Kudus

60

Carrie Fisher

American actress, writer and screenwriter (1956–2016)

*October 21st, 1956, Burbank †December 27th, 2016, UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center

23

Ian Curtis

British musician (1956–1980)

*July 15th, 1956, Stretford †May 18th, 1980, Macclesfield

67

Valgerd Svarstad Haugland

Norwegian politician

*August 23rd, 1956, Kvam Municipality

67

Ulrike Meyfarth

German former high jumper

*May 4th, 1956, Frankfurt

67

Martyn Ware

English musician

*May 19th, 1956, Sheffield

68

Gunnar Brands

German classical archaeologist

*March 30th, 1956, Duisburg

67

Justus Carrière

German actor

*May 16th, 1956, Schwerin

68

Michel Houellebecq

French writer

*February 26th, 1956, Saint-Pierre

68

Bryan Cranston

American actor, director, and producer

*March 7th, 1956, Hollywood

62

Minken Fosheim

Norwegian actress (1956-2018)

*March 20th, 1956, Oslo †June 7th, 2018, Oslo

68

Imelda Staunton

English actress (born 1956)

*January 9th, 1956, London

67

Andreas Bornschein

German association football player

*November 29th, 1956, Leipzig

67

Han Jian

Chinese badminton player

*July 6th, 1956, Liaoning

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Leap year

Yes: 1956 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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