November 5th, 1978

Born on November 5th, 1978

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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

Born on November 5th, 1978

45

Nasrdin Dchar

Dutch actor

*November 5th, 1978, Steenbergen

45

Bubba Watson

American professional golfer

*November 5th, 1978, Bagdad

45

Marie-Annick Lépine

Quebec singer and violinist

*November 5th, 1978, Repentigny

45

Elvir Selmanovic

Handball player

*November 5th, 1978, Kappeln

45

Sonja Fuss

Association football player

*November 5th, 1978, Bonn

45

Michalis Chatzigiannis

Greek-Cypriot singer, former yeputy Minister of Culture of Cyprus

*November 5th, 1978, Nicosia

32

Xavier Tondo

Road bicycle racer

*November 5th, 1978, Valls †May 23rd, 2011, Monachil

45

Ana Bacalhau

Portuguese singer

*November 5th, 1978, Lisbon

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

85

Uwe Seeler

German footballer (1936–2022)

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

44

David Suazo

Honduran footballer

*November 5th, 1979, San Pedro Sula

56

Kayah

Polish singer

*November 5th, 1967, Warsaw

53

Turid Birkeland

Norwegian politician and arts executive (1962–2015)

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

64

Bryan Adams

Canadian guitarist

*November 5th, 1959, Kingston

43

Christoph Metzelder

German association football player

*November 5th, 1980, Haltern am See

63

Tilda Swinton

Scottish-British actress

*November 5th, 1960, London

46

Maarten Tjallingii

Dutch racing cyclist

*November 5th, 1977, Leeuwarden

48

Keala Settle

American actress and singer

*November 5th, 1975, Lāʻie

60

Jean-Pierre Papin

French association football player and manager

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

49

Julien Cazarre

French humorist and radio host

*November 5th, 1974, Paris

50

Albert Espinosa

Spanish screenwriter, playwright, writer, actor and director

*November 5th, 1973, Barcelona

55

Seth Gilliam

American actor

*November 5th, 1968, New York City

55

Aitana Sánchez-Gijón

Spanish-Italian actress

*November 5th, 1968, Rome

43

Andrei Korobeinik

Estonian software entrepreneur and politician

*November 5th, 1980, Pärnu

37

Matthew Goss

Road bicycle racer

*November 5th, 1986, Launceston

53

Vivien Leigh

British actress (1913–1967)

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

73

Sam Shepard

American playwright and actor (1943–2017)

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

59

Famke Janssen

Dutch actress

*November 5th, 1964, Amstelveen

46

Cyril Lignac

French chef

*November 5th, 1977, Rodez

Same year
Born in 1978

45

Miroslav Klose

German association football player

*June 9th, 1978, Opole

45

Ani Lorak

Ukrainian singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur

*September 27th, 1978, Kitsman

45

Joachim Fischer Nielsen

Danish badminton player

*November 23rd, 1978, Copenhagen

45

Vibeke Stene

Gothic metal soprano singer, ex female vocals of Tristania

*August 17th, 1978, Sokndal

46

Malin Arvidsson

Swedish actress and dancer

*February 19th, 1978, El Salvador

45

Marit Berger Røsland

Norwegian lawyer and politician

*September 21st, 1978, Lørenskog

45

Ella Diehl

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1978, Samara

46

Didier Drogba

Ivorian and French association football player

*March 11th, 1978, Abidjan

46

Jonas Dahl

Danish politician

*February 26th, 1978, Randers

45

Kim Yong-hyun

South Korean badminton player

*May 13th, 1978, Incheon

46

Yim Bang-eun

Badminton player

*April 25th, 1978, Incheon

46

Chris Blair

Badminton player

*March 4th, 1978, Invercargill

45

Konstrakta

Serbian singer-songwriter

*October 12th, 1978, Belgrade

45

Jessica Pilnäs

Swedish singer

*July 5th, 1978, Åryd

45

Poo Bear

American songwriter and singer

*September 4th, 1978, Connecticut

46

Jamie Carragher

English footballer and sportcaster

*January 28th, 1978, Bootle

46

Aparna Popat

Indian badminton player

*January 18th, 1978, Mumbai

46

Gianluigi Buffon

Former Italian footballer (born 1978)

*January 28th, 1978, Carrara

46

Donna Kellogg

Badminton player

*January 20th, 1978, Derby

45

Rio Ferdinand

English association football player (born 1978)

*November 7th, 1978, Camberwell

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Born on November 5th, 1978
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1978 is a normal year and no leap year.

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