November 5th, 1981

Born on November 5th, 1981

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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, 1981

42

Megan Hauserman

American model and reality television personality

*November 5th, 1981, Boca Raton

42

Javier Pereira

Spanish actor

*November 5th, 1981, Madrid

42

Regulo Caro

Mexican singer

*November 5th, 1981, Ciudad Obregón

42

Ümit Ergirdi

Turkish footballer

*November 5th, 1981, Berlin

42

Benny Claessens

Belgian actor

*November 5th, 1981, Antwerp

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

85

Uwe Seeler

German footballer (1936–2022)

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

56

Kayah

Polish singer

*November 5th, 1967, Warsaw

44

David Suazo

Honduran footballer

*November 5th, 1979, San Pedro Sula

43

Christoph Metzelder

German association football player

*November 5th, 1980, Haltern am See

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

Andrei Korobeinik

Estonian software entrepreneur and politician

*November 5th, 1980, Pärnu

41

Rob Swire

Australian musician and singer

*November 5th, 1982, Perth

37

Matthew Goss

Road bicycle racer

*November 5th, 1986, Launceston

63

Tilda Swinton

Scottish-British actress

*November 5th, 1960, London

60

Jean-Pierre Papin

French association football player and manager

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

43

Luke Hemsworth

Australian actor

*November 5th, 1980, Melbourne

55

Seth Gilliam

American actor

*November 5th, 1968, New York City

50

Albert Espinosa

Spanish screenwriter, playwright, writer, actor and director

*November 5th, 1973, Barcelona

48

Keala Settle

American actress and singer

*November 5th, 1975, Lāʻie

55

Aitana Sánchez-Gijón

Spanish-Italian actress

*November 5th, 1968, Rome

49

Julien Cazarre

French humorist and radio host

*November 5th, 1974, Paris

35

Rowan Witt

Actor

*November 5th, 1988, Sydney

53

Vivien Leigh

British actress (1913–1967)

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

24

Loena Hendrickx

Belgian figure skater

*November 5th, 1999, Turnhout

Same year
Born in 1981

42

MS Dhoni

Indian cricket player

*July 7th, 1981, Ranchi

42

Taufik Hidayat

Indonesian badminton player

*August 10th, 1981, Bandung City

43

Vita Marissa

Indonesian badminton player

*January 4th, 1981, Jakarta

43

Alistair Casey

Badminton player

*February 23rd, 1981, Glasgow

42

Martin de Jonge

Badminton player

*June 22nd, 1981, Rotterdam

42

Roger Federer

Swiss tennis player

*August 8th, 1981, Basel

43

Mattias Tesfaye

Danish politician

*March 31st, 1981, Aarhus

42

Beau Bokan

American singer

*November 30th, 1981, Huntington Beach

42

Beyoncé

American singer (born 1981)

*September 4th, 1981, Houston

43

Zhang Jiewen

Badminton player

*January 4th, 1981, Guangzhou

42

Gavin Shuker

British politician (born 1981)

*October 10th, 1981, Luton

43

Gong Ruina

Badminton player

*January 23rd, 1981, Anhua County

42

Dorian James

Badminton player

*June 19th, 1981, Cape Town

42

Juliette Ah-Wan

Badminton player

*April 29th, 1981, Victoria

42

Anna Carina

Peruvian musician

*August 14th, 1981, Lima

43

Tom Starke

German association football player

*March 18th, 1981, Dresden

43

Björn Joppien

Badminton player

*January 30th, 1981, Langenfeld

43

Jürgen Wouters

Badminton player

*March 4th, 1981, Gilze en Rijen

42

Miyo Akao

Badminton player

*August 29th, 1981, Hita

42

Marco Vorbeck

German association football player and manager

*June 24th, 1981, Kühlungsborn

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

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Born on November 5th, 1981
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1981 is a normal year and no leap year.

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