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On This Day in History — November 5
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Highlights of November 5
- 2013 — The Indian Space Research Organisation launched the Mars Orbiter Mission, India's first interplanetary probe. Read more
- 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. Read more
- 2003 — American serial killer Gary Ridgway pleaded guilty to 48 counts of first-degree murder. Read more
- 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. Read more
- 1990 — Israeli ultra-nationalist rabbi Meir Kahane (pictured) was assassinated in a New York City hotel by an Arab gunman. Read more
- 1952 — An earthquake struck the Kamchatka Peninsula, triggering a major tsunami that affected the Kuril Islands and other parts of the Pacific Ocean. Read more
- 1950 — Korean War: The 27th British Commonwealth Brigade succeeded in preventing a Chinese breakthrough at the Battle of Pakchon. Read more
- 1944 — World War II: Allied forces began a military campaign on Japanese-occupied Singapore. Read more
- 1943 — World War II: An unknown aircraft dropped four bombs on Vatican City, which maintained neutrality during the war. Read more
- 1916 — An armed confrontation in Everett, Washington, between local authorities and members of the Industrial Workers of the World resulted in seven deaths. Read more
- 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. Read more
- 1757 — Seven Years' War: Prussian forces led by Frederick the Great defeated the allied French and Habsburg armies at the Battle of Rossbach. Read more
- 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. Read more
- 1556 — At the Second Battle of Panipat, forces of the Mughal emperor Akbar captured Hemu, the Hindu emperor of north India. Read more
- 1138 — Lý Anh Tông was enthroned as the emperor of Đại Việt at the age of two, beginning a 37-year reign. Read more
Events
- 2024 — Donald Trump becomes the first president of the United States to be elected to a non-consecutive second term in 132 years, since Grover Cleveland won the 1892 election. Read more
- 2021 — The Astroworld Festival crowd crush results in 10 deaths and 25 people being hospitalized Read more
- 2017 — Devin Patrick Kelley kills 26 and injures 22 in a church in Sutherland Springs, Texas. Read more
- 2015 — An iron ore tailings dam bursts in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, flooding a valley, causing mudslides in the nearby village of Bento Rodrigues and causing at least 17 deaths and two missing. Read more
- 2015 — Rona Ambrose takes over after Stephen Harper as the Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. Read more
- 2013 — India launches the Mars Orbiter Mission, its first interplanetary probe. Read more
- 2010 — JS Air Flight 201 crashes after takeoff from Jinnah International Airport in Karachi, Pakistan, killing all 21 aboard. Read more
- 2009 — U.S. Army Major Nidal Hasan murders 13 and wounds 32 at Fort Hood, Texas in the deadliest mass shooting at a U.S. military installation. Read more
- 2007 — China's first lunar satellite, Chang'e 1, goes into orbit around the Moon. Read more
- 2007 — The Android mobile operating system is unveiled by Google. Read more
- 2006 — Saddam Hussein, the former president of Iraq, and his co-defendants Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti and Awad Hamed al-Bandar, are sentenced to death in the al-Dujail trial for their roles in the 1982 massacre of 148 Shia Muslims. Read more
- 1996 — Pakistani President Farooq Leghari dismisses the government of Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and dissolves the National Assembly. Read more
- 1996 — Bill Clinton is reelected President of the United States. Read more
- 1995 — André Dallaire attempts to assassinate Prime Minister Jean Chrétien of Canada. He is thwarted when the Prime Minister's wife locks the door. Read more
- 1991 — Tropical Storm Thelma causes flash floods in the Philippine city of Ormoc, killing more than 4,900 people. Read more
- 1990 — Rabbi Meir Kahane, founder of the far-right Kach movement, is shot dead after a speech at a New York City hotel. Read more
- 1986 — USS Rentz, USS Reeves and USS Oldendorf visit Qingdao, China; the first US naval visit to China since 1949. Read more
- 1983 — The Byford Dolphin diving bell accident kills five and leaves one severely injured. Read more
- 1970 — The Military Assistance Command, Vietnam reports the lowest weekly American soldier death toll in five years (24). Read more
- 1968 — Richard Nixon is elected as 37th President of the United States. Read more
- 1956 — Suez Crisis: British and French paratroopers land in Egypt after a week-long bombing campaign. Read more
- 1955 — After being destroyed in World War II, the rebuilt Vienna State Opera reopens with a performance of Beethoven's Fidelio. Read more
- 1950 — Korean War: British and Australian forces from the 27th British Commonwealth Brigade successfully halted the advancing Chinese 117th Division during the Battle of Pakchon. Read more
- 1945 — The three-day anti-Jewish riots in Tripolitania commence. Read more
- 1943 — World War II: Bombing of the Vatican. Read more
- 1940 — World War II: The British armed merchant cruiser HMS Jervis Bay is sunk by the German pocket battleship Admiral Scheer. Read more
- 1940 — Franklin D. Roosevelt is the first and only President of the United States to be elected to a third term. Read more
- 1925 — Secret agent Sidney Reilly, the first "super-spy" of the 20th century, is executed by the OGPU, the secret police of the Soviet Union. Read more
- 1917 — Tikhon is elected the Patriarch of Moscow and of the Russian Orthodox Church. Read more
- 1916 — The Kingdom of Poland is proclaimed by the Act of 5th November of the emperors of Germany and Austria-Hungary. Read more
- 1916 — The Everett massacre takes place in Everett, Washington as political differences lead to a shoot-out between the Industrial Workers of the World organizers and local police. Read more
- 1914 — World War I: France and the British Empire declare war on the Ottoman Empire. Read more
- 1913 — King Otto of Bavaria is deposed by his cousin, Prince Regent Ludwig, who assumes the title Ludwig III. Read more
- 1912 — Woodrow Wilson is elected the 28th President of the United States, defeating incumbent William Howard Taft. Read more
- 1911 — After declaring war on the Ottoman Empire on September 29, 1911, Italy annexes Tripoli and Cyrenaica. Read more
- 1898 — Negrese nationalists revolt against Spanish rule and establish the short-lived Republic of Negros. Read more
- 1895 — George B. Selden is granted the first U.S. patent for an automobile. Read more
- 1881 — In New Zealand, 1600 armed volunteers and constabulary field forces led by Minister of Native Affairs John Bryce march on the pacifist Māori settlement at Parihaka, evicting upwards of 2000 residents, and destroying the settlement in the context of the New Zealand land confiscations. Read more
- 1872 — Women's suffrage in the United States: In defiance of the law, suffragist Susan B. Anthony votes for the first time, and is later fined $100. Read more
- 1862 — American Civil War: Abraham Lincoln removes George B. McClellan as commander of the Army of the Potomac. Read more
- 1862 — American Indian Wars: In Minnesota, 303 Dakota warriors are found guilty of rape and murder of whites and are sentenced to death. Thirty-eight are ultimately hanged and the others reprieved. Read more
- 1834 — Founding of the Free University of Brussels by Pierre-Théodore Verhaegen. Read more
- 1828 — Greek War of Independence: The French Morea expedition to recapture Morea (now the Peloponnese) ends when the last Ottoman forces depart the peninsula. Read more
- 1811 — Salvadoran priest José Matías Delgado rings the bells of La Merced church in San Salvador, calling for insurrection and launching the 1811 Independence Movement. Read more
- 1780 — French-American forces under Colonel LaBalme are defeated by Miami Chief Little Turtle. Read more
- 1768 — The Treaty of Fort Stanwix is signed, the purpose of which is to adjust the boundary line between Indian lands and white settlements set forth in the Royal Proclamation of 1763 in the Thirteen Colonies. Read more
- 1757 — Seven Years' War: Frederick the Great defeats the allied armies of France and the Holy Roman Empire at the Battle of Rossbach. Read more
- 1605 — Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes is arrested in the cellars of the Houses of Parliament, where he had planted gunpowder in an attempt to blow up the building and kill King James I of England. Read more
- 1556 — Second Battle of Panipat: Fighting begins between the forces of Hem Chandra Vikramaditya, the Hindu king at Delhi and the forces of the Muslim emperor Akbar. Read more
- 1499 — The Catholicon, written in 1464 by Jehan Lagadeuc in Tréguier, is published; this is the first Breton dictionary as well as the first French dictionary. Read more
- 1138 — Lý Anh Tông is enthroned as emperor of Vietnam at the age of two, beginning a 37-year reign. Read more
- 1009 — Berber forces led by Sulayman ibn al-Hakam defeat the Umayyad caliph Muhammad II of Córdoba in the Battle of Qantish. Read more
Born on November 5
- 2002 — Matty Beniers, American ice hockey player Read more
- 1998 — Takehiro Tomiyasu, Japanese footballer Read more
- 1995 — Trey Lyles, Canadian basketball player Read more
- 1994 — Astou Ndour-Fall, Senegalese-Spanish basketball player Read more
- 1993 — Dastonbek Otabolaev, Uzbekistani karateka Read more
- 1992 — Odell Beckham Jr., American football player Read more
- 1992 — Marco Verratti, Italian footballer Read more
- 1991 — Flume, Australian DJ and producer Read more
- 1991 — Jon Gray, American baseball player Read more
- 1991 — Shōdai Naoya, Japanese sumo wrestler Read more
- 1989 — D. J. Kennedy, American basketball player Read more
- 1988 — Yannick Borel, French fencer Read more
- 1988 — Virat Kohli, Indian cricketer Read more
- 1987 — Kevin Jonas, American singer-songwriter, guitarist and actor Read more
- 1987 — Jason Kelce, American football player Read more
- 1987 — O. J. Mayo, American basketball player Read more
- 1986 — BoA, South Korean singer-songwriter, producer and actress Read more
- 1986 — Ian Mahinmi, American basketball player Read more
- 1986 — Kasper Schmeichel, Danish footballer Read more
- 1986 — Nodiko Tatishvili, Georgian singer Read more
- 1985 — Kate DeAraugo, Australian singer-songwriter Read more
- 1985 — Annet Mahendru, American actress Read more
- 1984 — Jon Cornish, Canadian football player Read more
- 1984 — Tobias Enström, Swedish ice hockey player Read more
- 1984 — Baruto Kaito, Estonian sumo wrestler Read more
- 1984 — Eliud Kipchoge, Kenyan long-distance runner Read more
- 1984 — John Sutton, Australian rugby league player Read more
- 1984 — Nick Tandy, English racing driver Read more
- 1984 — Nikolay Zherdev, Ukrainian-Russian ice hockey player Read more
- 1983 — Alexa Chung, English model and television host Read more
- 1982 — Rob Swire, Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer Read more
- 1981 — Paul Chapman, Australian footballer Read more
- 1980 — Luke Hemsworth, Australian actor Read more
- 1980 — Andrei Korobeinik, Estonian computer programmer, businessman and politician Read more
- 1979 — Romi Dames, Japanese-American actress Read more
- 1979 — Michalis Hatzigiannis, Cypriot singer-songwriter and producer Read more
- 1979 — Keith McLeod, American basketball player Read more
- 1979 — David Suazo, Honduran footballer and coach Read more
- 1978 — Xavier Tondo, Spanish cyclist (died 2011) Read more
- 1978 — Bubba Watson, American golfer Read more
Died on November 5
- 2024 — Ben Baldanza, American economist and business executive (born 1961) Read more
- 2024 — Elwood Edwards, American voice actor (born 1949) Read more
- 2023 — Pat E. Johnson, American martial artist and actor (born 1939) Read more
- 2022 — Aaron Carter, American singer-songwriter, rapper, dancer and actor (born 1987) Read more
- 2021 — Marília Mendonça, Brazilian singer (born 1995) Read more
- 2020 — Geoffrey Palmer, English actor (born 1927) Read more
- 2015 — George Barris, American engineer and car designer (born 1925) Read more
- 2015 — Nora Brockstedt, Norwegian singer (born 1923) Read more
- 2015 — Soma Edirisinghe, Sri Lankan businesswoman and philanthropist (born 1939) Read more
- 2015 — Czesław Kiszczak, Polish general and politician, 11th Prime Minister of the People's Republic of Poland (born 1925) Read more
- 2015 — Hans Mommsen, German historian and academic (born 1930) Read more
- 2014 — Manitas de Plata, French guitarist (born 1921) Read more
- 2014 — Lane Evans, American lawyer and politician (born 1951) Read more
- 2014 — Wally Grant, American ice hockey player (born 1927) Read more
- 2014 — Abdelwahab Meddeb, Tunisian-French author, poet, and scholar (born 1946) Read more
- 2013 — Habibollah Asgaroladi, Iranian politician (born 1932) Read more
- 2013 — Juan Carlos Calabró, Argentinian actor and screenwriter (born 1934) Read more
- 2013 — Tony Iveson, English soldier and pilot (born 1919) Read more
- 2013 — Charles Mosley, English genealogist and author (born 1948) Read more
- 2013 — Charlie Trotter, American chef and author (born 1959) Read more
- 2013 — Stuart Williams, Welsh footballer and manager (born 1930) Read more
- 2012 — Olympe Bradna, French-American actress and dancer (born 1920) Read more
- 2012 — Elliott Carter, American composer and academic (born 1908) Read more
- 2012 — Leonardo Favio, Argentinian actor, singer, director and screenwriter (born 1938) Read more
- 2012 — Bob Kaplan, Canadian lawyer and politician, 30th Solicitor General of Canada (born 1936) Read more
- 2012 — Louis Pienaar, South African lawyer and diplomat, Minister of Internal Affairs (born 1926) Read more
- 2011 — Bhupen Hazarika, Indian singer-songwriter, director, and poet (born 1926) Read more
- 2010 — Jill Clayburgh, American actress and singer (born 1944) Read more
- 2010 — Adrian Păunescu, Romanian poet, journalist, and politician (born 1943) Read more
- 2010 — Shirley Verrett, American soprano and actress (born 1931) Read more
- 2009 — Félix Luna, Argentinian lawyer, historian, and academic (born 1925) Read more
- 2007 — Nils Liedholm, Swedish footballer and manager (born 1922) Read more
- 2006 — Bülent Ecevit, Turkish journalist and politician, 16th Prime Minister of Turkey (born 1925) Read more
- 2005 — John Fowles, English novelist (born 1926) Read more
- 2005 — Virginia MacWatters, American soprano and actress (born 1912) Read more
- 2005 — Link Wray, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1929) Read more
- 2004 — Donald Jones, American-Dutch actor, singer, and dancer (born 1932) Read more
- 2003 — Bobby Hatfield, American singer-songwriter (born 1940) Read more
- 2001 — Roy Boulting, English director and producer (born 1913) Read more
- 2001 — Milton William Cooper, American radio host, author, and activist (born 1943) Read more
Holidays & observances
Christian feast day:
All Jesuit Saints and Blesseds; Christian feast day:
Saint Domninus of Grenoble; Christian feast day:
Blessed Bernhard Lichtenberg; Christian feast day:
Berthild of Chelles; Christian feast day:
Elizabeth, the mother of John the Baptist; Christian feast day:
Galation; Christian feast day:
Blessed Gomidas Keumurdjian; Christian feast day:
Blessed Guido Maria Conforti; Christian feast day:
Blessed Hryhoriy Lakota; Christian feast day:
November 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics); Bank Transfer Day (United States); Colón Day (Panama); Guy Fawkes Night (United Kingdom, New Zealand and Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada), and its related observances:
West Country Carnival (English West Country); Cinco de noviembre (Negros, Philippines); Kanakadasa Jayanthi (Karnataka, India)
Events, births and deaths from Wikipedia contributors, “November 5”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Lists are selections; the full record lives at the source.