November 5

Events

 * - Publication of the in  . This Breton-French-Latin dictionary was written in  by . It is the first Breton dictionary as well as the first French dictionary.
 * - destroys the city of  in the
 * - : Fifty miles north of, a Army defeats  forces of General  to ensure  the throne of . In the battle, Hemu became unconscious when an arrow stuck into his right eye. He was brought as captive to Akbar and was hanged.
 * - : A plot led by to blow up the English  is thwarted when Sir, a justice of the peace, finds  in a cellar below the Parliament building.
 * - begins:  lands at.
 * - : defeats the allied armies of  and the  in the.
 * - - The purpose of the conference was to adjust the boundary line between Indian lands and white settlements set forth in the  in the.
 * - French-American force under is defeated by Miami Chief.
 * -, American slave leader, is tried, convicted, and sentenced to death.
 * - The begins to disintegrate when  separated from the federation.
 * - The is fought during the.
 * - : removes  as commander of the  for the second and final time.
 * 1862  - : In, more than 300 Santee  are found guilty of  and  of white settlers and are sentenced to hang.
 * - : In defiance of the law, suffragist votes for the first time, and is later fined $100.
 * - is granted the first U.S.  for an.
 * - After declaring war on the on, 1911,  annexes  and.
 * - The insane king is deposed by his cousin, Prince Regent Ludwig, who assumes the title.
 * 1913  -  annexes, and together with  declares war on the.
 * - The is proclaimed by the  of the emperors of Germany and Austria-Hungary.
 * 1916  - The  takes place as political differences lead to a shoot-out between  organizers and local police.
 * - : In, , leader  leads revolutionaries in overthrowing the  (As Esthonia and Russia are still using the , subsequent period references show an October 23 date).
 * 1917  -  is elected the  and of the.
 * - : holds a secret meeting and states his plans for acquiring  for the  people.
 * - is elected to a third term as  of.
 * - The World War II is won by the British in,.
 * - joins the.
 * - A mining accident kills 21 miners at the government-owned on, leading the Norwegian government to close the mine.
 * - State of Emergency declared in after collapse of negotiations with  over Rhodesian independence ( would follow six days later).
 * - The in the  kills 49 people.  The survivors include.
 * - : The Military Assistance Command in  reports the lowest weekly American soldier death toll in five years (24).
 * - declares the  to be "the great Satan".
 * - diving bell accident kills five and leaves one severely injured.
 * -, and  visit  (Tsing Tao)  — the first US Naval visit to China since 1949.
 * - is released from custody after serving 24 years in prison. He had been sentenced to life for terrorism and treason.
 * - Rabbi, founder of the far-right , is shot dead after a speech at a hotel.
 * - Forty-five year old becomes 's oldest heavyweight champion when he knocks out.
 * - attempts to assassinate ; he is thwarted when the 's wife locks the door.
 * -  dismisses the government of   and dissolves the.
 * - Emperor is given an Imperial funeral by the Ethiopian Orthodox church
 * -, former president of , and his co-defendants and  are sentenced to death in  for the role in the massacre of the 148 Shi'as in.
 * - 2007 strike begins

Births

 * -, Mongol ruler (d. )
 * -, German mastersinger (d. )
 * -, French writer (d. )
 * -, English-born president of Harvard College (d. )
 * -, French poet (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, German painter (d. )
 * -, Venetian painter (d. )
 * -, English writer (d. )
 * -, English duelist (d. )
 * -, English artist (d. )
 * -, Austrian journalist (d. )
 * -, English recipient of the Victoria Cross (d. )
 * -, American author and poet (d. )
 * -, French prime minister (d. )
 * -, French chemist, laureate (d. )
 * 1854  -,  founder of the  (d. )
 * -, French meteorologist (d. )
 * 1855  -, American socialist leader (d. )
 * -, American journalist (d. )
 * -, Australian athlete, double Olympic gold medallist in 1896. (d. )
 * -, American historian (d. )
 * -, Czech painter (d. )
 * -, Scottish geneticist (d. )
 * -, French pianist (d. )
 * 1895  -, American author (d. )
 * -, American politician (d. )
 * 1900  -, American actress (d. )
 * -, Canadian hockey player (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, American astronomer (d. )
 * 1906  -, Hungarian Olympic champion fencer (d. ))
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, English actress (d. )
 * -, American artist (d. )
 * -, French aviatrix (d. )
 * 1917  -, Indian former Chief Minister of Haryana (d. )
 * -, Pakistani philosopher (d. )
 * 1919  -, American accordianist  (d. )
 * -, American economist, laureate
 * -, Hungarian pianist (d. )
 * 1921  -, Queen of Iran
 * -, American musician
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, British jockey
 * -, Greek internet pioneer, Professor at the and Director of the M.I.T.  (d. )
 * -, American actor
 * -, French-speaking American singer (d. )
 * 1938  -, Argentine footballer
 * -, German actress
 * -, American musician
 * -, German-born American TV chef (d. )
 * 1943  -, American playwright and actor
 * -, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
 * -, Dutch musician and artist (d. )
 * 1946  -, American musician (d. )
 * -, English musician
 * -, Welsh politician
 * 1948  -, British musician
 * 1948  -,  guru
 * 1948  -, French public intellectual
 * 1948  -, American physicist,
 * -, American actor
 * -, American (d. )
 * -, former Norwegian prime minister
 * -, American basketball player and commentator
 * 1952  -, Ukrainian footballer
 * -, American writer
 * -, Foremost Indian Journalist, Political Analyst & Commentator
 * -, French computer scientist
 * 1955  -, American actor
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, American actor
 * -, Canadian musician
 * -, English actress
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * 1961  -, American guitarist and vocalist
 * -, Ghanaian footballer
 * -, American actress
 * 1963  -, American actress
 * -, Dutch model and actress
 * 1965  -, titular Bulgarian royal family
 * -, American film actor
 * 1968  -, Dominican American actress
 * 1968  -, Spanish actress
 * 1968  -, American film director
 * -, baseball player
 * 1970  -, English actress
 * -, ESPN's hostess
 * 1971  -, American actor
 * 1971  -, guitarist
 * 1971  -,  player
 * 1971  -, Hong Kong singer
 * -, American baseball player
 * 1973  -, Russian ice hockey player
 * 1973  -, English actress
 * -, German vocalist
 * 1974  -, Croatian footballer
 * 1974  -, American basketball player
 * 1974  -, American musician
 * -, American porn star
 * 1977  -, English footballer
 * -, German footballer
 * 1980  -, Brazilian racing driver
 * -, German footballer
 * -, Australian Idol 2005
 * 1985   -, Japanese idol (member of )
 * -, Korean singer
 * 1986   -, Danish footballer

Deaths

 * - king of Poland
 * -, Italian painter (b. )
 * -, Japanese painter (b. )
 * -, English socialite (b. )
 * 1660  -, French Jesuit missionary (b. )
 * -, French-born English politician (bc. )
 * -, Italian physician (b. )
 * -, German classical scholar (b. )
 * -, Norwegian Lutheran missionary (b. )
 * -, second wife of Tsar (b. )
 * -, Czech poet (b. )
 * -, Scottish physicist (b. )
 * -, French novelist (b. )
 * -, Dutch physician and pathologist, recipient of the (b. )
 * -, American saloon keeper, actress, and musician (b. )
 * -, Finnish pacifist (b. )
 * -, American musician, actor, writer, and composer (b. )
 * -, French surgeon and biologist, recipient of the (b. )
 * -, South African athlete (b. )
 * -, French artist (b. )
 * -, American musician (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * 1960  -, country music singer (b.)
 * 1960  -, Canadian producer and director (b. )
 * -, U.S. Congressman for Maryland's (b. )
 * 1964  -, American jazz pianist and orchestra leader (b. )
 * -, baseball player (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, American geneticist, recipient of the (b. )
 * 1975  -, Australian swimmer (b. )
 * 1975  -, American critic and writer (b. )
 * -, French comic book writer (b. )
 * 1977  -, Canadian conductor (b. )
 * -, American cartoonist (b. )
 * -, historian
 * 1982  -, French actor and director (b. )
 * -, twelfth president of (b. )
 * 1985  -, Georgian linguist (b. )
 * -, actor and film director (b. )
 * 1986  -, American singer  (b. )
 * -, Russian pianist (b. )
 * -, Israeli rabbi and activist (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * 1991  -, Slovakian-born media entrepreneur (b. )
 * -, American physicist and chess player (b. )
 * -, American saxophonist (b. )
 * -, American novelist, screenwriter (b. )
 * 1997  -, Latvian-born historian of ideas (b. )
 * 1997  -, English musician  (b. )
 * -, American businessman (b. )
 * 2000  -, Tanzanian politician (b.)
 * 2000  -, singer and politician (b. )
 * -, English film director and producer (b. )
 * 2001  -, a British animal liberation activist.
 * -, American singer (b. )
 * -, American singer (b. )
 * -, New Zealand environmentalist (b. )
 * 2005  -, English writer (b. )
 * 2005  -, American soprano (b. )
 * -, four term Turkish Prime Minister (b. )
 * -, Swedish football midfielder and coach (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * , and the province of :  (also called Bonfire night; or Fireworks night): Failure of the  to blow up Parliament in  is celebrated with s and.
 * : November 5 is the of the following  :