November 5
November 5 is the 309th day of the year (310th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 56 days remaining.
Events:
- 1556 - Mogul Army defeats Hindu force to insure Akbar the throne of India
- 1605 - Discovery of the Gunpowder Plot as Guy Fawkes attempts to blow up the English Houses of Parliament
- 1688 - Glorious Revolution begins
- 1838 - Central American Federation declares its independence from Spain
- 1862 - Abraham Lincoln replaces George McClellan as commander of the Army of the Potomac
- 1872 - Suffragist Susan B. Anthony is fined $100 for attempting to vote
- 1911 - Italy attacks the Ottoman Empire, takes Tripoli and Cyrenaica
- 1913 - Ludwig III becomes King of Bavaria
- 1914 - United Kingdom annexes Cyprus, declares war on the Ottoman Empire
- 1935 - Parker Brothers release Monopoly game
Births:
- 1855 - Eugene V. Debs, American socialist leader
- 1857 - Ida Tarbell, journalist
- 1863 - James Packard, automobile pioneer (+ 1928)
- 1885 - Will Durant, writer (+ 1981)
- 1892 - J. B. S. Haldane, geneticist
- 1895 - Charles MacArthur, author (+ 1956)
- 1905 - Joel McCrea, actor
- 1911 - Roy Rogers, actor (+ 1998)
- 1913 - Vivien Leigh, actress (+ 1967)
- 1931 - Ike Turner, musician
- 1941 - Paul Simon, musician
- 1942 - Art Garfunkel, musician
- 1943 - Sam Shepard, playwright, actor
- 1946 - Herman Brood, musician, artist
- 1946 - Gram Parsons, musician (+ 1973)
- 1947 - Peter Noone, musician, actor
- 1952 - Bill Walton, basketball star, commentator
- 1959 - Bryan Adams, musician
- 1963 - Tatum O'Neal, actress
Deaths:
- 1803 - Choderlos de Laclos, writer
- 1933 - Texas Guinan, actress, musician
- 1937 - Ramsay MacDonald, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
- 1942 - George M. Cohan, musician, actor, writer, composer
- 1956 - Art Tatum, musician
- 1960 - Mack Sennett, slapstick comedian
- 1960 - Ward Bond, actor
- 1977 - Guy Lombardo, conductor
- 1979 - Al Capp, cartoonist
- 1982 - Jacques Tati, actor, director
- 1989 - Vladimir Horowitz, pianist
- 1990 - Meir Kahane, Jewish activist
- 1991 - Fred MacMurray, actor
Holidays:
Annual Festivals:
- United Kingdom - Bonfire night (also Guy Fawkes night; or Fireworks night): Failure of Guy Fawkes to blow up Parliament in 1605 is celebrated with bonfires and fireworks.
See Also: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
November 4 - November 6 - October 5 - December 5 - more historical anniversaries