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What happened in history on this day: November 5?
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- 1414 - The Council of Constance opens in Constance (Konstanz), Germany, to deal with the situation of three elected popes. John XXIII is deposed, Gregory XII agrees to abdicate, and Benedict XIII is deposed.
- 1492 - Christopher Columbus learns of maize (corn) from the Indians of Cuba.
- 1494 - Birth of Hans Sachs in Nürnberg, Germany; star of Richard Wagner's operas Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, wrote over 4,000 songs as well as plays (Die Wittembergisch Nachtigall , Der farent Schüler im Paradeis (1550)).
- 1605 - Gunpowder Plot; Catholics try to blow up English Parliament. Plot uncovered and leader Guy Fawkes hanged.
- 1659 - In Italy, an earthquake occurs, killing over 2,000 and inflicting severe damage.
- 1688 - William, Prince of Orange, lands at Torbay, Devon, in England, marching on London.
- 1781 - John Hanson elected first "President of the US in Congress assembled".
- 1811 - El Salvador's first battle against Spain for independence.
- 1815 - José Maria Morelos y Pavón, Mexican revolutionary priest, is executed by Spaniards.
- 1818 - Birth of Benjamin F Butler; US Union general/presidential candidate (anti-monopoly).
- 1838 - Honduras declares independence of Central American Federation.
- 1849 - Birth of Rui Barbosa in Brazil; statesman/jurist/essayist/civil liberties.
- 1855 - Birth of Eugene V Debs; labor organizer, Socialist presidential candidate.
- 1858 - The Suez Canal Company first offers 400,000 shares to public at 500 francs per share.
- 1872 - Susan B Anthony fined $100 for trying to vote for Ulysses S Grant for US President.
- 1875 - Susan B Anthony is arrested for attempting to vote in US national election.
- 1876 - Birth of Raymond Duchamp-Villon; cubist sculptor (Head of Baudeaire).
- 1884 - Birth of James Elroy Flecker; English poet/dramatist (Hassan).
- 1885 - Birth of Will Durant; writer/historian (Story of Civilization).
- 1891 - Birth of Earle (Greasy) Neale; NFL coach (Philadelphia Eagles).
- 1894 - Birth of Eugen Zador in Bataszek, Hungary; Hungarian/American composer (Diana).
- 1895 - First US patent granted for automobile (George B Selden).
- 1905 - Birth of Joel McCrea in South Pasadena, California, USA; actor (Marshal - Wichita Town).
- 1911 - Birth of Roy Rogers in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; cowboy (Happy Trails, Roy Rogers Show).
- 1911 - Calbraith Rodgers arrives in Pasadena completing first US transcontinental airplane flight (49 days) (left Sheepshead Bay, New York, Sept 17).
- 1911 - Italy attacks Turkey, takes Tipoli and Cyrenaica.
- 1912 - Birth of Natalie Schaeffer in Rumson, New Jersey, USA; actress (Lovey Howell - Gilligan's Island).
- 1912 - USA Presidential election: Woodrow Wilson (Democrat) beats Theodore Roosevelt (Progressive) and President Taft (Republican).
- 1913 - Birth of John McGiver in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Patty Duke Show, Jimmy Stewart Show).
- 1913 - Birth of Vivien Leigh; American actress (Gone With the Wind).
- 1913 - Ludwig III is crowned king of Bavaria.
- 1914 - Great Britain annexes Cyprus.
- 1915 - Birth of Moe Biller in New York City, New York, USA; labor union officer (AFL-CIO, Postal Workers).
- 1917 - US Supreme Court decision (Buchanan versus Warley) strikes down Louisville, Kentucky, ordinance requiring blacks and whites to live in separate areas.
- 1919 - Birth of Myron Floren Webster in San Diego, California, USA; accordionist (Lawrence Welk Show).
- 1927 - Birth of Robert Abernethy in Geneva, Switzerland; newscaster (NBC News Encore).
- 1927 - Walter Hagen wins his fourth straight PGA championship.
- 1930 - Birth of Herb Edelman in Brooklyn, New York, USA; actor (Good Guys, Strike Force, 9 to 5).
- 1931 - Birth of Ike Turner; American singer and songwriter ("A Fool in Love") (dies 2007).
- 1932 - Birth of Arthur L Liman in New York City, New York, USA; trial lawyer (Oliver North).
- 1933 - Chicago Bears' 30-game unbeaten streak ends to Boston Redskins (10-0).
- 1935 - Birth of Dick Davalos in Bronx, New York, USA; actor (Jeff - The Americans).
- 1935 - Maryland Court of Appeals orders University of Maryland to admit (black) Donald Murray.
- 1935 - Parker Brothers launches game of Monopoly.
- 1937 - The Disney Silly Symphony film The Old Mill is released to theaters in the USA. This is the first animated film using a multiplane camera. The camera alone cost US$70,000 to build, and stands 14 feet high.
- 1937 - Adolf Hitler meets with Minister of War Field Marshal von Blomberg, General von Fritsch, Admiral Erich Raeder, General Hermann Göring. He speaks of Germany's objectives in the world, to secure and preserve racial community. He announces his plans for an expansion of Germany over the next five years, in particular, into Austria and Czechoslovakia.
- 1938 - Birth of Chris Robinson in Florida, USA; actor (Stanley - General Hospital, Another World).
- 1938 - CFL Ottawa Roughriders score on 5-man, 4-lateral, 65-yard punt return.
- 1938 - Hungary begins occupying ceded section of Slovakia.
- 1938 - Rutgers beats Princeton for first time in 60 years as Rutgers Stadium is dedicated.
- 1940 - President Franklin Roosevelt (Democrat) wins unprecedented third term beating Wendell Willkie (Republican).
- 1941 - Birth of Patricia Harty in Washington DC, USA; actress (Occasional Wife, Blondie).
- 1942 - Birth of Art Garfunkel in New York City, USA; singer/actor ("Sounds of Silence", "Carnal Knowledge").
- 1942 - Birth of Elke Sommer in Berlin, Germany; actress (Oscar, 10 Little Indians).
- 1942 - Birth of Richie Scheinblum in Bronx, New York, USA; outfielder for the Kansas City Royals (Sporting News All Star Right fielder 1972 American League).
- 1942 - Pro-British Clandestine Radio Diego Suarez's final transmission.
- 1943 - Birth of Sam Shepard; American actor/playwright (Frances, Crimes of the Heart).
- 1946 - John F Kennedy (Democrat-Massachusetts) elected to US House of Representatives.
- 1947 - Birth of Oleg Antropov in the USSR; volleyball player (Olympic-gold-1968).
- 1947 - Birth of Peter Noone; rocker (Herman's Hermits - "Silhouettes").
- 1952 - Birth of Bill Walton; NBA center (Portland Trail Blazers, Boston Celtics).
- 1956 - Britain and France land forces in Egypt.
- 1957 - Birth of Jon-Erik Hexum in Tenafly, New Jersey, USA; actor (Voyager, Cover-up).
- 1959 - American Football League is announced with eight teams.
- 1959 - Birth of Bryan Adams in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; singer ("Heaven").
- 1959 - Birth of Rob Fisher; rocker (Climie Fisher - "Love Changes").
- 1960 - Death of Ward Bond at age 57 from a massive heart attack; actor (Wagon Train TV show).
- 1960 - Death of Johnny Horton at age 33 in head-on car crash near Milano, Texas, USA; singer ("The Battle of New Orleans", "North to Alaska", "Sink the Bismark").
- 1963 - Birth of Andrea McArdle in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; actress (Annie).
- 1963 - Birth of Tatum O'Neal in Los Angeles, California, USA; actress (Paper Moon, Little Darlings).
- 1964 - US launches Mariner 3 toward Mars; no data returned.
- 1967 - ATS-3 launched by US to take first pictures of full Earth disk.
- 1967 - A train collision in Hither Green, England, kills 49.
- 1967 - New Orleans Saints' first NFL victory, beating Philadelphia Eagles 31-24.
- 1968 - First American League pitcher to win Most Valuable Player, Denny McLain.
- 1968 - Richard Nixon (Republican) beats Vice President Hubert Humphrey (Democrat) and George C Wallace for US Presidency.
- 1969 - Birth of Jennifer Guthrie in Willimantic, Connecticut, USA; actress (Dawn - General Hospital).
- 1969 - Lloyd Corrigan, actor (Professor McKillup - Hank), dies at age 69.
- 1971 - Birth of Corin "Corky" Nemec in Little Rock, Arkansas, USA; actor (Tucker, Parker Lewis).
- 1974 - Stafford Repp, actor (Chief O'Hara - Batman), dies at age 56.
- 1974 - Walter E Washington becomes first elected mayor of Washington DC.
- 1976 - Death of Willi Hennig in Ludwigsburg, Germany; scientist of phylogenetic systematics at the German Entomological Institute in East Berlin.
- 1977 - Guy Lombardo, orchestra leader ("Auld Lang Syne"), dies in Houston, Texas, at age 75.
- 1977 - NCAA passing record set at 571 yards (Marc Wilson, Brigham Young).
- 1978 - Rioters sack the British Embassy in Tehran, Iran.
- 1978 - Iranian Prime Minister Jaafar Sharif-Emami resigns to Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi.
- 1978 - Oakland Raiders' John Madden becomes 13th coach to win 100 NFL games.
- 1979 - Al Capp, American cartoonist (Lil' Abner), dies at age 70 (born 1909).
- 1981 - Former Miami Dolphins' player Mercury Morris is sentenced to 20 years for drug trafficking, conspiracy, and possession of cocaine.
- 1982 - Cleveland Cavaliers lose 24th consecutive game (NBA record).
- 1985 - Mark Kaylor defeats Errol Christie to become middleweight boxing champion, after the two brawled in front of the cameras at the weigh-in.
- 1985 - Death of Spencer W. Kimball, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (born 1895).
- 1987 - Iceberg twice the size of Rhode Island sighted in Antarctic.
- 1987 - US Supreme Court nominee Douglas H Ginsburg admits using marijuana.
- 1988 - Cornell confirms grad student (Robert Tappan Morris, Junior) source of worst computer sabotage.
- 1988 - Japan beats Major League Baseball All-Stars 2-1 in Tokyo (Game 1 of 7).
- 1989 - 20th New York City Marathon (J Kanganaa 2:08:01 and Ingrid Kristiansen 2:25:28).
- 1989 - Death of Barry Sadler at age 49 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, in a coma from a gunshot to the head a year earlier; songwriter/singer ("The Ballad of the Green Berets").
- 1989 - US plays El Salvador in third round of 1990 world soccer cup.
- 1990 - American rabbi Meir Kahane, founder of the far-right Kach movement, is shot dead after a speech at a New York City hotel.
- 1990 - Disney's Yacht Club Resort hotel opens in Walt Disney World in Florida.
- 1991 - Death of Fred MacMurray at age 83 of pneumonia; actor (Steve Douglas - My Three Sons).
- 1991 - Robert Maxwell, Slovakian-born American billionaire publisher (New York Daily News), is found floating dead in the Atlantic Ocean, at age 68 (born 1923).
- 1991 - David Duke, a white supremacist running as a Republican, loses the Louisiana Governor's race to Democratic candidate Edwin Edwards, by an overwhelming margin.
- 1994 - A letter by former U.S. President Ronald Reagan is released that announces he has Alzheimer's disease.
- 1994 - In Las Vegas, Nevada, George Foreman wins the WBA and IBF World Heavyweight Championships by knocking out Michael Moorer in the 10th round, becoming the oldest heavyweight champion in history (age 45).
- 1994 - Johan Heyns, influential Afrikaner theologian and critic of Apartheid, is assassinated.
- 1996 - U.S. presidential election: Democrat incumbent Bill Clinton defeats Republican challenger Bob Dole to win his second term.
- 1999 - US District Judge Thomas Jackson issues his 207-page Findings of Fact, ruling that Microsoft has monopoly power over personal computer operating systems, and uses that power to harm American consumers.
- 2002 - In U.S. elections, the Republican Party maintains control of the House of Representatives and regains control of the United States Senate.
- 2002 - Death of Billy Guy at age 66; singer (The Coasters - "Searchin'", "Little Egypt", "Run Red Run", "Wait A Minute"), producer (J. R. Bailey).
- 2003 - Warner Bros. releases the film The Matrix Revolutions to theaters.
- 2003 - Death of Bobby Hatfield at age 63 of a heart attack in his sleep; singer (The Righteous Brothers - "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" (1964)).
- 2003 - Gary Ridgway, the "Green River Killer", confesses to murdering 48 women.
- 2004 - Buena Vista releases the film The Incredibles to theaters.
- 2006 - Death of Samuel Bowers, American Ku Klux Klansman and convicted killer (born 1924).
- 2006 - Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and two of his senior allies are sentenced to death by hanging after an Iraqi court finds them guilty of crimes against humanity.
- 2007 - Gold passes US$800 per ounce.
- 2007 - A team of nuclear experts begin disabling three of North Korea's nuclear facilities at Yongbyon.
- 2007 - PetroChina energy producer debuts on the Shanghai stock market. It instantly becomes the world's most valuable company.
- 2007 - Italian police seize Salvatore Lo Piccolo, his son Alessandro, and two others. Piccolo is the most senior Sicilian Mafia boss, on the run for 24 years.
- 2007 - The Writers Guild of America goes on strike.
- 2008 - Best-selling author Michael Crichton (The Andromeda Strain, Jurassic Park, TV show ER) dies in Los Angeles at age 66 from cancer.
- 2008 - The International Monetary Fund approves a US$16.5 billion loan program for Ukraine.
- 2008 - Los Angeles Dodgers' pitcher Greg Maddux wins his record 18th Gold Glove Award for fielding excellence in the National League.
- 2013 - Mangalyaan (AKA Mars Orbiter Mission) is launched by India from its launchpad in Sriharikota.
- 2017 - The German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung publishes 13.4 million documents leaked from the offshore law firm Appleby, along with business registries in 19 tax jurisdictions that reveal offshore financial activities on behalf of politicians, celebrities, corporate giants and business leaders. The newspaper shares the documents with the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists and asks it to lead the investigation.
- 2017 - Death of Dionatan Teixeira, Brazilian footballer (born 1992).
- 2017 - Death of Lothar Thoms, German track cyclist (born 1956).
- 2021 - Death of Marília Mendonça at age 26 in a plane crash in Caratinga, Brazil; singer (Latin Grammy winner).
- 2022 - The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducts Lionel Ritchie, Pat Benetar, Neil Giraldo, Duran Duran, Eminem, Eurythmics, Dolly Parton, and Carly Simon.
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