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Historical events on November 5

NOVEMBER 5, 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.
The United States Army (USA) is the primary land service branch of the United States Department of Defense. It is designated as Read More
NOVEMBER 5, 1916
An armed confrontation in Everett, Washington, between local authorities and members of the Industrial Workers of the World resulted in seven deaths.
The Everett massacre, also known as Bloody Sunday, was an armed confrontation between local authorities and members of the Industrial Workers of Read More
NOVEMBER 5, 1944
World War II: Allied forces begin a military campaign on Japanese-occupied Singapore.
World War II or the Second World War was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all Read More
NOVEMBER 5, 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.
Aline Chrétien was a Canadian academic administrator who was the wife of Canada's 20th prime minister, Jean Chrétien. She previously worked as Read More
NOVEMBER 5, 1950
Korean War: The 27th British Commonwealth Brigade succeeded in preventing a Chinese breakthrough at the Battle of Pakchon.
The Korean War was an armed conflict on the Korean Peninsula fought between North Korea and South Korea and their allies. North Read More
NOVEMBER 5, 1943
World War II: An unknown aircraft dropped four bombs on Vatican City, which maintained neutrality during the war.
World War II or the Second World War was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all Read More
NOVEMBER 5, 1757
Seven Years' War: Prussian forces led by Frederick the Great defeated the allied French and Habsburg armies at the Battle of Rossbach.
The Seven Years' War (1756–1763) was a global conflict involving most of the European great powers. It was primarily fought in Central Read More
NOVEMBER 5, 2003
American serial killer Gary Ridgway pleaded guilty to 48 counts of first-degree murder.
Gary Leon Ridgway is an American serial killer known as the Green River Killer. He was initially convicted of 48 separate murders Read More
NOVEMBER 5, 1556
At the Second Battle of Panipat, forces of the Mughal emperor Akbar captured Hemu, the Hindu emperor of north India.
The Second Battle of Panipat was fought on 5 November 1556, between the Mughals under Akbar and emperor Hemu, titularly known as Read More
NOVEMBER 5, 1138
Lý Anh Tông was enthroned as the emperor of Đại Việt at the age of two, beginning a 37-year reign.
Emperor Lý Anh Tông of Đại Việt was the sixth emperor of the later Lý dynasty in Vietnamese history, from 1138 until Read More
NOVEMBER 5, 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.
Guy Fawkes, also known as Guido Fawkes while fighting for the Spanish, was a member of a group of provincial English Catholics Read More
NOVEMBER 5, 2013
The Indian Space Research Organisation launched the Mars Orbiter Mission, India's first interplanetary probe.
The Indian Space Research Organisation is India's national space agency, headquartered in Bengaluru, Karnataka. It serves as the principal research and development Read More
NOVEMBER 5, 1990
Ultra-Zionist rabbi Meir Kahane was assassinated in a New York City hotel by an Arab gunman.
Zionism is an ethnocultural nationalist movement that emerged in Europe in the late 19th century that aimed to establish and maintain a Read More

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