What Happened on November 5?

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EVENTS ON NOVEMBER 5

Woodrow Wilson

Year: 1912

Woodrow Wilson is elected the 28th President of the United States, defeating incumbent William Howard Taft.

Otto, King of Bavaria

Year: 1913

King Otto of Bavaria is deposed by his cousin, Prince Regent Ludwig, who assumes the title Ludwig III.

Ottoman Empire

Year: 1911

After declaring war on the Ottoman Empire on September 29, 1911, Italy annexes Tripoli and Cyrenaica.

George B. Selden

Year: 1895

George B. Selden is granted the first U.S. patent for an automobile.

New Zealand

Year: 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.

World War I

Year: 1914

World War I: France and the British Empire declare war on the Ottoman Empire.

Everett massacre

Year: 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.

Donald Trump

Year: 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.

Espionage

Year: 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.

Patriarch Tikhon of Moscow

Year: 1917

Tikhon is elected the Patriarch of Moscow and of the Russian Orthodox Church.

BIRTHS ON NOVEMBER 5

Hirotugu Akaike

Year of birth: 1927

Hirotugu Akaike, Japanese statistician (died 2009)

Hans Mommsen

Year of birth: 1930

Hans Mommsen, German historian and academic (died 2015)

John Berger

Year of birth: 1926

John Berger, English author, poet, painter and critic (died 2017)

Rudolf Augstein

Year of birth: 1923

Rudolf Augstein, German soldier and journalist, co-founder of Der Spiegel (died 2002)

Violet Barclay

Year of birth: 1922

Violet Barclay, American illustrator (died 2010)

Wim Bleijenberg

Year of birth: 1930

Wim Bleijenberg, Dutch footballer and manager (died 2016)

Ike Turner

Year of birth: 1931

Ike Turner, American singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer (died 2007)

Herb Edelman

Year of birth: 1933

Herb Edelman, American actor (died 1996)

Algirdas Lauritėnas

Year of birth: 1932

Algirdas Lauritėnas, Lithuanian basketball player (died 2001)

Leonard Herzenberg

Year of birth: 1931

Leonard Herzenberg, American immunologist, geneticist and academic (died 2013)

DEATHS ON NOVEMBER 5

Alfred Schmidt (weightlifter)

Year of death: 1972

Alfred Schmidt, Estonian weightlifter (born 1898)

Sam Jones (baseball)

Year of death: 1971

Sam Jones, American baseball player (born 1925)

Lionel Trilling

Year of death: 1975

Lionel Trilling, American critic, essayist, short story writer, and educator (born 1905)

Edward Tatum

Year of death: 1975

Edward Tatum, American geneticist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1909)

Alexei Stakhanov

Year of death: 1977

Alexey Stakhanov, Russian-Soviet miner, the Stakhanovite movement has been named after him (born 1906)

Lansdale Ghiselin Sasscer

Year of death: 1964

Lansdale Ghiselin Sasscer, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician (born 1893)

Luis Cernuda

Year of death: 1963

Luis Cernuda, Spanish poet and critic (born 1902)

Johnny Horton

Year of death: 1960

Johnny Horton, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1925)

August Gailit

Year of death: 1960

August Gailit, Estonian author and poet (born 1891)

Donald Barnhouse

Year of death: 1960

Donald Grey Barnhouse, American pastor and theologian (born 1895)

HOLIDAYS ON NOVEMBER 5

November 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Christian feast day: November 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Hryhoriy Lakota

Christian feast day: Blessed Hryhoriy Lakota

Bank Transfer Day

Bank Transfer Day (United States)

West Country Carnival

Guy Fawkes Night (United Kingdom, New Zealand and Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada), and its related observances: West Country Carnival (English West Country)