Events & Holidays In November - 05

Bonfire Night (Guy Fawkes Day) (United Kingdom)

Colon Day (Panama)

Cry of Independence Day (El Salvador)

1271  On this day in history birth of mahmud Ghazan, Mongol ruler (d. 1304)   

1494  On this day in history birth of hans Sachs, composer   

1534  On this day in history birth of joachim Camerarius, German botanist/physician (horticulture catalog)   

1549  Philippe du Plessis, France, author was born on this day in history.   

1549  Philippe de Mornay, French writer (d. 1623) was born on this day in history.   

1563  On this day in history birth of anna van Nassau, daughter of prince Willem I/Anna of Saksen   

1592  Charles Chauncy, English-born president of Harvard College (d. 1672) was born on this day in history.   

1613  On this day in history birth of isaac de Benserade, French poet (d. 1691)   

1370  Kazimierz III, the Great, king of Poland (1333-70), dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1515  On this day in history mariotto di Bigio di Bindo Albertinelli, Italian painter, dies at 41   

1559  Kano Motonobu, Zen co-founder (Kano school of painting), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1603  On this day in history irini Fedorovna, Russian daughter of Boris Godunov, dies   

1660  Death of Lucy Hay, Countess of Carlisle, English socialite (b. 1599) on this day in history.   

1669  John Coccejus, German/Neth reformed theologist, dies at about 66 on this day in history.   

1675  On this day in history kurt S Adeler, Danish admiral/ship designer, dies at 52   

1680  Gillis Valckenier, mayor of Amsterdam (1665..80), dies at about 57 on this day in history.