Page 3: Historical Events In November - 05

1876  Raymond Duchamp-Villon, cubist sculptor (Head of Baudeaire) on November - 05.   

1879  James Clerk Maxwell, Scotish physicist (speed of light), dies at 48 on November - 05.   

1881  French government-Ferry resigns on this day in history.   

1882  Bedrich Smetana's "Ma Vlast," premieres on this day in history.   

1883  On November - 05 battle at El Obeid Sudan: Mahdi's army destroys Egyptian army   

1883  On November - 05 william Hicks, British col/commander (Egyptian army), dies in battle   

1884  On this day in history james Elroy Flecker, English poet/dramatist (Hassan)   

1885  Will Durant, US, author/historian (Story of Civilization) on this day in history.   

1887  On November - 05 ottawa College (ORFU) defeats Montreal Football Club (QRFU) 10-5 to win the Dominion championship   

1887  On this day in history oscar Bossaert, Belgium, chocolate manufacturer/min of Middenstand   

1889  Idaho's constitution is adopted on November - 05.   

1891  On this day in history bert McGirr, cricketer (played in NZ's 1st Test series)   

1893  On this day in history raymond Loewy, US industrial designer   

1894  On this day in history frederick Lugards expedition reaches Nikki   

1894  Henri E J A de Page, Belgian private law scholar on November - 05.   

1895  Inventor George B. Selden receives a patent on a "road engine," the first gas-powered automobile on this day in history.   

1895  The first US patent granted for auto (George B Selden) on this day in history.   

1895  On this day in history 1st US patent granted for auto (George B Selden)   

1895  Walter Gieseking, German pianist/composer on this day in history.   

1898  Gerhart Hauptmanns "Fuhrmann Henschel," premieres in Berlin on this day in history.   

1899  On November - 05 forrest Lewis, actor (Monster of Piedras Blancas)   

1901  On November - 05 eddie Paynter, cricketer (England batting hero in Bodyline series)   

1902  On November - 05 strom Thurmond, (Sen-R-SC, 1955- )   

1905  George Bissett, cricketer (successful S African quick in 1927-28) on this day in history.   

1906  George Lowthian Trevelyan, designer/visionary on November - 05.   

1911  Calbraith Rodgers arrives in Pasadena completing first transcontinental airplane flight (49 days) (left Sheepshead Bay, NY, Sept 17) on this day in history.   

1911  First transcontinental airplane flight arrives at Pasadena, CA from New York. The flight lasted a whopping 82 hours, 4 minutes on November - 05.   

1911  Italy attacks Turkey, takes Tipoli & Cyrenaica on November - 05.   

1911  Italy attacks Turkish North-Africa (Libya), takes Tipoli & Cyrenaica on this day in history.   

1911  On November - 05 roy Rogers, Cincinnati Ohio, cowboy (Happy Trails, Roy Rogers Show)   

1912  Woodrow Wilson (D) beats Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) & President Taft (R) on this day in history.   

1912  On November - 05 woodrow Wilson is elected U.S. President, beating challenger Theodore Roosevelt and incumbent William Howard Taft.   

1912  On November - 05 arizona, Kansas & Wisconsin vote for female suffrage   

1912  On this day in history natalie Schaeffer, Rumson NJ, actress (Lovey Howell-Gilligan's Island)   

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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  On November - 05 birth of philippe du Plessis, France, author   

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 November - 05.   

1613  On November - 05 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  Mariotto di Bigio di Bindo Albertinelli, Italian painter, dies at 41 on this day in history.   

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

1603  Irini Fedorovna, Russian daughter of Boris Godunov, dies on this day in history.   

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

1669  On November - 05 john Coccejus, German/Neth reformed theologist, dies at about 66   

1675  On November - 05 kurt S Adeler, Danish admiral/ship designer, dies at 52   

1680  Gillis Valckenier, mayor of Amsterdam (1665..80), dies at about 57 on November - 05.