Historical Events In November - 05

1876  Raymond Duchamp-Villon, cubist sculptor (Head of Baudeaire) on this day in history.   

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

1881  On this day in history french government-Ferry resigns   

1882  On this day in history bedrich Smetana's "Ma Vlast," premieres   

1883  Battle at El Obeid Sudan: Mahdi's army destroys Egyptian army on this day in history.   

1883  William Hicks, British col/commander (Egyptian army), dies in battle on November - 05.   

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  Ottawa College (ORFU) defeats Montreal Football Club (QRFU) 10-5 to win the Dominion championship on this day in history.   

1887  Oscar Bossaert, Belgium, chocolate manufacturer/min of Middenstand on this day in history.   

1889  Idaho's constitution is adopted on this day in history.   

1891  Bert McGirr, cricketer (played in NZ's 1st Test series) on this day in history.   

1893  On November - 05 raymond Loewy, US industrial designer   

1894  On this day in history frederick Lugards expedition reaches Nikki   

1894  On November - 05 henri E J A de Page, Belgian private law scholar   

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

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

1895  On November - 05 1st US patent granted for auto (George B Selden)   

1895  On November - 05 walter Gieseking, German pianist/composer   

1898  On this day in history gerhart Hauptmanns "Fuhrmann Henschel," premieres in Berlin   

1899  Forrest Lewis, actor (Monster of Piedras Blancas) on November - 05.   

1901  Eddie Paynter, cricketer (England batting hero in Bodyline series) on November - 05.   

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

1905  On November - 05 george Bissett, cricketer (successful S African quick in 1927-28)   

1906  On this day in history george Lowthian Trevelyan, designer/visionary   

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 this day in history.   

1911  Italy attacks Turkey, takes Tipoli & Cyrenaica on this day in history.   

1911  On November - 05 italy attacks Turkish North-Africa (Libya), takes Tipoli & Cyrenaica   

1911  On this day in history roy Rogers, Cincinnati Ohio, cowboy (Happy Trails, Roy Rogers Show)   

1912  Woodrow Wilson (D) beats Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) & President Taft (R) on November - 05.   

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

1912  Arizona, Kansas & Wisconsin vote for female suffrage on this day in history.   

1912  Natalie Schaeffer, Rumson NJ, actress (Lovey Howell-Gilligan's Island) on this day in history.   

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1271  Mahmud Ghazan, Mongol ruler (d. 1304) was born on this day in history.   

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

1534  On November - 05 birth of joachim Camerarius, German botanist/physician (horticulture catalog)   

1549  On this day in history birth of philippe du Plessis, France, author   

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

1563  On November - 05 birth of anna van Nassau, daughter of prince Willem I/Anna of Saksen   

1592  On this day in history birth of charles Chauncy, English-born president of Harvard College (d. 1672)   

1613  Isaac de Benserade, French poet (d. 1691) was born on November - 05.   

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

1515  Mariotto di Bigio di Bindo Albertinelli, Italian painter, dies at 41 on November - 05.   

1559  Kano Motonobu, Zen co-founder (Kano school of painting), dies at 83 on November - 05.   

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 November - 05.   

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

1675  Kurt S Adeler, Danish admiral/ship designer, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

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