Historical Events In November - 05

1957  Félix Gaillard forms govt in France on this day in history.  

1958  "Maria Golovin" opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC for 5 performances on this day in history.  

1959  AFL announced with 8 teams on November - 05.  

1960  On this day in history august Gailit, Estonian writer (Ekke Moor), dies at 69  

1963  The birth of Tatum O'Neal, American actress on November - 05.  

1964  US launches Mariner 3 toward Mars; no data returned on this day in history.  

1964  Alexander Uriah Boskovich, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.  

1967  ATS-3 launched by US to take first pictures of full Earth disk on November - 05.  

1968  On November - 05 nixon (R) beats VP Humphrey (D) & George C Wallace for Presidency  

1968  Estelle Hemsley, actress (Leech Woman, Take aGiant Step), dies at 81 on this day in history.  

1969  Itih Walracen, Sudanese widow of author William Walraven, dies on November - 05.  

1972  Reginald Owen, actor (Above Suspicion, Love on the Run), dies at 85 on November - 05.  

1973  On November - 05 bART starts San Francisco-Daly City train shuttle service  

1974  Ella Grasso (Ct) elected first woman US gov not related to previous gov on November - 05.  

1974  Walter E Washington, becomes first elected mayor of Wash DC on November - 05.  

1974  On November - 05 stafford Repp, actor (Chief O'Hara-Batman), dies at 56  

1975  Annette Kellerman, swimmer (Million Dollar Mermaid), dies at 87 on this day in history.  

1976  The latest model of the Sea Cobra helicopter, the AH-1T, was turned over to the Marine Corps from Bell Helicopter Textron for further testing on this day in history.  

1977  Guy Lombardo orchestra leader (Auld Lang Syne), dies in Houston at 75 on this day in history.  

1977  On November - 05 aleksei G Stachanov, Russian model miner, dies at 72  

1978  Iranian PM Jaafar Sharif-Emami resigns to Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi on this day in history.  

1978  On November - 05 denis O'Dea, actor (Capt Horatio Hornblower), dies at 73  

1979  Al Capp cartoonist (Lil' Abner), dies at 70 on November - 05.  

1979  On this day in history al Capp, US cartoonist (Li'l Abner), dies at 70  

1981  Former Dolphin, Mercury Morris, is sentenced to 20 years for drug trafficking, conspiracy, & possession of cocaine on this day in history.  

1982  On November - 05 george Harrison releases "Gone Troppo" album  

1982  Jacques Tati actor/director, dies of pulmonary embolism on this day in history.  

1982  Gerda Brautigam, journalist/Dutch MP (PvdA), dies on this day in history.  

1983  Orbiter Discovery (OV-103) moves overland to Dryden on this day in history.  

1987  Iceberg twice the size of Rhode Island sighted in Antarctic on November - 05.  

1987  On this day in history supreme Court nominee Douglas H Ginsburg admitted using marijuana  

1988  Cornell confirms grad student source of worst computer sabotage on November - 05.  

1988  On November - 05 japan beats MLB all stars 2-1 in Tokyo (Game 1 of 7)  

1989  On November - 05 barry Sadler singer (Green Berets), dies at 49 in Murfreesboro Tn  

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

1494  Hans Sachs, composer was born on November - 05.  

1534  Joachim Camerarius, German botanist/physician (horticulture catalog) was born on November - 05.  

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

1549  Philippe de Mornay, French writer (d. 1623) was born on November - 05.  

1563  Anna van Nassau, daughter of prince Willem I/Anna of Saksen was born on November - 05.  

1592  On November - 05 birth of charles Chauncy, English-born president of Harvard College (d. 1672)  

1613  Isaac de Benserade, French poet (d. 1691) was born on this day in history.  

1370  On November - 05 kazimierz III, the Great, king of Poland (1333-70), dies at 61  

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

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

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  John Coccejus, German/Neth reformed theologist, dies at about 66 on November - 05.  

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

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