November 5 in History
November 5 is the anniversary of the death of Alan Jones (racing driver) (2026). Below are deaths, events for November 5, plus editor's picks and genealogy records.
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Ghazan, Mongol ruler of the Ilkhanate was born in 1271, while Atticus, archbishop of Constantinople died in 425.
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Famous people who died on November 5
2015
George Barris (auto customizer) (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
American automobile customizer (1925–2015)
2015
Czesław Kiszczak (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Polish general and politician, 39th Prime Minister of Poland
What happened on November 5
- 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.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2021
The Astroworld Festival crowd crush results in 10 deaths and 25 people being hospitalized
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2017
Devin Patrick Kelley kills 26 and injures 22 in a church in Sutherland Springs, Texas.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2015
An iron ore tailings dam bursts in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, flooding a valley, causing mudslides in the nearby village of Bento Rodrigues and causing at least 17 deaths and two missing.
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Rona Ambrose takes over after Stephen Harper as the Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2013
India launches the Mars Orbiter Mission, its first interplanetary probe.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2010
JS Air Flight 201 crashes after takeoff from Jinnah International Airport in Karachi, Pakistan, killing all 21 aboard.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2009
U.S. Army Major Nidal Hasan murders 13 and wounds 32 at Fort Hood, Texas in the deadliest mass shooting at a U.S. military installation.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2007
China's first lunar satellite, Chang'e 1, goes into orbit around the Moon.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2007
The Android mobile operating system is unveiled by Google.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2006
Saddam Hussein, the former president of Iraq, and his co-defendants Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti and Awad Hamed al-Bandar, are sentenced to death in the al-Dujail trial for their roles in the 1982 massacre of 148 Shia Muslims.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1996
Pakistani President Farooq Leghari dismisses the government of Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and dissolves the National Assembly.
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Bill Clinton is reelected President of the United States.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1995
André Dallaire attempts to assassinate Prime Minister Jean Chrétien of Canada. He is thwarted when the Prime Minister's wife locks the door.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1991
Tropical Storm Thelma causes flash floods in the Philippine city of Ormoc, killing more than 4,900 people.
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Editor's picks
Born on November 5
- 1271 — Ghazan, Mongol ruler of the Ilkhanate (died 1304)
- 1436 — Richard Grey, 3rd Earl of Tankerville, Earl of Tankerville, 1450—1460 (died 1466)
- 1494 — Hans Sachs, German poet and playwright (died 1576)
Died on November 5
- 425 — Atticus, archbishop of Constantinople
- 964 — Fan Zhi, chancellor of the Song Dynasty (born 911)
- 1011 — Mathilde, Abbess of Essen (born 949)
Source: Wikipedia historical listings for November 5
Quick answers
Who died on November 5? Alan Jones (racing driver) (2026), Paul Langmack (2026), Ben Baldanza (2024).
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