Historical Events
- Bolivia passes death penalty for political kidnapping
- NBA's LA Lakers starts a 33 game consecutive victory streak
Famous Birthdays
- Corin Nemec, American actor (Tucker, Parker Lewis), born in Little Rock, Arkansas
- Dana Jacobson, American TV host (ESPN's First Take), born in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
- Edmond Leung, Hong Kong singer and songwriter, born in British Hong Kong
- Erick Walder, American triple jumper, born in Mobile, Alabama
- Jonny Greenwood, British guitarist, keyboard player (Radiohead), and film score composer (There Will Be Blood), born in Oxford, England
- Rob Jones, English footballer (Liverpool), born in Wrexham, Wales
- Sergei Berezin, Russian NHL forward (Team Russia, Olympic silver 1998), born in Voskrensensk, Russia
- Todd Collins, American NFL quarterback (Buffalo Bills, Kansas City Chiefs, Washington Redskins), born in Walpole, Massachusetts
Famous Deaths
- Sam Jones, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1955, 59; no-hitter 1955; Chicago Cubs), dies of neck cancer at 45
About November 5, 1971
Day of the Week: Friday
How Long Ago? 51 years, 7 months and 2 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Generation X
Chinese Zodiac: Pig
Star Sign: Scorpio
Music Charts
#1 Song: Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves - Cher
#1 Song: Reason To Believe/Maggie May - Rod Stewart
