On This Day in History for November 5
Events in History
- 1228 Wu MeKuan, a collection of 48 Zen koans, compiled in China
- 1414 Council of Constance (16th ecumenical council) opens
- 1492 Christopher Columbus learns how to grow and harvest maize (corn) from Cuba's indigenous population
- 1499 Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier (Brittany). Breton-French-Latin dictionary written in 1464 by Jehan Lagadeuc was first Breton and French dictionary
- 1500 -6th Nov astronomer Copernicus observes a lunar eclipse in Rome
- 1530 St Felix Flood ravages Dutch coast and destroys the city of Reimerswaal in the Netherlands
- 1556 Akbar (14) succeeds his father Humajun as Sultan of Delhi
- 1556 Second Battle of Panipat: Hindu Emperor of north India Hem Chandra Vikramaditya defeated by forces of Mughal Emperor Akbar, who captures and later beheads Hem Chandra
- More Events in History
Benjamin Butler
Will Durant
James Clerk Maxwell
Christiaan Eijkman
Bülent EcevitWeddings in History
- 1940 American "A Farewell to Arms" novelist Ernest Hemingway (41) weds for a third time, to American novelist and war correspondent Martha Gellhorn (31); divorce in 1945
- 1941 Writer and veterinary surgeon James Herriot (25) weds Joan Catherine Danbury
- 1977 Future Texas governor and 43rd US President George W. Bush (31) weds Laura Welch (31) at The First United Methodist Church in Midland, Texas
More Weddings in History
November in History
Strange Meeting for War Poet Owen's Brother
Soldier-poet Wilfred Owen was killed on this day in history – a death that his brother would sense in an extraordinary and inexplicable experience.
November 4, 1918
Iran Hostage Crisis
Iranian students storm the walls of the US Embassy in Tehran
November 4, 1979
400 Years of Celebration After Plotters Fail to Kill a King
Seething after years of persecution over their religion, a group of 13 English Catholics decided on this day in history to take action. Extreme action.
November 5, 1605
Catherine the Great Builds a New Russia
Catherine the Great, who died on this day, dragged Russia into the modern era while leading a life filled with political drama, sexual intrigue – and murder.
November 6, 1796