Events & Holidays In November - 05

Bonfire Night (Guy Fawkes Day) (United Kingdom)

Colon Day (Panama)

Cry of Independence Day (El Salvador)

1271  On this day in history birth of mahmud Ghazan, Mongol ruler (d. 1304)   

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

1534  On this day in history birth of joachim Camerarius, German botanist/physician (horticulture catalog)   

1549  Philippe du Plessis, France, author was born on this day in history.   

1549  On this day in history birth of philippe de Mornay, French writer (d. 1623)   

1563  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1370  On this day in history 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  On this day in history irini Fedorovna, Russian daughter of Boris Godunov, dies   

1660  Death of Lucy Hay, Countess of Carlisle, English socialite (b. 1599) on this day in history.   

1669  On this day in history john Coccejus, German/Neth reformed theologist, dies at about 66   

1675  On this day in history kurt S Adeler, Danish admiral/ship designer, dies at 52   

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