November 5 in History

Historical Events on November 5

1757 Seven Years' War: Frederick the Great defeats the allied armies of France and the Holy Roman Empire at the Battle of Rossbach.

1828 Greek War of Independence: The French Morea expedition to recapture Morea (now the Peloponnese) ends when the last Ottoman forces depart the peninsula.

1862 American Civil War: Abraham Lincoln removes George B. McClellan as commander of the Army of the Potomac.

1872 Women's suffrage in the United States: In defiance of the law, suffragist Susan B. Anthony votes for the first time, and is later fined $100.

1911 After declaring war on the Ottoman Empire on September 29, 1911, Italy annexes Tripoli and Cyrenaica.

1914 World War I: France and the British Empire declare war on the Ottoman Empire.

1940 Franklin D. Roosevelt is the first and only President of the United States to be elected to a third term.

1950 Korean War: British and Australian forces from the 27th British Commonwealth Brigade successfully halted the advancing Chinese 117th Division during the Battle of Pakchon.

2007 Android mobile operating system is unveiled by Google.

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Famous Birthdays on November 5

1931 Ike Turner

1959 Bryan Adams

1988 Virat Kohli

1992 Odell Beckham Jr.

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Famous Deaths on November 5

1879 James Clerk Maxwell

1956 Art Tatum

1985 Spencer W. Kimball

2010 Jill Clayburgh

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