November 5

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Events

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Births

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Deaths

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  • 1923Jacques d'Adelswärd-Fersen, French author and poet (born 1880)
  • 1928Vlasios Tsirogiannis, Greek general (born 1872)
  • 1930Christiaan Eijkman, Dutch physician and pathologist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1858)
  • 1930 – Luigi Facta, Italian politician, journalist and Prime Minister of Italy (born 1861)
  • 1931Konrad Stäheli, Swiss target shooter (born 1866)
  • 1933Texas Guinan, American actress and businesswoman (born 1884)
  • 1933 – Walther von Dyck, German mathematician and academic (born 1856)
  • 1938Thomas Dewing, American painter and educator (born 1851)
  • 1939Mary W. Bacheler, American physician and Baptist medical missionary (born 1860){{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/38992028/obituary_for_mary_w_bacheler_aged_69/|title=Dr. Mary W. Bacheler|date=November 6, 1939|work=The Boston Globe|access-date=December 27, 2019|page=6|via=Newspapers.com}}
  • 1941Arndt Pekurinen, Finnish activist (born 1905)
  • 1942George M. Cohan, American actor, singer, composer, author and theatre manager/owner (born 1878)
  • 1944Alexis Carrel, French surgeon and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1873)
  • 1946Joseph Stella, Italian-American painter (born 1877)
  • 1950Mary Harris Armor, American suffragist (born 1863){{cite web |title=Biographical Sketch of Mary Harris Armor |url=https://documents.alexanderstreet.com/d/1010026803 |website=alexanderstreet.com |access-date=December 27, 2019}}
  • 1951Reggie Walker, South African runner (born 1889)
  • 1955Maurice Utrillo, French painter (born 1883)
  • 1956Art Tatum, American pianist and composer (born 1909)
  • 1960Ward Bond, American actor (born 1903)
  • 1960 – Donald Grey Barnhouse, American pastor and theologian (born 1895)
  • 1960 – August Gailit, Estonian author and poet (born 1891)
  • 1960 – Johnny Horton, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1925)
  • 1960 – Mack Sennett, Canadian-American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1880)
  • 1963Luis Cernuda, Spanish poet and critic (born 1902)
  • 1964Buddy Cole, American pianist and conductor (born 1916)
  • 1964 – Lansdale Ghiselin Sasscer, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician (born 1893)
  • 1971Sam Jones, American baseball player (born 1925)
  • 1972Alfred Schmidt, Estonian weightlifter (born 1898)
  • 1975Edward Lawrie Tatum, American geneticist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1909)
  • 1975 – Lionel Trilling, American critic, essayist, short story writer, and educator (born 1905)
  • 1977René Goscinny, French author and illustrator (born 1926)
  • 1977 – Guy Lombardo, Canadian-American violinist and conductor (born 1902)
  • 1977 – Alexey Stakhanov, Russian-Soviet miner, the Stakhanovite movement has been named after him (born 1906){{cite news |title=New York Times 06/11/1977 |newspaper=The New York Times |date=6 November 1977 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1977/11/06/archives/stakhanov-a-soviet-miner-is-dead-name-was-byword-for-hard-work.html |access-date=16 October 2019|last1=Shabad |first1=Theodore }}
  • 1979Al Capp, American cartoonist (born 1909)
  • 1980Louis Alter, American musician (born 1902)
  • 1981Rangjung Rigpe Dorje, 16th Karmapa, Tibetan spiritual leader (born 1924)
  • 1985Arnold Chikobava, Georgian linguist and philologist (born 1898)
  • 1985 – Spencer W. Kimball, American religious leader, 12th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (born 1895)
  • 1986Adolf Brudes, German race car driver (born 1899)
  • 1986 – Claude Jutra, Canadian actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1930)
  • 1986 – Bobby Nunn, American singer (born 1925)
  • 1987Eamonn Andrews, Irish radio and television host (born 1922)
  • 1989Vladimir Horowitz, Ukrainian-American pianist and composer (born 1903)
  • 1991Robert Maxwell, Czech-English captain, publisher, and politician (born 1923)
  • 1991 – Fred MacMurray, American actor and businessman (born 1908)
  • 1992Adile Ayda, Russian-Turkish engineer and diplomat (born 1912)
  • 1992 – Arpad Elo, American physicist and chess player (born 1903)
  • 1992 – Jan Oort, Dutch astronomer and academic (born 1900){{cite journal |last1=Van De Hulst |first1=Hendrik Christoffel |title=Jan Hendrik Oort, 28 April 1900 – 5 November 1992 |journal=Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society |date=November 1994 |volume=40 |pages=319–326 |doi=10.1098/rsbm.1994.0042|s2cid=72529108 }}
  • 1996Eddie Harris, American saxophonist (born 1934)
  • 1997James Robert Baker, American author and screenwriter (born 1946)
  • 1997 – Isaiah Berlin, Latvian-English historian, author, and academic (born 1909)
  • 1997 – Peter Jackson, Australian rugby league player and sportscaster (born 1964)
  • 1999James Goldstone, American director and screenwriter (born 1931)
  • 1999 – Colin Rowe, English-American architect, theorist and academic (born 1920)
  • 2000Jimmie Davis, American singer-songwriter and politician, 47th Governor of Louisiana (born 1899)
  • 2000 – Bibi Titi Mohammed, Tanzanian politician (born 1926)
  • 2001Roy Boulting, English director and producer (born 1913)
  • 2001 – Milton William Cooper, American radio host, author, and activist (born 1943)
  • 2003Bobby Hatfield, American singer-songwriter (born 1940)
  • 2004Donald Jones, American-Dutch actor, singer, and dancer (born 1932)
  • 2005John Fowles, English novelist (born 1926)
  • 2005 – Virginia MacWatters, American soprano and actress (born 1912)
  • 2005 – Link Wray, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1929)
  • 2006Bülent Ecevit, Turkish journalist and politician, 16th Prime Minister of Turkey (born 1925)
  • 2007Nils Liedholm, Swedish footballer and manager (born 1922)
  • 2009Félix Luna, Argentinian lawyer, historian, and academic (born 1925)
  • 2010Jill Clayburgh, American actress and singer (born 1944)
  • 2010 – Adrian Păunescu, Romanian poet, journalist, and politician (born 1943)
  • 2010 – Shirley Verrett, American soprano and actress (born 1931)
  • 2011Bhupen Hazarika, Indian singer-songwriter, director, and poet (born 1926)
  • 2012Olympe Bradna, French-American actress and dancer (born 1920)
  • 2012 – Elliott Carter, American composer and academic (born 1908)
  • 2012 – Leonardo Favio, Argentinian actor, singer, director and screenwriter (born 1938)
  • 2012 – Bob Kaplan, Canadian lawyer and politician, 30th Solicitor General of Canada (born 1936)
  • 2012 – Louis Pienaar, South African lawyer and diplomat, Minister of Internal Affairs (born 1926)
  • 2013Habibollah Asgaroladi, Iranian politician (born 1932)
  • 2013 – Juan Carlos Calabró, Argentinian actor and screenwriter (born 1934)
  • 2013 – Tony Iveson, English soldier and pilot (born 1919)
  • 2013 – Charles Mosley, English genealogist and author (born 1948)
  • 2013 – Charlie Trotter, American chef and author (born 1959)
  • 2013 – Stuart Williams, Welsh footballer and manager (born 1930)
  • 2014Manitas de Plata, French guitarist (born 1921)
  • 2014 – Lane Evans, American lawyer and politician (born 1951)
  • 2014 – Wally Grant, American ice hockey player (born 1927)
  • 2014 – Abdelwahab Meddeb, Tunisian-French author, poet, and scholar (born 1946)
  • 2015George Barris, American engineer and car designer (born 1925)
  • 2015 – Nora Brockstedt, Norwegian singer (born 1923)
  • 2015 – Soma Edirisinghe, Sri Lankan businesswoman and philanthropist (born 1939)
  • 2015 – Czesław Kiszczak, Polish general and politician, 11th Prime Minister of the People's Republic of Poland (born 1925)
  • 2015 – Hans Mommsen, German historian and academic (born 1930)
  • 2020Geoffrey Palmer, English actor (born 1927){{Cite news |date=6 November 2020 |title=Obituary: Geoffrey Palmer |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-41311326 |access-date=13 December 2020}}
  • 2021Marília Mendonça, Brazilian singer (born 1995){{Cite news|date=5 November 2021 |title=Marilia Mendonca: Popular Brazil singer dies in plane crash at 26|language=en-US|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-59186654|access-date=5 November 2021}}
  • 2022Aaron Carter, American singer-songwriter, rapper, dancer and actor (born 1987){{Cite web |url=https://variety.com/2022/music/obituaries-people-news/aaron-carter-dead-aarons-party-backstreet-boys-brother-1235424220/ |title=Aaron Carter, Pop Singer and Brother of Backstreet Boys' Nick Carter, Dies at 34 |publisher=Variety |date=5 November 2022 |access-date=6 November 2022 |first=J. Kim |last=Murphy}}
  • 2023Pat E. Johnson, American martial artist and actor (born 1939){{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/pat-johnson-dead-karate-kid-choreographer-referee-1235637940/|title=Pat E. Johnson, 'Karate Kid' Choreographer, Trainer and Referee, Dies at 84|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=November 6, 2023|access-date=November 6, 2023}}
  • 2024Dorothy Allison, American writer (born 1949){{Cite news |last=Green |first=Penelope |date=November 8, 2024 |title=Dorothy Allison, Author of ‘Bastard Out of Carolina,’ Dies at 75 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/08/books/dorothy-allison-dead.html |access-date=November 9, 2024 |work=The New York Times}}
  • 2024 – Ben Baldanza, American economist and business executive (born 1961){{Cite news |last=Risen |first=Clay |date=November 8, 2024 |title=Ben Baldanza, 62, Dies; Brought No-Frills Flying to Spirit Airlines |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/08/business/ben-baldanza-dead.html |access-date=November 9, 2024 |work=The New York Times}}
  • 2024 – Elwood Edwards, American voice actor (born 1949){{Cite news |last=Lindner |first=Emmett |date=November 7, 2024 |title=Elwood Edwards, Voice of AOL’s ‘You’ve Got Mail!’ Alert, Dies at 74 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/07/technology/elwood-edwards-aol-dead.html |access-date=November 10, 2024 |work=The New York Times}}

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