Died on
Who died on November 5
116 figures who shaped history died on November 5.
- 116deaths
- 53events
Best known
Best known
Mathilde, Abbess of Essen
Abbess of Essen
Elisabeth of Swabia
Queen of Castile from 1219 to 1235
Casimir III the Great
King of Poland from 1333 to 1370
John Fastolf
15th-century English knight
Mariotto Albertinelli
Italian painter
Kanō Motonobu
Japanese painter
Mathilde, Abbess of Essen — Abbess of Essen, who died on November 5 1011.
Elisabeth of Swabia — Queen of Castile from 1219 to 1235, who died on November 5 1235.
Casimir III the Great — King of Poland from 1333 to 1370, who died on November 5 1370.
John Fastolf — 15th-century English knight, who died on November 5 1459.
Mariotto Albertinelli — Italian painter, who died on November 5 1515.
Kanō Motonobu — Japanese painter, who died on November 5 1559.
All entries
- 425AAtticus of ConstantinopleArchbishop of Constantinople from 406 to 425
- 964FFan Zhi
- 1176DDiego Martínez de Villamayor
- 1450JJohn IV of ArmagnacFrench nobleman
- 1605NNyaungyan MinKing of Toungoo
- 1660
Alexandre de RhodesJesuit missionary and lexicographer in Vietnam - 1660
Lucy Hay, Countess of CarlisleEnglish courtier - 1701CCharles Gerard, 2nd Earl of MacclesfieldEnglish politician
- 1714
Bernardino RamazziniItalian physician - 1752
Carl Andreas DukerGerman classical scholar and jurist - 1758
Hans EgedeNorwegian priest and missionary - 1807
Angelica KauffmanSwiss artist - 1872
Thomas SullyAmerican painter - 1876
Theodor von Heuglin19th-century German explorer and ornithologist - 1879
James Clerk MaxwellScottish physicist and mathematician - 1923
Jacques d'Adelswärd-FersenFrench writer and poet - 1928
Vlasios TsirogiannisGreek soldier - 1930
Christiaan EijkmanDutch physician - 1930
Luigi FactaPrime Minister of Italy in 1922 - 1931
Konrad StäheliSwiss sports shooter - 1933
Texas GuinanAmerican actress and Prohibition era saloon keeper and entrepreneur - 1933
Walther von DyckGerman mathematician - 1938
Thomas Dewing19th/20th-century American painter - 1939
Mary W. Bacheler - 1941
Arndt PekurinenFinnish pacifist - 1942
George M. CohanAmerican actor, singer, composer and playwright - 1944
Alexis CarrelFrench surgeon and biologist - 1946
Joseph StellaAmerican painter - 1950
Mary Harris ArmorAmerican and international temperance leader - 1951
Reggie Walker (sprinter)South African athlete - 1955
Maurice UtrilloFrench painter - 1956
Art TatumAmerican jazz pianist - 1960
Ward BondAmerican actor - 1960
Donald BarnhouseAmerican pastor and author - 1960
August GailitEstonian writer - 1960
Johnny HortonAmerican singer - 1960
Mack SennettCanadian-American film producer - 1963
Luis CernudaSpanish poet, a member of the Generation of '27 - 1964BBuddy Cole (musician)American jazz pianist and orchestra leader
- 1964
Lansdale Ghiselin SasscerPolitician and United States Army officer - 1971
Sam Jones (baseball)American baseball player - 1972
Alfred Schmidt (weightlifter)Estonian weightlifter - 1975
Edward TatumAmerican geneticist - 1975
Lionel TrillingAmerican literary critic - 1977
René GoscinnyFrench comic book writer - 1977
Guy LombardoCanadian bandleader and violinist - 1977
Alexei StakhanovSoviet miner - 1979
Al CappAmerican cartoonist and humorist - 1980
Louis AlterAmerican pianist, songwriter and composer - 1981
16th Karmapa, Rangjung Rigpe DorjeTibetan spiritual leader - 1985
Arnold ChikobavaGeorgian linguist and philologist - 1985
Spencer W. KimballPresident of the LDS Church
- 1986
Adolf BrudesGerman racing driver - 1986CClaude JutraCanadian actor, film director, and screenwriter
- 1986BBobby Nunn (doo-wop musician)American boxer; R&B singer
- 1987
Eamonn AndrewsIrish TV and radio personality - 1989
Vladimir HorowitzRussian and American pianist - 1991
Robert MaxwellBritish media proprietor - 1991
Fred MacMurrayAmerican actor
- 1992
Adile AydaTurkish diplomat - 1992
Arpad EloAmerican-Hungarian physicist - 1992
Jan OortDutch astronomer - 1996
Eddie HarrisAmerican jazz musician
- 1997
James Robert BakerAmerican author - 1997
Isaiah BerlinBritish philosopher - 1997PPeter Jackson (rugby league)Australian rugby league footballer
- 1999JJames GoldstoneAmerican film and television director
- 1999CColin RoweBritish architectural historian
- 2000
Jimmie DavisAmerican singer, songwriter, and 47th Governor of Louisiana - 2000
Bibi Titi MohammedTanzanian feminist, independence activist, and politician - 2001
Boulting brothersEnglish twin brothers and filmmakers - 2001
Milton William CooperAmerican conspiracy theorist - 2003
Bobby HatfieldAmerican singer - 2004
Donald Jones (actor)American-born Dutch actor - 2005
John FowlesEnglish novelist - 2005VVirginia MacWattersOperatic soprano and pedagogue.
- 2005
Link WrayAmerican guitarist - 2006
Bülent EcevitPrime Minister of Turkey (1974; 1977; 1978–79; 1999–2002) - 2007
Nils LiedholmSwedish footballer and manager - 2009
Félix LunaArgentine historian and writer - 2010
Jill ClayburghAmerican actress
- 2010
Adrian PăunescuRomanian poet and politician - 2010
Shirley VerrettAmerican opera singer - 2011
Bhupen HazarikaIndian singer - 2012
Olympe BradnaFrench actress - 2012
Elliott CarterAmerican composer - 2012
Leonardo FavioArgentine singer, actor and filmmaker - 2012BBob KaplanCanadian politician and lawyer
- 2012
Louis PienaarSouth African lawyer and diplomat - 2013
Habibollah AsgaroladiIranian politician - 2013
Juan Carlos CalabróArgentine actor and comedian
- 2013TTony IvesonRoyal Air Force officer
- 2013
Charles Mosley (genealogist)British genealogist - 2013CCharlie TrotterAmerican chef and resaurateur
- 2013SStuart Williams (footballer)Welsh footballer
- 2014
Manitas de PlataSpanish flamenco guitarist - 2014
Lane EvansAmerican politician - 2014WWally GrantAmerican ice hockey player
- 2014
Abdelwahab MeddebFrench-language writer - 2015
George Barris (auto customizer)American automobile customizer - 2015
Nora BrockstedtNorwegian singer - 2015
Soma EdirisingheSri Lankan businesswoman - 2015
Czesław KiszczakPolish general and politician, 39th Prime Minister of Poland - 2015
Hans MommsenGerman historian - 2020
Geoffrey Palmer (actor)British actor
- 2021
Marília MendonçaBrazilian singer and songwriter - 2022
Aaron CarterAmerican singer - 2023
Pat E. JohnsonAmerican martial artist - 2024
Ben BaldanzaAmerican business executive - 2024
Elwood EdwardsAmerican voice actor
Frequently asked questions
Who died on November 5?
116 people with a Wikipedia article died on November 5, including Mathilde, Abbess of Essen, Elisabeth of Swabia, Casimir III the Great. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.
What happened on November 5?
53 documented historical events happened on November 5, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Lý Anh Tông was enthroned as the emperor of Đại Việt at the age of two, beginning a 37-year reign. On the same day, in another year: At the Second Battle of Panipat, forces of the Mughal emperor Akbar captured Hemu, the Hindu emperor of north India. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.
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