November 5 in history — What Happened Today in History

Bill Clinton is reelected President of the United States.

André Dallaire attempts to assassinate Prime Minister Jean Chrétien of Canada. He is thwarted when the Prime Minister's wife locks the door.

Tropical Storm Thelma causes flash floods in the Philippine city of Ormoc, killing more than 4,900 people.

Rabbi Meir Kahane, founder of the far-right Kach movement, is shot dead after a speech at a New York City hotel.

USS Rentz, USS Reeves and USS Oldendorf visit Qingdao, China; the first US naval visit to China since 1949.

The Byford Dolphin diving bell accident kills five and leaves one severely injured.

The Military Assistance Command, Vietnam reports the lowest weekly American soldier death toll in five years (24).

Richard Nixon is elected as 37th President of the United States.

Suez Crisis: British and French paratroopers land in Egypt after a week-long bombing campaign.

After being destroyed in World War II, the rebuilt Vienna State Opera reopens with a performance of Beethoven's Fidelio.

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

The three-day anti-Jewish riots in Tripolitania commence.

World War II: Bombing of the Vatican.

World War II: The British armed merchant cruiser HMS Jervis Bay is sunk by the German pocket battleship Admiral Scheer.

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

Secret agent Sidney Reilly, the first "super-spy" of the 20th century, is executed by the OGPU, the secret police of the Soviet Union.

Tikhon is elected the Patriarch of Moscow and of the Russian Orthodox Church.

The Kingdom of Poland is proclaimed by the Act of 5th November of the emperors of Germany and Austria-Hungary.

The Everett massacre takes place in Everett, Washington as political differences lead to a shoot-out between the Industrial Workers of the World organizers and local police.

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

King Otto of Bavaria is deposed by his cousin, Prince Regent Ludwig, who assumes the title Ludwig III.

Woodrow Wilson is elected the 28th President of the United States, defeating incumbent William Howard Taft.

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

Negrese nationalists revolt against Spanish rule and establish the short-lived Republic of Negros.

George B. Selden is granted the first U.S. patent for an automobile.

In New Zealand, 1600 armed volunteers and constabulary field forces led by Minister of Native Affairs John Bryce march on the pacifist Māori settlement at Parihaka, evicting upwards of 2000 residents, and destroying the settlement in the context of the New Zealand land confiscations.

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.

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

Virat Kohli, Indian cricketer

Kevin Jonas, American singer-songwriter, guitarist and actor

Jason Kelce, American football player

O. J. Mayo, American basketball player

BoA, South Korean singer-songwriter, producer and actress

Ian Mahinmi, American basketball player

Kasper Schmeichel, Danish footballer

Nodiko Tatishvili, Georgian singer

Kate DeAraugo, Australian singer-songwriter

Annet Mahendru, American actress

Jon Cornish, Canadian football player

Tobias Enström, Swedish ice hockey player

Baruto Kaito, Estonian sumo wrestler

Lane Evans, American lawyer and politician (born 1951)

Wally Grant, American ice hockey player (born 1927)

Abdelwahab Meddeb, Tunisian-French author, poet, and scholar (born 1946)

Habibollah Asgaroladi, Iranian politician (born 1932)

Juan Carlos Calabró, Argentinian actor and screenwriter (born 1934)

Tony Iveson, English soldier and pilot (born 1919)

Charles Mosley, English genealogist and author (born 1948)

Charlie Trotter, American chef and author (born 1959)

Stuart Williams, Welsh footballer and manager (born 1930)

Olympe Bradna, French-American actress and dancer (born 1920)

Elliott Carter, American composer and academic (born 1908)

Leonardo Favio, Argentinian actor, singer, director and screenwriter (born 1938)

Bob Kaplan, Canadian lawyer and politician, 30th Solicitor General of Canada (born 1936)