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November 5, 2006 Saddam Hussein sentenced to death by hanging by an Iraqi court November 5, 1997 2 hours after Davey Johnson resigns, he is named AL Manager of Year November 5, 1997 French court orders producer Jacques Charrier, ex-husband of Brigitte Bardot, to pay the former screen star $8,300 in damages November 5, 1996 Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter is the unanimous choice as AL Rookie of November 5, 1995 STS 73 (Columbia 18), lands November 5, 1995 Woo-Soon Ko wins LPGA Toray Japan Queens Cup Golf Tournament November 5, 1995 1st NBA game at General Motors Place, Vancouver Grizzlies beat Minnesota Timberwolves 100-98 in OT November 5, 1994 Space probe Ulyssus completes 1st passage behind the Sun November 5, 1994 Tony Rominger bicycles world record time (55,291 km) November 5, 1994 Yak-40 accident in north of Peru, 8 killed November 5, 1994 Horse Racing Breeders' Cup Champs: Barathea, Cherokee Run, Concern, Flanders, One Dreamer, Tikkanen, Timber Country November 5, 1993 1st NBA game in Alamodome, San Antonio Spurs beat Warriors 91-85 November 5, 1992 "Show Off" opens at Criterion Theater New York City for 45 performances November 5, 1992 Bobby Fisher beats Boris Spassky to with Chess title in Belgrade November 5, 1991 Kiichi Miyazawa elected premier of Japan November 5, 1991 Richard J. Kerr, ends term as acting director of CIA November 5, 1989 "Threepenny Opera" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City for 65 performances November 5, 1989 19th New York City Women's Marathon won by Ingrid Kristiansen in 2:25:30 November 5, 1989 20th New York City Marathon won by Juma Ikangaa in 2:08:01 November 5, 1989 Browns' Bernie Kosar sets club record of 16 cons pass completions November 5, 1989 Elaine Crosby wins LPGA Mazda Japan Golf Classic November 5, 1989 U.S. plays El Salvador, in 3rd round of 1990 world soccer cup November 5, 1988 1st NBA game at Bradley Center, Milwaukee Bucks lose to Los Angeles Clippers 111-9 November 5, 1988 1st NBA game at Miami Arena, Miami Heat loss to Los Angeles Clippers, 111-91 November 5, 1988 1st NBA game at Palace of Auburn Hills, Pistons beat Hornets 94-85 November 5, 1988 Cornell confirms grad student source of worst computer sabotage November 5, 1988 France performs nuclear test November 5, 1988 Gulch wins Breeder's Cup November 5, 1988 Japan beats MLB all stars 2-1 in Tokyo (Game 1 of 7) November 5, 1988 Horse Racing Breeders' Cup Champs: Alysheba, Gt Communicator, Gulch, Is It True, Miesque, Open Mind, Personal Ensign at Churchill Downs November 5, 1987 "Into the Woods" opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City for 764 performances November 5, 1987 France performs nuclear test November 5, 1987 Iceberg twice size of Rhode Island sighted in Antarctic November 5, 1987 South Africa ANC-leader Govan Mbeki freed November 5, 1987 Stephen Sondheim/James Lapine's musical "Into the Stars," premieres November 5, 1987 Supreme Court nominee Douglas H. Ginsburg admitted using marijuana November 5, 1985 "News" opens at Helen Hayes Theater New York City for 4 performances November 5, 1983 New York Rangers and Quebec Nordiques both score in 1st 14 secs of 3rd period November 5, 1983 Orbiter Discovery (OV-103) moves overland to Dryden November 5, 1982 Cleveland Cavaliers lose 24th consecutive game (NBA record) November 5, 1982 George Harrison releases "Gone Troppo" album November 5, 1981 Charles Fuller's "Soldier's Play," premieres in New York City November 5, 1981 Former Dolphin, Mercury Morris, is sentenced to 20 years for drug trafficing, conspiracy, and possession of cocaine November 5, 1979 Iran government of Bazargan resigns November 5, 1979 Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini declares U.S. The Great Satan November 5, 1978 Iranian PM Jaafar Sharif-Emami resigns to Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi November 5, 1978 Khomeini followers attack British embassy/El Al office in Iran November 5, 1978 Oakland Raider's John Madden becomes 13th coach to win 100 NFL games November 5, 1977 NCAA passing record set at 571 yards (Marc Wilson, Brigham Young) November 5, 1976 Balt Jim Palmer wins AL Cy Young Award November 5, 1976 New AL franchises in Seattle and Toronto fill up their rosters November 5, 1976 Pirates trade Manny Sanguillen and $100,000 to A's for mgr Chuck Tanner November 5, 1976 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test November 5, 1975 British government sends troops to Belize November 5, 1975 Sao Tome and Principe adopts constitution November 5, 1974 Dmitri Sjotakovitch completes Michelangelo-liederen November 5, 1974 Ella Grasso (Ct) elected 1st woman U.S. Governor not related to previous gov November 5, 1974 Walter E. Washington, becomes 1st elected mayor of Washington D.C. November 5, 1973 BART starts SF-Daly City train shuttle service November 5, 1972 Jane Blalock wins LPGA Lady Errol Golf Classic November 5, 1971 Bolivia passes death penalty for political kidnapping November 5, 1971 NBA's Los Angeles Lakers starts a 33 game consecutive victory streak November 5, 1968 1st AL pitcher to win MVP, Denny McLain (wins unanimously) November 5, 1968 Nixon (R) beats VP Humphrey (D) and George C. Wallace for presidency November 5, 1967 ATS-3 launched by U.S. to take 1st pictures of full Earth disk November 5, 1967 Clifford Ann Creed wins LPGA Corpus Christi Civitan Golf Open November 5, 1967 New Orleans Saints 1st NFL victory, beat Philadelphia Eagles 31-24 November 5, 1967 U.S. troops conquer Loc Ninh South Vietnam November 5, 1967 Yemen president Sallal flees November 5, 1966 Brigham Young QB Virgil Carter sets NCAA record of 599 yards gained November 5, 1966 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site November 5, 1964 U.S. launches Mariner 3 toward Mars; no data returned November 5, 1963 U.S. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson visits Netherlands November 5, 1961 India's premier Nehru arrives in New York November 5, 1961 St. Louis Cardinals Bill Stacy, returns 2 interceptions for TDs vs Dallas November 5, 1959 AFL announced with 8 teams November 5, 1958 "Maria Golovin" opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City for 5 performances November 5, 1958 KGLD (now KSNG) TV channel 11 in Garden City, KS (NBC) 1st broadcast November 5, 1957 Felix Gaillard forms government in France November 5, 1957 Mrs Nellie McGrail wins $574,658 on a 2 cents soccer pool ticket November 5, 1956 Britain and France land forces in Egypt November 5, 1956 Dutch Communist Party office of Felix Meritis seized November 5, 1956 Israel liberates Sharm-el-Sheikh, reopening Gulf of Aqaba November 5, 1956 Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Datis nuperrime November 5, 1955 Mont Canadien Jean Beliveau scores 2nd fastest hat trick (44 seconds) November 5, 1955 New Vienna Opera house opens (Austria) November 5, 1953 Nobel prize for physics awarded/appended on Frederik Zernicke November 5, 1953 Paul Searls saws a 32" log in 86.4 seconds November 5, 1953 Terence Rattigans' "Sleeping Prince," premieres in London November 5, 1951 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site November 5, 1950 Cleveland Browns' Tommy James intercepts 3 passes, club record November 5, 1950 Philippines president Quirino ends emergency crisis November 5, 1946 John F. Kennedy elected to House of Representatives November 5, 1944 Allied troops reach Zoutelande Walcheren November 5, 1944 Canadian and British troops liberate Dinteloord November 5, 1944 German troops blow-up Heusden North Brabant city hall, 134 die November 5, 1943 Vatican bombed November 5, 1942 Nazi raid on Greek Jews in Paris November 5, 1942 Pro-British Clandestine Radio Diego Suarez's final transmission November 5, 1941 Japanese marine staff officiers Suzuki/Maejima leave Pearl Harbor November 5, 1940 Dutch submarine departs Dundee November 5, 1940 President Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) wins unprecedented 3rd term beating Wendell Willkie (R) November 5, 1940 Walter Johnson, won 416 games for Washington Senators, loses Maryland congressional race (R) November 5, 1938 Ottawa Roughriders score on 5-man, 4-lateral, 65-yard punt return November 5, 1938 Rugers beats Princeton 1st time in 60 years as Rutgers Stad dedicated November 5, 1937 Hitler informs his military leader of his intentions of going to war November 5, 1936 French writer Andre Gide criticizes Soviet regime November 5, 1935 Maryland Court of Appeals orders University of M to admit (black) Donald Murray November 5, 1935 Parker Brothers launches game of Monopoly November 5, 1933 Chicago Bears 30 game unbeaten streak ends to Patriots (10-0) November 5, 1933 Spanish Basques vote for autonomy November 5, 1932 Mussolini frees 16,000 criminals November 5, 1930 Nobel for literature awarded to Sinclair Lewis for "Babbitt" November 5, 1927 10th PGA Championship: Water Hagen at Cedar Crest CC Dallas November 5, 1927 Walter Hagen beats Joe Turnesa for 4th consecutive PGA title November 5, 1925 Mussolini disbands Italian socialist parties November 5, 1922 Demonstration for a Dutch University in Ghent November 5, 1919 Ir Steringa Idzerda begins hosting "soiree-musical" on Dutch radio November 5, 1917 Gen Pershing and U.S. troops see action on Western Front for 1st time November 5, 1917 Supreme Court decision (Buchanan vs. Warley) strikes down Lousiville Kentucky ordiance requiring blacks and whites to live in separate areas November 5, 1916 Emperor Wilhelm II and French Jozef I establishes kingdom of Poland November 5, 1916 Second Chamber accept initial impetus to general males/female suffrage November 5, 1914 Great Britain and France and Russia declares war on Turkey November 5, 1913 Ludwig III crowned king of Bavaria November 5, 1912 Arizona, Kansas and Wisconsin vote for female suffrage November 5, 1912 Bulgarian troops in Constantinople blockade drinking water November 5, 1912 Woodrow Wilson (D) defeats Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) and President Taft (R) November 5, 1911 Italy attacks Turkish North-Africa (Libya), takes Tipoli and Cyrenaica November 5, 1911 Calbraith Rodgers arrives in Pasadena completing 1st transcontinental airplane flight (84 days) (left Sheepshead Bay, New York, Sept 17) November 5, 1898 Gerhart Hauptmanns "Fuhrmann Henschel," premieres in Berlin November 5, 1895 1st U.S. patent granted for auto, George B. Selden November 5, 1895 George Selden patents 1st gasoline-driven car November 5, 1895 King Edward VII says "We are all Socialists nowadays" November 5, 1895 U.S. state Utah accepts female suffrage November 5, 1894 Frederick Lugards expedition reaches Nikki November 5, 1894 Richard Strauss' "Till Eulenspiegels," premieres November 5, 1887 Ottawa College (ORFU) defeats Montreal Football Club (QRFU) 10-5 to win the Dominion championship November 5, 1883 Battle at El Obeid Sudan: Mahdi's army destroys Egyptian army November 5, 1883 Musical "Cordelia's Aspirations" premieres in New York City November 5, 1882 Bedrich Smetana's "Ma Vlast," premieres November 5, 1881 French government-Ferry resigns November 5, 1876 Henry Morton Stanley's expedition leaves Nyangwe November 5, 1872 Susan B. Anthony fined for trying to vote November 5, 1872 Ulysses S. Grant re-elected U.S. president November 5, 1862 Ambrose Burnside replaces McClellen as head of Army of Potomac November 5, 1862 Battle at Barbee's Crossroads, Virginia: 51 casualties November 5, 1854 Crimean War: British and French defeat Russian force of 50,000 November 5, 1846 Robert Schumann's 2nd Symphony in C, premieres November 5, 1838 Honduras declares independence of Central American Federation November 5, 1811 El Salvador's 1st battle against Spain for independence November 5, 1789 Fleeing slaves under Bonni attack military post on Suriname November 5, 1789 French National Meeting declares all citizens equal under law November 5, 1781 John Hanson elected 1st "President of U.S. in Congress assembled" November 5, 1757 Battle at Rossbach (7 year war/French and Indian War) November 5, 1725 Spain and Austria sign secret treaty November 5, 1678 Brandenburgse troops occupy Greifswald in Sweden November 5, 1639 1st post office in the colonies is set up in Massachusetts November 5, 1630 Spain and England sign peace treaty November 5, 1605 Gunpowder Plot; Catholics try to blow up English Parliament. Plot uncovered and leader Guy Fawkes hanged November 5, 1556 Akbar (14) succeeds his father Humajun on as Sultan of Delhi November 5, 1556 Battle at Panipat: Mogollegers beat hindu leader Hemu November 5, 1530 St. Felix Flood ravages Dutch coast November 5, 1492 Christopher Columbus learns of maize (corn) from Indians of Cuba November 5, 1414 Council of Constance (16th ecumenical council) opens November 5, 1228 Wu MeKuan, a collection of 48 Zen koans, compiled in China |