November 5: Election Day (United States) (2024); Guy Fawkes Night in Great Britain and some Commonwealth countriesAline Chrtien1138 L Anh Tng was enthroned as the emperor of i Vit at the age of two, beginning a 37-year reign.1943 World WarII: An unknown aircraft dropped four bombs on Vatican City, which maintained neutrality during the war.1995 Aline Chrtien (pictured) thwarted Andr Dallaire's attempt to assassinate her husband, Canadian prime minister Jean Chrtien, by locking the bedroom door in 24Sussex Drive, their official residence in Ottawa.2003 American serial killer Gary Ridgway pleaded guilty to 48 counts of first-degree murder.2013 The Indian Space Research Organisation launched the Mars Orbiter Mission, India's first interplanetary probe.Louis Bertrand Castel (b.1688)Edwin Flack (b.1873)James Robert Baker (d.1997)Habibollah Asgaroladi (d.2013)More anniversaries: November 4November 5November 6ArchiveBy emailList of days of the yearAbout