November 5 - Homecoming

Homecoming

Family Birthdays

Cousin Meredith Krewson

This Day In History

1605

The arrest of Guy Fawkes, found during a search of the Palace of Westminster, foils Robert Catesby's plot to destroy the House of Lords and all within it.

1743

Coordinated scientific observations of the transit of Mercury are organized by Joseph-Nicolas Delisle.

1872

In defiance of the law, suffragist Susan B. Anthony votes for the first time, and is later fined $100.

1895

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

1925

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

1986

USS Rentz, USS Reeves and USS Oldendorf visit Qingdao (Tsing Tao) China – the first US Naval visit to China since 1949.

Famous Birthdays

1494

Hans Sachs, German meistersinger, poet, playwright and shoemaker (d. 1576)

1701

Pietro Longhi, Venetian painter (d. 1785)

1850

Ella Wheeler Wilcox, American author and poet (d. 1919)

1885

Will Durant, American historian, writer, and philosopher (d. 1981)

1887

Paul Wittgenstein, Austrian-born pianist (d. 1961)

1906

Fred Lawrence Whipple, American astronomer (d. 2004)

1911

Roy Rogers, American actor (d. 1998)

1913

Vivien Leigh, English actress (d. 1967)

1936

Michael Dertouzos, Greek-born American computer scientist (d. 2001)

1937

Harris Yulin, American actor

1941

Art Garfunkel, American musician

1949

Armin Shimerman, American actor
1960
Tilda Swinton, English actress
1963
Andrea McArdle, American actress
1965
Famke Janssen, Dutch model and actress