馃搮 Today in HistoryNovember 5

1009

Berber forces led by Sulayman ibn al-Hakam defeat the Umayyad caliph Muhammad II of C贸rdoba in the Battle of Qantish.

Berber forces led by Sulayman ibn al-Hakam defeat the Umayyad caliph Muhammad II of C贸rdoba in the Battle of Qantish.
1138

L媒 Anh T么ng is enthroned as emperor of Vietnam at the age of two, beginning a 37-year reign.

1499

The Catholicon, written in 1464 by Jehan Lagadeuc in Tr茅guier, is published; this is the first Breton dictionary as well as the first French dictionary.

The Catholicon, written in 1464 by Jehan Lagadeuc in Tr茅guier, is published; this is the first Breton dictionary as well as the first French dictionary.
1556

Second Battle of Panipat: Fighting begins between the forces of Hem Chandra Vikramaditya, the Hindu king at Delhi and the forces of the Muslim emperor Akbar.

Second Battle of Panipat: Fighting begins between the forces of Hem Chandra Vikramaditya, the Hindu king at Delhi and the forces of the Muslim emperor Akbar.
1605

Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes is arrested in the cellars of the Houses of Parliament, where he had planted gunpowder in an attempt to blow up the building and kill King James I of England.

Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes is arrested in the cellars of the Houses of Parliament, where he had planted gunpowder in an attempt to blow up the building and kill King James I of England.
1688

Prince William III of Orange lands with a Dutch fleet at Brixham to challenge the rule of King James II of England (James VII of Scotland).

Prince William III of Orange lands with a Dutch fleet at Brixham to challenge the rule of King James II of England (James VII of Scotland).
1757

Seven Years' War: Frederick the Great defeats the allied armies of France and the Holy Roman Empire at the Battle of Rossbach.

Seven Years' War: Frederick the Great defeats the allied armies of France and the Holy Roman Empire at the Battle of Rossbach.
1768

The Treaty of Fort Stanwix is signed, the purpose of which is to adjust the boundary line between Indian lands and white settlements set forth in the Royal Proclamation of 1763 in the Thirteen Colonies.

The Treaty of Fort Stanwix is signed, the purpose of which is to adjust the boundary line between Indian lands and white settlements set forth in the Royal Proclamation of 1763 in the Thirteen Colonies.
1780

French-American forces under Colonel LaBalme are defeated by Miami Chief Little Turtle.

1811

Salvadoran priest Jos茅 Mat铆as Delgado rings the bells of La Merced church in San Salvador, calling for insurrection and launching the 1811 Independence Movement.

Salvadoran priest Jos茅 Mat铆as Delgado rings the bells of La Merced church in San Salvador, calling for insurrection and launching the 1811 Independence Movement.
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