The Mughal Empire spanned nearly one million square kilometres at the time of Akbar's death in 1556. Then, on November 5,1556, Humayun succeeded his father as ruler of the Mughal territories in the Indian subcontinent. When Humayun came to power at the age of 22, he was an inexperienced ruler.

On November 3, 1957, the Soviet Union astonished the world by launching Sputnik 2. Laika, the first animal to orbit Earth, was aboard the tiny satellite. Laika, however, was not the first mammal in space. Since 1947, the United States and the Soviet Union have been placing animals atop rockets. No one understood what the repercussions of weightlessness would be in the early days of rocket technology. Animals, mostly dogs, monkeys, and chimps, were used to assess the safety and practicality of launching a live being into space and returning it intact.

Sen was born on November 3, 1933, in West Bengal, India, to a well-respected and prosperous family. Amartya Sen is an Indian economist who won the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences in 1998 for his pioneering work in welfare economics. Sen is just the sixth Indian to win this accolade, and he is an expert in developing socioeconomic strategies to mitigate the negative consequences of famines and food shortages. During his infancy, he had a strong interest in Sanskrit, Mathematics, and Physics, and his idols were Shakespeare and George Bernard Shaw. Bengali literature, as well as Indian and Greek folklore, captivated Sen.

Abraham Lincoln marries Mary Anne Todd, a Kentucky native, on November 4, 1842, at her sister's house in Springfield, Illinois. Mary Todd, nicknamed Molly, was the daughter of rich parents and attended elite all-girls institutions where she excelled in cultural studies and the arts. Mary Todd, more than her husband, was a fervent abolitionist. She backed his political career as he ascended through the ranks of the Illinois assembly to become one of the country's most charismatic political orators to speak out against slavery.

On November 5, 1556, the Second Battle of Panipat was fought between the forces of Samrat Hem Chandra Vikramaditya, popularly known as Hemu, the Hindu king who ruled North India from Delhi, and the army of Akbar. Khan Zaman I and Bairam Khan, Akbar's generals, won a decisive victory.

A team led by British Egyptologist Howard Carter began excavating Tutankhamun's tomb in Egypt's Valley of the Kings on November 4, 1922. Tutankhamun, also known as King Tut, was an Egyptian pharaoh who reigned from 1333 BCE (when he was nine years old) until his death in 1323 BCE.

Bryan Adams, a fantastic Canadian musician, was born on November 5th, 1959 in Kingston, Ontario. Young Bryan dropped out of school at the age of 15 and began performing in nightclubs; he even performed and recorded an album with Sweeney Todd, titled "If Wishes Were Horses," with young Bryan singing the lead.

Virat Kohli, the current captain of Indian cricket team was born on November 5th in the year 1968. As a right-handed batsman, he represents Delhi in domestic cricket and Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League (IPL). He is regarded as one of the best batsmen of his generation.

Chevrolet, sometimes known informally as Chevy and formally as the Chevrolet Subsidiary of General Motors Company, is an American vehicle division of the American company General Motors (GM). The Chevrolet brand would go on to become the volume leader in the General Motors family, offering mainstream automobiles to compete with Henry Ford's Model T in 1919 and eventually overtaking Ford as the best-selling car in the United States by 1929.

Tilda Swinton is an Oscar-winning British actress known for her roles in arthouse films as well as acclaimed performances in mainstream films such as 'Michael Clayton.' Tilda Swinton was born in London, England on November 5, 1960.

Matthew David McConaughey was born in Uvalde, Texas, on November 4, 1969. He was an athlete from an early age, participating in golf and tennis at Longview High School and was named "Most Handsome Student." Matthew McConaughey earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Texas in Austin and his first major break with the 1993 picture Dazed and Confused. Matthew McConaughey is an Academy Award-winning actor who has appeared in films such as 'Dazed and Confused' and 'Dallas Buyers Club,' as well as the television series 'True Detective.'

Senator Barack Obama of Illinois defeated Senator John McCain of Arizona on November 4, 2008, to become the 44th President of the United States and the first African American elected to the White House. The 47-year-old Democrat received 365 electoral votes and nearly 53% of the popular vote, while his 72-year-old Republican opponent received 173 electoral votes and more than 45% of the popular vote.

Vivien Leigh was born in Darjeeling, India on November 5, 1913, to a Yorkshire stockbroker. She was educated in convents throughout England and Europe, and her schoolmate Maureen O'Sullivan inspired her to pursue an acting career. For her unforgettable performance as Scarlett O'Hara in David O. Selznick's production of Gone with the Wind, Leigh gained international acclaim and an Academy Award.

The daily was formed in 1838 in Mumbai (then Bombay) under the British Raj to serve the British citizens of western India, after Lord Metcalfe's Act of 1835, which loosened limits on the freedom of the Indian press. J.E. Brennan, a retired Irish doctor who was also secretary of the Bombay Chamber of Commerce, was its first editor. Initially, the daily was produced twice weekly, on Wednesdays and Saturdays, under the guidance of Maharashtrian Reformist Raobahadur Narayan Dinanath Velkar, and carried news from Britain and throughout the world.

Chittranjan Das, popularly known as Deshbandhu, was an Indian politician, a prominent lawyer, an activist of the Indian National Movement, and the founder of the Swaraj party in Bengal during the British occupation of India. This great personality was born on November 5 in the year 1869.

Tabu was born on November 4, 1971 (birthday, dob) in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. Her current age is 47 years old. Tabu is a well-known Indian actress. She is most known for her work in Hindi films, but she has also appeared in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Marathi, and Bengali films, as well as one American film. She has twice received the National Film Award for Best Actress, and she holds the record for the most Filmfare Critics Awards for Best Female Performer victories, with four.

Shakuntala Devi was born on November 4, 1929, in Bangalore to a typical Kannada Brahmin family. Unlike the rest of her family, who were priests, her father worked in a circus as a tightrope walker, trapeze performer, lion tamer, and stage magician. Shakuntala Devi - commonly known as "the human computer" – was a mathematical genius and writer who established a place for herself in Indian history as a mathematical genius and writer, in a country where women in STEM research subjects are still underrepresented.