Birthdays
William Woods Averell
Turns 33 on this date
Benjamin Franklin Butler
Turns 47 on this date
William H. Gray
Turns 60 on this date
Benjamin Chew Howard
Turns 74 on this date
Alexander Herritage Newton
Turns 28 on this date
Alphonso Taft
Turns 55 on this date
Isaac Toucey
Turns 73 on this date
Events
| Crime/Disasters | Heavy gales ravage cargo ships on Lake Ontario and several are lost | 11/05/1865 |
| Crime/Disasters | In New York City, a late morning explosion shakes Greenwich Village | 11/05/1865 |