November 5, 1900 (Monday)
- Chemist Jokichi Takamine applied for a patent on the first chemical synthesis of a human hormone, epinephrine, which he named "Adrenalin" based on the adrenal gland from which the compound is produced. The patent, granted on April 16, 1901, made a millionaire of the Japanese-born scientist.
- At the Marti Theatre in Havana, Cuba's American Governor, Leonard Wood, opened a convention to decide on a Constitution for Cuba. The convention, called to order on the day before the American presidential election, would adopt a republican system of government, similar to that of the United States, on February 21, 1901.
- Born: Martin Dies, Jr., Texas Congressman (1931–45 and 1953–59) and Chairman of House Un-American Activities Committee, in Colorado City, Texas; (d. 1972)
- Natalie Schafer, American actress who portrayed "Mrs. Howell" on Gilligan's Island, in Red Bank, New Jersey; (d. 1991)
Read more about this topic: November 1900
Famous quotes containing the word november:
“In that November off Tehuantepec,
The slopping of the sea grew still one night
And in the morning summer hued the deck
And made one think of rosy chocolate
And gilt umbrellas.”
—Wallace Stevens (1879–1955)