November 1900 - November 5, 1900 (Monday)

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)