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1982 44 years ago Notable Births November 5

Rob Swire, Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer

On November 5, in the year 1982, Rob Swire, Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer. This event is recorded as a Notable Births event in the history of November 5, one of 424 recorded events on this date across all of history.

1 notable person is associated with this event, including Rob Swire. Learn more below.

Robert Swire-Thompson is an Australian record producer, singer, songwriter, and DJ. He is the founder and lead vocalist of the drum and bass band Pendulum, as well as DJ and co-founder of electro house duo Knife Party formed of Swire and Gareth McGrillen.

Key Facts

  • This event took place on November 5, 1982 (AD era).
  • It is categorised as a Notable Births event in recorded history.
  • Referenced in 1 Wikipedia article.
  • 1 notable person is recorded as involved in or associated with this event.
  • Wikipedia source last updated on 16 October 2026.

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Notable Deaths 2020 Nov 5 Geoffrey Palmer, English actor (born 1927)
Historical Events 2017 Nov 5 Devin Patrick Kelley kills 26 and injures 22 in a church in Sutherland Springs, Texas.
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Historical Events 2015 Nov 5 Rona Ambrose takes over after Stephen Harper as the Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada.
Notable Deaths 2015 Nov 5 George Barris, American engineer and car designer (born 1925)
Notable Deaths 2015 Nov 5 Nora Brockstedt, Norwegian singer (born 1923)
Notable Deaths 2015 Nov 5 Soma Edirisinghe, Sri Lankan businesswoman and philanthropist (born 1939)
Notable Deaths 2015 Nov 5 Czesław Kiszczak, Polish general and politician, 11th Prime Minister of the People's Republic of Poland (born 1925)
Notable Deaths 2015 Nov 5 Hans Mommsen, German historian and academic (born 1930)
Notable Deaths 2014 Nov 5 Manitas de Plata, French guitarist (born 1921)
Notable Deaths 2014 Nov 5 Lane Evans, American lawyer and politician (born 1951)
Notable Deaths 2014 Nov 5 Wally Grant, American ice hockey player (born 1927)
Notable Deaths 2014 Nov 5 Abdelwahab Meddeb, Tunisian-French author, poet, and scholar (born 1946)
Historical Events 2013 Nov 5 India launches the Mars Orbiter Mission, its first interplanetary probe.
Notable Deaths 2013 Nov 5 Habibollah Asgaroladi, Iranian politician (born 1932)
Notable Deaths 2013 Nov 5 Juan Carlos Calabró, Argentinian actor and screenwriter (born 1934)
Notable Deaths 2013 Nov 5 Tony Iveson, English soldier and pilot (born 1919)
Notable Deaths 2013 Nov 5 Charles Mosley, English genealogist and author (born 1948)
Notable Deaths 2013 Nov 5 Charlie Trotter, American chef and author (born 1959)
Notable Deaths 2013 Nov 5 Stuart Williams, Welsh footballer and manager (born 1930)
Selected Events 2013 Nov 5 The Indian Space Research Organisation launched the Mars Orbiter Mission, India's first interplanetary probe.
Notable Deaths 2012 Nov 5 Olympe Bradna, French-American actress and dancer (born 1920)
Notable Deaths 2012 Nov 5 Elliott Carter, American composer and academic (born 1908)
Notable Deaths 2012 Nov 5 Leonardo Favio, Argentinian actor, singer, director and screenwriter (born 1938)
Notable Deaths 2012 Nov 5 Bob Kaplan, Canadian lawyer and politician, 30th Solicitor General of Canada (born 1936)
Notable Deaths 2012 Nov 5 Louis Pienaar, South African lawyer and diplomat, Minister of Internal Affairs (born 1926)
Notable Deaths 2011 Nov 5 Bhupen Hazarika, Indian singer-songwriter, director, and poet (born 1926)
Historical Events 2010 Nov 5 JS Air Flight 201 crashes after takeoff from Jinnah International Airport in Karachi, Pakistan, killing all 21 aboard.
Notable Deaths 2010 Nov 5 Jill Clayburgh, American actress and singer (born 1944)
Notable Deaths 2010 Nov 5 Adrian Păunescu, Romanian poet, journalist, and politician (born 1943)
Notable Deaths 2010 Nov 5 Shirley Verrett, American soprano and actress (born 1931)
Historical Events 2009 Nov 5 U.S. Army Major Nidal Hasan murders 13 and wounds 32 at Fort Hood, Texas in the deadliest mass shooting at a U.S.…
Notable Deaths 2009 Nov 5 Félix Luna, Argentinian lawyer, historian, and academic (born 1925)
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Historical Events 2007 Nov 5 China's first lunar satellite, Chang'e 1, goes into orbit around the Moon.
Historical Events 2007 Nov 5 The Android mobile operating system is unveiled by Google.
Notable Deaths 2007 Nov 5 Nils Liedholm, Swedish footballer and manager (born 1922)
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Notable Deaths 2006 Nov 5 Bülent Ecevit, Turkish journalist and politician, 16th Prime Minister of Turkey (born 1925)
Notable Deaths 2005 Nov 5 John Fowles, English novelist (born 1926)
Notable Deaths 2005 Nov 5 Virginia MacWatters, American soprano and actress (born 1912)
Notable Deaths 2005 Nov 5 Link Wray, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1929)
Notable Deaths 2004 Nov 5 Donald Jones, American-Dutch actor, singer, and dancer (born 1932)

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