Births on November 5

Christopher Wood (writer)

Born on November 5, 1935

Christopher Wood, English author and screenwriter (d. 2015)

Christopher Hovelle Wood (5 November 1935 – 9 May 2015) was an English screenwriter and novelist, best known for the Confessions series of novels and films which he wrote as Timothy Lea. Under his own name, he adapted two James Bond novels for the screen: The Spy Who Loved Me (1977, with Richard Maibaum) and Moonraker (1979).Wood's many novels divide into four groups: semi-autobiographical literary fiction, historical fiction, adventure novels, and pseudonymous humorous erotica.

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Events on 1935

26 Feb

Treaty of Versailles
Adolf Hitler orders the Luftwaffe to be re-formed, violating the provisions of the Treaty of Versailles.
16 Mar

Treaty of Versailles
Adolf Hitler orders Germany to rearm herself in violation of the Treaty of Versailles. Conscription is reintroduced to form the Wehrmacht.
25 May

Big Ten Conference
Jesse Owens of Ohio State University breaks three world records and ties a fourth at the Big Ten Conference Track and Field Championships in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
25 Jun

Soviet Union
Diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and Colombia are established.
15 Sep

Swastika
Nazi Germany adopts a new national flag bearing the swastika.

Births on November 5

Christopher Wood (writer)

Born on November 5, 1935

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Treaty of Versailles

Treaty of Versailles

Big Ten Conference

Soviet Union

Swastika