Births on November 5

Pietro Longhi, Venetian painter and educator (d. 1785)

Pietro Longhi (1702 or November 5, 1701 – May 8, 1785) was a Venetian painter of contemporary genre scenes of life.

23 May

William Kidd
After being convicted of piracy and of murdering William Moore, Captain William Kidd is hanged in London.
9 Jul

Battle of Carpi
A Bourbon force under Nicolas Catinat withdraws from a smaller Habsburg force under Prince Eugene of Savoy in the Battle of Carpi.
19 Jul

Nanfan Treaty
Representatives of the Iroquois Confederacy sign the Nanfan Treaty, ceding a large territory north of the Ohio River to England.