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Sunday, November 5, 1961
Keith and his friend Gerry Evans attend a Guy Fawkes Night bonfire in Queensbury, London. Keith jumps through the bonfire and torments little girls with firecrackers.   Photo is from another 1961 Guy Fawkes bonfire!
Boys building a bonfire on the downs near Lewes in Sussex in preparation for Guy Fawkes night on the 5th November. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)
Friday, November 5, 1965
The Who appear live on Ready Steady Go! playing "Man With Money", "My Generation", and "Shout And Shimmy". Also appearing were The Sir Douglas Quintet, Lesley Duncan and Paul and Berry Ryan.
Saturday, November 5, 1966
The Who,, appear on Klar i Studiet, ("Ready in the Studio") a Danish TV show, recorded on October 20. According to IMDB it was episode #1.7 and featured The Who performing "My Generation", "It's a… More »
DENMARK - OCTOBER 20: Photo of The Who; John Entwistle, Roger Daltrey, Keith Moon & Pete Townshend performing on Danish TV show 'Klar I Studiet' (Photo by Jan Persson/Redferns)
Saturday, November 5, 1966
Record Mirror announces the formation of Track Records and says The Who will be the first act on that label. They also say that The Who's new album will be titled "Jigsaw Puzzle." The 1966… More »
Saturday, November 5, 1966
Fabulous magazine features a photo of Keith and a brief description of recording "Cobwebs and Strange"
Sunday, November 5, 1967
The Who play the Theatre Royal in Nottingham
Friday, November 5, 1971
ITV's Today programme shows The Who from the night before  at the Rainbow performing "See Me Feel Me.
Friday, November 5, 1971
The Who play the Rainbow Theatre in Finsbury Park, London
Monday, November 5, 1973
The wear on the band caused by the complicated Quadropheniamaterial explodes into violence on stage. At the performance at the Odeon Theatre in Newcastle, Pete loses it during “5:15 “ when the tapes come… More »
Wednesday, November 5, 1975
"Love's Dream" backed with "Orpheus Song", a single by Roger from the Lisztomania soundtrack is released in the U.S.
Friday, November 5, 1976
The soundtrack for All This And World War II, containing Keith Moon's recording of "When I'm Sixty-Four," is released in the U.K. It peaks at #23
Friday, November 5, 1982
The first episode of The Tube with host Jools Holland airs on Channel 4 UK. Pete is interviewed, talks about how he saw through Woodstock, was glad to have played Shea Stadium and jokes that… More »
Wednesday, November 5, 1986
It began as a notice on the back cover of the Happy Jack album. Nineteen years later the U.S. Who Fan Club officially closes
Sunday, November 5, 1995
Roger plays the Tin Man and sings "If I Only Had a Heart" in "The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True" at Avery Fisher Hall in New York for the benefit of the… More »
Thursday, November 5, 1998
Roger Daltrey and his wife Heather attend the re-opening night party for the play The Scarlet Pimpernel at Sardi's in New York.
UNITED STATES - NOVEMBER 05: Roger Daltrey and wife Heather arrive at Sardi's for party celebrating the re-opening of the play "The Scarlet Pimpernel." (Photo by Richard Corkery/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images)
Sunday, November 5, 2000
The Simpsons airs their 250th episode "A Tale of Two Springfields" in which Homer tries to restore his divided hometown by getting The Who to perform. Roger and John voice themselves while Pete's brother Paul… More »
Sunday, November 5, 2000
The Who play the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre in Glasgow Photo by Ross Halfin
Sunday, November 5, 2006
The Who play the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, California
Monday, November 5, 2007
The Who's official website, TheWho.com, is launched. New members receive as bonus a special 2-CD set of archival live Who recordings View From a Backstage Pass. The CD is mixed by long-time Who soundman Bob… More »
Monday, November 5, 2007
Pete and Roger attend the London premiere of Amazing Journey - The Story of The Who and answer questions from Jeremy Clarkson. Also attending the premiere are Bianca Jagger, Peaches Geldof, Martin Freeman and The… More »
LONDON - NOVEMBER 05: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK TABLOID NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 48 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) (L-R) Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend of The Who attend the premiere of 'Amazing Journey: The Story Of The Who' ahead of the DVD launch, at the Odeon Kensington on November 5, 2007 in London, England. (Photo by Dave M. Benett/Getty Images)
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
The Who play the Benefit for the Michael J. Fox Foundation For Parkinson's Research at the Sheraton Hotel in New York City, New York
(EXCLUSIVE, Premium Rates Apply) NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 05: *EXCLUSIVE* Michael J. Fox (C) performs on stage with Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend of The Who during "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Cure Parkinson's" 2008 Benefit for The Michael J. Fox Foundation at the Sheraton New York Hotel and Towers on November 5, 2008 in New York City. This event raised over $4 million for Parkinson's disease research. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage for The Michael J Fox Foundation)
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Roger plays the Casino Rama Entertainment Centre in Orillia, Ontario, Canada
Saturday, November 5, 2011
Roger and his solo band perform at a private party in Los Angeles raising money for the new UCLA Daltrey/Townshend Teen & Young Adult Cancer Program at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. Robert Plant… More »
Monday, November 5, 2012
The Who play The Arena At Gwinnett Center in Duluth, Georgia
Saturday, November 5, 2022
The Who play the second of two night at Dolby Live in Las Vegas, Nevada
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