What are the important events that happened on November 5? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

November 5: Facts & Myths About This Day

November 5 is the 309^th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 56 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Wednesday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is October 23, 2025 – a Wednesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 489,528 hours has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.

Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘trihectaenneagon’ day.

Scorpio is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Topaz is the modern birthstone for this month. Pearl is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 104 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.

The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,702 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.

November 5 Historical Events

• 1688 –
  The Glorious Revolution begins: William of Orange lands at Brixham.
• 1743 –
  Coordinated scientific observations of the transit of Mercury are organized by Joseph-Nicolas Delisle.
• 1757 –
  Seven Years’ War: Frederick the Great defeats the allied armies of France and the Holy Roman Empire at the Battle of Rossbach.
• 1862 –
  American Civil War: Abraham Lincoln removes George B. McClellan as commander of the Union Army for the second and final time.
• 1916 –
  The Everett Massacre takes place in Everett, Washington as political differences lead to a shoot-out between the Industrial Workers of the World organizers and local police.
• 1917 –
  October Revolution: In Tallinn, Estonia, Communist leader Jaan Anvelt leads revolutionaries in overthrowing the Provisional Government (As Estonia and Russia are still using the Julian Calendar, subsequent period references show an October 23 date).
• 1925 –
  Secret agent Sidney Reilly, the first “super-spy” of the 20th century, is executed by the OGPU, the secret police of the Soviet Union.
• 1937 –
  Adolf Hitler holds a secret meeting and states his plans for acquiring “living space” for the German people.
• 1943 –
  Bombing of the Vatican.
• 2007 –
  China’s first lunar satellite, Chang'e 1 goes into orbit around the Moon.

Who were born on November 5?

• 1592 –
  Charles Chauncy, English-born president of Harvard College (d. 1672)
• 1818 –
  Benjamin Franklin Butler, 33rd Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1893)
• 1938 –
  Jim Steranko, American graphic artist
• 1938 –
  Joe Dassin, French-speaking American singer (d. 1980)
• 1941 –
  Art Garfunkel, American musician
• 1948 –
  Peter Hammill, British musician (Van der Graaf Generator)
• 1952 –
  Vandana Shiva, Indian physicist
• 1971 –
  Jonny Greenwood, guitarist (Radiohead)
• 1977 –
  Brittney Skye, American pornographic actress
• 1982 –
  Rob Swire, Australian record producer, singer and keyboardist (Pendulum)

Who died on November 5?

• 1714 –
  Bernardino Ramazzini, Italian physician (b. 1633)
• 1960 –
  Johnny Horton, American country music singer (b. 1925)
• 1986 –
  Bobby Nunn, American singer (The Coasters) (b. 1925)
• 1986 –
  Claude Jutra, Québécois actor and film director (b. 1930)
• 1996 –
  Eddie Harris, American saxophonist (b. 1934)
• 2001 –
  Barry Horne, British animal activist (b. 1952)
• 2002 –
  Billy Guy, American singer (The Coasters) (b. 1936)
• 2004 –
  Donald Jones, American Dutch actor and dancer (b. 1932)
• 2005 –
  Link Wray,American rock and roll guitarist, songwriter and singer (b. 1929)
• 2010 –
  Antonio Cárdenas Guillén, Mexican drug lord and co-leader (Gulf Cartel) (b. 1962)