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 310th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 56 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Tuesday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is October 23, 2024 – a Tuesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 28,846,080 minutes 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 ‘trihectadecagon’ 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 85 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 4,337 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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November 5 Historical Events
1138 –
Ly Anh Tong is enthroned as emperor of Vietnam at the age of two, starting a 37-year reign.
1605 –
The arrest of Guy Fawkes, found during a search of the Palace of Westminster, foils Robert Catesby’s plot to destroy the House of Lords and all within it.
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.
1831 –
Nat Turner, American slave leader, is tried, convicted, and sentenced to death in Virginia.
1854 –
Crimean War: The Battle of Inkerman.
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.
1950 –
Korean War: British and Australian forces from the 27th British Commonwealth Brigade successfully halted the advancing Chinese 117th Division during the Battle of Pakchon.
2007 –
China’s first lunar satellite, Chang'e 1 goes into orbit around the Moon.
2009 –
US Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan kills 13 and wounds 29 at Fort Hood, Texas in the deadliest mass shooting at a US military installation.
Who were born on November 5?
1851 –
Charles Dupuy, French prime minister (d. 1923)
1906 –
Endre Kabos, Hungarian fencer (d. 1944)
1941 –
Art Garfunkel, American musician
1950 –
Thorbjørn Jagland, Norwegian statesman
1953 –
Joyce Maynard, American writer
1965 –
Famke Janssen, Dutch model and actress
1973 –
Alexei Yashin, Russian ice hockey player
1974 –
Jerry Stackhouse, American basketball player
1979 –
Romi Dames, Japanese/American actress
1980 –
Jaime Camara, Brazilian racing driver
Who died on November 5?
1923 –
Jacques d'Adelswärd-Fersen, French novelist (b. 1880)
1964 –
Lansdale Sasscer, American politician (b. 1893)
1977 –
Guy Lombardo, Canadian conductor (b. 1902)
1982 –
Jacques Tati, French actor and director (b. 1908)
1991 –
Fred MacMurray, American actor (b. 1908)
1997 –
James Robert Baker, American novelist, screenwriter (b. 1946)
2000 –
Victor Grinich, American businessman (b. 1924)
2005 –
Virginia MacWatters, American soprano (b. 1912)
2007 –
Nils Liedholm, Swedish footballer and coach (b. 1922)
2011 –
Bhupen Hazarika, Indian singer, composer, lyricist, music director, and filmmaker from Assam (b. 1926)
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