November 5
November 5 is the 310th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 56 days remain until the year's end. It falls in autumn (northern hemisphere) and under the astrological sign of Scorpio.
External references
Curated jump-off points to the major almanacs, encyclopaedias and primary sources for this date.
Astronomy
On November 5 the Sun's declination is approximately -16.8°. At this latitude the Sun is south of the celestial equator, giving the Northern Hemisphere shorter days than nights.
For specific rise/set times at your location, see the U.S. Naval Observatory, or the NASA APOD archive for any imagery published on a November 5.
Position in the year
Holidays & observances
- Christian feast day: All Jesuit Saints and Blesseds
- Christian feast day: Blessed Bernhard Lichtenberg
- Christian feast day: Berthild of Chelles
- Christian feast day: Domninus
- Christian feast day: Elizabeth, the mother of John the Baptist
Events
A selection of widely-documented historical events that took place on this date. Years marked BCE follow standard astronomical convention.
2024 — Donald Trump becomes the first president of the United States to be elected to a non-consecutive second term in 132 years, since Grover Cleveland won the 1892 election. ↗(2 years ago)more
Donald John Trump is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 45th president from 2017 to 2021.
2021 — The Astroworld Festival crowd crush results in 10 deaths and 25 people being hospitalized ↗(5 years ago)more
On November 5, 2021, a fatal crowd crush occurred during the Astroworld Festival, an annual musical event hosted by American rapper Travis Scott at NRG Park in Houston, Texas. Eight people were pronounced dead on the day of the incident, and two more died in the hospital in the following days.
- 2017 — Devin Patrick Kelley kills 26 and injures 22 in a church in Sutherland Springs, Texas. ↗(9 years ago)
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On November 5, 2017, Devin Kelley shot and killed 26 people and wounded 22 others at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, United States. Kelley was subsequently shot and wounded, then killed himself.
2015 — An iron ore tailings dam bursts in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, flooding a valley, causing mudslides in the nearby village of Bento Rodrigues and causing at least 17 deaths and two missing. ↗(11 years ago)more
Iron ores are rocks and minerals from which metallic iron can be economically extracted. The ores are usually rich in iron oxides and vary in color from dark grey, bright yellow, or deep purple to rusty red.
2015 — Rona Ambrose takes over after Stephen Harper as the Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. ↗(11 years ago)more
Ronalee Ambrose Veitch is a former Canadian politician who served as leader of the Official Opposition and interim leader of the Conservative Party from 2015 to 2017. She was the member of Parliament (MP) for Sturgeon River—Parkland from 2015 to 2017, after previously representing Edmonton—Spruce Grove from 2004 to 2015.
2013 — India launches the Mars Orbiter Mission, its first interplanetary probe. ↗(13 years ago)more
Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), unofficially known as Mangalyaan, is a space probe orbiting Mars since 24 September 2014. It was launched on 5 November 2013 by ISRO. It was India's first interplanetary mission and it made ISRO the fourth space agency to achieve Mars orbit, after Soviet space program, NASA, and the European Space Agency.
2010 — JS Air Flight 201 crashes after takeoff from Jinnah International Airport in Karachi, Pakistan, killing all 21 aboard. ↗(16 years ago)more
On 5 November 2010, JS Air Flight 201, a Beechcraft 1900 passenger aircraft on a charter service from Karachi to the Bhit Shah gas field in Sindh, Pakistan, crashed near Karachi's Jinnah International Airport, after suffering an engine malfunction at take-off. All 21 people on board were killed.
2009 — U.S. Army Major Nidal Hasan murders 13 and wounds 32 at Fort Hood, Texas in the deadliest mass shooting at a U.S. military installation. ↗(17 years ago)more
Nidal Malik Hasan is an American former United States Army major, physician, and mass murderer convicted of killing 13 people and injuring 32 others in the Fort Hood mass shooting on November 5, 2009. Hasan, an Army Medical Corps psychiatrist, admitted to the shootings at his court-martial in August 2013.
2007 — China's first lunar satellite, Chang'e 1, goes into orbit around the Moon. ↗(19 years ago)more
Chang'e 1 was an uncrewed Chinese lunar-orbiting spacecraft, part of the first phase of the Chinese Lunar Exploration Program. The spacecraft was named after the Chinese Moon goddess, Chang'e.
- 2007 — The Android mobile operating system is unveiled by Google. ↗(19 years ago)
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Android is an operating system owned by Google which is based on a modified version of the Linux kernel and other open-source software, designed primarily for touchscreen-based mobile devices such as smartphones and tablet computers.
2006 — Saddam Hussein, the former president of Iraq, and his co-defendants Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti and Awad Hamed al-Bandar, are sentenced to death in the al-Dujail trial for their roles in the 1982 massacre of 148 Shia Muslims. ↗(20 years ago)more
Saddam Hussein was an Iraqi politician and revolutionary who served as the fifth president of Iraq from 1979 until his overthrow in 2003 during the United States-led invasion of Iraq. He previously served as the vice president from 1968 to 1979 and also as the prime minister from 1979 to 1991 and later from 1994 to 2003.
1996 — Pakistani President Farooq Leghari dismisses the government of Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and dissolves the National Assembly. ↗(30 years ago)more
The President of Pakistan is the head of state of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. The president is the nominal head of the executive and the federal parliament, the first citizen of the country, and the supreme commander of the Pakistan Armed Forces.
Notable births
2002 — Matty Beniers, American ice hockey player ↗(24 years ago)more
Matthew Beniers is an American professional ice hockey player who is a center and alternate captain for the Seattle Kraken of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Kraken drafted Beniers second overall in the 2021 NHL entry draft with their first-ever selection in an entry draft. He played college ice hockey at Michigan.
1998 — Takehiro Tomiyasu, Japanese footballer ↗(28 years ago)more
Takehiro Tomiyasu is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defender for Eredivisie club Ajax and the Japan national team. Mainly a full back, he can also be deployed as a centre-back.
1995 — Trey Lyles, Canadian basketball player ↗(31 years ago)more
Trey Anthony Lyles is a Canadian-American professional basketball player for Real Madrid of the Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. He was drafted by the Utah Jazz following his freshman season at the University of Kentucky.
1994 — Astou Ndour-Fall, Senegalese-Spanish basketball player ↗(32 years ago)more
Astou Ndour-Fall is a Spanish professional basketball player for Emlak Konut of the Turkish Women's Basketball League. Born in Senegal, she represents Spain internationally. She previously played for the Chicago Sky, Connecticut Sun, Dallas Wings, and San Antonio Stars of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).
1992 — Odell Beckham Jr., American football player ↗(34 years ago)more
Odell Cornelious Beckham Jr., commonly known by his initials OBJ, is an American professional football wide receiver. He played college football for the LSU Tigers and was selected by the New York Giants in the first round of the 2014 NFL draft. He has played in the NFL for the Giants, Cleveland Browns, Los Angeles Rams, Baltimore Ravens, and Miami Dolphins.
1992 — Marco Verratti, Italian footballer ↗(34 years ago)more
Marco Verratti is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Qatar Stars League club Al Duhail.
Notable deaths
2024 — Ben Baldanza, American economist and business executive (born 1961) ↗(2 years ago)more
Basil Ben Baldanza Jr. was an American business executive who was the chief executive officer and president of Spirit Airlines from 2005 to 2016, a period in which he led the transformation of the company into an ultra-low-cost carrier.
2024 — Elwood Edwards, American voice actor (born 1949) ↗(2 years ago)more
Elwood Hughes Edwards Jr. was an American voice actor. He was best known as the voice of various soundmarks for the Internet service provider America Online which he first recorded in 1989. This included AOL's trademark "You've got mail" greeting.
2023 — Pat E. Johnson, American martial artist and actor (born 1939) ↗(3 years ago)more
Patrick E. Johnson was an American martial artist and actor. He was a 9th degree black belt in American Tang Soo Do and was the president of the National Tang Soo Do Congress, which was originally created by Chuck Norris in 1973.
2022 — Aaron Carter, American singer-songwriter, rapper, dancer and actor (born 1987) ↗(4 years ago)more
Aaron Charles Carter was an American singer and rapper. He came to fame as a teen pop singer in the late 1990s, establishing himself as a star among preteen and teenage audiences during the first years of the 2000s, with his four studio albums.
2021 — Marília Mendonça, Brazilian singer (born 1995) ↗(5 years ago)more
Marília Dias Mendonça was a Brazilian singer, songwriter and instrumentalist, posthumously recognized in Brazil as the Queen of Sofrência, a subgenre of sertanejo music, and has been recognized for her contribution to female empowerment by revolutionizing the universe of sertanejo music.
Numerical & calendrical curiosities
| Day-of-year (310) | 2 × 5 × 31 · composite (no) |
|---|---|
| Days remaining (56) | 2^3 × 7 |
| Date code DDMMYYYY | 05112026 · no palindrome in next 200 years |
| Sun declination | -16.82° (Cooper approximation) |
| Distance from solstice | 45 days |