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 310^th 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, 1,730,764,800 seconds 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.

November 5 Historical Events

• 1743 –
  Coordinated scientific observations of the transit of Mercury are organized by Joseph-Nicolas Delisle.
• 1862 –
  American Civil War: Abraham Lincoln removes George B. McClellan as commander of the Union Army for the second and final time.
• 1895 –
  George B. Selden is granted the first U.S. patent for an automobile.
• 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.
• 1986 –
  USS Rentz, USS Reeves and USS Oldendorf visit Qingdao (Tsing Tao) China – the first US Naval visit to China since 1949.
• 1996 –
  President of Pakistan Farooq Ahmed Khan Leghari dismisses the government of Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and dissolves the National Assembly of Pakistan.

Who were born on November 5?

• 1855 –
  Léon Teisserenc de Bort, French meteorologist (d. 1913)
• 1911 –
  Roy Rogers, American actor (d. 1998)
• 1919 –
  Hasan Askari, Pakistani philosopher (d. 1978)
• 1966 –
  James Allen, British journalist
• 1980 –
  Jaime Camara, Brazilian racing driver
• 1981 –
  Paul Chapman, Australian rules footballer
• 1983 –
  Mike Hanke, German footballer
• 1984 –
  Nikolai Zherdev, Ukrainian-Russian hockey player
• 1985 –
  Kate DeAraugo, Australian singer (Young Divas)
• 1987 –
  Kevin Jonas, American guitarist (Jonas Brothers)

Who died on November 5?

• 1930 –
  Christiaan Eijkman, Dutch physician and pathologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. 1858)
• 1955 –
  Maurice Utrillo, French artist (b. 1883)
• 1956 –
  Art Tatum, American musician (b. 1909)
• 1960 –
  Johnny Horton, American country music singer (b. 1925)
• 1960 –
  Ward Bond, American actor (b. 1903)
• 1985 –
  Arnold Chikobava, Georgian linguist (b. 1898)
• 1986 –
  Bobby Nunn, American singer (The Coasters) (b. 1925)
• 1991 –
  Robert Maxwell, Slovakian-born media entrepreneur (b. 1923)
• 2000 –
  Jimmie Davis, American singer and politician (b. 1899)
• 2005 –
  Virginia MacWatters, American soprano (b. 1912)