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November 5

November 5 carries 10 recorded events spanning between 1138 and 2007. Lý Anh Tông is enthroned as emperor of Vietnam at the age of two, beginning a 37-year reign.

♏ZodiacScorpio ◈BirthstoneTopaz ❀Birth flowerChrysanthemum

Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed July 13, 2026

What happened on November 5?

November 5 is the 309th day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 1138 and 2007. Famous people born on November 5 include Art Garfunkel, Eliud Kipchoge and Jean-Pierre Papin.

The shape of the day

From 1138 to 2007, November 5 gathers 869 years of history. Most of the weight falls in the 20th century, where conflict is a recurring thread.

Scorpio is the sign for November 5 — read more on the Scorpio page, or see November's birthstone & birth flower.

Released on November 5

Movies, games, albums & shows

2025

  • Game Biped 2
  • Game Sonic Rumble Party
  • Movie Predator: Badlands

2024

  • Game Metal Slug Tactics

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 1138

    Lý Anh Tông

    Lý Anh Tông is enthroned as emperor of Vietnam at the age of two, beginning a 37-year reign.

  2. 1556

    Second Battle of Panipat

    Second Battle of Panipat: Fighting begins between the forces of Hem Chandra Vikramaditya, the Hindu king at Delhi and the forces of the Muslim emperor Akbar.

  3. 1757

    Seven Years' War

    Seven Years' War: Frederick the Great defeats the allied armies of France and the Holy Roman Empire at the Battle of Rossbach.

  4. 1881

    New Zealand

    In New Zealand, 1600 armed volunteers and constabulary field forces led by Minister of Native Affairs John Bryce march on the pacifist Māori settlement at Parihaka, evicting upwards of 2000 residents, and destroying the settlement in the context of the New Zealand land confiscations.

  5. 1914

    World War I

    World War I: France and the British Empire declare war on the Ottoman Empire.

  6. 1916

    Everett massacre

    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.

  7. 1940

    World War II

    World War II: The British armed merchant cruiser HMS Jervis Bay is sunk by the German pocket battleship Admiral Scheer.

  8. 1950

    Korean War

    Korean War: British and Australian forces from the 27th British Commonwealth Brigade successfully halted the advancing Chinese 117th Division during the Battle of Pakchon.

  9. 1996

    Bill Clinton

    Bill Clinton is reelected President of the United States.

  10. 2007

    Android (operating system)

    The Android mobile operating system is unveiled by Google.

Famous birthday twins

Born on November 5

Art Garfunkel

b. 1941

American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Eliud Kipchoge

b. 1984

Kenyan long-distance runner

Jean-Pierre Papin

b. 1963

French footballer and manager

Hans Sachs

b. 1494

German poet and playwright

Johnny Damon

b. 1973

American baseball player

Uwe Seeler

b. 1936

German footballer

Walter Gieseking

b. 1895

French-German pianist and composer

Rudolf Augstein

b. 1923

German soldier and journalist, co-founder of Der Spiegel

Deaths

  • 2012Leonardo Favio
  • 1986Adolf Brudes
  • 1977Alexei Stakhanov
  • 1879James Clerk Maxwell
  • 1876Theodor von Heuglin
  • 1370Casimir III the Great

Holidays & observances

  • —Christian feast day: All Jesuit Saints and Blesseds
  • —Christian feast day: Saint Domninus of Grenoble
  • —Christian feast day: Blessed Bernhard Lichtenberg
  • —Christian feast day: Berthild of Chelles
  • —Christian feast day: Elizabeth, the mother of John the Baptist
  • —Christian feast day: Galation
  • —Christian feast day: Blessed Gomidas Keumurdjian
  • —Christian feast day: Blessed Guido Maria Conforti

Historical facts, event summaries, and biographical lines above are adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) license. DateLore adds curation, structure, and original editorial commentary. DateLore is not affiliated with the Wikimedia Foundation.

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