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5 November 2023
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
Anniversary
2013 - The Indian Space Research Organisation launched the Mars Orbiter Mission, India's first interplanetary probe.Indian national space and aeronautics agency
Anniversary
2009 - U.S. Army major Nidal Hasan went on a shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, the worst shooting ever to take place on an American military base, killing 13.Land service branch of the U.S. military
Anniversary
2003 - American serial killer Gary Ridgway pleaded guilty to 48 counts of first-degree murder.American serial killer (born 1949)
Anniversary
1995 - Aline Chrétien (pictured) thwarted André Dallaire's attempt to assassinate her husband, Canadian prime minister Jean Chrétien, by locking the bedroom door in 24 Sussex Drive, their official residence in Ottawa.Canadian academic administrator (1936–2020)
Anniversary
1990 - Israeli ultra-nationalist rabbi Meir Kahane (pictured) was assassinated in a New York City hotel by an Arab gunman.Extreme form of nationalism
Historical events
History
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.President of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025)
History
2021 - The Astroworld Festival crowd crush results in 10 deaths and 25 people being hospitalized2021 crowd disaster in Houston, Texas, US
History
2017 - Devin Patrick Kelley kills 26 and injures 22 in a church in Sutherland Springs, Texas.2017 mass shooting in Texas, U.S.
History
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.Ore rich in iron or the element Fe
History
2015 - Rona Ambrose takes over after Stephen Harper as the Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada.Canadian politician (born 1969)
History
2013 - India launches the Mars Orbiter Mission, its first interplanetary probe.Indian orbiter mission to Mars (2013–2022)
History
2010 - JS Air Flight 201 crashes after takeoff from Jinnah International Airport in Karachi, Pakistan, killing all 21 aboard.2010 aviation accident
History
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.Former American Army officer and mass murderer (born 1970)
History
2007 - China's first lunar satellite, Chang'e 1, goes into orbit around the Moon.Chinese lunar orbiter (2007–2009)
History
2007 - The Android mobile operating system is unveiled by Google.Operating system for mobile devices
Notable births
Born
2002 - Matty Beniers, American ice hockey playerAmerican ice hockey player (born 2002)
Born
1995 - Trey Lyles, Canadian basketball playerCanadian-American basketball player (born 1995)
Born
1994 - Astou Ndour-Fall, Senegalese-Spanish basketball playerSpanish basketball player (born 1994)
Born
1993 - Dastonbek Otabolaev, Uzbekistani karatekaUzbekistani karateka (born 1993)
Born
1992 - Odell Beckham Jr., American football playerAmerican football player (born 1992)
Born
1991 - Flume, Australian DJ and producerAustralian electronic musician (born 1991)
Notable deaths
Died
2024 - Ben Baldanza, American economist and business executive (born 1961)American business executive (1961–2024)
Died
2024 - Elwood Edwards, American voice actor (born 1949)American voice actor (1949–2024)
Died
2023 - Pat E. Johnson, American martial artist and actor (born 1939)American martial artist (1939–2023)
Died
2022 - Aaron Carter, American singer-songwriter, rapper, dancer and actor (born 1987)American singer (1987–2022)
Died
2021 - Marília Mendonça, Brazilian singer (born 1995)Brazilian singer and songwriter (1995–2021)
Died
2015 - George Barris, American engineer and car designer (born 1925)American automobile customizer (1925–2015)
Sky
Moon phase
Last Quarter
54.3% illuminated
Lunar age: 21.7 days
Sun zodiac
Scorpio
12.80 degrees
Constellation: Libra
Moon zodiac
Leo
14.34 degrees
Constellation: Cancer
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.