On this day: 5 November

Selected events and births on 5 November, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 1138 – Lý Anh Tông was enthroned as the emperor of Đại Việt at the age of two, beginning a 37-year reign. Read more: Lý Anh Tông Đại Việt
• 2013 – The Indian Space Research Organisation launched the Mars Orbiter Mission, India's first interplanetary probe. Read more: ISRO Mars Orbiter Mission Uncrewed spacecraft

Born on this day

• 1937 – Chan Sek Keong, Singaporean lawyer, judge and politician, 3rd Chief Justice of Singapore Read more: Chan Sek Keong Chief Justice of Singapore
• 1940 – Ted Kulongoski, American soldier, lawyer and politician, 36th Governor of Oregon Read more: Ted Kulongoski Governor of Oregon
• 1948 – William Daniel Phillips, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate Read more: William Daniel Phillips Nobel Prize in Physics
• 1950 – Thorbjørn Jagland, Norwegian politician, 25th Prime Minister of Norway Read more: Thorbjørn Jagland List of heads of government of Norway
• 1991 – Flume, Australian DJ and producer Read more: Flume (musician)
• 1992 – Odell Beckham Jr., American football player Read more: Odell Beckham Jr.
• 1992 – Marco Verratti, Italian footballer Read more: Marco Verratti
• 1993 – Dastonbek Otabolaev, Uzbekistani karateka Read more: Dastonbek Otabolaev Karate
• 1994 – Astou Ndour-Fall, Senegalese-Spanish basketball player Read more: Astou Ndour-Fall
• 1995 – Trey Lyles, Canadian basketball player Read more: Trey Lyles
• 1998 – Takehiro Tomiyasu, Japanese footballer Read more: Takehiro Tomiyasu
• 2002 – Matty Beniers, American ice hockey player Read more: Matty Beniers

Text from Wikipedia: Selected anniversaries / November 5 and the linked articles, via the Wikimedia “On this day” feed, under CC BY-SA 4.0. We leave out entries about wars, violence and disasters to keep this page family-friendly.