November 5th, 1718

Born on November 5th, 1718

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 111,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 426 days, exactly on June 28th, 2025, people who were born on November 5th, 1718 will be 112,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on November 5th?

November 5th, 2013

The Indian Space Research Organisation launched the Mars Orbiter Mission, India's first interplanetary probe.

November 5th, 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.

November 5th, 2003

American serial killer Gary Ridgway pleaded guilty to 48 counts of first-degree murder.

November 5th, 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.

November 5th, 1990

Ultra-Zionist rabbi Meir Kahane was assassinated in a New York City hotel by an Arab gunman.

November 5th, 1950

Korean War: The 27th British Commonwealth Brigade succeeded in preventing a Chinese breakthrough at the Battle of Pakchon.

November 5th, 1944

World War II: Allied forces begin a military campaign on Japanese-occupied Singapore.

November 5th, 1943

World War II: An unknown aircraft dropped four bombs on Vatican City, which maintained neutrality during the war.

November 5th, 1916

An armed confrontation in Everett, Washington, between local authorities and members of the Industrial Workers of the World resulted in seven deaths.

November 5th, 1757

Seven Years' War: Prussian forces led by Frederick the Great defeated the allied French and Habsburg armies at the Battle of Rossbach.

November 5th, 1605

The arrest of Guy Fawkes, found during a search of the Palace of Westminster, foiled the Gunpowder Plot, which planned to blow up the House of Lords.

November 5th, 1556

At the Second Battle of Panipat, forces of the Mughal emperor Akbar captured Hemu, the Hindu emperor of north India.

November 5th, 1945

The three-day anti-Jewish riots in Tripolitania commence.

November 5th, 2017

Devin Patrick Kelley kills 26 and injures 22 in a church in Sutherland Springs, Texas.

November 5th, 2015

Rona Ambrose takes over after Stephen Harper as the Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on November 5th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on November 5th?

85

Uwe Seeler

German footballer (1936–2022)

*November 5th, 1936, Hamburg †July 21st, 2022, Norderstedt

56

Kayah

Polish singer

*November 5th, 1967, Warsaw

53

Vivien Leigh

British actress (1913–1967)

*November 5th, 1913, Darjeeling †July 8th, 1967, Eaton Square

64

Bryan Adams

Canadian guitarist

*November 5th, 1959, Kingston

86

Paul Sabatier

French chemist

*November 5th, 1854, Carcassonne †August 14th, 1941, Toulouse

53

Turid Birkeland

Norwegian politician and arts executive (1962–2015)

*November 5th, 1962, Haugesund Municipality †December 24th, 2015, Oslo

63

Tilda Swinton

Scottish-British actress

*November 5th, 1960, London

73

Sam Shepard

American playwright and actor (1943–2017)

*November 5th, 1943, Fort Sheridan †July 27th, 2017, Midway

60

Jean-Pierre Papin

French association football player and manager

*November 5th, 1963, Boulogne-sur-Mer

68

Ella Wheeler Wilcox

American author and poet

*November 5th, 1850, Janesville †October 30th, 1919, New Haven County

56

Jordan Simon

German author

*November 5th, 1719, Bad Neustadt an der Saale †August 2nd, 1776, Prague

75

Peter Hammill

English singer-songwriter

*November 5th, 1948, Ealing

55

Seth Gilliam

American actor

*November 5th, 1968, New York City

44

David Suazo

Honduran footballer

*November 5th, 1979, San Pedro Sula

32

Ibrahim I

18th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1640 to 1648

*November 5th, 1615, Constantinople †August 18th, 1648, Constantinople

55

Aitana Sánchez-Gijón

Spanish-Italian actress

*November 5th, 1968, Rome

24

Loena Hendrickx

Belgian figure skater

*November 5th, 1999, Turnhout

99

Kurt Gossweiler

German historian of modern age (1917-2017)

*November 5th, 1917, Stuttgart †May 17th, 2017, Berlin

101

María Isabel Rodríguez

Salvadoran doctor

*November 5th, 1922, San Salvador

59

Famke Janssen

Dutch actress

*November 5th, 1964, Amstelveen

Same year
Born in 1718

80

Christian Friedrich Exner

German architect

*May 13th, 1718, Lampertswalde †September 1st, 1798, Dresden

80

Maria Gaetana Agnesi

Italian mathematician and philanthropist (1718-1799)

*May 16th, 1718, Milan †January 9th, 1799, Milan

62

Mariana Victoria of Spain

Infanta of Spain by birth, later regent of Portugal

*March 31st, 1718, Madrid †January 15th, 1781, Palace of Ajuda

27

Anna Leopoldovna

Regent and Grand Duchess of Russia (1718-1746)

*December 18th, 1718, Rostock †March 19th, 1746, Kholmogory

72

Israel Putnam

American Revolutionary War general (1718–1790)

*January 7th, 1718, Danvers †May 29th, 1790, Brooklyn

53

John Canton

British physicist

*July 31st, 1718, Stroud †March 22nd, 1772, London

64

William Hunter

British anatomist and physician (1718-1783)

*May 23rd, 1718, East Kilbride †March 30th, 1783, London

76

Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg

German music critic, music-theorist and composer

*November 21st, 1718, Wendemark †May 22nd, 1795, Berlin

53

Johann Berenberg

Hamburg merchant banker (1718-1772)

*March 12th, 1718, Hamburg †March 2nd, 1772, Hamburg

76

Paul Rabaut

French pastor (1718-1794)

*January 29th, 1718, Bédarieux †September 25th, 1794, Nîmes

68

Tommaso Maria Ghilini

Italian catholic cardinal and archbishop

*August 5th, 1718, Alessandria †April 3rd, 1787, Turin

71

Nicolas-Sylvestre Bergier

French Catholic theologian

*December 31st, 1718, Darney †April 9th, 1790, Paris

81

Elizabeth Montagu

British social reformer, patron of the arts, hostess, literary critic, and writer; (1718-1800)

*October 2nd, 1718, York †August 25th, 1800, London

74

Alexander Roslin

Swedish painter (1718–1793)

*July 15th, 1718, Malmö Sankt Petri församling †July 5th, 1793, Paris

80

Antoine de Chézy

French engineer

*September 1st, 1718, Châlons-en-Champagne †October 5th, 1798, Paris

80

Johann Gottlieb Bosseck

German canon

*April 3rd, 1718, Leipzig †June 7th, 1798, Leipzig

65

Angelius Johann Daniel Aepinus

German philosopher

*May 10th, 1718, Rostock †February 28th, 1784, Rostock

90

Saverio Bettinelli

Italian Jesuit writer (1718-1808)

*July 18th, 1718, Mantua †September 13th, 1808, Mantua

70

Wilhelm Christian Justus Chrysander

German theologian

*December 9th, 1718, Halberstadt †December 10th, 1788, Kiel

35

Joseph Coulon de Jumonville

French Canadian military officer killed at the start of the Seven Years' War (1718-1754)

*September 8th, 1718, Quebec City †May 28th, 1754, Fayette County

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1718 is a normal year and no leap year.

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