November 5th, 1988

Born on November 5th, 1988

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 12,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 47 days, exactly on June 9th, 2024, people who were born on November 5th, 1988 will be 13,000 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

Born on November 5th, 1988

35

Rowan Witt

Actor

*November 5th, 1988, Sydney

35

Virat Kohli

Indian cricket player

*November 5th, 1988, Delhi

35

Yannick Borel

French fencer

*November 5th, 1988, Pointe-à-Pitre

35

AuronPlay

Spanish streamer and YouTuber

*November 5th, 1988, Badalona

35

Charlotte Timmers

Belgian actress

*November 5th, 1988, Zonhoven

35

Justin Cornwell

American actor

*November 5th, 1988, Sharon

35

Enchong Dee

Filipino swimmer, actor and model

*November 5th, 1988, Naga

35

Ron Meulenkamp

Dutch darts player

*November 5th, 1988, Hoogeveen

35

José Alejandro Chacopino Luchoro

Spanish association football player

*November 5th, 1988, Alicante

35

Víctor Ayala Ojeda

Paraguayan association football player

*November 5th, 1988, Asunción

35

Montanna Thompson

English actress

*November 5th, 1988, West Hampstead

35

Tharun Bhascker Dhaassyam

Indian film director

*November 5th, 1988, Chennai

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

37

Matthew Goss

Road bicycle racer

*November 5th, 1986, Launceston

36

Ben Swift

British racing cyclist

*November 5th, 1987, Rotherham

53

Turid Birkeland

Norwegian politician and arts executive (1962–2015)

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

64

Bryan Adams

Canadian guitarist

*November 5th, 1959, Kingston

36

Kevin Jonas

American singer, actor and musician

*November 5th, 1987, Teaneck

44

David Suazo

Honduran footballer

*November 5th, 1979, San Pedro Sula

63

Tilda Swinton

Scottish-British actress

*November 5th, 1960, London

24

Loena Hendrickx

Belgian figure skater

*November 5th, 1999, Turnhout

60

Jean-Pierre Papin

French association football player and manager

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

31

Marco Verratti

Italian association football player

*November 5th, 1992, Pescara

38

Annet Mahendru

American actress

*November 5th, 1985, Kabul

55

Seth Gilliam

American actor

*November 5th, 1968, New York City

53

Vivien Leigh

British actress (1913–1967)

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

43

Christoph Metzelder

German association football player

*November 5th, 1980, Haltern am See

73

Sam Shepard

American playwright and actor (1943–2017)

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

55

Aitana Sánchez-Gijón

Spanish-Italian actress

*November 5th, 1968, Rome

37

BoA

South Korean singer and actress (born 1986)

*November 5th, 1986, Guri

50

Albert Espinosa

Spanish screenwriter, playwright, writer, actor and director

*November 5th, 1973, Barcelona

Same year
Born in 1988

35

Adele

British singer

*May 5th, 1988, Tottenham

36

Wang Yihan

Chinese badminton player

*January 18th, 1988, Shanghai

35

Mizuki Fujii

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1988, Ashikita

35

Ma Jin

Badminton player

*May 7th, 1988, Nantong

35

Arun Vishnu

Badminton player

*August 2nd, 1988, Kozhikode

36

Line Damkjær Kruse

Badminton player

*January 7th, 1988, Aarhus

36

Chan Yun Lung

Badminton player

*February 29th, 1988, Hong Kong

35

Gzuz

German rapper

*June 29th, 1988, Hamburg

36

KC Rebell

German rapper

*January 26th, 1988, Pazarcık

36

Christian Meaas Svendsen

Norwegian musician

*February 26th, 1988, Kongsberg Municipality

35

Jérôme Boateng

German association football player

*September 3rd, 1988, West Berlin

35

Pramod Bhagat

Indian para-badminton player

*June 4th, 1988, Attabira

35

Mats Hummels

German association football player

*December 16th, 1988, Bergisch Gladbach

35

Sara Hjort Ditlevsen

Danish actress

*May 23rd, 1988, Copenhagen

35

Monika Lewczuk

Polish singer-songwriter and former model

*June 10th, 1988, Łomża

36

Gabi Tóth

Hungarian singer

*January 17th, 1988, Tapolca

35

Friðrik Dór

Icelandic singer

*October 7th, 1988, Hafnarfjörður

36

Marcel Schmelzer

German footballer

*January 22nd, 1988, Magdeburg

35

Lyna bonasera

Belgian actress

*May 17th, 1988, West Los Angeles

35

Savitree Amitrapai

Badminton player

*November 19th, 1988, Bangkok

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Born on November 5th, 1988
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Leap year

Yes: 1988 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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