This is our day guide for Tuesday November 5th 2019 which shows you at a glance what's happening on this day around the world. Using the calendar on this page, you can look at a day guide for any day. Why not look up your birthday to see which holidays you share it with?
Holidays on November 5th 2019
Regional
Australia (regional): Melbourne Cup Day
Known as 'the race that stops a nation', the Melbourne Cup is the most prestigious horse race in Australia
Dominica: National Day of Community Service (in lieu)
A day that encourages Dominicans to do volunteer work to improve an area or community
Iran: Martyrdom of Imam Hassan Asgari
Imam Hassan Asgari was the 11th Imam of Twelver Shia Islam and was poisoned in 874 AD.
Panama: Colon Day
In 1903, the citizens of Colon averted a march on Panama City by the Colombian army.Public sector only
Thailand (regional): ASEAN Summit Public Holiday
Public holidays in Bangkok and Nonthaburi as the government is scheduled to host the ASEAN summit.Not a Public Holiday
United Kingdom (regional): Guy Fawke's Night
Celebrates the failure of the Gunpowder plot to blow up the Houses of ParliamentObservances on November 5th 2019
United Kingdom: International Stout Day
Find out the dates, history and traditions of International Stout Day
United Nations: World Tsunami Awareness Day
Find out the dates, history and traditions of World Tsunami Awareness Day
United Kingdom: Guy Fawke's Night
Celebrates the failure of the Gunpowder plot to blow up the Houses of Parliament.
USA: National Doughnut Appreciation Day
Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Doughnut Appreciation Day.November 4th 2019 | Go to Today | November 6th 2019
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| General Information for November 5th 2019 | |
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| There are 6 public holidays today. | |
| Day 309 of 2019 | |
| 56 days left in 2019 | |
| Week 45 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 2007 - Android mobile operating system is unveiled by Google. | |
| 2006 - Saddam Hussein, former president of Iraq, and his co-defendants Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti and Awad Hamed al-Bandar are sentenced to death in the al-Dujail trial for the role in the massacre of the 148 Shi'a Muslims in 1982. | |
| 1916 - The Kingdom of Poland is proclaimed by the Act of November 5th of the emperors of Germany and Austria-Hungary. | |
| 1911 - After declaring war on the Ottoman Empire on September 29, 1911, Italy annexes Tripoli and Cyrenaica. |
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