Day Guide for Thursday November 5th 2020 What are the holidays on November 5th 2020?

This is our day guide for Thursday November 5th 2020 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 2020

Liberia: National Thanksgiving Day

A religious holiday to give thanks for the blessings and mercies given to the people of Liberia

Mali: Prophet's Baptism

Celebrated one week after the Prophet Mohammed's Birthday, this marks the traditional Islamic birth rites that take place seven days after birth.

Panama: Colon Day

In 1903, the citizens of Colon averted a march on Panama City by the Colombian army.

Public sector only

USA (regional): Return Day

This unique-to-Delaware celebration involves voters gathering in the charming and historic county seat of Georgetown to hear the Town Crier announce election results.

Not a Public Holiday

United Kingdom (regional): Guy Fawke's Night

Celebrates the failure of the Gunpowder plot to blow up the Houses of Parliament

Observances on November 5th 2020

USA: National Men Make Dinner Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Men Make Dinner Day (Must Cook. No BBQ Allowed! :)

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.

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General Information for November 5th 2020
There are 5 public holidays today.
Day 310 of 2020
56 days left in 2020
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.
1914 - World War I: France and the British Empire declare war on the Ottoman Empire.
1911 - After declaring war on the Ottoman Empire on September 29, 1911, Italy annexes Tripoli and Cyrenaica.