November 5th is a special day, as it’s the day we celebrate Love Your Red Hair Day as well as Gunpowder Day.
Today marks the 309th day of the year. We now have only 56 days left until the end of the year.
You’re about to unearth some of the major historical events that occurred on this special day in history.
Did you know that on this day in 1935, Parker Brothers started marketing the Monopoly board game? It was initially called “The Landlord’s Game,” but its name and some rules were changed through many revisions.
Keep reading for more interesting facts about November 5th in history!
What Events Happened On November 5 In History?
2015 Japan recognized its first legal same-sex couple.

2007 Spacecraft Change 1 entered lunar orbit at 02:15 UT and became the first Chinese spacecraft to orbit the moon successfully.
2006 Saddam Hussein was sentenced to death after being found guilty of crimes against humanity.
1956 The first television show with an African American host, “The Nat ‘King’ Cole Show,” was aired on American television channel NBC.
1935 Parker Brothers released the Monopoly board game.
1930 Sinclair Lewis won the Nobel Prize for Literature for his novel “Babbitt.”
1895 George B. Selden granted the patent for gasoline internal combustion engine car.

1895 Utah State ratified the women’s right to vote in their state constitution.
1883 The musical “Cordelia’s Aspirations” was performed for the first time at Theatre Comique, New York, US.
1605 Guy Fawkes was arrested while attempting to blow up the Houses of Parliament in London, England.

1500 Astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus observed a full lunar eclipse în Rome, Italy.
1499 The 15th-century Breton-French-Latin dictionary called the Catholicon was published.
Famous Quotes Said On November 5
Here are the most famous or noteworthy quotes said on this day throughout history.
1958
“If the use of leisure time is confined to looking at TV for a few extra hours every day, we will deteriorate as a people.”
– Eleanor Roosevelt
Famous People Born On November 5
Is today is your birthday? If so, did you know that Seth Gilliam was also born on this day? Here are more famous people born on this day.
1976 Sal Vulcano
American Comedian

- Age:
- 45 years old
- Born In:
- New York, USA
1968 Seth Gilliam
American Actor

- Age:
- 53 years old
- Born In:
- New York, USA
Special Holidays On November 5
If you’re looking for something to do today, maybe these special holidays might just help to cure your boredom!

National Love Your Red Hair Day

Gunpowder Day
November 5 Birthday Facts, Zodiac & Birthstone
People who were born on this day share the Scorpio star sign.
People born in November all have the Topaz birthstone. The ancient Greeks believed that topaz could make a wearer invisible.
Anyone born on Nov 5 would likely have been conceived around February 12 in the same year.