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Tuesday, November 5, 2024
Tuesday, November 5, 2024 falls on a Tuesday. It is day 310 of the year, ISO week 45, in Q4.
Today's date
Tuesday, November 5, 2024 falls on a Tuesday. It is day 310 of the year, ISO week 45, in Q4.
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November 5, 2024 is day 310 of 366, ISO week 45, in Q4. The moon is Waxing Crescent and the zodiac sign is Scorpio.
Tuesday, November 5, 2024 combines practical calendar facts with a wider view of the day: 2013: The Indian Space Research Organisation launched the Mars Orbiter Mission, India's first interplanetary probe.. Use it to check the date, plan across time zones, and scan the observances and historical markers attached to November 5.
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The Indian Space Research Organisation launched the Mars Orbiter Mission, India's first interplanetary probe.
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.
American serial killer Gary Ridgway pleaded guilty to 48 counts of first-degree murder.
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.
Israeli ultra-nationalist rabbi Meir Kahane (pictured) was assassinated in a New York City hotel by an Arab gunman.
An earthquake struck the Kamchatka Peninsula, triggering a major tsunami that affected the Kuril Islands and other parts of the Pacific Ocean.
Korean War: The 27th British Commonwealth Brigade succeeded in preventing a Chinese breakthrough at the Battle of Pakchon.
World War II: Allied forces began a military campaign on Japanese-occupied Singapore.
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