At A Glance

5 November 2022 at a glance

Day of the week
5 November 2022 was a Saturday.
Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Anti-Hero” by Taylor Swift.
Top Film of 2022
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2022 was Avatar: The Way of Water.
Star sign
The star sign for 5 November is Scorpio.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 5 November 2022 fell in the Year of the Tiger.
Birthstone
The birthstone for November is Topaz.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 5 November 2022 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 5 November

  • 2007 China's first lunar satellite, Chang'e 1, goes into orbit around the Moon.
  • 2007 The Android mobile operating system is unveiled by Google.
  • 2013 India launches the Mars Orbiter Mission, its first interplanetary probe.
  • 2015 Rona Ambrose takes over after Stephen Harper as the Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada.
  • 2024 Donald Trump becomes the first president of the United States to be elected to a non-consecutive second term in 132 years, since Grover Cleveland won the 1892 election.

Famous people born on November 5

  • Odell Beckham Jr., American football player (born 1992)
  • Virat Kohli, Indian cricketer (born 1988)
  • Sam Rockwell, American actor (born 1968)
  • Sam Shepard, American playwright and actor (1943–2017)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 2022 in the United States

A selection from Wikipedia's '2022 in the United States'. Not a complete list.

  • January 10 – The United States Mint announces they have started shipping the first of the American Women quarters, starting with poet Maya Angelou, the first African American woman to be featured on a U.S. quarter.
  • March 15 – Amid Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine, the Senate passes a resolution condemning President Vladimir Putin as a war criminal.
  • March 27 – The 94th Academy Awards, hosted by Regina Hall, Amy Schumer and Wanda Sykes, are held at Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Sian Heder's CODA is awarded Best Picture, along with an additional two awards, including Troy Kotsur for Best Supporting Actor.

Life in the US in 2022

President

Joe Biden

Gas (per gallon)

$3.99

Loaf of Bread

$2.76

Average House

$454,900

Weekly Wage

$1,069

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