Historical Events
- "Big Brother" reality show has its last episode in the UK on Channel 5, having run since 2000; series revived in 2023
- BBC opens its largest news bureau outside the UK in Nairobi, Kenya with 300 journalists
- Child suicide rate in Japan at 30-year high with 250 taking their lives 2016/17 according to Government Ministry
- More than 80 students and teachers kidnapped from a boarding school in Bamenda, Cameroon
Voyager 2 Spacecraft
NASA's Voyager 2 probe leaves the solar system, becoming the second human-made object to reach interstellar space
Music History
Spice Girls announce a new tour, without "Posh Spice" Victoria Beckham
- Taskforce set up to identify and punish LGBT people in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
About November 5, 2018
Day of the Week: Monday
How Long Ago? 5 years, 5 months and 29 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Generation Alpha
Chinese Zodiac: Dog
Star Sign: Scorpio
#1 Song: Girls Like You - Maroon 5 Featuring 
#1 Song: Shallow - 
