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1940 86 years ago Historical Events November 5 5 sources

World War II: The British armed merchant cruiser HMS Jervis Bay is sunk by the German pocket battleship Admiral Scheer.

On November 5, in the year 1940, World War II: The British armed merchant cruiser HMS Jervis Bay is sunk by the German pocket battleship Admiral Scheer. This event is recorded as a Historical Events event in the history of November 5, one of 424 recorded events on this date across all of history.

World War II, or the Second World War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all of the world's countries participated, with many engaging in total war on an unprecedented scale. World War II was the deadliest conflict in history, causing the deaths of 60 to 75 million people, a majority of whom were civilians. Millions died as a result of massacres, starvation, disease, and genocides, including the Holocaust. After the Allied victory, Germany, Austria, Japan, and Korea were occupied, and German and Japanese leaders were tried for war crimes.

Key Facts

  • This event took place on November 5, 1940 (AD era).
  • It is categorised as a Historical Events event in recorded history.
  • Referenced in 5 Wikipedia articles.
  • Wikipedia source last updated on 23 October 2026.

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Notable Deaths 2015 Nov 5 George Barris, American engineer and car designer (born 1925)
Notable Deaths 2015 Nov 5 Nora Brockstedt, Norwegian singer (born 1923)
Notable Deaths 2015 Nov 5 Soma Edirisinghe, Sri Lankan businesswoman and philanthropist (born 1939)
Notable Deaths 2015 Nov 5 Czesław Kiszczak, Polish general and politician, 11th Prime Minister of the People's Republic of Poland (born 1925)
Notable Deaths 2015 Nov 5 Hans Mommsen, German historian and academic (born 1930)
Notable Deaths 2014 Nov 5 Manitas de Plata, French guitarist (born 1921)
Notable Deaths 2014 Nov 5 Lane Evans, American lawyer and politician (born 1951)
Notable Deaths 2014 Nov 5 Wally Grant, American ice hockey player (born 1927)
Notable Deaths 2014 Nov 5 Abdelwahab Meddeb, Tunisian-French author, poet, and scholar (born 1946)
Historical Events 2013 Nov 5 India launches the Mars Orbiter Mission, its first interplanetary probe.
Notable Deaths 2013 Nov 5 Habibollah Asgaroladi, Iranian politician (born 1932)
Notable Deaths 2013 Nov 5 Juan Carlos Calabró, Argentinian actor and screenwriter (born 1934)
Notable Deaths 2013 Nov 5 Tony Iveson, English soldier and pilot (born 1919)
Notable Deaths 2013 Nov 5 Charles Mosley, English genealogist and author (born 1948)
Notable Deaths 2013 Nov 5 Charlie Trotter, American chef and author (born 1959)
Notable Deaths 2013 Nov 5 Stuart Williams, Welsh footballer and manager (born 1930)
Selected Events 2013 Nov 5 The Indian Space Research Organisation launched the Mars Orbiter Mission, India's first interplanetary probe.
Notable Deaths 2012 Nov 5 Olympe Bradna, French-American actress and dancer (born 1920)
Notable Deaths 2012 Nov 5 Elliott Carter, American composer and academic (born 1908)
Notable Deaths 2012 Nov 5 Leonardo Favio, Argentinian actor, singer, director and screenwriter (born 1938)
Notable Deaths 2012 Nov 5 Bob Kaplan, Canadian lawyer and politician, 30th Solicitor General of Canada (born 1936)
Notable Deaths 2012 Nov 5 Louis Pienaar, South African lawyer and diplomat, Minister of Internal Affairs (born 1926)
Notable Deaths 2011 Nov 5 Bhupen Hazarika, Indian singer-songwriter, director, and poet (born 1926)
Historical Events 2010 Nov 5 JS Air Flight 201 crashes after takeoff from Jinnah International Airport in Karachi, Pakistan, killing all 21 aboard.
Notable Deaths 2010 Nov 5 Jill Clayburgh, American actress and singer (born 1944)
Notable Deaths 2010 Nov 5 Adrian Păunescu, Romanian poet, journalist, and politician (born 1943)
Notable Deaths 2010 Nov 5 Shirley Verrett, American soprano and actress (born 1931)
Historical Events 2009 Nov 5 U.S. Army Major Nidal Hasan murders 13 and wounds 32 at Fort Hood, Texas in the deadliest mass shooting at a U.S.…
Notable Deaths 2009 Nov 5 Félix Luna, Argentinian lawyer, historian, and academic (born 1925)
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