Nobody signed it five years later. All of the names that are on it were signed by September of 1776. Most of the signatures were put on during August.
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Only two people signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, John Hancock and Charles Thomson. Most of the rest signed on August 2, but the last signature wasn't added until 5 years later.
The Declaration of Independence was signed approximately 32 years ago (the date being December 2, 2008). The Declaration of Independence was signed 32 years ago (today's date being December 2, 2008 and the date of the signing being July 4, 1776). ~ edited answer ~ As of 2010 it was 234 years ago when the The Declaration of Independence was sign on July 4, 1776.
Yes, he did. It was the Constitution that he did NOT sign.
No, the Declaration of Independence was signed about 33 years before Abraham Lincoln was born.
The Declaration of Independence, in 1776; then the Constitution, becoming effective in 1789