<?php
$args = array(
        'posts_per_page' => 5,
        'order'          => 'DESC',
        'orderby'        => 'date'
        );
$postslist = get_posts( $args );
foreach ( $postslist as $post ) :
  setup_postdata( $post ); ?> 
	<div>
		<?php the_date(); ?>
		<br />
		<a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a>   
		<?php the_excerpt(); ?>
	</div>
<?php
endforeach; 
wp_reset_postdata();
?>