Public Holidays on June 5

• 🌍 Constitution Day (Denmark)

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Religious Observances on June 5

• Islamic: First time Adhan was called in 622 AD

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On This Day in History — June 5

• 2017 — Montenegro becomes the 29th member of the NATO.
• 2017 — Six Arab countries - Bahrain, Egypt, Libya, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and the United Arab Emirates cut diplomatic ties with Qatar, accusing it of destabilising the region.
• 2015 — An earthquake with a moment magnitude of 6.0 struck Ranau, Sabah, Malaysia killing 18 people, including hikers and mountain guides on Mount Kinabalu, after mass landslides that occurred during the earthquake. This is...
• 2013 — A building collapse in Philadelphia kills six and wounds 14 other people.
• 2009 — After 65 straight days of civil disobedience, at least 31 people are killed in clashes between security forces and indigenous people near Bagua, Peru.
• 2006 — Serbia declares independence from the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro.

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Notable Births on June 5

• 1998 — Yulia Lipnitskaya, Russian figure skater
• 1995 — Troye Sivan, South African-born Australian singer, songwriter, actor, and YouTube personality
• 1995 — Ross Wilson, English table tennis player
• 1993 — Roger Tuivasa-Sheck, Samoan-New Zealand rugby league player
• 1992 — Joazhiño Arroe, Peruvian footballer
• 1992 — Sam Rainbird, Australian cricketer

Notable Deaths on June 5

• 2016 — Jerome Bruner, American psychologist (b. 1915)
• 2015 — Tariq Aziz, Iraqi journalist and politician, Iraqi Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1936)
• 2015 — Alan Bond, English-Australian businessman (b. 1938)
• 2015 — Richard Johnson, English actor (b. 1927)
• 2015 — Roger Vergé, French chef and author (b. 1930)
• 2014 — Abu Abdulrahman al-Bilawi, Iraqi commander (b. 1971)

Sports on June 5

• MLB: Athletics @ Chicago Cubs — 00:05 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: Pittsburgh Pirates @ Houston Astros — 00:10 UTC Scheduled
• WNBA: Golden State Valkyries @ Minnesota Lynx — 01:00 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: Los Angeles Dodgers @ Arizona Diamondbacks — 01:40 UTC Scheduled
• Formula 1: ? @ Monaco GP — 11:30 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: San Francisco Giants @ Chicago Cubs — 18:20 UTC Scheduled

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Public Holidays on June 6

• 🌍 Memorial Day (South Korea)
• 🌍 National Day of Sweden (Sweden)
• 🌍 Nationaldagen (Sweden)
• 🌍 현충일 (South Korea)

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On This Day in History — June 6

• 2005 — In Gonzales v. Raich, the United States Supreme Court upholds a federal law banning cannabis, including medical marijuana.
• 2004 — Tamil is established as a "classical language" by the President of India, Dr A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, in a joint sitting of the two houses of the Indian Parliament.
• 2002 — Eastern Mediterranean event. A near-Earth asteroid estimated at ten meters in diameter explodes over the Mediterranean Sea between Greece and Libya. The resulting explosion is estimated to have a force of 26...
• 1993 — Mongolia holds its first direct presidential elections.
• 1985 — The grave of "Wolfgang Gerhard" is opened in Embu, Brazil; the exhumed remains are later proven to be those of Josef Mengele, Auschwitz's "Angel of Death"; Mengele is thought to have drowned while swimming in February 1979.
• 1982 — The Lebanon War begins. Forces under Israeli Defense Minister Ariel Sharon invade southern Lebanon during Operation Peace for the Galilee, eventually reaching as far north as the capital Beirut.

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Notable Births on June 6

• 1995 — Julian Green, American footballer
• 1994 — Jake Mamo, Australian rugby league player
• 1993 — Vic Mensa, American rapper
• 1992 — Hyuna, South Korean singer-songwriter, dancer, and model
• 1990 — Raisa Andriana, Indonesian singer and actress
• 1990 — Vid Belec, Slovenian footballer

Notable Deaths on June 6

• 2016 — Viktor Korchnoi, Russian chess player (b. 1931)
• 2016 — Peter Shaffer, English playwright and screenwriter (b. 1926)
• 2015 — Pierre Brice, French actor (b. 1929)
• 2015 — Vincent Bugliosi, American lawyer and author (b. 1934)
• 2015 — Ronnie Gilbert, American singer-songwriter (b. 1926)
• 2015 — Ludvík Vaculík, Czech journalist and author (b. 1926)

Sports on June 6

• MLB: Milwaukee Brewers @ Colorado Rockies — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: Cleveland Guardians @ Texas Rangers — 00:05 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: Athletics @ Houston Astros — 00:10 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: Kansas City Royals @ Minnesota Twins — 00:10 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: Cincinnati Reds @ St. Louis Cardinals — 00:15 UTC Scheduled
• NBA: TBD @ TBD — 00:30 UTC Scheduled

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