Also on June 5
🏛️ Public Holidays
Also observed in: Constitution Day (DK)
✡️ Religious Observances
- Islamic: First time Adhan was called in 622 AD major
🕰️ On This Day in History
- 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... ↗
- 2015 — An earthquake with a moment magnitude of 6.0 struck Ranau, Sabah, Malaysia killing 18 people, including hikers and mountain guides on... ↗
- 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... ↗
🎂 Notable Births
- 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
🏀 Sports on this Date
- MLB: Athletics @ Chicago Cubs — 00:05 Scheduled
- MLB: Pittsburgh Pirates @ Houston Astros — 00:10 Scheduled
- WNBA: Golden State Valkyries @ Minnesota Lynx — 01:00 Scheduled
- MLB: Los Angeles Dodgers @ Arizona Diamondbacks — 01:40 Scheduled
- Formula 1: ? @ Monaco GP — 11:30 Scheduled
- MLB: San Francisco Giants @ Chicago Cubs — 18:20 Scheduled