On This Day — June 5

Famous events, births, and deaths from June 5 in history, plus the public holidays, religious observances, sports, and national days happening on this date today.

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57 events · 191 births · 78 deaths recorded for June 5.

🕰️ Notable Events on June 5

2017 — Montenegro becomes the 29th member of the NATO. Wikipedia ↗
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. Wikipedia ↗
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 the strongest earthquake to strike Malaysia since 1975. Wikipedia ↗
2013 — A building collapse in Philadelphia kills six and wounds 14 other people. Wikipedia ↗
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. Wikipedia ↗
2006 — Serbia declares independence from the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro. Wikipedia ↗
2004 — Noël Mamère, Mayor of Bordeaux, celebrates marriage for two men for the first time in France. Wikipedia ↗
2003 — A severe heat wave across Pakistan and India reaches its peak, as temperatures exceed 50 °C (122 °F) in the region. Wikipedia ↗
2001 — Tropical Storm Allison makes landfall on the upper-Texas coastline as a strong tropical storm and dumps large amounts of rain over Houston. The storm causes $5.5 billion in damages, making Allison the costliest tropical storm in U.S. history. Wikipedia ↗
2000 — The Six-Day War in Kisangani begins in Kisangani, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, between Ugandan and Rwandan forces. A large part of the city is destroyed. Wikipedia ↗
1998 — A strike begins at the General Motors parts factory in Flint, Michigan, that quickly spreads to five other assembly plants. The strike lasts seven weeks. Wikipedia ↗
1997 — The Second Republic of the Congo Civil War begins. Wikipedia ↗
1995 — The Bose-Einstein condensate is first created. Wikipedia ↗
1993 — Portions of the Holbeck Hall Hotel in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, UK, fall into the sea following a landslide. Wikipedia ↗
1989 — The Tank Man halts the progress of a column of advancing tanks for over half an hour after the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989. Wikipedia ↗
1984 — The Prime Minister of India, Indira Gandhi, orders an attack on the Golden Temple, the holiest site of the Sikh religion. Wikipedia ↗
1981 — The "Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report" of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that five people in Los Angeles, California, have a rare form of pneumonia seen only in patients with weakened immune systems, in what turns out to be the first recognized cases of AIDS. Wikipedia ↗
1976 — The Teton Dam in Idaho, United States, collapses. Wikipedia ↗
1975 — The Suez Canal opens for the first time since the Six-Day War. Wikipedia ↗
1975 — The United Kingdom holds its first country-wide referendum on remaining in the European Economic Community (EEC). Wikipedia ↗
1968 — Robert F. Kennedy, a U.S. presidential candidate, is shot at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, by Sirhan Sirhan, a Palestinian. Kennedy dies the next day. Wikipedia ↗
1967 — The Six-Day War begins: Israel launches surprise strikes against Egyptian air-fields in response to the mobilisation of Egyptian forces on the Israeli border. Wikipedia ↗
1964 — DSV Alvin is commissioned. Wikipedia ↗
1963 — The British Secretary of State for War, John Profumo, resigns in a sex scandal known as the "Profumo affair". Wikipedia ↗
1963 — Movement of 15 Khordad: Protests against the arrest of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini by the Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. In several cities, masses of angry demonstrators are confronted by tanks and paratroopers. Wikipedia ↗
1959 — The first government of the State of Singapore is sworn in. Wikipedia ↗
1956 — Elvis Presley introduces his new single, "Hound Dog", on The Milton Berle Show, scandalizing the audience with his suggestive hip movements. Wikipedia ↗
1949 — Thailand elects Orapin Chaiyakan, the first female member of Thailand's Parliament. Wikipedia ↗
1947 — Marshall Plan: In a speech at Harvard University, the United States Secretary of State George Marshall calls for economic aid to war-torn Europe. Wikipedia ↗
1946 — A fire in the La Salle Hotel in Chicago, Illinois, kills 61 people. Wikipedia ↗
1945 — The Allied Control Council, the military occupation governing body of Germany, formally takes power. Wikipedia ↗
1944 — World War II: More than 1000 British bombers drop 5,000 tons of bombs on German gun batteries on the Normandy coast in preparation for D-Day. Wikipedia ↗
1942 — World War II: The United States declares war on Bulgaria, Hungary, and Romania. Wikipedia ↗
1941 — World War II: Four thousand Chongqing residents are asphyxiated in a bomb shelter during the Bombing of Chongqing. Wikipedia ↗
1940 — World War II: After a brief lull in the Battle of France, the Germans renew the offensive against the remaining French divisions south of the River Somme in Operation Fall Rot ("Case Red"). Wikipedia ↗
1933 — The U.S. Congress abrogates the United States' use of the gold standard by enacting a joint resolution (48 Stat. 112) nullifying the right of creditors to demand payment in gold. Wikipedia ↗
1917 — World War I: Conscription begins in the United States as "Army registration day". Wikipedia ↗
1916 — Louis Brandeis is sworn in as a Justice of the United States Supreme Court; he is the first American Jew to hold such a position. Wikipedia ↗
1916 — The Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire breaks out. Wikipedia ↗
1915 — Denmark amends its constitution to allow women's suffrage. Wikipedia ↗
1900 — Second Boer War: British soldiers take Pretoria. Wikipedia ↗
1888 — The Rio de la Plata earthquake takes place. Wikipedia ↗
1883 — The first regularly scheduled Orient Express departs Paris. Wikipedia ↗
1864 — American Civil War: Battle of Piedmont: Union forces under General David Hunter defeat a Confederate army at Piedmont, Virginia, taking nearly 1,000 prisoners. Wikipedia ↗
1862 — As the Treaty of Saigon is signed, ceding parts of southern Vietnam to France, the guerrilla leader Trương Định decides to defy Emperor Tự Đức of Vietnam and fight on against the Europeans. Wikipedia ↗
1851 — Harriet Beecher Stowe's anti-slavery serial, Uncle Tom's Cabin, or Life Among the Lowly, starts a ten-month run in the National Era abolitionist newspaper. Wikipedia ↗
1849 — Denmark becomes a constitutional monarchy by the signing of a new constitution. Wikipedia ↗
1837 — Houston is incorporated by the Republic of Texas. Wikipedia ↗
1832 — The June Rebellion breaks out in Paris in an attempt to overthrow the monarchy of Louis Philippe. Wikipedia ↗
1829 — HMS Pickle captures the armed slave ship Voladora off the coast of Cuba. Wikipedia ↗
1817 — The first Great Lakes steamer, the Frontenac, is launched. Wikipedia ↗
1798 — The Battle of New Ross: The attempt to spread the United Irish Rebellion into Munster is defeated. Wikipedia ↗
1625 — The city of Breda surrenders to the Spanish tercios under general Ambrosio Spinola. Wikipedia ↗
1283 — Battle of the Gulf of Naples: Roger of Lauria, admiral to King Peter III of Aragon, captures Charles of Salerno. Wikipedia ↗
1257 — Kraków, in Poland, receives city rights. Wikipedia ↗
754 — Boniface, Anglo-Saxon missionary, is killed by a band of pagans at Dokkum in Frisia. Wikipedia ↗
Titus and his Roman legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem. Wikipedia ↗

🎂 Notable Births on June 5

1998 — Yulia Lipnitskaya, Russian figure skater Wikipedia ↗
1995 — Troye Sivan, South African-born Australian singer, songwriter, actor, and YouTube personality Wikipedia ↗
1995 — Ross Wilson, English table tennis player Wikipedia ↗
1993 — Roger Tuivasa-Sheck, Samoan-New Zealand rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
1992 — Joazhiño Arroe, Peruvian footballer Wikipedia ↗
1992 — Sam Rainbird, Australian cricketer Wikipedia ↗
1992 — Emily Seebohm, Australian swimmer Wikipedia ↗
1991 — Sören Bertram, German footballer Wikipedia ↗
1990 — Radko Gudas, Czech ice hockey defenceman Wikipedia ↗
1990 — Junior Hoilett, Canadian soccer player Wikipedia ↗
1990 — DJ Mustard, American record producer and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
1989 — Cam Atkinson, American ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
1989 — Megumi Nakajima, Japanese voice actress and singer Wikipedia ↗
1988 — Alessandro Salvi, Italian footballer Wikipedia ↗
1988 — Sam Slocombe, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
1987 — Marcus Thornton, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
1986 — Dave Bolland, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
1986 — Vernon Gholston, American football player Wikipedia ↗
1985 — Jeremy Abbott, American figure skater Wikipedia ↗
1985 — Ekaterina Bychkova, Russian tennis player Wikipedia ↗
1984 — Robert Barbieri, Canadian-Italian rugby player Wikipedia ↗
1984 — Eric Traoré, Senegalese footballer Wikipedia ↗
1984 — Yusuf Guney, Turkish singer Wikipedia ↗
1983 — Marques Colston, American football player Wikipedia ↗
1982 — Ryan Dallas Cook, American trombonist (d. 2005) Wikipedia ↗
1981 — Serhat Akın, Turkish footballer Wikipedia ↗
1981 — Sébastien Lefebvre, Canadian singer and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
1980 — Mike Fisher, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
1980 — Chris Flannery, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
1980 — Antonio García, Spanish racing driver Wikipedia ↗
1979 — Stefanos Kotsolis, Greek footballer Wikipedia ↗
1979 — Matthew Scarlett, Australian footballer Wikipedia ↗
1979 — Pete Wentz, American singer-songwriter, bass player, actor, and fashion designer Wikipedia ↗
1979 — Jason White, American race car driver Wikipedia ↗
1978 — Fernando Meira, Portuguese footballer Wikipedia ↗
1977 — Liza Weil, American actress Wikipedia ↗
1976 — Giannis Giannoulis, Canadian basketball player Wikipedia ↗
1976 — Torry Holt, American football player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
1976 — Aesop Rock, American rapper and producer Wikipedia ↗
1975 — Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Lithuanian-American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
1975 — Duncan Patterson, English drummer and keyboard player Wikipedia ↗
1975 — Sandra Stals, Belgian runner Wikipedia ↗
1974 — Chad Allen, American actor Wikipedia ↗
1974 — Mervyn Dillon, Trinidadian cricketer Wikipedia ↗
1974 — Scott Draper, Australian tennis player and golfer Wikipedia ↗
1974 — Russ Ortiz, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
1973 — Lamon Brewster, American boxer Wikipedia ↗
1973 — Daniel Gildenlöw, Swedish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia ↗
1973 — Gella Vandecaveye, Belgian martial artist Wikipedia ↗
1972 — Yogi Adityanath, Indian priest and politician Wikipedia ↗
1972 — Chuck Klosterman, American journalist and author Wikipedia ↗
1972 — Paweł Kotla, Polish conductor and academic Wikipedia ↗
1971 — Susan Lynch, Northern Irish actress Wikipedia ↗
1971 — Takaya Tsubobayashi, Japanese race car driver Wikipedia ↗
1971 — Mark Wahlberg, American model, actor, producer, and rapper Wikipedia ↗
1970 — Martin Gélinas, Canadian ice hockey player and coach Wikipedia ↗
1969 — Brian McKnight, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor Wikipedia ↗
1968 — Ed Vaizey, English lawyer and politician, Minister for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries Wikipedia ↗
1967 — Matt Bullard, American basketball player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
1967 — Joe DeLoach, American sprinter Wikipedia ↗
1967 — Ray Lankford, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
1967 — Ron Livingston, American actor Wikipedia ↗
1965 — Michael E. Brown, American astronomer and author Wikipedia ↗
1965 — Sandrine Piau, French soprano Wikipedia ↗
1965 — Alfie Turcotte, American ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
1964 — Karl Sanders, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
1964 — Lisa Cholodenko, American director and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
1962 — Jeff Garlin, American actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
1962 — Tõnis Lukas, Estonian historian and politician, 34th Estonian Minister of Education Wikipedia ↗
1961 — Anke Behmer, German heptathlete Wikipedia ↗
1961 — Mary Kay Bergman, American voice actress (d. 1999) Wikipedia ↗
1961 — Anthony Burger, American singer and pianist (d. 2006) Wikipedia ↗
1961 — Aldo Costa, Italian engineer Wikipedia ↗
1961 — Ramesh Krishnan, Indian tennis player and coach Wikipedia ↗
1960 — Boris Dugan, Estonian footballer and coach Wikipedia ↗
1960 — Claire Fox, English author and academic Wikipedia ↗
1959 — Mark Ella, Australian rugby player Wikipedia ↗
1959 — Werner Schildhauer, German runner Wikipedia ↗
1958 — Avigdor Lieberman, Moldavian-Israeli soldier and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Israel Wikipedia ↗
1958 — Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi, Comorian businessman and politician, President of Comoros Wikipedia ↗
1957 — Charles Nolan, American fashion designer (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
1956 — Richard Butler, English singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
1956 — Kenny G, American saxophonist, songwriter, and producer Wikipedia ↗
1955 — Edino Nazareth Filho, Brazilian footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
1954 — Phil Neale, English cricketer, coach, and manager Wikipedia ↗
1954 — Nancy Stafford, American model and actress Wikipedia ↗
1953 — Kathleen Kennedy, American film producer, co-founded Amblin Entertainment Wikipedia ↗
1952 — Pierre Bruneau, Canadian journalist and news anchor Wikipedia ↗
1952 — Carole Fredericks, American singer (Fredericks Goldman Jones) (d. 2001) Wikipedia ↗
1952 — Nicko McBrain, English drummer and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
1951 — Suze Orman, American financial adviser, author, and television host Wikipedia ↗
1950 — Ronnie Dyson, American singer and actor (d. 1990) Wikipedia ↗
1950 — Abraham Sarmiento, Jr., Filipino journalist and activist (d. 1977) Wikipedia ↗
1949 — Ken Follett, Welsh author Wikipedia ↗
1949 — Elizabeth Gloster, English lawyer and judge Wikipedia ↗
1949 — Alexander Scrymgeour, 12th Earl of Dundee, Scottish politician Wikipedia ↗
1947 — Laurie Anderson, American singer-songwriter and violinist Wikipedia ↗
1947 — Tom Evans, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1983) Wikipedia ↗
1947 — David Hare, English director, playwright, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
1947 — Freddie Stone, American singer, guitarist, and pastor Wikipedia ↗
1946 — John Du Cann, English guitarist (d. 2001) Wikipedia ↗
1946 — Bob Grant, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
1946 — Patrick Head, English engineer and businessman, co-founded Williams F1 Wikipedia ↗
1946 — Wanderléa, Brazilian singer and television host Wikipedia ↗
1945 — John Carlos, American runner and football player Wikipedia ↗
1945 — André Lacroix, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach Wikipedia ↗
1944 — Whitfield Diffie, American cryptographer and academic Wikipedia ↗
1943 — Abraham Viruthakulangara, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Nagpur, Maharashtra, India Wikipedia ↗
1942 — Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, Equatoguinean lieutenant and politician, 2nd President of Equatorial Guinea Wikipedia ↗
1941 — Martha Argerich, Argentinian pianist Wikipedia ↗
1941 — Erasmo Carlos, Brazilian singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
1941 — Spalding Gray, American writer, actor, and monologist (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
1941 — Robert Kraft, American businessman, founded The Kraft Group Wikipedia ↗
1941 — Jeff Rooker, Baron Rooker, English academic and politician, Minister of State for Immigration Wikipedia ↗
1941 — Gudrun Sjödén, Swedish designer Wikipedia ↗
1939 — Joe Clark, Canadian journalist and politician, 16th Prime Minister of Canada Wikipedia ↗
1939 — Margaret Drabble, English novelist, biographer, and critic Wikipedia ↗
1938 — Moira Anderson, Scottish singer Wikipedia ↗
1938 — Karin Balzer, German hurdler Wikipedia ↗
1938 — Roy Higgins, Australian jockey (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
1937 — Hélène Cixous, French author, poet, and critic Wikipedia ↗
1934 — Vilhjálmur Einarsson, Icelandic triple jumper, painter, and educator Wikipedia ↗
1934 — Bill Moyers, American journalist, 13th White House Press Secretary Wikipedia ↗
1933 — Bata Živojinović, Serbian actor and politician (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
1932 — Christy Brown, Irish painter and author (d. 1981) Wikipedia ↗
1932 — Dave Gold, American businessman, founded the 99 Cents Only Stores (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
1931 — Yves Blais, Canadian businessman and politician (d. 1998) Wikipedia ↗
1931 — Jacques Demy, French actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1990) Wikipedia ↗
1931 — Jerzy Prokopiuk, Polish anthropologist and philosopher Wikipedia ↗
1930 — Alifa Rifaat, Egyptian author (d. 1996) Wikipedia ↗
1929 — Denis Coe, English soldier, educator, and politician (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
1928 — Robert Lansing, American actor (d. 1994) Wikipedia ↗
1928 — Umberto Maglioli, Italian race car driver (d. 1999) Wikipedia ↗
1928 — Tony Richardson, English-American director and producer (d. 1991) Wikipedia ↗
1926 — Paul Soros, Hungarian-American engineer and businessman (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
1925 — Bill Hayes, American actor and singer Wikipedia ↗
1924 — Lou Brissie, American baseball player and scout (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
1924 — Art Donovan, American football player and radio host (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
1923 — Jorge Daponte, Argentinian race car driver (d. 1963) Wikipedia ↗
1923 — Roger Lebel, Canadian actor (d. 1994) Wikipedia ↗
1923 — Daniel Pinkham, American organist and composer (d. 2006) Wikipedia ↗
1922 — Paul Couvret, Dutch-Australian soldier, pilot, and politician (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
1922 — Sheila Sim, English actress (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗