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June 5 is the 156th day of the year (157th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. International holidays May 1 - Labour Day ( Pakistan) May 1 - Labour Day ( Singapore) International holidays and commemorations June 8 - Dragon Boat Festival ( Traditional Chinese) June 9 - Shavuot International holidays July 1 - Canada Day ( Canada) July 1 - July Morning ( Bulgaria) Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering Events 781 BC - The first historic Solar eclipse is recorded in China. Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable Events 53 - Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia 62 - Claudia Octavia commits Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses. Events 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II ( The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. Events 451 - Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius ' defeats Attila the Hun. Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. Events 1180 - First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan 1305 - The Flemish Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. Events 1358 - Republic of Dubrovnik is founded 1709 - Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common International holidays and commemorations June 8 - Dragon Boat Festival ( Traditional Chinese) June 9 - Shavuot June 2007 is the sixth month of that year It began on a Friday and 30 days later ended on a Saturday. June 2006 was a month with thirty days The following events also occurred during the month 2005: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October June 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September June 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September June 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September June 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 209 days remaining until the end of the year.

Contents 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances 5 External links

Events

• 70 - Titus and his Roman legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem. Year 70 was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Julian calendar. Titus Flavius Vespasianus, commonly known as Titus ( December 30 39 &ndash September 13 81) was a Roman Emperor who The Roman Empire was the post-Republican phase of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial For other uses see Legion The Roman Legion (from Latin legio "military levy Conscription," Jerusalem (יְרוּשָׁלַיִם, he-Latn Yerushaláyim; Arabic: ar القُدس, ar-Latn al-Quds) is the The Siege of Jerusalem in the year 70 AD It was a decisive event in the First Jewish-Roman War, followed by the fall of Masada in 73
• 1257 - Kraków, Poland receive city rights. Kraków, in English also spelled Krakow or Cracow (ˈkrækaʊ M-W: krăk'ou krāk'ō is one of the largest and oldest cities in Poland Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status
• 1305 - Pope Clement V is elected. Pope Clement V' (About 1264 &ndash April 20, 1314) born Raymond Bertrand de Got (also occasionally spelled de Gouth and de
• 1798 - The Battle of New Ross: The attempt to spread United Irish Rebellion into Munster is defeated. Year 1798 ( MDCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The Battle of New Ross took place in County Wexford in south-eastern Ireland, during the Irish Rebellion of 1798. The Irish Rebellion of 1798 (Éirí Amach 1798 Turn Oot 1798 or 1798 rebellion as it is known locally was an uprising in 1798 lasting several months against the Munster ( Irish: An Mhumhain, ənˈvuːnʲ Cúige Mumhan or Mumha) is the southernmost of the four Provinces of Ireland.
• 1817 - The first Great Lakes steamer, the Frontenac, is launched. Year 1817 ( MDCCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Laurentian Great Lakes are a chain of freshwater lakes located in eastern North America, on the Canada–United States border.
• 1829 - The HMS Pickle captures the armed slave ship Voladora off the coast of Cuba. For the game see 1829 (board game. Year 1829 ( MDCCCXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Eight ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Pickle: The first ''Pickle'' was an 8-gun Topsail schooner purchased in 1800 The Republic of Cuba (ˈkjuːbə or) consists of the island of Cuba (the largest and second-most populous island of the Greater Antilles) Isla de la
• 1832 - The Parisian student uprisings of 1832 begin. Year 1832 ( MDCCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city
• 1837 - Houston, Texas is incorporated by the Republic of Texas. Year 1837 ( MDCCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common The Republic of Texas was a sovereign Nation in North America between the United States and Mexico that existed from 1836 to
• 1849 - Denmark becomes a constitutional monarchy by the signing of a new constitution. Year 1849 ( MDCCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe A constitutional monarchy, or a limited monarchy, is a form of Constitutional Government, wherein either an elected or hereditary Monarch is A constitution is a system for government often Codified as a written document that establishes the rules and principles of an autonomous political entity
• 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. 1851 ( MDCCCLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Harriet Beecher Stowe (June 14 1811 – July 1 1896 was an American Author and Abolitionist, whose Novel Uncle Tom's Cabin As a social-economic system slavery is a legal institution under which a Person (called "a slave" is compelled to work for another Uncle Tom's Cabin; or Life Among the Lowly is an anti- Slavery novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe. Abolitionism was a political movement of the 18th and 19th century which sought to make Slavery illegal particularly in the United States and British West Indies
• 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. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South During the American Civil War, the Union was a name used to refer to the federal government of the United States, which was supported by the twenty-three David Hunter (July 21 1802 &ndash February 2 1886 was a Union general in the American Civil War. The Confederate States of America (also called the Confederacy, the Confederate States, and CSA) formed as the government set up from 1861 Piedmont Virginia is a part of the greater Piedmont region which stretches from the falls of the Potomac, Rappahannock, and James Rivers to the
• 1888 - The Rio de la Plata Earthquake takes place. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a On June 5, 1888 an earthquake measuring 55 on the Richter scale, shook the upper Río de la Plata floor at 3
• 1900 - Second Boer War: British soldiers take Pretoria. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar See also First Boer War,, South African Wars (1879-1915 The Second Boer War ( Dutch: Tweede Boerenoorlog, Afrikaans: The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Pretoria is a city located in the northern part of Gauteng Province, South Africa.
• 1915 - Denmark amends its constitution to allow women's suffrage. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year A constitution is a system for government often Codified as a written document that establishes the rules and principles of an autonomous political entity
• 1916 - Louis Brandeis is sworn in as a Justice of the United States Supreme Court. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Louis Dembitz Brandeis ( November 13, 1856 – October 5, 1941) was an American litigator, Supreme Court Justice, advocate This is a list of past and present justices of the Supreme Court of the United States.
• 1917 - World War I: Conscription begins in the United States as "Army registration day. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Conscription (also known as the draft, the call-up or national service) is a general term for involuntary labor demanded by some established authority The United States of America —commonly referred to as the "
• 1933 - The U.S. Congress abrogates the United States' use of the gold standard by enacting a joint resolution (48 Stat. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses The gold standard is a monetary system in which a region's common media of exchange are paper notes that are normally freely convertible into pre-set fixed quantities of Gold 112) nullifying the right of creditors to demand payment in gold. Gold (ˈɡoʊld is a Chemical element with the symbol Au (from its Latin name aurum) and Atomic number 79
• 1941 - Four thousands Chongqing residents were asphyxiated in a bomb shelter during the Bombing of Chongqing. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Chongqing ( Postal map spelling: Chungking; Wade-Giles: Ch'ung-ch'ing) is the largest and most populous of the People's Republic of China The bombing of Chongqing ( Traditional Chinese: 重慶大轟炸 Simplified Chinese: 重庆大轰炸 Japanese: 重慶爆撃 from 18 February 1938
• 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. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands Nazi Germany and the Third Reich are the common English names for Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers Normandy (Normandie Norman: Normaundie) is a geographical region corresponding to the former Duchy of Normandy. D-Day may also refer to Decimal Day in the United Kingdom. D-Day is a term often used in Military parlance to denote
• 1945 - Allied Control Council, military occupation governing body of Germany, formally takes power. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar The Allied Control Council or Allied Control Authority, known in German as the Alliierter Kontrollrat, also referred to as the Four Powers (German Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.
• 1946 - A fire in the LaSalle Hotel in Chicago, Illinois kills 61 people. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States.
• 1947 - Marshall Plan: At a speech at Harvard University, United States Secretary of State George Marshall calls for economic aid to war-torn Europe. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Marshall Plan (from its enactment officially the European Recovery Program, ERP) was the primary plan of the United States for rebuilding and creating a stronger The United States Secretary of State (commonly abbreviated as SecState) is the head of the United States Department of State, concerned with Foreign affairs George Catlett Marshall Jr (December 31 1880 &ndash October 16 1959 was an American military leader Chief of Staff of the Army, Secretary of
• 1956 - Elvis Presley introduces his new single, "Hound Dog", on The Milton Berle Show, scandalizing the audience with his suggestive hip movements. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. " Hound Dog " is a Twelve-bar blues written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller and originally recorded by Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton Texaco Star Theater, a comedy-variety
• 1959 - The first government of the State of Singapore is sworn in. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Singapore
• 1963 - British Secretary of State for War John Profumo resigns in a sex scandal. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The position of Secretary of State for War, commonly called War Secretary, was a British Cabinet -level position first applied to Henry Dundas John Dennis Profumo, CBE ( January 30, 1915 Kensington, London, England – March 9, 2006) A sex scandal is a Scandal involving allegations or information about Embarrassing Sexual activities, such as Adultery, being made public
• 1963 - Movement of 15 Khordad: Protest against arrest of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini by Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. Movement of 15 Khordad ( نهضت پانزده خرداد) which took place on June 5 in protest against the arrest of Ayatollah Khomeini Ayatollah ( Persian: آيت‌الله, âyato-llâh, from Arabic: آية الله, āyatu 'llāh, meaning 'the sign of Seyyed Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini ( Persian:, pronounced muːsæviː-je xomejniː}}( September 24, 1902 – June 3 1989 Shah is an Iranian term for a Monarch (leader that has been adopted in many other languages For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. In several cities, masses of angry demonstrators are confronted by tanks and paratroopers. Paratroopers are Soldiers trained in Parachuting and generally operate as part of an airborne force.
• 1967 - Six-Day War begins: The Israeli air force launches simultaneous pre-emptive attacks on the air forces of Egypt, Jordan, and Syria. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Background Suez Crisis aftermath The Suez Crisis of 1956 represented a military defeat but a political victory for Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (الأردنّ al-Urdunn) is an Arab country in Southwest Asia spanning the southern Syria ( سوريّة or) officially the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic ar الجمهورية العربية السورية
• 1968 - U. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. S. presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy is shot at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California by Palestinian Sirhan Sirhan. Robert Francis "Bobby" Kennedy (November 20 1925 – June 6 1968 also called RFK, was the United States Attorney General from 1961 to 1964 and a The Ambassador Hotel was a landmark hotel in Los Angeles California and location of the Cocoanut Grove Nightclub. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Sirhan Bishara Sirhan (born March 19, 1944) is the convicted Assassin of United States Senator Robert F Kennedy dies the next day.
• 1969 - The International communist conference begins in Moscow. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. June 5-17 1969 an International Meeting of Communist and Workers Parties was held in Moscow. Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of
• 1970 - Chile becomes a member of the Berne Convention copyright treaty. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Chile, officially the Republic of Chile ( Spanish:) is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow Coastal strip wedged between the The Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, usually known as the Berne Convention, is an international agreement governing Copyright Copyright is a legal concept enacted by Governments, giving the creator of an original work of authorship Exclusive rights to control its distribution usually for A Treaty is an agreement under International law entered into by actors in international law namely States and International organizations.
• 1975 - The Suez Canal opens for the first time since the Six-Day War. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Suez Canal is a Canal in Egypt. Opened in 1869 it allows Water transportation between Europe and Asia without circumnavigation
• 1975 - The United Kingdom holds its first and only country-wide referendum, on remaining in the European Economic Community (EEC). The United Kingdom referendum of 1975 was a post-legislative Referendum held on 5 June 1975 in the whole of the United Kingdom over whether there was support for it The European Community (EC is one of the Three pillars of the European Union (EU created under the Maastricht Treaty (1992
• 1976 - Collapse of the Teton Dam in Idaho, United States. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Teton Dam was a federally built earthen dam on the Teton River in southeastern Idaho in the United States which existed for less than The State of Idaho ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States of America.
• 1977 - A coup takes place in Seychelles. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Seychelles (seɪˈʃɛl or /seɪˈʃɛlz/ in English and seʃɛl in French) officially the Republic of Seychelles (République des Seychelles Creole
• 1977 - The Apple II, the first practical personal computer, goes on sale. A personal computer ( PC) is any Computer whose original sales price size and capabilities make it useful for individuals and which is intended to be operated
• 1981 - The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that five homosexual men 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. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR is a weekly epidemiological digest for the United States published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (or CDC) is an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services based in unincorporated Homosexuality refers to sexual behavior with or attraction to people of the same sex or to a Homosexual orientation. Pneumonia is an inflammatory illness of the Lung. Frequently it is described as lung Parenchyma / alveolar inflammation and abnormal An immune system is a collection of mechanisms within an Organism that protects against Disease by identifying and killing Pathogens and Tumor
• 1984 - Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi orders an attack on the Golden Temple, the holiest site of the Sikh religion. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) The Prime Minister of India is head of the Council of Ministers, appointed by the President to assist the latter in the administration of the affairs of the executive Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi ( Indirā Priyadarśinī Gāndhī) ( Née: Nehru (19 November 1917 - 31 October 1984 was the Prime Minister of the Sikh (English or; ਸਿੱਖ sikkh, IPA) is the title and name given to an adherent of Sikhism.
• 1986 - A 52-year old man in Auburn, Washington, United States, dies after taking an Excedrin capsule laced with cyanide; this is the first of two Excedrin deaths. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Auburn is a city of 67732 (2008 located in the US state of Washington, in King County with some spill-over Excedrin is an over-the-counter Headache Pain reliever, typically in the form of tablets or caplets. A cyanide is any Chemical compound that contains the cyano group (C≡N which consists of a Carbon Atom triple-bonded to a Excedrin is an over-the-counter Headache Pain reliever, typically in the form of tablets or caplets.
• 1989 - The Inuvialuit Final Agreement is signed in Canada to give the Inuit of western Canada the first comprehensive land claim agreement north of the 60th parallel. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Inuit (plural the singular Inuk, means "man" or "person" is a general term for a group of culturally similar Indigenous peoples inhabiting Western Canada, commonly referred to as the West, is a region of Canada normally including all parts of Canada west of the province
• 1989 - The Unknown Rebel halts the progress of a column of advancing tanks for over half an hour after the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989. Tank Man, or the Unknown Rebel, is the nickname of an anonymous man who became internationally famous when he was videotaped and photographed during the Tiananmen Square The Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 culminating in the Tiananmen Square Massacre (referred to in Chinese as the June Fourth Incident, to avoid confusion with two
• 1995 - The Bose-Einstein condensate is first created. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 A Bose–Einstein condensate (BEC is a State of matter of Bosons confined in an external Potential and cooled to Temperatures very near to
• 1998 - A strike begins at the General Motors parts factory in Flint, Michigan, that quickly spreads to five other assembly plants (the strike lasted seven weeks). Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Strike action, often simply called a strike, is a work stoppage caused by the mass refusal by Employees to perform work. General Motors Corporation ( GM) ( is a multinational automobile manufacturer founded in 1908 and headquartered in the United States. Flint is a city in the US state of Michigan and is located along the Flint River, 66 miles (106 km northwest of Detroit.
• 2001 - U.S. Senator Jim Jeffords leaves the Republican Party, an act which shifts control of the United States Senate from the Republicans to the Democratic Party. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives James Merrill "Jim" Jeffords (born May 11, 1934) is a former U The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party.
• 2001 - Tropical Storm Allison makes landfall on the upper-Texas coastline as a strong tropical storm and dumps large amounts of rain over Houston. Tropical Storm Allison was a tropical storm that devastated southeast Texas in June of the 2001 Atlantic hurricane season. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. The storm caused $5. 5 billion in damages, making Allison the costliest tropical storm in U. S. history.
• 2003 - A severe heat wave across Pakistan and India reaches its peak, as temperatures exceed 50°C (122°F) in the region. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. A heat wave is a prolonged period of excessively hot Weather, which may be accompanied by high Humidity. Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country
• 2006 - Serbia declares independence from the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Serbia (Србија Srbija) officially the Republic of Serbia (Република Србија Republika Srbija) is a Landlocked Country The State Union of Serbia and Montenegro (Државна заједница Србија и Црна Гора / Državna zajednica Srbija i Crna Gora, abbreviated
• 2008 - AIG Travel Guard breaks ground on its new World Headquarters in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Stevens Point is a city in and the County seat of Portage County, Wisconsin, United States. Wisconsin ( or wɪˈskɑnsɨn (French Ouisconsin) is one of the fifty United States of America, located in the north central part of the United States

Births

• 1341 - Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, son of Edward III of England (d. Edmund of Langley 1st Duke of York ( June 5 1341 &ndash August 1 1402) was a younger son of King Edward III of England and Philippa Edward III (13 November 1312 &ndash 21 June 1377 was one of the most successful English monarchs of the Middle Ages. 1402)
• 1493 - Justus Jonas, German Protestant reformer (d. Justus Jonas ( 5 June 1493 - 9 October 1555) was a German Protestant reformer 1555)
• 1523 - Margaret of France, Duchess of Berry (d. Margaret of France Duchess of Berry ( June 5, 1523 &ndash September 14, 1574) was the daughter of Francis I King of France 1573)
• 1553 - Bernardino Baldi, Italian mathematician (d. Bernardino Baldi ( June 5, 1533 - October 12, 1617) was an Italian Mathematician and writer 1617)
• 1554 - Elisabeth of Austria, queen consort of France (d. 1592)
• 1640 - Pu Songling, Chinese writer (d. Pu Songling ( June 5 1640 — February 25 1715) was a Chinese author who wrote during the Qing Dynasty. 1715)
• 1660 - Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough (d. Year 1715 ( MDCCXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Sarah Churchill ( née Jenyns spelt Jennings in most modern references Duchess of Marlborough (5 June 1660 (old style &ndash 18 October 1744 1744)
• 1646 - Elena Cornaro Piscopia, Italian mathematician (d. Year 1744 ( MDCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Elena Lucrezia Cornaro Piscopia ( June 5 1646 - July 26 1684) was an Italian Mathematician of noble descent and the first 1684)
• 1718 - Thomas Chippendale, English furniture maker (d. Year 1718 ( MDCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Thomas Chippendale ( Otley, near Leeds baptised - November 1779 was a London Cabinet-maker and furniture designer in the mid-Georgian 1779)
• 1723 - Adam Smith, Scottish economist (d. Year 1779 ( MDCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1723 ( MDCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Adam Smith ( baptised 16 June 1723 – 17 July 1790) was a Scottish moral philosopher and a pioneer of Political economy. 1790)
• 1757 - Pierre Jean George Cabanis, French physiologist (d. Year 1790 ( MDCCXC) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1757 ( MDCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Pierre Jean George Cabanis ( June 5, 1757 - May 5, 1808) was a French Physiologist. 1808)
• 1760 - Johan Gadolin, Finnish scientist (d. Year 1808 ( MDCCCVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1760 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap 1852)
• 1771 - Ernest Augustus I of Hanover (d. Year 1852 ( MDCCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1771 ( MDCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Ernest Augustus I King of Hanover ( 5 June 1771 &ndash 18 November 1851) also (1799-1851 the Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale 1851)
• 1781 - Christian August Lobeck, German scholar (d. 1851 ( MDCCCLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1781 ( MDCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Christian August Lobeck ( 5 June, 1781 &ndash 25 August, 1860) was a German classical scholar 1860)
• 1819 - John Couch Adams, English mathematician and astronomer (d. Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 1819 ( MDCCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar in the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year John Couch Adams ( June 5 1819 &ndash January 21, 1892) was a British Mathematician and Astronomer 1892)
• 1850 - Pat Garrett, American Western lawman (d. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link Patrick "Pat" Floyd Garrett ( June 5, 1850 &ndash February 29, 1908) was an American Old West lawman Bartender 1908)
• 1862 - Allvar Gullstrand, Swedish ophthalmologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday Allvar Gullstrand ( June 5 1862 in Landskrona &ndash July 28 1930 in Stockholm) was a Swedish Ophthalmologist The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1930)
• 1868 - James Connolly, Irish socialist (d. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap James Connolly (Séamas Ó Conghaile 5 June 1868 &ndash 12 May 1916 was an Irish Socialist leader 1916)
• 1876 - Tony Jackson, American musician (d. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year This article is about the United States composer For the UK bass guitarist see Tony Jackson (bass player. 1920)
• 1878 - Pancho Villa, Mexican revolutionary (d. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Doroteo Arango Arámbula ( June 5 1878 &ndash July 20 1923) better known as Francisco or " Pancho " Villa 1923)
• 1879 - Robert Mayer, German-born philanthropist (d. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Sir Robert Mayer KCVO ( June 5, 1879 – January 9, 1985) was a Philanthropist, businessman and a major supporter of music 1985)
• 1879 - René Pottier, French cyclist (d. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) René Pottier (born June 5, 1879 in Moret-sur-Loing &ndash died January 25, 1907 in Levallois-Perret) was a French 1907)
• 1883 - John Maynard Keynes, English economist (d. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common John Maynard Keynes 1st Baron Keynes CB (ˈkeɪnz "cains" (5 June 1883 &ndash 21 April 1946 was a British Economist whose ideas 1946)
• 1884 - Ralph Benatzky, Czech composer (d. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Ralph Benatzky ( 5 June 1884 – 16 October 1957) born in Moravské Budějovice as Rudolf František Josef Benatzky, was 1957)
• 1894 - Roy Thomson, Lord Thomson of Fleet, English publisher (d. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Sir Roy Herbert Thomson 1st Baron Thomson of Fleet GBE, DLitt, D 1976)
• 1895 - William Boyd (actor), American actor (d. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year William Boyd ( June 5, 1895 - September 12, 1972) was an American Actor. 1972)
• 1898 - Federico García Lorca, Spanish poet, lyricist and dramatist (d. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Federico García Lorca' ( 5 June 1898 &ndash 19 August 1936) was a Spanish Poet and dramatist also remembered as 1936)
• 1900 - Dennis Gabor, Hungarian physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Dennis Gabor (original Hungarian name Gábor Dénes) FRS, ( June 5, 1900, Budapest &ndash February 9 The Nobel Prize (Nobelpriset (Nobelprisen is a Swedish prize established in the 1895 will of Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel; it was first awarded in Peace, Literature 1979)
• 1905 - John Abbott, British actor (d. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting John Kefford (b June 5, 1905, in London, England; d May 24, 1996, Los Angeles, California) 1996)
• 1912 - Dean Amadon, American ornithologist (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Dean Amadon ( June 5, 1912 - January 12, 2003) was an American Ornithologist and an authority on birds of prey 2003)
• 1919 - Richard Scarry, American children's author (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Richard McClure Scarry ( June 5 1919 &ndash April 30 1994) - last name pronounced /'scæ ri/ rhyming with "marry" - 1994)
• 1920 - Cornelius Ryan, Irish-American author (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Cornelius Ryan, ( 5 June 1920 &ndash 23 November 1974) was an Irish-American Journalist and Author mainly known 1974)
• 1923 - Daniel Pinkham, American composer, organist, and harpsichordist (d. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Daniel Rogers Pinkham Jr (June 5 1923 - December 18 2006 was an American composer Organist, and Harpsichordist Pinkham was one of America's most active composers 2006)
• 1923 - Jorge Daponte, Argentine racing driver (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Jorge Daponte (born in Buenos Aires, June 5, 1923 - died March 1, 1963) was a racing driver from Argentina. 1963)
• 1925 - Art Donovan, American football star
• 1928 - Robert Lansing, American actor (d. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Arthur Donovan Jr (born June 5 1925) is a former American football Defensive tackle. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Lansing (June 5 1928 – October 23 1994 was a Jewish American stage Film, and Television Actor. 1994)
• 1928 - Tony Richardson, British film director (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Tony Richardson ( June 5, 1928 – November 14, 1991) was an English theatre and Academy Award -winning film 1991)
• 1930 - Alifa Rifaat, Egyptian writer (d. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alifa Rifaat ( June 5, 1930 - 1996 was a controversial Egyptian author whose short stories reflect on the life of traditional Muslim 1996)
• 1931 - Jacques Demy, French film director (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jacques Demy ( June 5, 1931 – October 27, 1990) was one of the most approachable filmmakers to appear in the wake of the French New 1990)
• 1931 - Jerzy Prokopiuk, Polish philosopher, antroposopher
• 1932 - Christy Brown, Irish author (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Jerzy Prokopiuk ( June 5 1931 in Warsaw, Poland) is a Polish antroposopher gnostic philosopher Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Christy Brown ( June 5, 1932 &ndash September 7, 1981) was an Irish Author, painter and Poet 1981)
• 1934 - Bill Moyers, American journalist
• 1936 - Connie Hines, American actress
• 1938 - Karin Balzer, German hurdler
• 1939 - Joe Clark, sixteenth Prime Minister of Canada
• 1939 - Margaret Drabble, English novelist
• 1941 - Martha Argerich, Argentine pianist
• 1941 - Spalding Gray, American actor and writer (d. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bill Moyers (born June 5, 1934, as William Donald "Billy Don" Moyers) is an American Journalist and public commentator Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Connie Hines (born June 5 1930 in Dedham Massachusetts) is a former American Actress who is perhaps best remembered for playing Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Karin Balzer (born June 5, 1938) is a former East German hurdler, one of the best in high hurdles event during the 1960s Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Charles Joseph "Joe" Clark PC CC AOE (born June 5 1939 is a Canadian Journalist, Politician, Statesman The Prime Minister of Canada ( French: Premier ministre du Canada) is the primary Minister of the Crown, chairman of the Cabinet, and thus Dame Margaret Drabble (Margaret Lady Holroyd DBE, (born 5 June 1939) is an English Novelist, Biographer and Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Martha Argerich (born June 5, 1941) is an Argentine concert Pianist. Spalding Rockwell Gray ( June 5, 1941 &ndash ca January 10, 2004) was an American Actor, Screenwriter, 2004)
• 1941 - Robert Kraft, owner of the New England Patriots
• 1941 - Erasmo Carlos, Brazilian singer and songwriter
• 1942 - Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, Equatoguinean politician
• 1943 - Matthew Lesko, American author
• 1944 - Tommie Smith, American athlete
• 1944 - Colm Wilkinson, Irish singer
• 1945 - John Carlos, American Athlete
• 1945 - Patrick Head, English F1 technical director and team co-owner (WilliamsF1)
• 1946 - Freddie Stone, American guitarist (Sly & the Family Stone)
• 1946 - John Bach, Welsh actor
• 1947 - Laurie Anderson, American performance artist
• 1947 - Tom Evans, English musician (Badfinger) (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Robert K Kraft (born June 5, 1941 in Brookline Massachusetts) is the Founder, Chairman & CEO of The Kraft Group The New England Patriots, commonly called the " Pats " by sports writers and fans are a professional American football team based in the Greater Boston Erasmo Carlos, born Erasmo Esteves on June 5, 1941, in the Tijuca area of Rio de Janeiro, is a Brazilian singer and songwriter most closely Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo (born June 5, 1942) has been the President of Equatorial Guinea since 1979 Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Matthew Lesko (born 1943 is an American author and host of an infomercial often played late night on basic cable Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For others with a similar name see Tommy Smith. Tommie Smith (born June 5, 1944) is an African American former Colm Wilkinson (born 5 June 1944 in Dublin) is an Irish Musical theatre actor Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar John Wesley Carlos (born June 5, 1945 in Harlem New York) is an African American former Track and field athlete and professional Patrick Head (born June 5, 1945) in Farnborough, England, is co-founder and Engineering Director of the Not to be confused with Frank Williams Racing Cars, formed by Frank Williams 1967 Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Freddie Stone (born Frederick Stewart in Vallejo California on June 5, 1946) is an African-American musician best known for Sly & the Family Stone is an American funk, soul and rock band from San Francisco California. John Bach (born June 5, 1946) is a Welsh -born actor who has spent most of his career working in New Zealand. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Laurie Anderson (born Laura Phillips Anderson, on June 5 1947 in Glen Ellyn Illinois) is an American experimental Performance artist and Thomas Evans ( 5 June 1947 &mdash 19 November 1983) was a Musician who was most notable for his work with the band Badfinger was a Rock band formed in Swansea Wales in the early 1960s and was one of the earliest representatives of the Power pop genre 1983)
• 1949 - Ken Follett, Welsh author
• 1950 - J. J. Bittenbinder, American television host and author
• 1950 - Ronnie Dyson, American singer and actor (d. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ken Follett (born June 5, 1949) is a British Author of thrillers and historical novels Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Joseph "J J" Bittenbinder (born Sep 1, 1942 in Buffalo NY) a retired member of the Chicago Police Department, safety speaker Ronnie Dyson ( June 5 1950 — November 10 1990) was an American Singer and Actor. 1990)
• 1950 - Abraham Sarmiento, Jr., Filipino journalist & political activist (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Abraham P Sarmiento Jr, also known as Ditto Sarmiento ( June 5, 1950 &ndash November 11, 1977) was a Filipino student 1977)
• 1951 - Suze Orman, American financial advisor, writer, and television personality. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Suze Orman (born Susan Lynn Orman June 5 1951 is an American Financial advisor, writer and Television personality.
• 1952 - Daniel Katzen, Symphony musician
• 1952 - Carole Fredericks, American singer (d. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Daniel Katzen is a French horn player and member of the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO since 1979 Carole Denise Fredericks ( June 5 1952, Springfield Massachusetts - June 7 2001, Dakar, 2001)
• 1954 - Haluk Bilginer, Turkish actor
• 1954 - Nicko McBrain, English musician (Iron Maiden)
• 1955 - Edino Nazareth Filho, Brazilian football player
• 1956 - Richard Butler, English singer (Psychedelic Furs)
• 1956 - Kenny G, American saxophonist
• 1958 - Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi, President of the Comoros
• 1960 - Leslie Hendrix, American actress
• 1961 - Anthony Burger, American musician and singer (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Haluk Bilginer (born 5 June 1954 in İzmir, Turkey) is a Turkish actor Michael Henry McBrain (born June 5, 1952 in Hackney, London, England) is the Drummer for heavy metal band For other uses see Iron maiden. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) For the son of Pelé who also played under the name Edinho see Edson Cholbi Nascimento Edinho, real name Edino Nazareth Filho, (born Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Richard Lofthouse Butler (born 5 June 1956, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England) is the lead Singer of the The Psychedelic Furs are an English rock band founded in 1977 Kenneth Gorelick (born June 5, 1956) better known by his Stage name Kenny G, is an American Saxophonist whose fourth Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi (أحمد عبدالله محمد سامبي born 5 June 1958 in Mutsamudu, Anjouan Island Comoros) The Comoros (ˈkɒməroʊz; جزر القمر Juzur al-Qumur) officially the Union of the Comoros (Union des Comores الإتّحاد القمريّ Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Leslie Hendrix is an American actress She is best known for playing the role of Elizabeth Rodgers on all four "Law & Order" series ( Law & Order Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Anthony John Burger ( June 5, 1961 – February 22, 2006) was an American Musician and Singer, most closely 2006)
• 1961 - Mary Kay Bergman, American voice actress (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Mary Kay Bergman ( June 5, 1961 &ndash November 11, 1999) was an American voice actress with numerous roles and bit parts 1999)
• 1962 - Princess Astrid of Belgium
• 1962 - Jeff Garlin, American comedian
• 1963 - Joe Rudán, Hungarian heavy metal singer
• 1964 - Karl Sanders, American musician (Nile)
• 1965 - Sandrine Piau, French soprano
• 1967 - Joe DeLoach, American athlete
• 1967 - Ray Lankford, baseball player
• 1967 - Ron Livingston, American actor
• 1969 - Brian McKnight, American musician
• 1970 - Martin Gelinas, Canadian hockey player
• 1971 - Susan Lynch, Northern Irish actress
• 1971 - Takaya Tsubobayashi, Japanese racing driver
• 1971 - Mark Wahlberg, American singer and actor
• 1972 - Pavel Kotla, Polish conductor
• 1972 - Chuck Klosterman, American journalist
• 1972 - Mike Bucci, American professional wrestler
• 1973 - Daniel Gildenlöw, Swedish musician and songwriter
• 1973 - Lamon Brewster, American boxer
• 1974 - Chad Allen, American actor
• 1974 - Russ Ortiz, American baseball player
• 1975 - Žydrūnas Ilgauskas, Lithuanian basketball player
• 1977 - Christian Martucci, American musician
• 1977 - Nourhanne, Lebanese singer
• 1977 - Navi Rawat, American actress
• 1977 - Liza Weil, American actress
• 1978 - Fernando Meira, Portuguese football player
• 1979 - David Bisbal, Spanish singer
• 1979 - Fraser Watts, Scottish cricketer
• 1979 - Pete Wentz, American musician (Fall Out Boy)
• 1979 - Jason White, American NASCAR driver
• 1980 - Yasser Latif Hamdani, Pakistani constitutional lawyer
• 1980 - Sutee Suksomkit, Thai football player
• 1981 - Sebastien Lefebvre, Canadian musician (Simple Plan)
• 1981 - Jade Goody, British television personality
• 1983 - Bill Bray, American baseball player
• 1984 - Cécilia Cara, French singer and actress
• 1987 - Lara Bingle, Australian model
• 1987 - Charlie Clements ,Actor
• 1989 - Cammeo Venezia,Actress
• 1995 - Troye Mellet, Australian Actor And Singer
• 2005 - Irene Urdangarin, granddaughter of King Juan Carlos I of Spain

Deaths

• 535 - Epiphanius of Constantinople, patriarch of Constantinople
• 1017 - Emperor Sanjō of Japan (b. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ancestry Jeff Garlin (born June 5, 1962) is an American comic actor best known for his role as Jeff Greene, Larry David's manager on the Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. József "Joe" Rudán ( June 5, 1963, Pécs) is the vocalist of Hungarian heavy metal band Pokolgép since 1990 Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Karl Sanders (born June 5, 1964) is a vocalist/guitarist and founding member of the Egyptian themed Technical death metal band Nile Nile is a brutal / Technical death metal band from Greenville, South Carolina that assembled in 1993 Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Sandrine Piau (b 5 June 1965 in Issy-les-Moulineaux, France) is an opera Soprano. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Joseph ("Joe" Nathaniel DeLoach (born June 5, 1967) is a former American sprinter the 1988 Olympic champion in the 200 m Raymond Lewis Lankford (born June 5 1967 in Los Angeles California) is a former Center fielder in Major League Baseball who played Ronald Joseph Livingston (born June 5, 1967) is an American film and Television Actor. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Brian McKnight (born June 5 1969) is a Grammy-nominated American Singer, Songwriter, arranger producer, pop Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Martin Gélinas ( (born June 5 1970 is a professional Ice hockey forward Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Susan Lynch (born 5 June 1971) is an Irish actress. Lynch was born in Corrinshego, Newry, County Down, Takaya Tsubobayashi is a Race car driver born in Kanagawa, Japan on June 5, 1971. Mark Robert Michael Wahlberg (born June 5 1971 is an Academy Award -nominated BAFTA -winning American actor rapper and Producer of Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Pavel Kotla (born 5 June 1972, Szczecin, Poland) is a Polish conductor. Charles John "Chuck" Klosterman (born June 5, 1972, in Breckenridge Minnesota) is an American Journalist whose work often focuses Michael Bucci (born June 5 1972) is an American professional wrestler. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Daniel Gildenlöw (born June 5, 1973) is a Swedish Musician and Songwriter. "Relentless" Lamon Tajuan Brewster (born June 5, 1973 in Indianapolis Indiana) is an American Heavyweight professional Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Chad Allen (born Chad Allen Lazzari on June 5 1974, in Cerritos, California, U Russell Reid Ortiz (born June 5, 1974 in Encino, California) is a Major League baseball Free agent Pitcher. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Žydrūnas Ilgauskas ( ZHEE-drew-nus ill-GAUS-kus and he weighs 260 pounds Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Christian Martucci aka Christian Black (born June 5, 1977) is an American Guitarist vocalist and Songwriter Nourhanne ( Arabic:نورهان) also transliterated as Nourhan, is a Lebanese singer Navi Rawat (born Navlata Rawat on June 5, 1977 in Malibu California) is an American actress of Biracial descent (her Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Fernando José da Silva Freitas Meira, known as Fernando Meira, (born 5 June 1978 in Guimarães) pron. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) David Bisbal (born June 5, 1979) is a Latin Grammy -winning Spanish pop singer David Fraser Watts (born June 5, 1979 in King's Lynn, Norfolk, England) is a Scottish cricketer Peter Lewis Kingston Wentz III (born June 5, 1979) is an American Musician and Songwriter, most famous for his work with the Fall Out Boy is an American Pop punk band from Wilmette, Illinois (a suburb of Chicago) that formed in 2001 Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) For other people named Jason White see Jason White (disambiguation Jason White (born June 5 1979 in Richmond Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Yasser Latif Hamdani (b1980 is a Pakistani Lawyer and Writer who advocates what he calls a Secular Pakistani Identity and is an activist Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and A constitution is a system for government often Codified as a written document that establishes the rules and principles of an autonomous political entity A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law as an attorney, Counsel or Solicitor; a person Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Sutee Suksomkit (born June 5 1980, สุธี สุขสมกิจ is a Thai footballer who is currently playing for Tampines Rovers Football Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gaétan-Jean Sébastien Lefebvre Pépin (born 5 June 1981 often referred to as Sebastien "Seb" Lefebvre, is a French Canadian musician who is best known Simple Plan is a French Canadian Pop punk band based in Montreal, Quebec. Jade Cerisa Lorraine Goody (born 5 June 1981 is a British Television Celebrity. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) William Paul "Bill" Bray (born June 5, 1983 in Virginia Beach, Virginia) is a Major League Baseball relief Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Cécilia Cara (b June 5 1984) is a French actress and Singer. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Lara Bingle (born 22 June[[ 987]] Yowie Bay New South Wales) is an Australian model who is best known for appearing on Fingal Spit in the controversial Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Charlie Clements (born 5 June 1987) is an English Actor who has played the role of Bradley Branning in the BBC Soap Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Troye Sivan Mellet is a Jewish Australian Child actor and treble Singer from Perth WA. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Doña Irene de Todos los Santos Urdangarín y de Borbón (b June 5, 2005) is the daughter of Infanta Cristina of Spain and Iñaki Urdangarin Events By Place Byzantine Empire Justinian I orders Belisarius to start the reconquest of Italy; Mundus Epiphanius (d June 5, 535) was the Patriarch of Constantinople from February 25, 520 to June 5, 535, succeeding "Patriarch of Constantinople" redirects here For the institutional church itself see Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. ( February 5, 976 - June 5, 1017) was the 67th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession 976)
• 1118 - Robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester
• 1296 - Edmund Crouchback, son of Henry III of England (b. For the 976 telephone prefix see Premium-rate telephone number Events By Place Byzantine Empire January 10 — Robert de Beaumont 1st Earl of Leicester and Count of Meulan (1049 &ndash June 5, 1118) was a powerful English and French nobleman revered Edmund Crouchback 1st Earl of Lancaster ( January 16, 1245 &ndash June 5, 1296) was the second surviving son of Eleanor of Provence Henry III (1 October 1207 &ndash 16 November 1272 was the son and successor of John "Lackland" as King of England, reigning for fifty-six years from 1216 1245)
• 1316 - King Louis X of France (b. Louis X (October 1289 – 5 June 1316) called the Quarreller, the Headstrong, or the Stubborn (le Hutin el Obstinado was the 1289)
• 1383 - Dmitry Konstantinovich, Russian prince (b. Dmitri Konstantinovich of Suzdal (Дми́трий Константи́нович Су́здальский (1324 &ndash June 5, 1383) 1324)
• 1568 - Lamoral, Count of Egmont, Flemish general and statesman (b. Lamoral Count of Egmont Prince of Gavre ( November 18, 1522, La Hamaide near Ellezelles &ndash June 5 1568, Brussels) 1522)
• 1625 - Orlando Gibbons, English composer (b. Orlando Gibbons ( baptised 25 December 1583 &ndash 5 June 1625) was an English Composer and Organist 1583)
• 1667 - Pietro Sforza Pallavicino, Italian cardinal and historian (b. Pietro Sforza Pallavicino (or Pallavicini) (1607 Rome - June 5 1667, Rome Italian cardinal and historian son of the Marquis Alessandro 1607)
• 1688 - Constantine Phaulkon, Greek adventurer (b. Constantine Phaulkon (born Κωνσταντίνος Γεράκης or Constantinos Gerakis; Gerakis is the Greek word for Falcon, in French 1667)
• 1716 - Roger Cotes, English mathematician (b. Year 1716 ( MDCCXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Roger Cotes FRS ( July 10, 1682 – June 5, 1716) was an English Mathematician, known for working closely with 1682)
• 1722 - Johann Kuhnau, German composer, organist, and harpsichordist (b. Year 1722 ( MDCCXXII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Johann Kuhnau ( April 6 1660 &ndash June 5 1722) was a German Composer, Organist and Harpsichordist 1660)
• 1738 - Isaac de Beausobre, French Protestant pastor (b. Year 1738 ( MDCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Isaac de Beausobre ( March 8, 1659 - June 5, 1738) was a French Protestant churchman now best known for his history of 1659)
• 1791 - Frederick Haldimand, Swiss-born British colonial governor (b. Year 1791 ( MDCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Sir Frederick Haldimand, KB ( August 11, 1718 &ndash June 5, 1791) was a British army officer and governor 1718)
• 1816 - Giovanni Paisiello, Italian composer (b. Year 1718 ( MDCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1816 ( MDCCCXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Giovanni Paisiello (or Paesiello) ( May 9, 1740 &ndash June 5, 1816) was an Italian Composer of the 1741)
• 1825 - Odysseas Androutsos, hero in the Greek War of Independence
• 1826 - Carl Maria von Weber, German composer (b. Year 1741 ( MDCCXLI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1825 ( MDCCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Odysseas Androutsos (also Odysseus Androutsos Οδυσσέας Ανδρούτσος was a hero of the Greek War of Independence. The Greek War of Independence (1821–1829 also commonly known as the Greek Revolution (Ελληνική Επανάσταση Elliniki Epanastasi; Ottoman For the game see 1826 (board game. Year 1826 ( MDCCCXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display Carl Maria Friedrich Ernst von Weber ( 18 December 1786 in Eutin, Holstein, Germany - 5 June 1826 in London 1786)
• 1866 - John McDouall Stuart, Australian explorer (b. Year 1786 ( MDCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common John McDouall Stuart ( 7 September 1815 &ndash 5 June 1866) was the most accomplished and most famous of all Australia's inland explorers 1815)
• 1898 - Salvatore Ferragamo, Italian Shoemaker
• 1900 - Stephen Crane, American author (b. Year 1815 ( MDCCCXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Ferragamo Store The Headquarters for Salvatore Ferragamo is located in Florence Italy (Firenze on Tornabuoni Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Stephen Crane (November 1 1871 &ndash June 5 1900 was an American novelist short story writer poet and journalist 1871)
• 1902 - Louis J. Weichmann, chief witness in the trial of the assassins of Abraham Lincoln (b. Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Louis J Weichmann (September 29 1842 &ndash June 5 1902 was one of the chief witnesses for the prosecution in the conspiracy trial of the Abraham Lincoln assassination. AssassiNation is the sixth album by Krisiun, released in 2006 on Century Media. Abraham Lincoln (February 12 1809 &ndash April 15 1865 the sixteenth President of the United States, successfully led his country through its greatest internal 1842)
• 1906 - Karl Robert Eduard von Hartmann, German philosopher (b. Year 1842 ( MDCCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Karl Robert Eduard von Hartmann ( February 23, 1842 &ndash June 5, 1906) was a German Philosopher. 1842)
• 1910 - O. Henry, American author (b. Year 1842 ( MDCCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting O Henry is the Pen name of American Writer William Sydney Porter ( September 11, 1862 – June 5 1862)
• 1913 - Chris von der Ahe, baseball pioneer (b. Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Christian Friedrich (or Frederick Wilhelm von der Ahe ( November 7, 1851 - June 5, 1913) was a German - American entrepreneur 1851)
• 1916 - Horatio Kitchener, Lord Kitchener, British field marshal (b. 1851 ( MDCCCLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Field Marshal Horatio Herbert Kitchener 1st Earl Kitchener, KG, KP, GCB, OM 1850)
• 1920 - Rhoda Broughton, Welsh author (b. For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Rhoda Broughton ( November 20, 1840 &ndash June 5, 1920) was a Novelist. 1840)
• 1921 - Georges Feydeau, French playwright (b. Year 1840 ( MDCCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Georges Feydeau, ( 8 December 1862 - 5 June 1921) was a French Playwright of the Era known as La Belle Epoque 1862)
• 1930 - Pascin, Bulgarian painter (b. Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Julius Mordecai Pincas ( March 31, 1885  – June 5, 1930) known as Pascin, Jules Pascin, or the "Prince of 1885)
• 1975 - Paul Keres, Estonian chess player (b. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paul Keres ( January 7, 1916 – June 5, 1975) was an Estonian Chess grandmaster. 1916)
• 1976 - Violet Wilkey, American actress (b. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Violet Wilkey ( January 10, 1903 - June 5, 1976) was an American Child actor whose career lasted only four years during 1903)
• 1993 - Conway Twitty, American musician (b. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Conway Twitty (born Harold Lloyd Jenkins, September 1 1933; died June 5 1993) was one of the United States ' most successful 1933)
• 1998 - Jeanette Nolan, American actress (b. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Jeanette Nolan ( December 30, 1911 – June 5, 1998) was an American actress born in Los Angeles. 1911)
• 1998 - Sam Yorty, Mayor of Los Angeles (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Samuel William Yorty ( October 1, 1909 &ndash June 5, 1998) was a Politician from Los Angeles, California. 1909)
• 1999 - Mel Tormé, American singer ("The Velvet Fog"), composer, and actor (b. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Melvin Howard Tormé ( September 13, 1925 &ndash June 5, 1999) nicknamed The Velvet Fog, was an American musician known as 1925)
• 2000 - Don Liddle, baseball player (b. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Donald Eugene Liddle ( May 25 1925 - June 5 2000) was an American left-handed Pitcher in Major League Baseball 1925)
• 2001 - Pedro Laín Entralgo, Spanish writer, medical and humanist
• 2002 - Gwen Plumb, Australian actress (b. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. ( February 15 1908 - June 5 2001) Pedro Laín Entralgo is an outstanding Spanish medical researcher and Humanist of the 20th century See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Gwen Plumb ( 2 August 1912 - 5 June 2002) (full name Gwendoline Jean Plumb) was a veteran Australian performer of radio 1912)
• 2002 - Dee Dee Ramone, American bassist (The Ramones) (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Dee Dee Ramone ( Douglas Glenn Colvin) ( September 18, 1951 - June 5, 2002) was a German American Songwriter The Ramones were an American rock band often regarded as the first Punk rock group 1952)
• 2003 - Jürgen Möllemann, German politician (b. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Jürgen Wilhelm Möllemann ( July 15, 1945 – June 5, 2003) was a German Politician. 1945)
• 2003 - Manuel Rosenthal, French composer and conductor (b. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Manuel Rosenthal (born June 18, 1904, Paris, France; died June 5, 2003, Paris was a French Composer Conducting is the act of directing a Musical performance by way of visible gestures 1904)
• 2004 - Ronald Reagan, American radio sports announcer, western film actor, governor of California, and 40th President of the United States (b. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Sport is an Activity that is governed by a set of rules or Customs and often engaged in competitively The Western is a fiction Genre seen in Film, Television, Radio, Literature, Painting and other Visual arts. An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works A governor is a governing official usually the executive (at least nominally to different degrees also politically and administratively of a non-sovereign level of government California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by 1911)
• 2004 - Iona Brown, British violinist and conductor (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Iona Brown OBE (born Elizabeth Iona Brown 7 January 1941 - 5 June 2004) was a British Violinist and conductor 1941)
• 2005 - Adolfo Aguilar Zínser, Mexican politician (b. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Adolfo Aguilar Zínser ( &ndash) was a Mexican scholar diplomat and politician who served as a National Security Advisor to President Vicente Fox and as a 1949)
• 2005 - Susi Nicoletti, German actress (b. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Susi Nicoletti ( September 3 1918 &mdash June 5 2005) was a Bavarian born actress best remembered today for over 100 supporting 1918)
• 2006 - Frederick Franck, American artist and writer (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Frederick Franck (born April 12 1909 in Maastricht, The Netherlands &ndash June 5, 2006 in Warwick New York 1909)
• 2007 - Povel Ramel, Swedish entertainer (b. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. 1922)

Holidays and observances

• World Environment Day, since the United Nations General Assembly resolution in 1972. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. World Environment Day (WED was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1972 The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
• National holiday of Denmark (Constitution Day). The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe
• Suriname - Indian Arrival Day
• Seychelles - Liberation Day. Suriname ( Dutch: Suriname; Sranan Tongo: Sranan) officially the Republic of Suriname (traditionally spelled Surinam by Indian Arrival Day is a Holiday celebrated on May 30 in Trinidad and Tobago each year since the 1990s Seychelles (seɪˈʃɛl or /seɪˈʃɛlz/ in English and seʃɛl in French) officially the Republic of Seychelles (République des Seychelles Creole Liberation Day is a Day, often a Public holiday, that marks the liberation of a place similar to an Independence day.
• Bahá'í Faith - Feast of Núr (Light) - First day of the fifth month of the Bahá'í calendar. The Bahá'í Faith is a Religion founded by Bahá'u'lláh in nineteenth-century Persia, emphasizing the spiritual unity of all humankind Light, or visible light, is Electromagnetic radiation of a Wavelength that is visible to the Human eye (about 400–700 The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap
• Saint Boniface (d. Saint Boniface ( Latin: Bonifacius c 672 – June 5, 754) the Apostle of the Germans, born Winfrid or Wynfrith at 754)
• Saint Valeria
• Dead Duck Day

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada

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