# On this day: June 5

June 5 is the 156th day of the year (157th in leap years), with 209 days left until the end of the year.

## June 5 in one line

Headline entries for June 5, from Wikipedia: in 1967, Following Israel's initiation of Operation Focus with the goal to neutralise the Egyptian Air Force, Syrian Air Force, and the Royal Jordanian Air Force, the Six-Day War begins; born 1883: John Maynard Keynes, English economist, philosopher, and academic (died 1946); died 2004: Ronald Reagan, American actor and politician, 40th president of the United States (born 1911). In 2026 it is a Friday, in 2027 a Saturday.

## Events on June 5

- 663 The Daming Palace in Chang'an became the seat of government and the royal residence of the Tang dynasty during the reign of Emperor Gaozong. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daming_Palace)
- 1257 Bolesław V, High Duke of Poland, granted city rights to Kraków modelled on the Magdeburg town charter. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krak%C3%B3w)
- 1305 Raymond Bertrand de Got was elected Pope Clement V, succeeding Benedict XI, who died the previous year. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Clement_V)
- 1610 The masque Tethys' Festival was performed at the Palace of Whitehall to celebrate the investiture of Henry Frederick as Prince of Wales. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tethys'_Festival)
- 1832 The June Rebellion, an anti-monarchist uprising, broke out in Paris. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_Rebellion)
- 1862 Vietnamese guerrilla leader Trương Định chose to fight on against European forces, defying Emperor Tự Đức and the Treaty of Saigon. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tr%C6%B0%C6%A1ng_%C4%90%E1%BB%8Bnh)
- 1879 The Zungeni Mountain skirmish took place between British and Zulu forces during the second invasion of the Zulu Kingdom. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zungeni_Mountain_skirmish)
- 1897 The Ancient Temples and Shrines Preservation Law was passed, instituting the protection of structures and artifacts in Japan designated National Treasures. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Treasure_(Japan))
- 1899 Antonio Luna, Commanding General of the Philippine Army, was assassinated in the midst of the Philippine–American War. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Luna)
- 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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_France)
- 1941 Second Sino-Japanese War: About 4,000 people died of asphyxiation in Chongqing when the tunnel in which they were hiding became blocked during a raid in the five-year bombing campaign. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombing_of_Chongqing)
- 1947 At a speech at Harvard University, United States Secretary of State George Marshall called for economic aid to war-torn Europe, outlining a recovery program that became known as the Marshall Plan. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_C._Marshall)
- 1963 The arrest of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini for publicly denouncing Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi sparked protests in Iran. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1963_demonstrations_in_Iran)
- 1963 British politician John Profumo admitted that he had lied to the House of Commons about his involvement in a sex scandal with Christine Keeler, and resigned from government. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Profumo_affair)
- 1967 Following Israel's initiation of Operation Focus with the goal to neutralise the Egyptian Air Force, Syrian Air Force, and the Royal Jordanian Air Force, the Six-Day War begins. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Focus)
- 1968 U.S. senator Robert F. Kennedy was fatally shot by Palestinian immigrant Sirhan Sirhan at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Robert_F._Kennedy)
- 1975 The Suez Canal opens for the first time since the Six-Day War. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six-Day_War)
- 1976 The Teton Dam in eastern Idaho, U.S., collapsed as its reservoir was being filled for the first time, resulting in the deaths of eleven people and 13,000 cattle, and causing up to $2 billion in damage. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teton_Dam)
- 1981 The first clinical cases of AIDS were published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HIV/AIDS)
- 1989 An anonymous demonstrator, later dubbed "Tank Man", single-handedly stopped a column of Chinese tanks during the Tiananmen Square protests before being dragged aside. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tank_Man)
- 1997 Anticipating a coup attempt, President Pascal Lissouba of the Republic of the Congo ordered the detention of his rival Denis Sassou Nguesso, initiating a second civil war. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_the_Congo_Civil_War_(1997%E2%80%931999))
- 2001 Tropical Storm Allison, the costliest Atlantic tropical cyclone that was never a hurricane, made landfall in Texas, causing approximately $8.5 billion in damage. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical_Storm_Allison)
- 2004 Noël Mamère, the mayor of Bègles, conducted a marriage ceremony for two men, even though same-sex marriage in France had not yet been legalised. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_France)
- 2009 A fire at a day-care center kills 49 children in Mexico [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Hermosillo_daycare_center_fire)
- 2009 After almost two months of civil disobedience, at least 31 people were killed in clashes between the National Police and indigenous people in Bagua province, Peru. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Peruvian_political_crisis)
- 2017 Montenegro becomes the 29th member of NATO. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montenegro)

## Born on June 5

- 1646 Elena Cornaro Piscopia, Italian mathematician and philosopher (died 1684) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elena_Cornaro_Piscopia)
- 1760 Johan Gadolin, Finnish chemist, physicist, and mineralogist (died 1852) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johan_Gadolin)
- 1819 John Couch Adams, English mathematician and astronomer (died 1892) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Couch_Adams)
- 1862 Allvar Gullstrand, Swedish ophthalmologist and optician, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1930) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allvar_Gullstrand)
- 1868 James Connolly, Scottish-born Irish rebel leader (died 1916) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Connolly)
- 1878 Pancho Villa, Mexican general and politician, Governor of Chihuahua (died 1923) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pancho_Villa)
- 1883 John Maynard Keynes, English economist, philosopher, and academic (died 1946) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Maynard_Keynes)
- 1887 Ruth Benedict, American anthropologist (died 1948) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Benedict)
- 1898 Federico García Lorca, Spanish poet, playwright, and director (died 1936) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federico_Garc%C3%ADa_Lorca)
- 1900 Dennis Gabor, Hungarian-English physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1979) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Gabor)
- 1937 Hélène Cixous, French author, poet, and critic [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%A9l%C3%A8ne_Cixous)
- 1941 Martha Argerich, Argentinian pianist [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martha_Argerich)
- 1942 Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, Equatoguinean lieutenant and politician, 2nd president of Equatorial Guinea[citation needed] [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teodoro_Obiang_Nguema_Mbasogo)
- 1947 Laurie Anderson, American singer-songwriter and violinist [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurie_Anderson)
- 1949 Ken Follett, Welsh author [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Follett)
- 1958 Avigdor Lieberman, Moldavian-Israeli politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Israel [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avigdor_Lieberman)
- 1962 Jeff Garlin, American actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Garlin)
- 1964 Rick Riordan, American author [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Riordan)
- 1965 Michael E. Brown, American astronomer and author [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_E._Brown)
- 1971 Mark Wahlberg, American model, actor, producer, and rapper [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Wahlberg)
- 1995 Troye Sivan, South African–born Australian singer-songwriter, actor, and YouTuber [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troye_Sivan)
- 1998 Yulia Lipnitskaya, Russian figure skater [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yulia_Lipnitskaya)

## Died on June 5

- 754 Boniface, English missionary and martyr (born 675) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Boniface)
- 1316 Louis X, king of France (born 1289) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_X_of_France)
- 1816 Giovanni Paisiello, Italian composer and educator (born 1741) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giovanni_Paisiello)
- 1826 Carl Maria von Weber, German pianist, composer, and conductor (born 1786) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Maria_von_Weber)
- 1900 Stephen Crane, American poet, novelist, and short story writer (born 1871) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Crane)
- 1906 Karl Robert Eduard von Hartmann, German philosopher and author (born 1842) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eduard_von_Hartmann)
- 1910 O. Henry, American short story writer (born 1862) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O._Henry)
- 1916 Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener, Irish-born British field marshal and politician, Secretary of State for War (born 1850) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_Kitchener%2C_1st_Earl_Kitchener)
- 1921 Georges Feydeau, French playwright (born 1862) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georges_Feydeau)
- 2004 Ronald Reagan, American actor and politician, 40th president of the United States (born 1911) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Reagan)
- 2012 Ray Bradbury, American science fiction writer and screenwriter (born 1920) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Bradbury)
- 2015 Tariq Aziz, Iraqi journalist and politician, Iraqi Minister of Foreign Affairs (born 1936) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tariq_Aziz)
- 2016 Jerome Bruner, American psychologist (born 1915) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerome_Bruner)
- 2023 Astrud Gilberto, Brazilian singer (born 1940) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astrud_Gilberto)

## Holidays and observances

- Arbor Day (New Zealand) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arbor_Day)
- Christian feast day: Boniface [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Boniface)
- Christian feast day: Dorotheus of Gaza [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorotheus_of_Gaza)
- Christian feast day: Dorotheus of Tyre [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorotheus_of_Tyre)
- Christian feast day: Luke Loan Ba Vu (Roman Catholic Church) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnamese_Martyrs)
- Christian feast day: Genesius, Count of Clermont [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesius%2C_Count_of_Clermont)
- Christian feast day: Blessed Meinwerk [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meinwerk)
- Christian feast day: June 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_5_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics))
- Constitution Day (Denmark) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_Day_(Denmark))
- Father's Day (Denmark) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Father's_Day)
- Indian Arrival Day (Suriname) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Arrival_Day)
- Liberation Day (Seychelles) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Seychelles)
- President's Day (Equatorial Guinea) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teodoro_Obiang_Nguema_Mbasogo)
- Reclamation Day (Azerbaijan) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Azerbaijan)
- World Day Against Speciesism (International) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speciesism)
- World Environment Day (International) [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Environment_Day)

## Sources

- [Wikipedia — “June 5”](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_5) — events, births, deaths and observances (text under CC BY-SA 4.0) (checked 2026-10-15)
- [Wikipedia — “Selected anniversaries/June 5”](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Selected_anniversaries/June_5) — the anniversaries editors chose for the date and the article each one is about (checked 2026-10-15)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/) — in how many language editions each entry's own article exists, used to fill the lists (CC0) (checked 2026-10-15)
- [vacanza/holidays (open-source holiday rules, MIT licence)](https://github.com/vacanza/holidays) — holiday rules used to build the lists (checked 2026-10-15)

The events, births, deaths and observances above are from the English Wikipedia article [“June 5”](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_5) and the articles it links to ([authors and history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_5?action=history)), retrieved 2026-10-15 through the Wikimedia “On this day” feed. They are licensed under [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/); this selection is shared under the same licence. Every anniversary that Wikipedia's editors selected for June 5 stays on the list; the remaining places, up to 26 events, 22 births and 14 deaths, go to the entries whose own article — about the event itself, or else the person or thing it is about — appears in the most language editions (counted from Wikidata); an article about a person or thing, which covers far more than one day, counts half. An entry with no article of its own counts, also at half, by the least covered article it links, and one that links only places counts for nothing. Each list runs by year, and the wording is unchanged apart from removing references to pictures, audio and video.

## June 5 in the calendar

| Year | Weekday | ISO week | Moon (UTC) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | Friday | 2026-W23 | 🌖 Waning Gibbous |
| 2027 | Saturday | 2027-W22 | 🌒 Waxing Crescent |
| 2028 | Monday | 2028-W23 | 🌔 Waxing Gibbous |
| 2029 | Tuesday | 2029-W23 | 🌘 Waning Crescent |
| 2030 | Wednesday | 2030-W23 | 🌒 Waxing Crescent |

Moon phases are for the day in UTC; at the edges of a phase your local date can differ.

## Public holidays on June 5

None of the 28 countries we track has a public holiday on June 5 in 2026 or 2027.

[Today's holidays in 28 countries →](https://whathappen.today/holidays/)

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