What are the important events that happened on June 5? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
June 5: Facts & Myths About This Day
June 5 is the 157th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 209 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Wednesday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is May 23, 2024 – a Wednesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 477,096 hours has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘hectapentacontaheptagon’ day.
Gemini is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Pearl is the modern birthstone for this month. Moonstone is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 238 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,184 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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June 5 Historical Events
- 1798 –The Battle of New Ross: The attempt to spread United Irish Rebellion into Munster is defeated.
- 1837 –Houston, Texas is incorporated by the Republic of Texas.
- 1883 –The first regularly scheduled Orient Express departs Paris.
- 1915 –Denmark amends its constitution to allow women’s suffrage.
- 1963 –British Secretary of State for War John Profumo resigns in a sex scandal known as the Profumo Affair.
- 1963 –Movement of 15 Khordad: Protest against arrest of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini by Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. In several cities, masses of angry demonstrators are confronted by tanks and paratroopers.
- 1964 –DSV Alvin is commissioned.
- 1969 –The International communist conference begins in Moscow.
- 1975 –The United Kingdom holds its first country-wide referendum, on remaining in the European Economic Community (EEC).
- 2006 –Serbia declares independence from the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro.
Who were born on June 5?
- 1760 –Johan Gadolin, Finnish scientist (d. 1852)
- 1819 –John Couch Adams, English mathematician and astronomer (d. 1892)
- 1879 –René Pottier, French cyclist (d. 1907)
- 1959 –Robert Lloyd, English musician (The Nightingales)
- 1961 –Aldo Costa, Italian engineer
- 1980 –Mike Fisher, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1981 –Jade Goody, British television personality (d. 2009)
- 1981 –Sebastien Lefebvre, Canadian musician (Simple Plan)
- 1992 –Emily Seebohm, Australian swimmer
- 1995 –Troye Sivan, South African/Australian actor and singer
Who died on June 5?
- 1316 –King Louis X of France (b. 1289)
- 1625 –Orlando Gibbons, English composer (b. 1583)
- 1819 –Bodawpaya, King of Burma (b. 1745)
- 1826 –Carl Maria von Weber, German composer (b. 1786)
- 1910 –O. Henry, American author (b. 1862)
- 1921 –Georges Feydeau, French playwright (b. 1862)
- 1947 –Nils Olaf Chrisander, Swedish actor and film director (b. 1884)
- 2002 –Dee Dee Ramone, American bassist (The Ramones) (b. 1951)
- 2002 –Gwen Plumb, Australian actress (b. 1912)
- 2003 –Manuel Rosenthal, French composer and conductor (b. 1904)
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