History of Today in India – 05 June

Explore the history of today 05 June in India, including important events, famous personalities, and milestones for UPSC SSC,Banking & PSC exams.

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📜 Important Events on 05 June in World History

05 Jun 2025: The Nintendo Switch 2 video game console is released worldwide. Read more
05 Jun 2024: The Boeing Starliner is launched on its first crewed flight, carrying astronauts Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams to the International Space Station. Read more
05 Jun 2022: A constitutional referendum is held in Kazakhstan following violent protests and civil unrest against the government. Read more
05 Jun 2017: Montenegro becomes the 29th member of NATO. Read more
05 Jun 2017: Six Arab countries—Bahrain, Egypt, Libya, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and the United Arab Emirates—cut diplomatic ties with Qatar, accusing it of destabilising the region. Read more
05 Jun 2016: Two shootings in Aktobe, Kazakhstan, kill six people. Read more
05 Jun 2015: An earthquake with a moment magnitude of 6.0 strikes Ranau, Sabah, Malaysia, killing 18 people, including hikers and mountain guides on Mount Kinabalu, after mass landslides that occurred during the earthquake. This is the strongest earthquake to strike Malaysia since 1975. Read more
05 Jun 2012: Last transit of Venus until the year 2117. Read more
05 Jun 2009: After 65 straight days of civil disobedience, at least 31 people are killed in clashes between security forces and indigenous people near Bagua, Peru. Read more
05 Jun 2009: A fire at a day-care center kills 49 people in Hermosillo, Mexico. Read more
05 Jun 2006: Serbia declares independence from the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro. Read more
05 Jun 2004: Noël Mamère, Mayor of Bègles, celebrates marriage for two men for the first time in France. Read more
05 Jun 2003: A severe heat wave across Pakistan and India reaches its peak, as temperatures exceed 50 °C (122 °F) in the region. Read more
05 Jun 2002: Space Shuttle Endeavour launches on STS-111, carrying the Expedition 5 crew to the International Space Station to replace the Expedition 4 crew. Astronaut Franklin Chang-Díaz becomes the second person to have flown on seven spaceflights. Read more
05 Jun 2001: Tropical Storm Allison makes landfall on the upper-Texas coastline as a strong tropical storm and dumps large amounts of rain over Houston. The storm causes $5.5 billion in damages, making Allison the second costliest tropical storm in U.S. history. Read more
05 Jun 2000: The Six-Day War in Kisangani begins in Kisangani, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, between Ugandan and Rwandan forces. A large part of the city is destroyed. Read more
05 Jun 1998: A strike begins at the General Motors parts factory in Flint, Michigan, that quickly spreads to five other assembly plants. The strike lasts seven weeks. Read more
05 Jun 1997: The Second Republic of the Congo Civil War begins. Read more
05 Jun 1995: The Bose–Einstein condensate is first created. Read more
05 Jun 1993: Portions of the Holbeck Hall Hotel in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, UK, fall into the sea following a landslide. Read more
05 Jun 1991: Space Shuttle Columbia is launched on STS-40, the fifth spacelab mission. Read more
05 Jun 1989: The Tank Man halts the progress of a column of advancing tanks for over half an hour after the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989. Read more
05 Jun 1984: Operation Blue Star: Under orders from India's prime minister, Indira Gandhi, the Indian Army begins an invasion of the Golden Temple, the holiest site of the Sikh religion. Read more
05 Jun 1983: More than 100 people are killed when the Russian river cruise ship Aleksandr Suvorov collides with a girder of the Ulyanovsk Railway Bridge. The collision caused a freight train to derail, further damaging the vessel, yet the ship remained afloat and was eventually restored and returned to service. Read more
05 Jun 1981: The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that five people in Los Angeles, California, have a rare form of pneumonia seen only in patients with weakened immune systems, in what turns out to be the first recognized cases of AIDS. Read more
05 Jun 1976: The Teton Dam in Idaho, United States, collapses. Eleven people are killed as a result of flooding. Read more
05 Jun 1975: The Suez Canal opens for the first time since the Six-Day War. Read more
05 Jun 1975: The United Kingdom holds its first country-wide referendum on membership of the European Economic Community (EEC). Read more
05 Jun 1968: Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy is assassinated by Sirhan Sirhan. Read more
05 Jun 1967: The Six-Day War begins: Israel launches surprise strikes against Egyptian air-fields in response to the mobilisation of Egyptian forces on the Israeli border. Read more
05 Jun 1964: DSV Alvin is commissioned. Read more
05 Jun 1963: The British Secretary of State for War, John Profumo, resigns in a sex scandal known as the "Profumo affair". Read more
05 Jun 1963: Movement of 15 Khordad: Protests against the arrest of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini by the Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. In several cities, masses of angry demonstrators are confronted by tanks and paratroopers. Read more
05 Jun 1960: The Lake Bodom murders occur in Finland. Read more
05 Jun 1959: The first government of Singapore is sworn in. Read more
05 Jun 1956: Elvis Presley introduces his new single, "Hound Dog", on The Milton Berle Show, scandalizing the audience with his suggestive hip movements. Read more
05 Jun 1949: Thailand elects Orapin Chaiyakan, the first female member of Thailand's Parliament. Read more
05 Jun 1947: Cold War: Marshall Plan: In a speech at Harvard University, the United States Secretary of State George Marshall calls for economic aid to war-torn Europe. Read more
05 Jun 1946: A fire in the La Salle Hotel in Chicago, Illinois, kills 61 people. Read more
05 Jun 1945: The Allied Control Council, the military occupation governing body of Germany, formally takes power. Read more
05 Jun 1944: World War II: More than 1,000 British bombers drop 5,000 tons of bombs on German gun batteries on the Normandy coast in preparation for D-Day. Read more
05 Jun 1942: World War II: The United States declares war on Bulgaria, Hungary, and Romania. Read more
05 Jun 1941: World War II: Four thousand Chongqing residents are asphyxiated in a bomb shelter during the Bombing of Chongqing. Read more
05 Jun 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"). Read more
05 Jun 1917: World War I: Conscription begins in the United States as "Army registration day". Read more
05 Jun 1916: Louis Brandeis is sworn in as a Justice of the United States Supreme Court; he is the first American Jew to hold such a position. Read more
05 Jun 1916: World War I: The Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire breaks out. Read more
05 Jun 1915: Denmark amends its constitution to allow women's suffrage. Read more
05 Jun 1900: Second Boer War: British soldiers take Pretoria. Read more
05 Jun 1893: The trial of Lizzie Borden for the murder of her father and step-mother begins in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Read more
05 Jun 1888: The Rio de la Plata earthquake takes place. Read more
05 Jun 1883: The first regularly scheduled Orient Express departs Paris. Read more
05 Jun 1879: The Zungeni Mountain skirmish takes place between British and Zulu forces during the second invasion of the Zulu Kingdom. Read more
05 Jun 1873: Sultan Barghash bin Said of Zanzibar closes the great slave market under the terms of a treaty with Great Britain. Read more
05 Jun 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. Read more
05 Jun 1862: As the Treaty of Saigon is signed, ceding parts of southern Vietnam to France, the guerrilla leader Trương Định decides to defy Emperor Tự Đức of Vietnam and fight on against the Europeans. Read more
05 Jun 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. Read more
05 Jun 1849: Denmark becomes a constitutional monarchy by the signing of a new constitution. Read more
05 Jun 1837: Houston is incorporated by the Republic of Texas. Read more
05 Jun 1832: The June Rebellion breaks out in Paris in an attempt to overthrow the monarchy of Louis Philippe. Read more
05 Jun 1829: HMS Pickle captures the armed slave ship Voladora off the coast of Cuba. Read more
05 Jun 1817: The first Great Lakes steamer, the Frontenac, is launched. Read more

🎂 Important Births on 05 June in World History

05 Jun 2001: Chaeryeong, South Korean singer and dancer Lee Chae-ryeong, known mononymously as Chaeryeong, is a South Korean singer and dancer. She is a member of the South Korean girl group Itzy, formed by JYP Entertainment in 2019. Read more
05 Jun 1998: Kale Clague, Canadian ice hockey player Kale Clague is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Manitoba Moose of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the second round, 51st overall, by the Los Angeles Kings in the 2016 NHL entry draft. Clague has also previously played for the Montreal Canadiens and Buffalo Sabres. Read more
05 Jun 1998: Jaqueline Cristian, Romanian tennis player Jaqueline Adina Cristian is a Romanian professional tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings of No. 28 in singles, achieved on 4 May 2026, and No. 93 in doubles, achieved February 2026. Cristian has won one WTA 125 title, as well as 14 singles and ten doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. Read more
05 Jun 1998: Dave, British rapper David Orobosa Michael Omoregie, known professionally as Dave or Santan Dave, is an English rapper. He is known for his socially conscious lyricism and wordplay.
Dave released his debut extended play Six Paths in 2016, after the release of several successful singles, including the grime song "Thiago Silva". That same year, Canadian rapper Drake premiered a remix of Dave's song "Wanna Know" on the former's OVO Sound Radio. Dave released his second EP Game Over in 2017. In 2018, his political song "Question Time", which directed criticism towards the British government, won the Ivor Novello Award for Best Contemporary Song. Released that same year, his single "Funky Friday", became his first number-one song on the UK singles chart and received triple platinum certification by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Read more
05 Jun 1998: Yulia Lipnitskaya, Russian figure skater Yulia Vyacheslavovna Lipnitskaya is a Russian figure skating coach and former figure skater. She was part of the Russian team that won the 2014 Winter Olympics team trophy. Individually, Lipnitskaya is the 2014 World silver medalist, the 2014 European champion, the 2013–14 Grand Prix Final silver medalist, and a two-time Russian national silver medalist. As a junior, Lipnitskaya won the 2012 World Junior Championships, 2011–12 Junior Grand Prix Final, and 2012 Russian Junior Championships. She retired from the sport in 2017 due to injuries and anorexia nervosa. Read more
05 Jun 1997: Sam Darnold, American football player Samuel Richard Darnold is an American professional football quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the USC Trojans, becoming the first freshman to win the Archie Griffin Award. Read more
05 Jun 1995: Troye Sivan, South African–born Australian singer-songwriter, actor, and YouTuber Troye Sivan Mellet is an Australian singer-songwriter and actor. After gaining popularity as a singer on YouTube and in Australian talent competitions, Sivan signed with EMI Australia in 2013. He earned early recognition for his extended plays (EPs) TRXYE (2014) and Wild (2015); the former peaked at number 5 on the US Billboard 200, while his debut single, "Happy Little Pill", reached the Top 10 on Australian music charts. Read more
05 Jun 1995: Ross Wilson, English table tennis player Ross Wilson is a British paralympic table tennis player. Read more
05 Jun 1993: Roger Tuivasa-Sheck, Samoan-New Zealand rugby league player Roger Tuivasa-Sheck is a professional dual-code rugby international footballer from New Zealand who plays as a winger or fullback for the New Zealand Warriors in the National Rugby League and Samoa at international level. Read more
05 Jun 1992: Joazhiño Arroe, Peruvian footballer Joazhiño Walhir Arroe Salcedo is a Peruvian professional footballer who plays as a winger or striker for Liga 2 club USMP. Arroe made his professional debut in 2009–10 Coppa Italia. Read more
05 Jun 1992: Emily Seebohm, Australian swimmer Emily Jane Seebohm, is an Australian retired swimmer and television personality. She has appeared at four Olympic Games between 2008 and 2021; and won three Olympic gold medals, five world championship gold medals and seven Commonwealth Games gold medals. Read more
05 Jun 1991: Sören Bertram, German footballer Sören Bertram is a German former professional footballer who played as a winger. Read more
05 Jun 1991: Ninja, American professional gamer Richard Tyler Blevins, known online as Ninja, is an American online streamer, YouTuber, and professional gamer. Blevins began streaming through participating in several esports teams in competitive play for Halo 3, and gradually picked up fame when he first started playing Fortnite Battle Royale in late 2017. Blevins gained the notice of mainstream media in March 2018 when he played Fortnite together with Drake, Travis Scott, and JuJu Smith-Schuster on stream, breaking a peak viewer count record on Twitch. Blevins has over 19 million followers on his Twitch channel, making it the third most-followed Twitch channel as of July 2025. Read more
05 Jun 1990: Radko Gudas, Czech ice hockey defenceman Radko Gudas is a Czech professional ice hockey player who is a defenceman and captain for the Anaheim Ducks in the National Hockey League (NHL). He has previously played in the NHL for the Tampa Bay Lightning, Philadelphia Flyers, Washington Capitals, and the Florida Panthers. Read more
05 Jun 1989: Cam Atkinson, American ice hockey player Cameron Thomas Atkinson is an American former professional ice hockey right winger who played thirteen seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Columbus Blue Jackets, Philadelphia Flyers, and Tampa Bay Lightning. Atkinson was selected by the Blue Jackets in the sixth round, 157th overall, of the 2008 NHL entry draft. Read more
05 Jun 1989: Megumi Nakajima, Japanese voice actress and singer Megumi Nakajima is a Japanese voice actress and singer, who is affiliated with Stay Luck. In 2003, she joined the talent agency Stardust Promotion after passing their audition. Later, in 2007, she debuted as a voice actress and singer after passing an audition held by the music company Victor Entertainment; she was then cast as the character Ranka Lee in the 2008 anime series Macross Frontier. Her first solo single "Tenshi ni Naritai" was released in 2009, which was followed by her first solo album I Love You in 2010. Read more
05 Jun 1988: Alessandro Salvi, Italian footballer Alessandro Salvi is an Italian footballer. He plays for Serie C Group A club Cittadella. Read more
05 Jun 1987: Marcus Thornton, American basketball player Marcus Terrell Thornton is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the LSU Tigers before being selected in the second round of the 2009 NBA draft by the Miami Heat. He played eight seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the New Orleans Hornets, Sacramento Kings, Brooklyn Nets, Boston Celtics, Phoenix Suns, Houston Rockets and Washington Wizards. Read more
05 Jun 1986: Dave Bolland, Canadian ice hockey player David D. Bolland is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Read more
05 Jun 1986: Vernon Gholston, American football player Vernon Gholston is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end and linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes and was selected sixth overall by the New York Jets in the 2008 NFL draft. Gholston was also a member of the Chicago Bears and St. Louis Rams. Read more
05 Jun 1985: Jeremy Abbott, American figure skater Jeremy Abbott is a former American figure skater. He is the 2008 Grand Prix Final champion, a two-time Four Continents bronze medalist, and a four-time U.S. champion. He represented the United States at the 2010 Winter Olympics, where he placed ninth, and the 2014 Winter Olympics, where he won a bronze medal in the team event. Read more
05 Jun 1985: Ekaterina Bychkova, Russian tennis player Ekaterina Andreevna Bychkova is a Russian former professional tennis player. Read more
05 Jun 1984: Robert Barbieri, Canadian-Italian rugby player Robert Julian Barbieri is a Canadian-born Italian retired rugby union player. He played as a flanker. He decided to represent Italy. Read more
05 Jun 1983: Marques Colston, American football player Marques E. Colston is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Hofstra Pride, and was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the seventh round of the 2006 NFL draft. He helped the Saints achieve victory in Super Bowl XLIV with seven receptions for 83 yards against the Indianapolis Colts. He is the Saints' all-time franchise leader in receiving yards, yards from scrimmage, receiving touchdowns, and total receptions. Despite favorable statistics compared to other Pro Bowl or All-Pro players in the same position like Brandon Marshall and Reggie Wayne, Colston was never selected for either in his career. Colston is often regarded as arguably one of the greatest players in NFL history to never have been selected to a Pro Bowl or All-Pro Team. Read more
05 Jun 1982: Ryan Dallas Cook, American trombonist (died 2005) Suburban Legends are an American ska punk band that formed in Huntington Beach, California, in 1998 and later based themselves in nearby Santa Ana. After building a fanbase in the Orange County ska scene through their numerous regular performances at the Disneyland Resort, a series of lineup changes in 2005 introduced elements of funk and disco into the group's style. Read more
05 Jun 1981: Serhat Akın, Turkish footballer Niyazi Serhat Akın is a Turkish former professional footballer who played as a striker. Read more
05 Jun 1981: Sébastien Lefebvre, Canadian singer and guitarist Sébastien Lefebvre is a Canadian musician, who is best known as the rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist for the rock band Simple Plan. He has also released solo albums and duo work. Read more
05 Jun 1980: Mike Fisher, Canadian ice hockey player Michael Andrew Fisher is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played for the Ottawa Senators and Nashville Predators in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted by the Senators in the second round, 44th overall, in the 1998 NHL entry draft. Read more
05 Jun 1980: Antonio García, Spanish racing driver Antonio García Navarro is a Spanish professional racing driver. He has three class wins in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, winning GT1 with Aston Martin Racing in 2008 and with Corvette Racing in 2009 (GT1) and 2011 (GTE-Pro). He also has two class wins in the 24 Hours of Daytona in 2015 and 2021 and one overall in 2009. García won the IMSA SportsCar Championship five times, four in GTLM and one in GTD, as well as the 2013 American Le Mans Series in the GT class. Read more
05 Jun 1979: Stefanos Kotsolis, Greek footballer Stefanos Kotsolis is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Read more
05 Jun 1979: Matthew Scarlett, Australian footballer Matthew Scarlett is a former Australian rules footballer, who formerly played for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). A fullback, who is 1.92 metres tall and weighing 94 kilograms (207 lb), Scarlett is the eldest son of former Geelong footballer John Scarlett. Read more
05 Jun 1979: Pete Wentz, American singer-songwriter, bass player, actor, and fashion designer Peter Lewis Kingston Wentz III is an American musician, songwriter and record executive. He is the co-founder, bassist and lyricist for the rock band Fall Out Boy. Before the band's formation in 2001, Wentz was a fixture of the Chicago hardcore scene and was the lead singer and songwriter for Arma Angelus, a metalcore band. During Fall Out Boy's hiatus from 2009 to 2012, Wentz formed the experimental, electropop and dubstep group Black Cards. He owns a record label, DCD2 Records, which has signed bands including Panic! at the Disco and Gym Class Heroes. Read more
05 Jun 1979: Jason White, American race car driver Jason Alan White is an American professional stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 13 Ford Mustang for MBM Motorsports. Read more
05 Jun 1978: Nick Kroll, American actor and comedian Nicholas Kroll is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer. He is known for the FX comedy series The League (2009–2015); creating and starring in the Comedy Central series Kroll Show (2013–2015); and starring in and co-creating the animated Netflix series Big Mouth (2017–2025), Human Resources (2022–2023) and Mating Season (2026), as well as the Hulu sketch comedy series History of the World, Part II (2023). Read more
05 Jun 1978: Fernando Meira, Portuguese footballer Fernando José da Silva Freitas Meira is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played mainly as a central defender. Read more
05 Jun 1977: Liza Weil, American actress Liza Weil is an American actress. She starred as Paris Geller in the WB/CW comedy-drama series Gilmore Girls (2000–2007) and its Netflix revival series Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life (2016). She has also played White House aide Amanda Tanner in the ABC political drama series Scandal (2012) and attorney Bonnie Winterbottom in the ABC legal drama series How to Get Away with Murder (2014–2020). Read more
05 Jun 1976: Joe Gatto, American comedian Joseph Gatto is an American improvisational comedian, actor, and producer. He is a former member of the Tenderloins, a comedy troupe consisting of lifelong friends Sal Vulcano, James Murray, and Brian Quinn. Along with the other members of the Tenderloins, he starred in the comedy television series Impractical Jokers, which first aired on TruTV in 2011, until late 2021. Read more
05 Jun 1976: Giannis Giannoulis, Canadian basketball player Giannis Giannoulis (alternate spellings: Gioannis, Yannis, Ioannis, Yiannis is a Greek-Canadian former professional basketball player. During his playing career, at a height of 2.08 m tall, he played at both the power forward and center positions. Read more
05 Jun 1976: Torry Holt, American football player Torry Jabar Holt is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for 11 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He was named to the Pro Bowl seven times and retired with the 10th most receiving yards, including a record six consecutive seasons with 1,300 yards. He played college football for the NC State Wolfpack, and earned consensus All-American honors. He was selected by the St. Louis Rams in the first round of the 1999 NFL draft, and spent the next ten years with the Rams and is remembered as one of the members of "The Greatest Show on Turf". Read more
05 Jun 1975: Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Lithuanian-American basketball player Zydrunas Ilgauskas is a Lithuanian-born American former professional basketball player who played the center position. The 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) Ilgauskas played for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association from 1997 to 2010 and played for the Miami Heat during the 2010–11 season. He was named to the 1997–98 All-Rookie First Team and is a two-time NBA All-Star. Read more
05 Jun 1975: Duncan Patterson, English drummer and keyboard player Duncan Patterson is an English musician, best known for his work as a member of Anathema (1991–1998) and Antimatter (1998–2005). Read more
05 Jun 1975: Sandra Stals, Belgian runner Sandra Stals is a retired Belgian middle distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres. Read more
05 Jun 1974: Mervyn Dillon, Trinidadian cricketer Mervyn Dillon, is a former Trinidadian cricketer who featured as a fast bowler for West Indies. He emerged at the twilight of both Courtney Walsh and Curtly Ambrose's careers. Dillon soon became the Windies' new bowling spearhead, picking up a sum of 131 wickets in 38 test matches and 130 wickets from 108 one day internationals. Dillon was a member of the West Indies team that won the 2004 ICC Champions Trophy. Read more
05 Jun 1974: Scott Draper, Australian tennis player and golfer Scott Dennis Draper is an Australian former tennis player and golfer. He won the Australian Open Mixed Doubles with Samantha Stosur in 2005. Draper also reached the fourth round of the 1995 and 1996 French Opens and the fourth round of the US Open in 1997. His most significant achievement in singles was winning the 1998 Queen's Club Championships, the lowest ranked player ever to do so. Read more
05 Jun 1974: Russ Ortiz, American baseball player Russell Reid Ortiz is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants, Atlanta Braves, Arizona Diamondbacks, Baltimore Orioles, Houston Astros, and Los Angeles Dodgers. He is 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) tall, and weighs 220 pounds. Read more
05 Jun 1973: Lamon Brewster, American boxer Lamon Tajuan Brewster is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1996 to 2010. He held the World Boxing Organization (WBO) heavyweight title from 2004 to 2006, and is best known for scoring an upset knockout victory over Wladimir Klitschko to win the vacant title. Brewster was ranked by BoxRec as the world's eighth best active heavyweight at the conclusion of 2004. Read more
05 Jun 1973: Gella Vandecaveye, Belgian martial artist Gella Vandecaveye is a judoka from Belgium who competed at four Olympic Games. Read more
05 Jun 1972: Yogi Adityanath, Indian priest and politician Yogi Adityanath is an Indian Hindu monk and politician. A member of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Adityanath has served as the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh since 2017. He is the state's longest-serving chief minister and the first to hold the office for two consecutive terms. Read more
05 Jun 1972: Paweł Kotla, Polish conductor and academic Paweł Kotla is a Polish-British conductor, arts manager and cultural diplomacy expert. In November 2024 he was awarded by the Polish Minister of Culture and National Heritage the medal Meritorious for Polish Culture. Read more
05 Jun 1971: Susan Lynch, Northern Irish actress Susan Lynch is an actress from Northern Ireland. She is known for her role in the 2003 film 16 Years of Alcohol. Her other film appearances include Waking Ned Devine (1998), Nora (2000), Beautiful Creatures (2000), and From Hell (2001). In 2020, she was listed as number 42 on The Irish Times list of Ireland's greatest film actors. Read more
05 Jun 1971: Alex Mooney, American politician Alexander Xavier Mooney is an American lobbyist and former politician who served as the U.S. representative for West Virginia's 2nd congressional district from 2015 to 2025. A member of the Republican Party, he represented the 3rd district in the Maryland State Senate from 1999 to 2011 and is a former chair of the Maryland Republican Party. He is the first Hispanic person elected to Congress from West Virginia. Read more
05 Jun 1971: Mark Wahlberg, American model, actor, producer, and rapper Mark Robert Michael Wahlberg, formerly known by his stage name Marky Mark, is an American actor, producer, and former rapper. His work as a leading man spans the comedy, drama, and action genres. He has received multiple accolades, including a BAFTA TV Award and a Sports Emmy Award, and nominations for two Academy Awards, three Golden Globes, and nine Primetime Emmy Awards. Read more
05 Jun 1970: Martin Gélinas, Canadian ice hockey player and coach Martin Gélinas is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward who played 1,273 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Edmonton Oilers, Quebec Nordiques, Vancouver Canucks, Carolina Hurricanes, Calgary Flames, Florida Panthers and Nashville Predators. A first-round selection of the Los Angeles Kings at the 1988 NHL entry draft, Gélinas was sent to the Oilers as part of the 1988 Wayne Gretzky trade before ever playing a game for the Kings. Read more
05 Jun 1969: Brian McKnight, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor Brian Kainoa Makoa McKnight Sr. is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, radio personality, and multi-instrumentalist. An R&B performer, he is recognized for his strong head voice, high belting range, and melisma. Read more
05 Jun 1968: Ed Vaizey, English lawyer and politician, Minister for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries Edward Henry Butler Vaizey, Baron Vaizey of Didcot, is a Conservative British politician, media columnist and political commentator who was Minister for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries from 2010 to 2016. A member of the Conservative Party, he was Member of Parliament (MP) for Wantage from 2005 to 2019, and was made a life peer in 2020. Read more
05 Jun 1967: Joe DeLoach, American sprinter Joseph ("Joe") Nathaniel DeLoach is an American former sprinter who was the 1988 Olympic champion in the 200 m. Read more
05 Jun 1967: Ron Livingston, American actor Ronald Joseph Livingston is an American actor. He is best known for playing Peter Gibbons in Office Space (1999) and Captain Lewis Nixon III in the miniseries Band of Brothers (2001). Livingston's other roles include the films Swingers (1996), Adaptation (2002), The Conjuring (2013), James White (2015), Tully (2018); and the television series Loudermilk (2017–2020), and Boardwalk Empire (2013). Read more
05 Jun 1965: Michael E. Brown, American astronomer and author Michael E. Brown is an American astronomer, who has been professor of planetary astronomy at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) since 2003. His team has discovered many trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs), including the dwarf planet Eris, which was originally thought to be bigger than Pluto, triggering a debate on the definition of a planet. Read more
05 Jun 1965: Sandrine Piau, French soprano Sandrine Piau is a French soprano. She is particularly renowned in Baroque music although also excels in Romantic and modernist art songs. She has the versatility to perform works from Vivaldi, Handel, Mozart to Schumann, Debussy, and Poulenc. In addition to an active career in concerts and operas, she is prolific in studio recordings, primarily with Harmonia Mundi, Naïve, and Alpha since 2018. Read more
05 Jun 1965: Alfie Turcotte, American ice hockey player Real Jean "Alfie" Turcotte is an American former ice hockey player. Read more
05 Jun 1964: Lisa Cholodenko, American director and screenwriter Lisa Cholodenko is an American screenwriter and director. Cholodenko wrote and directed the films High Art (1998), Laurel Canyon (2002), and The Kids Are All Right (2010). She has also directed television, including the miniseries Olive Kitteridge (2014) and Unbelievable (2019). She has been nominated for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe and has won an Emmy and a DGA Award. Read more
05 Jun 1964: Rick Riordan, American author Richard Russell Riordan Jr. is an American author, best known for his Camp Half-Blood Chronicles, which includes the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series, The Heroes of Olympus series, The Trials of Apollo series, and The Nico di Angelo Adventures series. Riordan's books have been translated into 42 languages and sold more than 30 million copies in the United States. 20th Century Fox adapted the first two books of his Percy Jackson series as part of a film series, which Riordan was not involved with. Riordan currently serves as a co-creator and an executive producer on the television series adaption of his Percy Jackson series that was released on Disney+ in 2023 and for which he won two Emmy Awards. Riordan's books have also spawned other related media, such as graphic novels and short story collections. Read more
05 Jun 1962: Jeff Garlin, American actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter Jeffrey Garlin is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He played Jeff Greene on the HBO sitcom Curb Your Enthusiasm, and Murray Goldberg, patriarch of the eponymous family in the ABC sitcom The Goldbergs. Garlin also played Marvin on Mad About You and Mort Meyers on Arrested Development for Fox and Netflix. Read more
05 Jun 1962: Tõnis Lukas, Estonian historian and politician, 34th Estonian Minister of Education Tõnis Lukas is an Estonian politician, former Minister of Culture from 2019 to 2021 and Minister of Education and Research from 1999 to 2002 and from 2007 to 2011. Read more
05 Jun 1961: Anke Behmer, German heptathlete Anke Behmer is a former East German athlete who competed mainly in the heptathlon. Read more
05 Jun 1961: Mary Kay Bergman, American voice actress (died 1999) Mary Kay Bergman, also briefly credited as Shannen Cassidy, was an American voice actress and voice-over teacher. She was the official voice of the Disney character Snow White from 1989 to 1999 and the lead female voice actress on the adult animated television series South Park from the show's debut in 1997 until her death in 1999. Bergman was also the voice actress of Claudette and Laurette in Beauty and the Beast, Dr. Blight in Captain Planet and the Planeteers, Katie in Family Dog, and Daphne Blake in the Scooby-Doo franchise from 1997 to 1999. Throughout her career, Bergman performed voice work for every aspect in media, including over 400 television commercials. Read more
05 Jun 1961: Anthony Burger, American singer and pianist (died 2006) Anthony John Burger was an American pianist and singer, most closely associated with Southern gospel music. Read more
05 Jun 1961: Aldo Costa, Italian engineer Aldo Costa is an Italian engineer who is the chief technical officer at Dallara since 2020. After graduating from the University of Bologna, Costa joined the Formula One team Minardi as the chief car designer in 1988, eventually becoming its technical director by 1989, a role he held until 1995, with the best result of a fourth place in the race and a front row in qualifying. He joined Ferrari in 1995, achieving significant success and helping build the most successful dynasty in Formula One between 1999 and 2008, first as assistant to the chief designer (1998–2004) and then as chief designer (2004–2006), followed by roles as head of design and development (2006–2007) and chassis and technical director (2007–2011). Read more
05 Jun 1961: Ramesh Krishnan, Indian tennis player and coach Ramesh Krishnan is an Indian tennis coach and former professional tennis player. As a junior player in the late 1970s, he won the singles titles at both, Wimbledon and the French Open. He went on to reach three Grand Slam quarterfinals in the 1980s and was a part of the Indian team captained by Vijay Amritraj which reached the final of the Davis Cup in 1987 against Sweden. Krishnan also beat then-world No. 1, Mats Wilander, at the 1989 Australian Open. He became India's Davis Cup captain in 2007. Read more
05 Jun 1960: Claire Fox, English author and academic Claire Regina Fox, Baroness Fox of Buckley, is a British writer, journalist, lecturer and politician who sits in the House of Lords as a non-affiliated life peer. A right-wing libertarian, she is the director and founder of think tank the Academy of Ideas, formerly known as the Institute of Ideas. Read more
05 Jun 1959: Mark Ella, Australian rugby player Mark Gordon Ella, AM is an indigenous Australian former rugby union footballer. Ella played at flyhalf/five-eighth and was capped by the Wallabies 25 times, captaining Australia on 10 occasions. Read more
05 Jun 1959: Werner Schildhauer, German runner Werner Schildhauer is a retired German track and field athlete, who represented the former East Germany at the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow in the 10,000 meter run and placed 7th behind his teammate Jörg Peter. Read more
05 Jun 1958: Avigdor Lieberman, Moldavian-Israeli politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Israel Avigdor Lieberman is a Soviet-born Israeli politician who served as Minister of Finance between 2021 and 2022, having previously served twice as Deputy Prime Minister of Israel from 2006 to 2008 and 2009 to 2012. Read more
05 Jun 1958: Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi, Comorian businessman and politician, President of Comoros Sayyid Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi is a Comorian Islamic leader and politician, who served as the eighth President of Comoros from 2006 to 2011. He is popularly known as 'Ayatollah'. After easily winning the 14 May 2006 presidential election with 58.02% of the national vote, Sambi was inaugurated as President of the Union of the Comoros on 26 May 2006. It was the first peaceful transfer of power in the history of the Comoros. Read more
05 Jun 1956: Kenny G, American saxophonist, songwriter, and producer Kenneth Bruce Gorelick is an American smooth jazz saxophonist, composer, and record producer. His 1986 album Duotones brought him commercial success. Kenny G is one of the best-selling artists of all time, with global sales totaling more than 75 million records, making him also the best-selling instrumentalist in history. Read more
05 Jun 1955: Edino Nazareth Filho, Brazilian footballer and manager Edino Nazareth Filho, known as Edinho, is a Brazilian football commentator, manager and former player. He played as a central defender with Fluminense, Grêmio, the second Toronto Blizzard and the Brazil national team. Read more
05 Jun 1954: Alberto Malesani, Italian footballer and manager Alberto Malesani is an Italian football manager and former player. As a manager, he is mostly remembered for his successful spell with Parma during the late 1990s, with whom they won the Coppa Italia, the UEFA Cup, and the Supercoppa Italiana. Read more
05 Jun 1954: Phil Neale, English cricketer, coach, and manager Phillip Anthony Neale is an English former first-class cricketer who played for Worcestershire County Cricket Club, captaining the team to success in the County Championship in 1988 and 1989. He also played association football for Lincoln City, Scunthorpe United, Worcester City and Gloucester City. From 2000 to 2020 he worked as Operations Manager for the England cricket team. Read more
05 Jun 1954: Nancy Stafford, American model and actress Nancy Stafford is an American actress, speaker and author, known for her roles on television. She came to prominence in the 1980s as Michelle Thomas, law partner, on five seasons of Matlock. She later hosted a syndicated TV series called Main Floor (1994–2005), a show about fashion and beauty. Read more
05 Jun 1953: Kathleen Kennedy, American film producer, co-founded Amblin Entertainment Kathleen Kennedy is an American film producer who served as the president of Lucasfilm from 2012 to 2026. She co-founded the production company Amblin Entertainment with Steven Spielberg and her eventual husband Frank Marshall in 1981. Read more
05 Jun 1952: Pierre Bruneau, Canadian journalist and news anchor Pierre Bruneau, is a Canadian journalist and news anchor. He is the longtime anchor of the weekday edition of TVA Nouvelles news bulletins which air on the Quebec television network TVA every weekday. Read more
05 Jun 1952: Carole Fredericks, American singer (died 2001) Carole Denise Fredericks was an American singer best known for her work in French music. She was the younger sister of Taj Mahal. Read more
05 Jun 1952: Nicko McBrain, English drummer and songwriter Michael Henry "Nicko" McBrain is an English musician, best known as the drummer of the heavy metal band Iron Maiden since 1982. He is the third-longest serving member of the band, having appeared on each Iron Maiden album since Piece of Mind (1983). McBrain retired from touring in 2024, although he remains a member of the band for studio projects. Having played in small pub bands since 1966 from the age of 14, after leaving school, McBrain did session work before joining a variety of artists, such as Streetwalkers in 1975, Pat Travers, and the French political band Trust. Read more
05 Jun 1951: Suze Orman, American financial adviser, author, and television host Susan Lynn "Suze" Orman is an American financial advisor, author, and podcast host. In 1987, she founded the Suze Orman Financial Group. Her work as a financial advisor gained notability with The Suze Orman Show, which ran on CNBC from 2002 to 2015. Read more
05 Jun 1950: Ronnie Dyson, American singer and actor (died 1990) Ronald Dyson was an American soul and R&B singer and actor. He had a lead role in the Broadway production of Hair and scored a top ten single in 1970 with "(If You Let Me Make Love to You Then) Why Can't I Touch You?" Read more
05 Jun 1950: Abraham Sarmiento, Jr., Filipino journalist and activist (died 1977) Abraham "Ditto" Pascual Sarmiento Jr. was a Filipino student journalist who gained prominence as an early and visible critic of the martial law regime of dictator Ferdinand Marcos. As editor-in-chief of the Philippine Collegian, Ditto melded the University of the Philippines student newspaper into an independent though solitary voice against martial law rule at a time when the mass media was under the control of the Marcos government. His subsequent seven-month imprisonment by the military impaired his health and contributed to his premature death. Read more
05 Jun 1949: Ken Follett, Welsh author Kenneth Martin Follett is a Welsh author of thrillers and historical novels who has sold nearly 200 million copies of his works. Read more
05 Jun 1949: Elizabeth Gloster, English lawyer and judge Dame Elizabeth Gloster, Lady Popplewell, DBE, PC is a British lawyer. She served as a judge of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales and was Vice‑President of its Civil Division. Earlier, she became the first female judge of the Commercial Court. Read more
05 Jun 1949: Alexander Scrymgeour, 12th Earl of Dundee, Scottish politician Alexander Henry Scrymgeour, 12th Earl of Dundee,, is a Scottish peer, Conservative politician and Chief of the Clan Scrymgeour. Read more
05 Jun 1947: Laurie Anderson, American singer-songwriter and violinist Laura Phillips "Laurie" Anderson is an American avant-garde artist, musician and filmmaker whose work encompasses performance art, pop music, and multimedia projects. Initially trained in violin and sculpting, Anderson pursued a variety of performance art projects in New York City during the 1970s, focusing particularly on language, technology, and visual imagery. She achieved unexpected commercial success when her song "O Superman" reached number two on the UK singles chart in 1981. Read more
05 Jun 1947: Tom Evans, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1983) Thomas Evans was an English musician who was born in Liverpool, England, grew up in a working-class family, and was part of The Calderstones before joining the Iveys/Badfinger. He was best known for his work as the bassist of the band Badfinger. He also co-wrote their 1970 song "Without You," which has been recorded by over 180 artists — most notably Harry Nilsson and Mariah Carey. Evans died by suicide in 1983, one of two members to do so, the first being Pete Ham in 1975. Read more
05 Jun 1947: David Hare, English director, playwright, and screenwriter Sir David Hare is an English playwright, screenwriter, and director. Known for his work on stage and screen, he has received numerous accolades, including two Laurence Olivier Awards, a British Academy Television Award, and a Writers Guild of America Award, in addition to nominations for three Tony Awards, two Academy Awards, two British Academy Film Awards, and two Golden Globes. Read more
05 Jun 1947: Freddie Stone, American singer, guitarist, and pastor Frederick Jerome Stewart, known professionally as Freddie Stone, is an American pastor and musician, known for being a member of Sly and the Family Stone. Read more
05 Jun 1946: John Du Cann, English guitarist (died 2001) John William Cann, later known by his stage name John Du Cann, was an English guitarist primarily known through his work in the 1970s band Atomic Rooster. Read more
05 Jun 1946: Bob Grant, Australian rugby league player Bob Grant is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s. A New South Wales interstate and Australian international representative halfback, he played most of his club football for the South Sydney Rabbitohs, with whom he won three premierships. Read more
05 Jun 1946: Patrick Head, English engineer and businessman, co-founded Williams F1 Sir Patrick Michael Head is a British motorsport executive who is the co-founder and former Engineering Director of the Williams Formula One team. For 27 years starting from the 1977 season, Head was technical director at Williams Grand Prix Engineering, and responsible for many innovations within Formula One. Head oversaw the design and construction of Williams cars until May 2004 when his role was handed over to Sam Michael. Read more
05 Jun 1946: Wanderléa, Brazilian singer and television host Wanderléa Charlup Boere Salim is a Brazilian singer and former co-host of the historic television show Jovem Guarda alongside Roberto Carlos and Erasmo Carlos. The show aired on TV Record between 1965 and 1968. Wanderléa was nicknamed Ternurinha after her first hit "Ternura". Read more
05 Jun 1945: John Carlos, American runner and football player John Wesley Carlos is an American former track and field athlete and professional football player. He was the bronze-medal winner in the 200 meters at the 1968 Summer Olympics, where he displayed the Black Power salute on the podium with Tommie Smith. He went on to tie the world record in the 100-yard dash and beat the 200 meters world record. After his track career, he enjoyed a brief stint in the Canadian Football League but retired due to injury. Read more
05 Jun 1945: André Lacroix, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach André Joseph Lacroix is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player in the National Hockey League and the World Hockey Association. As a youth, Lacroix excelled as a centre for the minor league Peterborough Petes and Quebec Aces before finding his way into the NHL with the Philadelphia Flyers in the middle of the 1967-68 season. He recorded 14 points in 18 games to close out the season before becoming part of a forward line that saw him lead the team in points in the next two seasons with 50 points each. He closed out his tenure in Philadelphia with his third straight 20-goal season before being traded to the Chicago Black Hawks, where he struggled for one season. Read more
05 Jun 1944: Whitfield Diffie, American cryptographer and academic Bailey Whitfield 'Whit' Diffie ForMemRS is an American cryptographer and mathematician and one of the pioneers of public-key cryptography along with Martin Hellman and Ralph Merkle. Diffie and Hellman's 1976 paper New Directions in Cryptography introduced a radically new method of distributing cryptographic keys, that helped solve key distribution—a fundamental problem in cryptography. Their technique became known as Diffie–Hellman key exchange. The article stimulated the almost immediate public development of a new class of encryption algorithms, the asymmetric key algorithms. Read more
05 Jun 1943: Abraham Viruthakulangara, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Nagpur, Maharashtra, India (died 2018) Abraham Viruthakulangara was an Indian archbishop of Nagpur. He was also the President of the Maharashtra Regional Bishops' Conference. Read more
05 Jun 1942: Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, Equatoguinean lieutenant and politician, 2nd president of Equatorial Guinea Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo is an Equatoguinean politician, former military officer, and dictator who has served as the second president of Equatorial Guinea since 1979. As of 2026, he is the second-longest-consecutively-serving current non-royal national leader in the world, second to Paul Biya of Cameroon. Read more
05 Jun 1941: Martha Argerich, Argentinian pianist Martha Argerich is an Argentine classical concert pianist. She is widely considered to be one of the greatest pianists of all time. Read more
05 Jun 1941: Erasmo Carlos, Brazilian singer-songwriter (died 2022) Erasmo Carlos was a Brazilian singer and songwriter, most closely associated with his friend and longtime collaborator Roberto Carlos. Together, they created many chart hits including "É proibido fumar", "Sentado à beira do caminho", "Além do horizonte", "Amigo" and "Festa de arromba". Read more
05 Jun 1941: Spalding Gray, American writer, actor, and monologist (died 2004) Spalding Rockwell Gray was an American actor and writer. He is best known for driving autobiographical monologues that he wrote and performed for theater in the 1980s and 1990s, as well as for his film adaptations of these works, beginning in 1987. He wrote and starred in several films, working with different directors. Read more
05 Jun 1941: Gudrun Sjödén, Swedish designer Gudrun Sjödén is a Swedish fashion designer. Read more
05 Jun 1939: Joe Clark, Canadian journalist and politician, 16th prime minister of Canada Charles Joseph Clark is a Canadian businessman, writer, and retired politician who served as the 16th prime minister of Canada from 1979 to 1980. He served as leader of the Official Opposition from 1976 to 1979 and from 1980 to 1983 and led the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada from 1976 to 1983, and again from 1998 to 2003. Read more
05 Jun 1939: Margaret Drabble, English novelist, biographer, and critic Dame Margaret Drabble, Lady Holroyd is an English biographer, novelist and short story writer. Read more
05 Jun 1938: Moira Anderson, Scottish singer Moira Anderson is a Scottish singer. Read more
05 Jun 1938: Karin Balzer, German hurdler (died 2019) Karin Balzer was an East German hurdler who competed in the 80 m hurdles event at the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Olympics, and in the 100 m hurdles in 1972. She won a gold medal in 1964 and a bronze in 1972, while finishing fifth in 1968. During her career she set 37 world's best performances. Read more
05 Jun 1938: Roy Higgins, Australian jockey (died 2014) Roy Henry Higgins MBE was an Australian jockey who rode from the late 1950s to the early 1980s. His talent in the saddle was to later earn him the nickname "The Professor". Read more
05 Jun 1937: Hélène Cixous, French author, poet, and critic Hélène Cixous is a French writer, playwright and literary critic. During her academic career, she was primarily associated with the Centre universitaire de Vincennes, which she co-founded in 1969 and where she created the first centre of women's studies at a European university. Known for her experimental writing style and great versatility as a writer and thinker, she has written more than seventy books dealing with multiple genres: theatre, literary and feminist theory, art criticism, autobiography and poetic fiction. Read more
05 Jun 1934: Vilhjálmur Einarsson, Icelandic triple jumper, painter, and educator (died 2019) Vilhjálmur Einarsson was an Icelandic track and field athlete, and triple-jump silver medalist at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. Vilhjálmur grew up in the East-Icelandic fishing village of Reyðarfjörður and was the son of Einar Stefánsson and Sigríður Vilhjálmsdóttir. Read more
05 Jun 1934: Bill Moyers, American journalist, 13th White House Press Secretary (died 2025) Billy Don Moyers was an American journalist and political commentator who served as the eleventh White House Press Secretary from 1965 to 1967 during the Lyndon B. Johnson administration. He also served as the de facto White House Chief of Staff for a brief period from 1964 until 1965. Read more
05 Jun 1933: Bata Živojinović, Serbian actor and politician (died 2016) Velimir "Bata" Živojinović was a Yugoslav and Serbian actor and politician. He appeared in more than 340 films and TV series, and is regarded as one of the best actors in former Yugoslavia. Read more
05 Jun 1932: Christy Brown, Irish painter and author (died 1981) Christy Brown was an Irish writer and painter. He had cerebral palsy, and this allowed him to write or type only with the toes of one foot. His most recognized work is his autobiography, titled My Left Foot (1954). It was later made into a 1989 Academy Award-winning film of the same name, starring Daniel Day-Lewis as Brown. Read more
05 Jun 1932: Dave Gold, American businessman, founded the 99 Cents Only Stores (died 2013) Dave Gold was an American businessman who established the 99 Cents Only chain of discount stores, later also known as The 99 Store. Read more
05 Jun 1931: Yves Blais, Canadian businessman and politician (died 1998) Yves Blais was a politician in the province of Quebec, Canada. He served in National Assembly of Quebec from 1981 to 1998 as a member of the Parti Québécois (PQ). Read more
05 Jun 1931: Jacques Demy, French actor, director, and screenwriter (died 1990) Jacques Demy was a French director, screenwriter and lyricist. He appeared at the height of the French New Wave alongside contemporaries like Jean-Luc Godard and François Truffaut. Demy's films are celebrated for their visual style, which drew upon diverse sources such as classic Hollywood musicals, the plein-air realism of his French New Wave colleagues, fairy tales, jazz, Japanese manga, and the opera. His films contain overlapping continuity, lush musical scores and motifs like teenage love, labor rights, chance encounters, incest, and the intersection between dreams and reality. He was married to Agnès Varda, another prominent director of the French New Wave. Demy is best known for the two musicals he directed in the mid-1960s: The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964) and The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967). Read more
05 Jun 1931: Jerzy Prokopiuk, Polish anthropologist and philosopher (died 2021) Jerzy Prokopiuk was a Polish anthroposophist, gnostic, philosopher, and translator of literature, born in Warsaw. He translated into Polish works written by Aldous Huxley, Rudolf Steiner, Carl Gustav Jung, Max Weber and many other authors. Read more
05 Jun 1930: Alifa Rifaat, Egyptian author (died 1996) Fatimah Rifaat, better known by her pen name Alifa Rifaat, was an Egyptian author whose controversial short stories are renowned for their depictions of the dynamics of female sexuality, relationships, and loss in rural Egyptian culture. While taking on such controversial subjects, Fatimah Rifaat's protagonists remained religiously faithful with passive feelings towards their fate. Her stories did not attempt to undermine the patriarchal system; rather they were used to depict the problems inherent in a patriarchal society when men do not adhere to their religious teachings that advocate for the kind treatment of women. Fatimah Rifaat used the pseudonym Alifa to prevent embarrassment on the part of her family due to the themes of her stories and her writing career. Read more
05 Jun 1928: Robert Lansing, American actor (died 1994) Robert Lansing was an American stage, film, and television actor. Read more
05 Jun 1928: Tony Richardson, English-American director and producer (died 1991) Cecil Antonio Richardson was an English theatre director and filmmaker, whose career spanned five decades. He was identified with the "angry young men" group of British directors and playwrights during the 1950s, and was later a key figure in the British New Wave filmmaking movement. Read more
05 Jun 1926: Paul Soros, Hungarian-American engineer and businessman (died 2013) Paul Soros was a Hungarian-born American mechanical engineer, inventor, businessman and philanthropist. Soros founded Soros Associates, which designs and develops bulk handling and port facilities. Soros Associates currently operates in ninety-one countries worldwide, as of 2013. Paul Soros, often called "the invisible Soros", was the older brother of George Soros, a businessman and financier. Read more
05 Jun 1924: Art Donovan, American football player and radio host (died 2013) Arthur James "Fatso" Donovan Jr., was an American professional football player who was a defensive tackle for three National Football League (NFL) teams, primarily the Baltimore Colts. He played college football for the Boston College Eagles. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1968. Read more
05 Jun 1923: Jorge Daponte, Argentinian racing driver (died 1963) Jorge Alberto Daponte was a racing driver from Argentina. Read more
05 Jun 1923: Daniel Pinkham, American organist and composer (died 2006) Daniel Rogers Pinkham Jr. was an American composer, organist, and harpsichordist. Read more
05 Jun 1922: Paul Couvret, Dutch-Australian soldier, pilot, and politician (died 2013) Paul Couvret was a Dutch–Australian military veteran, New South Wales schoolteacher and local Councillor. He was a Councillor on Warringah Council from 1973 to 1995 and was Shire President from 1979 to 1983. Read more
05 Jun 1922: Sheila Sim, English actress (died 2016) Sheila Beryl Grant Sim, Baroness Attenborough was an English film and theatre actress. She was the wife of Richard Attenborough. Read more
05 Jun 1920: Marion Motley, American football player and coach (died 1999) Marion Motley was an American professional football fullback and linebacker who played for the Cleveland Browns in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) and the National Football League (NFL). He was a leading pass-blocker and rusher in the late 1940s and early 1950s, and ended his career with an average of 5.7 yards per carry, a record for running backs that still stands. A versatile player who possessed both quickness and size, Motley was a force on both offense and defense. Fellow Hall of Fame fullback Joe Perry once called Motley "the greatest all-around football player there ever was". Read more
05 Jun 1920: Cornelius Ryan, Irish-American journalist and author (died 1974) Cornelius Ryan was an Irish journalist and author known mainly for writing popular military history. He was especially known for his histories of World War II events: The Longest Day: 6 June 1944 D-Day (1959), The Last Battle (1966), and A Bridge Too Far (1974). Read more
05 Jun 1916: Sid Barnes, Australian cricketer (died 1973) Sidney George Barnes was an Australian cricketer and cricket writer, who played 13 Test matches between 1938 and 1948. Able to open the innings or bat down the order, Barnes was regarded as one of Australia's finest batsmen in the period immediately following World War II. He helped create an enduring record when scoring 234 in the second Test against England at Sydney in December 1946; exactly the same score as his captain, Don Bradman, in the process setting a world-record 405-run fifth wicket partnership. Barnes averaged 63.05 over 19 innings in a career that, like those of most of his contemporaries, was interrupted by World War II. Read more
05 Jun 1916: Eddie Joost, American baseball player and manager (died 2011) Edwin David Joost was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played as a shortstop in Major League Baseball for all or portions of 17 seasons between 1936 and 1955. In 1954, Joost became the third and last manager in the 54-year history of the Philadelphia Athletics. Under Joost, the A's finished last in the American League and lost over 100 games. After that season, they relocated to Kansas City. Read more
05 Jun 1915: Lancelot Ware, English barrister and biochemist, co-founder of Mensa (died 2000) Lancelot Lionel Ware OBE was an English barrister and biochemist. He co-founded Mensa, the international society for intellectually gifted people, with the Australian barrister Roland Berrill in 1946. It was originally called the "High IQ Club". Read more
05 Jun 1914: Beatrice de Cardi, English archaeologist and academic (died 2016) Beatrice Eileen de Cardi, was a British archaeologist, specializing in the study of the Persian Gulf and the Baluchistan region of Pakistan. She was president of the British Foundation for the Study of Arabia, and she was Secretary of the Council for British Archaeology from 1949 to 1973. At the end of her career, she was the world's oldest practising archaeologist. Read more
05 Jun 1913: Conrad Marca-Relli, American-Italian painter and academic (died 2000) Conrad Marca-Relli was an American artist who belonged to the early generation of New York School Abstract Expressionist artists whose artistic innovation by the 1950s had been recognized across the Atlantic, including Paris. New York School Abstract Expressionism, represented by Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning, Franz Kline, Robert Motherwell, John Ferren, Marca-Relli and others became a leading art movement of the postwar era. Read more
05 Jun 1912: Dean Amadon, American ornithologist and author (died 2003) Dean Arthur Amadon was an American ornithologist and an authority on birds of prey. Read more
05 Jun 1912: Eric Hollies, English cricketer (died 1981) William Eric Hollies was an English cricketer, who is mainly remembered for dismissing Donald Bradman for a duck in Bradman's final Test match innings, in which he needed only four runs for a Test average of 100. Hollies played all his first-class cricket career for Warwickshire, taking 2,323 wickets at less than 21 apiece. Read more
05 Jun 1907: Rudolf Peierls, German-British physicist (died 1995) Sir Rudolf Ernst Peierls, was a German-born British physicist who played a major role in Tube Alloys, Britain's nuclear weapon programme, as well as the subsequent Manhattan Project, the combined Allied nuclear bomb programme. His 1996 obituary in Physics Today described him as "a major player in the drama of the eruption of nuclear physics into world affairs". Read more
05 Jun 1900: Dennis Gabor, Hungarian-English physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1979) Dennis Gabor was a Hungarian-British physicist who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1971 for his invention of holography. He obtained British citizenship in 1946 and spent most of his life in England. Read more
05 Jun 1899: Otis Barton, American diver, engineer, and actor, designed the bathysphere (died 1992) Frederick Otis Barton Jr. was an American deep-sea diver, inventor and actor. Read more
05 Jun 1899: Theippan Maung Wa, Burmese writer (died 1942) Theippan Maung Wa was a Burmese writer, and one of the pioneers of the Hkit San literary movement. The movement searched for a new style and content in Burmese literature before the Second World War starting with Hkit san ponbyin. Read more
05 Jun 1898: Salvatore Ferragamo, Italian shoe designer, founded Salvatore Ferragamo S.p.A. (died 1960) Salvatore Ferragamo was an Italian shoe designer. Widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in 20th-century footwear design, he was known for combining artisanal craftsmanship with technical innovation. Ferragamo pioneered new construction methods that emphasized comfort, balance, and structural support while maintaining elegance. His shoes were worn by leading figures of Hollywood, earning him the nickname "Shoemaker to the Stars." Read more
05 Jun 1898: Federico García Lorca, Spanish poet, playwright, and director (died 1936) Federico del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús García Lorca was a Spanish poet, playwright, and theatre director. García Lorca achieved international recognition as an emblematic member of the Generation of '27, a group consisting mostly of poets who introduced the tenets of European movements into Spanish literature. Read more
05 Jun 1895: William Boyd, American actor and producer (died 1972) William Lawrence Boyd was an American actor and film producer, known for portraying the cowboy hero Hopalong Cassidy in dozens of Western films released during the 1930s and '40s. Read more
05 Jun 1895: William Roberts, English soldier and painter (died 1980) William Patrick Roberts was a British painter. Read more
05 Jun 1894: Roy Thomson, 1st Baron Thomson of Fleet, Canadian-English publisher and academic (died 1976) Roy Herbert Thomson, 1st Baron Thomson of Fleet, was a Canadian-born British newspaper proprietor who became one of the moguls of Fleet Street in London. Read more
05 Jun 1892: Jaan Kikkas, Estonian weightlifter (died 1944) Juhan "Jaan" Kikkas was an Estonian middleweight weightlifter. He won a bronze medal at the 1924 Summer Olympics, setting a world record in the snatch. Read more
05 Jun 1887: Ruth Benedict, American anthropologist (died 1948) Ruth Fulton Benedict was an American anthropologist and folklorist. Read more
05 Jun 1884: Ralph Benatzky, Czech-Swiss composer (died 1957) Ralph Benatzky was a Czech-Austrian composer. He composed operas and operettas, such as Casanova (1928), Die drei Musketiere (1929), The White Horse Inn (1930) and Meine Schwester und ich (1930). Read more
05 Jun 1884: Ivy Compton-Burnett, English author (died 1969) Dame Ivy Compton-Burnett, was an English novelist, published in the original editions as I. Compton-Burnett. She was awarded the 1955 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for her novel Mother and Son. Her works consist mainly of dialogue and focus on family life among the late Victorian or Edwardian upper middle class. Read more
05 Jun 1884: Frederick Lorz, American runner (died 1914) Frederick Lorz was an American long-distance runner who won the 1905 Boston Marathon. Lorz is also known for his "finish" in the marathon at the 1904 Summer Olympics, where he did not cross the halfway mark of the race, and crossed the line to be hailed as the winner. Read more
05 Jun 1883: John Maynard Keynes, English economist, philosopher, and academic (died 1946) John Maynard Keynes, 1st Baron Keynes, was an English economist whose writings are considered the basis for the school of thought known as Keynesian economics, as well as its various offshoots. Originally trained in mathematics, he built on and refined earlier work on the causes of business cycles. His ideas, further developed after his death as New Keynesianism, are seen as foundational to mainstream macroeconomics. He has been referred to as the "father of macroeconomics" and is considered one of the most influential economists of the 20th century. Read more
05 Jun 1883: Mary Helen Young, Scottish nurse and resistance fighter during World War II (died 1945) Mary Helen Young was a Scottish nurse and resistance fighter who helped British servicemen escape from Nazi-occupied France during World War II. She was imprisoned by the Gestapo and put to death at Ravensbrück concentration camp in 1945. Read more
05 Jun 1879: Robert Mayer, German-English businessman and philanthropist (died 1985) Sir Robert Mayer was a German-born British philanthropist, businessman, and a major supporter of music and young musicians. Read more
05 Jun 1878: Pancho Villa, Mexican general and politician, Governor of Chihuahua (died 1923) Francisco "Pancho" Villa was a Mexican revolutionary, guerrilla leader, and politician. He was a key figure in the Mexican Revolution, which forced out President and dictator Porfirio Díaz, subsequently ending the Porfiriato, and brought Francisco I. Madero to power in 1911. When Madero was ousted by a coup led by General Victoriano Huerta in February 1913, Villa joined the anti-Huerta forces in the Constitutionalist Army led by Venustiano Carranza. After the defeat and exile of Huerta in July 1914, Villa broke with Carranza. Villa dominated the meeting of revolutionary generals that excluded Carranza and helped create a coalition government. Emiliano Zapata and Villa became formal allies in this period. Like Zapata, Villa was strongly in favor of land reform, but did not implement it when he had power. Villa served as provisional governor of Chihuahua from 1913 to 1914. Read more
05 Jun 1877: Willard Miller, Canadian-American sailor, Medal of Honor recipient (died 1959) Willard Dwight Miller was a United States Navy sailor and a recipient of America's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the Spanish–American War. Read more
05 Jun 1876: Isaac Heinemann, German-Israeli scholar and academic (died 1957) Isaac Heinemann was an Israeli rabbinical scholar and a professor of classical literature, Hellenistic literature and philology. Read more
05 Jun 1870: Bernard de Pourtalès, Swiss captain and sailor (died 1935) Bernard Alexandre George Edmond de Pourtalès was a Swiss infantry captain and sailor who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics. Read more
05 Jun 1868: James Connolly, Scottish-born Irish rebel leader (died 1916) James Connolly was a Scottish-born Irish republican, socialist, and trade union leader, executed for his part in the 1916 Easter Rising against British rule in Ireland. He remains an important figure both for the Irish labour movement and for Irish republicanism. Read more
05 Jun 1862: Allvar Gullstrand, Swedish ophthalmologist and optician, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1930) Allvar Gullstrand was a Swedish ophthalmologist and optician. Read more
05 Jun 1850: Pat Garrett, American sheriff (died 1908) Patrick Floyd Jarvis Garrett was an American Old West lawman, bartender, and customs agent known for killing Billy the Kid. He was the sheriff of Lincoln County, New Mexico, as well as Doña Ana County, New Mexico. Stories about him, especially his involvement with Billy the Kid, are part of the legends of the American Old West. Read more
05 Jun 1830: Carmine Crocco, Italian soldier (died 1905) Carmine Crocco, known as Donatello or sometimes Donatelli, was an Italian brigand. Initially a soldier for the Bourbons, he later fought in the service of Giuseppe Garibaldi. Read more
05 Jun 1819: John Couch Adams, English mathematician and astronomer (died 1892) John Couch Adams was a British mathematician and astronomer. He was born in Laneast, near Launceston, Cornwall, and died in Cambridge. Read more
05 Jun 1801: William Scamp, English architect and engineer (died 1872) William Scamp was an English architect and engineer. After working on the reconstruction of Windsor Castle to designs of Sir Jeffry Wyatville, he was employed by the Admiralty from 1838 to his retirement in 1867. Throughout his career of almost three decades, Scamp designed naval facilities in Britain, Malta, Gibraltar and Bermuda. Read more

🕊️ Important Deaths on 05 June in World History

05 Jun 2023: Astrud Gilberto, Brazilian singer (born 1940) Astrud Gilberto was a Brazilian and American bossa nova and samba singer. She was the first wife of Brazilian bossa nova guitarist João Gilberto, whose surname she continued to use professionally after their divorce in 1964. She gained international attention in the mid-1960s following her vocal contribution to the song "The Girl from Ipanema", which was awarded a Grammy in 1965. Astrud Gilberto went on to be a popular bossa nova singer in the United States and internationally, being particularly popular in Japan. Although the best-known part of her career was from the mid-1960s to the early 1970s, she had a singing career spanning over 30 years before retiring following the release of her last album in 2002. Because of her contributions to popularizing bossa nova, many of her fans have given her the nickname "Queen of Bossa Nova". Read more
05 Jun 2021: T. B. Joshua, Nigerian televangelist (born 1963) Temitope Balogun Joshua was a Nigerian charismatic pastor and televangelist. He was the leader and founder of Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), a Christian megachurch that runs the Emmanuel TV television station from Lagos, Nigeria. Read more
05 Jun 2018: Kate Spade, American fashion designer (born 1962) Katherine Noel Valentine Brosnahan Spade was an American fashion designer and entrepreneur. She was the co-founder and co-owner of the designer brand Kate Spade New York. Read more
05 Jun 2017: Andy Cunningham, English actor (born 1950) Andrew Cunningham was an English actor, puppeteer, ventriloquist and writer. He was the creator and main writer of the children's BBC television series Bodger & Badger, in which he acted as the likeable but accident-prone Simon Bodger and his pet, Badger. Read more
05 Jun 2017: Cheick Tioté, Ivorian footballer (born 1986) Cheick Ismaël Tioté was an Ivorian professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. Read more
05 Jun 2016: Jerome Bruner, American psychologist (born 1915) Jerome Seymour Bruner was an American psychologist who made significant contributions to human cognitive psychology and cognitive learning theory in educational psychology. Bruner was a senior research fellow at the New York University School of Law. He received a BA in 1937 from Duke University and a PhD from Harvard University in 1941. He taught and conducted research at Harvard University, the University of Oxford, and New York University. A Review of General Psychology survey, published in 2002, ranked Bruner as the 28th most cited psychologist of the 20th century. Read more
05 Jun 2015: Tariq Aziz, Iraqi journalist and politician, Iraqi Minister of Foreign Affairs (born 1936) Tariq Aziz was an Iraqi politician and journalist who served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq from 1979 to 2003 and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1983 to 1991. He was a close advisor of President Saddam Hussein. Additionally, Aziz was a member of the Revolutionary Command Council and the Regional Command of the Iraqi Branch of the Ba'ath Party. Ethnically Assyrian, he was both an Arab nationalist and a Chaldean Catholic. Read more
05 Jun 2015: Alan Bond, English-Australian businessman (born 1938) Alan Bond was an English-born Australian businessman noted for his high-profile and often corrupt business dealings. These included his central role in the WA Inc scandals of the 1980s; the biggest corporate collapse in Australian history; and also his criminal conviction that saw him serve four years in prison. He is also remembered for bankrolling the successful challenge for the 1983 America's Cup, the first time the New York Yacht Club had lost it in its 132-year history. He also founded Bond University, Gold Coast, Australia. Read more
05 Jun 2015: Richard Johnson, English actor (born 1927) Richard Keith Johnson was an English stage and screen actor, writer and producer. Described by Michael Coveney as "a very 'still' actor – authoritative, calm and compelling," he was a staple performer in British films and television from the 1960s until the 2010s, often playing urbane sophisticates and authoritative characters. He had a distinguished theatrical career, notably as a cornerstone member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, and was once acclaimed as "the finest romantic actor of his generation." Read more
05 Jun 2015: Roger Vergé, French chef and author (born 1930) Roger Vergé was a French chef and restaurateur. The Gault Millau described him as "the very incarnation of the great French chef for foreigners". Read more
05 Jun 2014: Abu Abdulrahman al-Bilawi, Iraqi commander (born 1971) Adnan Ismail Najm al-Bilawi Al-Dulaimi, better known by the nom de guerre Abu Abdulrahman al-Bilawi al-Anbari, was a top commander in the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and the head of its Military Council, prior to his killing by Iraqi security forces on 4 June 2014. Read more
05 Jun 2014: Don Davis, American songwriter and producer (born 1938) Donald Davis was an American record producer, songwriter, and guitarist who combined a career in music with one in banking. Read more
05 Jun 2014: Reiulf Steen, Norwegian journalist and politician, Norwegian Minister of Transport and Communications (born 1933) Reiulf Steen was a Norwegian politician with the Norwegian Labour Party. He was active in the Labour Party from 1958 to 1990, serving as deputy party chairman from 1965 to 1975 and chairman from 1975 to 1981. Steen served as Norwegian ambassador to Chile between 1992 and 1996.
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05 Jun 2013: Helen McElhone, Scottish politician (born 1933) Helen Margaret McElhone was a Scottish politician. She worked together with her husband, Frank McElhone, during his time as a Member of Parliament (MP) representing Glasgow from 1969. After his sudden death, McElhone was elected as his successor; but within six months her Glasgow Queen's Park constituency was abolished in boundary changes and she lost out to a neighbouring MP in the selection for a new seat. She continued her political activity after leaving Parliament. Read more
05 Jun 2013: Stanisław Nagy, Polish cardinal (born 1921) Stanisław Kazimierz Nagy, SCI was a Polish member of the Priests of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Dehonians) and a cardinal. He was born in 1921 in Bieruń, Silesia, Poland, to a Hungarian father and Polish mother. In 1937 he became a member of the Dehonian Congregation and was ordained a priest in 1945. He was a rector in Kraków-Płaszów, in Tarnów and a professor at the Catholic University of Lublin. Read more
05 Jun 2013: Ruairí Ó Brádaigh, Irish republican activist and politician (born 1932) Ruairí Ó Brádaigh was an Irish republican political and military leader. He was Chief of Staff of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) from 1958 to 1959 and again from 1960 to 1962, president of Sinn Féin from 1970 to 1983, and president of Republican Sinn Féin from 1987 to 2009. Read more
05 Jun 2013: Michel Ostyn, Belgian physiologist and physician (born 1924) Michel Ostyn was a Belgian physiologist, sports physician and sports medicine pioneer. Read more
05 Jun 2012: Ray Bradbury, American science fiction writer and screenwriter (born 1920) Ray Douglas Bradbury was an American author and screenwriter. One of the most celebrated 20th-century American writers, he worked in a variety of genres, including fantasy, science fiction, horror, mystery, and realistic fiction. Read more
05 Jun 2012: Hal Keller, American baseball player and manager (born 1928) Harold Kefauver Keller was an American professional baseball player and executive who served as the fourth general manager in the history of the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (1984–85). Born on a farm in Middletown, Maryland, he graduated from the University of Maryland with a degree in economics and served in the United States Army during World War II. Keller's older brother, Charlie, was an All-Star left fielder with the New York Yankees. Read more
05 Jun 2012: Mihai Pătrașcu, Romanian-American computer scientist (born 1982) Mihai Pătrașcu was a Romanian-American computer scientist at AT&T Labs in Florham Park, New Jersey, United States. Read more
05 Jun 2012: Charlie Sutton, Australian footballer and coach (born 1924) Charlie Sutton was an Australian rules footballer who represented Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He captained the Bulldogs to their first VFL premiership in 1954. Read more
05 Jun 2011: Azam Khan, Bangladeshi singer-songwriter (born 1950) Mahbubul Haque Khan, known professionally as Azam Khan, was a Bangladeshi singer-songwriter, record producer, and the lead singer of the pioneering pop-rock band Uchcharon. Widely referred to as the "Pop Samrat" and "The Rock Guru", he is considered a founding figure of Bangladeshi rock and one of the most influential artists in the history of Bangladeshi popular music. Read more
05 Jun 2009: Jeff Hanson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1978) Jeff Hanson was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist and multi-instrumentalist, whose voice was described in a 2005 Paste review as an "angelic falsetto, a cross between Alison Krauss and Art Garfunkel that is often (understandably) mistaken for a female contralto". Read more
05 Jun 2006: Frederick Franck, Dutch-American painter, sculptor, and author (born 1909) Frederick Sigfred Franck was a painter, sculptor, and author of more than 30 books on Buddhism and other subjects, who was known for his interest in human spirituality. He became a United States citizen in 1945. He was a dental surgeon by trade, and worked with Dr. Albert Schweitzer in Africa from 1958 to 1961. Read more
05 Jun 2006: Edward L. Moyers, American businessman (born 1928) Edward L. Moyers, Jr. was an American railroad executive of the 20th century. He served as president and CEO of several railroads including MidSouth Rail, Illinois Central Railroad and Southern Pacific Railroad. In 1995, Railway Age magazine named Moyers its "Railroader of the Year". Read more
05 Jun 2005: Adolfo Aguilar Zínser, Mexican scholar and politician (born 1949) Adolfo Aguilar Zínser was a Mexican scholar, diplomat and politician who served as a National Security Advisor to President Vicente Fox and as a UN Security Council Ambassador in the midst of the US invasion of Iraq. Read more
05 Jun 2005: Wee Chong Jin, Singaporean judge (born 1917) Wee Chong Jin was a Malayan-born Singaporean jurist who served as a chief justice of Singapore for 27 years, from 1963 to 1990, where he was the first Asian lawyer appointed as a judge to head the Supreme Court of Singapore, and the longest-serving chief justice in the Commonwealth. Read more
05 Jun 2004: Iona Brown, English violinist and conductor (born 1941) Iona Brown, OBE, was a British violinist and conductor. Read more
05 Jun 2004: Ronald Reagan, American actor and politician, 40th president of the United States (born 1911) Ronald Wilson Reagan was an American politician and actor who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. A member of the Republican Party, he became an important figure in the American conservative movement. The period encompassing his presidency is known as the Reagan era. Read more
05 Jun 2003: Jürgen Möllemann, German soldier and politician, 10th Vice-Chancellor of Germany (born 1945) Jürgen Wilhelm Möllemann was a German politician of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) who served as Minister of State at the Foreign Office (1982–1987), as Minister of Education and Research (1987–1991), as Minister of Economics (1991–1993) and as the vice chancellor of Germany (1992–1993) in the government of Chancellor Helmut Kohl. Read more
05 Jun 2003: Manuel Rosenthal, French composer and conductor (born 1904) Manuel Rosenthal was a French composer and conductor who held leading positions with musical organizations in France and the United States. He was friends with many contemporary composers, and despite a considerable list of compositions is mostly remembered for having orchestrated the popular ballet score Gaîté Parisienne from piano scores of Offenbach operettas, and for his recordings as a conductor. Read more
05 Jun 2002: Dee Dee Ramone, American singer-songwriter and bass player (born 1951) Douglas Glenn Colvin, better known by his stage name Dee Dee Ramone, was an American musician. He was the bassist, occasional lead vocalist and a founding member of the punk rock band the Ramones. Throughout the band's existence, he was the most prolific lyricist and composer, writing many of their best-known songs, such as "53rd & 3rd", "Chinese Rock", "Commando", "Wart Hog", "Rockaway Beach", "Poison Heart" and "Bonzo Goes To Bitburg". Read more
05 Jun 2000: Don Liddle, American baseball player (born 1925) Donald Eugene Liddle was an American left-handed pitcher in professional baseball who played four seasons in the Major Leagues for the Milwaukee Braves, New York Giants and St. Louis Cardinals from 1953 through 1956. Born in Mount Carmel, Illinois, he batted left-handed, stood 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) tall and weighed 165 pounds (75 kg). Read more
05 Jun 1999: Mel Tormé, American singer-songwriter (born 1925) Melvin Howard Tormé, nicknamed "The Velvet Fog", was an American musician, singer, composer, arranger, drummer, actor, and author. He composed the music for "The Christmas Song" and co-wrote the lyrics with Bob Wells. Tormé won two Grammy Awards and was nominated a total of 14 times. Read more
05 Jun 1998: Jeanette Nolan, American actress (born 1911) Jeanette Nolan was an American actress. Nominated for four Emmy Awards, she had roles in the television series The Virginian (1962–1971) and Dirty Sally (1974) and in films such as Macbeth (1948). Read more
05 Jun 1998: Sam Yorty, American soldier and politician, 37th mayor of Los Angeles (born 1909) Samuel William Yorty was an American politician, attorney, and radio host from Los Angeles, California. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives and the California State Assembly, but he is most remembered for his turbulent three terms as the 37th mayor of Los Angeles from 1961 to 1973. Although Yorty spent almost all of his political career as a Democrat, he became a Republican in 1973. Read more
05 Jun 1997: J. Anthony Lukas, American journalist and author (born 1933) Jay Anthony Lukas was an American journalist and author, best known for his 1985 book Common Ground: A Turbulent Decade in the Lives of Three American Families. Common Ground is a study of race relations, class conflict, and school busing in Boston, Massachusetts, as seen through the eyes of three families: one upper-middle-class white, one working-class white, and one working-class African-American. His work garnered him two Pulitzer Prizes. Read more
05 Jun 1996: Acharya Kuber Nath Rai, Indian poet and scholar (born 1933) Kuber Nath Rai, also written as Kubernath Ray and Kuber Nath Ray, was a writer and scholar of Hindi literature and Sanskrit. Read more
05 Jun 1993: Conway Twitty, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1933) Harold Lloyd Jenkins, better known by his stage name Conway Twitty, was an American singer and songwriter. Initially a part of the 1950s rockabilly scene, Twitty was best known as a country music performer. From 1971 to 1976, Twitty received a string of Country Music Association awards for duets with Loretta Lynn. He was inducted into both the Country Music and Rockabilly Halls of Fame. Read more
05 Jun 1967: Arthur Biram, Israeli philologist, philosopher, and academic (born 1878) Arthur Yitzhak Biram was a German-born Israeli philosopher, philologist, and educator. He was the founder of the Reali School in Haifa. Read more
05 Jun 1967: Harry Brown, Australian public servant (born 1878) Sir Harry Percy Brown was a senior Australia public servant. He was Director-General of the Postmaster-General's Department from 1923 until 1939. Read more
05 Jun 1965: Eleanor Farjeon, English author, poet, and playwright (born 1881) Eleanor Farjeon was an English author of children's stories and plays, poetry, biography, history and satire. Read more
05 Jun 1947: Nils Olaf Chrisander, Swedish-American actor and director (born 1884) Nils Olaf Chrisander was a Swedish actor and film director in the early part of the twentieth century. Read more
05 Jun 1934: Emily Dobson, Australian philanthropist (born 1842) Emily Dobson was an Australian philanthropist. She was known for her work supporting women's charities. Read more
05 Jun 1934: William Holman, English-Australian politician, 19th premier of New South Wales (born 1871) William Arthur Holman was an Australian politician who served as Premier of New South Wales from 1913 to 1920. He came to office as the leader of the Labor Party, but was expelled from the party in the split of 1916. He subsequently became the inaugural leader of the NSW branch of the Nationalist Party. Read more
05 Jun 1930: Eric Lemming, Swedish athlete (born 1880) Eric Otto Valdemar Lemming was a Swedish track and field athlete who competed at the 1900, 1906, 1908 and 1912 Olympics in a wide variety of events, which mostly involved throwing and jumping. He had his best results in the javelin throw, which he won at the 1906–1912 Games, and in which he set multiple world records between 1899 and 1912. His last record, measured at 62.32 m, was ratified by the International Association of Athletics Federations as the first official world record. Read more
05 Jun 1930: Pascin, Bulgarian-French painter and illustrator (born 1885) Julius Mordecai Pincas, known as Pascin, Jules Pascin, also known as the "Prince of Montparnasse", was a Bulgarian artist of the School of Paris, known for his paintings and drawings. He later became an American citizen. His most frequent subject was women, depicted in casual poses, usually nude or partly dressed. Read more
05 Jun 1921: Will Crooks, English trade unionist and politician (born 1852) William Crooks was a noted trade unionist and politician from Poplar, London, and a member of the Fabian Society. He is particularly remembered for his campaigning work against poverty and inequality. Read more
05 Jun 1921: Georges Feydeau, French playwright (born 1862) Georges-Léon-Jules-Marie Feydeau was a French playwright of the Belle Époque era, remembered for his farces, written between 1886 and 1914. Read more
05 Jun 1920: Rhoda Broughton, Welsh-English author (born 1840) Rhoda Broughton was a Welsh novelist and short story writer. Her early novels earned a reputation for sensationalism, so that her later, stronger work tended to be neglected by critics, although she was called a queen of the circulating libraries. Her most famous novel is probably Cometh Up as a Flower (1867). Her novel Dear Faustina (1897) has been noted for its homoeroticism. Her novel Lavinia (1902) depicts a seemingly "unmanly" young man, who wishes he had been born as a woman. Broughton descended from the Broughton baronets, as a granddaughter of the 8th baronet. She was a niece of Sheridan le Fanu, who helped her to start her literary career. She was a long-time friend of fellow writer Henry James and was noted for her adversarial relationship with both Lewis Carroll and Oscar Wilde. Read more
05 Jun 1916: Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener, Irish-born British field marshal and politician, Secretary of State for War (born 1850) Field Marshal Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener was a British Army officer and colonial administrator. Kitchener came to prominence for his imperial campaigns, his involvement in the Second Boer War, and his central role in the early part of the First World War. Read more
05 Jun 1913: Chris von der Ahe, German-American businessman (born 1851) Christian Friedrich Wilhelm von der Ahe was a German-American entrepreneur, best known as the owner of the St. Louis Brown Stockings of the American Association, now known as the St. Louis Cardinals. Read more
05 Jun 1910: O. Henry, American short story writer (born 1862) William Sydney Porter, better known by his pen name O. Henry, was an American writer known primarily for his short stories, though he also wrote poetry and non-fiction. His works include "The Gift of the Magi", "The Caballero's Way", "The Duplicity of Hargraves", and "The Ransom of Red Chief", as well as the novel Cabbages and Kings. Porter's stories are known for their naturalist observations, witty narration, and surprise endings. Read more
05 Jun 1906: Karl Robert Eduard von Hartmann, German philosopher and author (born 1842) Karl Robert Eduard von Hartmann was a German philosopher, independent scholar and writer. He was the author of the influential Philosophy of the Unconscious (1869). von Hartmann's notable ideas include the theory of the Unconscious and a pessimistic interpretation of the "best of all possible worlds" concept in metaphysics. Read more
05 Jun 1900: Stephen Crane, American poet, novelist, and short story writer (born 1871) Stephen Crane was an American poet, novelist, and short story writer. Prolific throughout his short life, he wrote notable works in the Realist tradition as well as early examples of American Naturalism and Impressionism. He is recognized by modern critics as one of the most innovative writers of his generation. Read more
05 Jun 1899: Antonio Luna, Filipino general (born 1866) Antonio Narciso Luna de San Pedro y Novicio Ancheta was a Filipino brigadier general and a pharmacist who fought in the Philippine–American War before his assassination on June 5, 1899, at the age of 32. Read more
05 Jun 1866: John McDouall Stuart, Scottish explorer and surveyor (born 1815) John McDouall Stuart, often referred to as simply "McDouall Stuart", was a Scottish explorer and one of the most accomplished of all Australia's inland explorers. Read more
05 Jun 1826: Carl Maria von Weber, German pianist, composer, and conductor (born 1786) Carl Maria Friedrich Ernst von Weber was a German composer, conductor, virtuoso pianist, guitarist, and critic in the late Classical and early Romantic eras. Best known for his operas, he was a crucial figure in the development of German Romantische Oper. Read more
05 Jun 1825: Odysseas Androutsos, Greek soldier (born 1788) Odysseas Androutsos was a Greek armatolos in eastern continental Greece and a prominent figure of the Greek War of Independence. Read more
05 Jun 1816: Giovanni Paisiello, Italian composer and educator (born 1741) Giovanni Paisiello was an Italian composer of the Classical era, and was the most popular opera composer of the late 1700s. His operatic style influenced Mozart and Rossini. Read more

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