5th June anniversaries

• Birth
  • 1718
  • Great Britain
  • "Birth of Thomas Chippendale, furniture designer." more
  • 1850
  • United States
  • "Birth of Pat Garrett, the sheriff who killed Billy the Kid in 1881." more
  • 1878
  • Mexico
  • "Birth of Pancho Villa, Mexican revolutionary and folk hero among the poor. " more
  • 1883
  • Great Britain
  • "Birth of John Maynard Keynes, 1st Baron Keynes, British economist ."
  • 1884
  • Great Britain
  • "Birth of Ivy Compton-Burnett, English novelist." more
• event
  • 70
  • Italy
  • "The middle wall of Jerusalem was finally breached by Titus and his Roman legions, thus bringing the brutal Siege of Jerusalem closer to its end." more
  • 1809
  • Sweden
  • "Charles XIII was proclaimed King of Sweden, and the following day Sweden adopted a new (and still current) constitution"
  • 1817
  • Canada
  • "The Frontenac was launched, the first steamer on the Great Lakes." more
  • 1849
  • Denmark
  • "A new constitution is signed in Denmark, turning it into a constitutional monarchy." more
  • 1851
  • United States
  • "The first installment of Harriet Beecher Stow's novel Uncle Tom's Cabin is published in National Era, a weekly newspaper." more
  • 1916
  • Great Britain
  • Sinking of HMS Hampshire and death of Kitchener
  • 1933
  • United States
  • "The United States went off the gold standard. From this date, creditors no longer had the right to demand payment in gold."
  • 1963
  • Great Britain
  • John Profumo resigns
  • 1967
  • Six Day War in Middle East – closes Suez Canal for 8 years (until 1975) more
  • 1968
  • United States
  • Robert F Kennedy shot – dies next day
  • 1977
  • United States
  • "Apple II, the first practical personal computer, goes on sale "
  • 1982
  • "60,000 Israeli troops invaded Lebanon"
• Death
  • 754
  • Great Britain
  • "Death of St Boniface, missionary in Friesland, martyred by heathens. " more
  • 1625
  • Great Britain
  • "Death of Orlando Gibbon, English composer." more
  • 1921
  • France
  • "Death of George Feydeau, French playwright famous for his very funny farces. " more
  • 1993
  • United States
  • "Death of Conway Twitty, American country singer ."
  • 1998
  • United States
  • "Death of Jeanette Nolan, American actress ."
  • 1999
  • United States
  • "Death of Mel Tormé, American jazz singer, composer, actor and author"