June 5th, 1821

Born on June 5th, 1821

Weekday

Tuesday

June 5th, 1821 was a Tuesday.

Age

205

People born on June 5th, 1821 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 205 years old this year (2026).

Zodiac

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Gemini (The Twins)

May 22nd, 1821 - June 21st, 1821

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 74,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 107 days, exactly on October 8th, 2026, people who were born on June 5th, 1821 will be 75,000 days old!

74,893 Days

10,699 Weeks

2,460 Months

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What happened on June 5th?

June 5th, 1879

The Zungeni Mountain skirmish took place between British and Zulu forces during the second invasion of the Zulu Kingdom.

June 5th, 1967

Following Israel's initiation of Operation Focus with the goal to neutralise the Egyptian Air Force, Syrian Air Force, and the Royal Jordanian Air Force, the Six-Day War begins.

June 5th, 2009

After almost two months of civil disobedience, at least 31 people were killed in clashes between the National Police and indigenous people in Bagua province, Peru.

June 5th, 2004

Noël Mamère, the mayor of Bègles, conducted a marriage ceremony for two men, even though same-sex marriage in France had not yet been legalised.

June 5th, 2001

Tropical Storm Allison, the costliest Atlantic tropical cyclone that was never a hurricane, made landfall in Texas, causing approximately $8.5 billion in damage.

June 5th, 1997

Anticipating a coup attempt, President Pascal Lissouba of the Republic of the Congo ordered the detention of his rival Denis Sassou Nguesso, initiating a second civil war.

June 5th, 1989

An anonymous demonstrator, later dubbed "Tank Man", single-handedly stopped a column of Chinese tanks during the Tiananmen Square protests before being dragged aside.

June 5th, 1981

The first clinical cases of AIDS were published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

June 5th, 1976

The Teton Dam in eastern Idaho, U.S., collapsed as its reservoir was being filled for the first time, resulting in the deaths of eleven people and 13,000 cattle, and causing up to $2 billion in damage.

June 5th, 1968

U.S. senator Robert F. Kennedy was fatally shot by Palestinian immigrant Sirhan Sirhan at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles.

June 5th, 1963

The arrest of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini for publicly denouncing Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi sparked protests in Iran.

June 5th, 1941

Second Sino-Japanese War: About 4,000 people died of asphyxiation in Chongqing when the tunnel in which they were hiding became blocked during a raid in the five-year bombing campaign.

June 5th, 1899

Antonio Luna (pictured), Commanding General of the Philippine Army, was assassinated in the midst of the Philippine–American War.

June 5th, 1897

The Ancient Temples and Shrines Preservation Law was passed, instituting the protection of structures and artifacts in Japan designated National Treasures.

June 5th, 1862

Vietnamese guerrilla leader Trương Định chose to fight on against European forces, defying Emperor Tự Đức and the Treaty of Saigon.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on June 5th

Same year
Born in 1821

Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Russian novelist (1821–1881)

*November 11th, 1821, Mariinsky Hospital for the Poor †January 28th, 1881, Saint Petersburg

Hermann von Helmholtz

German physicist and physiologist (1821-1894)

*August 31st, 1821, Potsdam †September 8th, 1894, Charlottenburg

Philipp Ludwig von Seidel

German mathematician

*October 24th, 1821, Zweibrücken †August 13th, 1896, Munich

Theodor Löbbecke

German pharmacist and malacologist

*March 4th, 1821, Hückeswagen †January 18th, 1901, Düsseldorf

Charles Baudelaire

French poet and critic (1821–1867)

*April 9th, 1821, former 11th arrondissement of Paris †August 31st, 1867, Paris

Mary Baker Eddy

American founder of Christian Science (1821–1910)

*July 16th, 1821, Bow †December 3rd, 1910, Chestnut Hill

Henriëtte Ronner-Knip

Dutch-Belgian painter (1821-1909)

*May 31st, 1821, Amsterdam †February 28th, 1909, Ixelles - Elsene

William Jervois

British Army general

*September 10th, 1821, Cowes †August 17th, 1897, Hampshire

Alfred Bruyas

French art collector and amateur painter from Montpellier (1821-1877)

*August 15th, 1821, Montpellier †January 1st, 1877, Montpellier

Cesare Bonelli

Italian politician (1821-1904)

*January 3rd, 1821, Turin †October 1st, 1904, Orvieto

John Abbott

3rd Prime Minister of Canada (1821-1893)

*March 12th, 1821, Saint-André-Est †October 30th, 1893, Montreal

John C. Breckinridge

Vice president of the United States from 1857 to 1861

*January 16th, 1821, Lexington †May 17th, 1875, Lexington

Nikolay Nekrasov

Russian poet, writer, critic, editor and publisher

*November 28th, 1821, Nemyriv †January 8th, 1878, Saint Petersburg

Richard Francis Burton

British explorer, geographer, translator, writer, soldier, orientalist, cartographer, ethnologist, spy, linguist, poet, fencer, and diplomat (1821–1890)

*March 19th, 1821, Torquay †October 20th, 1890, Trieste