June 5th, 1864

Born on June 5th, 1864

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What happened on June 5th, 1864?

June 5th, 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.

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What else happened on June 5th?

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 Peru's Bagua Province.

June 5th, 2004

Noël Mamère, mayor of the Bordeaux suburb 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 detainment 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

Filipino general Antonio Luna (pictured) 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 the National Treasures of Japan.

June 5th, 1862

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

June 5th, 1832

The June Rebellion, an anti-monarchist uprising, broke out in Paris.

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

Same Day
Who's birthday is on June 5th?

60

Shane Reti

New Zealand politician and doctor

*June 5th, 1963, Hamilton

37

Chau Hoi Wah

Badminton player

*June 5th, 1986, British Hong Kong

68

Allvar Gullstrand

Swedish ophthalmologist (1862-1930)

*June 5th, 1862, Landskrona †July 28th, 1930, Stockholm

72

Ellen Foley

American singer and actress

*June 5th, 1951, St. Louis

62

John Maynard Keynes

English economist (1883–1946)

*June 5th, 1883, Cambridge †April 21st, 1946, Firle

88

Helmut Benthaus

German association football player and manager

*June 5th, 1935, Herne

67

Adam Smith

Scottish moral philosopher and political economist (1723-1790)

*June 5th, 1723, Kirkcaldy †July 17th, 1790, Edinburgh

38

Federico García Lorca

Spanish poet, dramatist and theatre director (1898–1936)

*June 5th, 1898, Fuente Vaqueros †July 31st, 1936, Víznar

69

Rudolf Henke

German politician

*June 5th, 1954, Birkesdorf

59

Rick Riordan

American author (born 1964)

*June 5th, 1964, San Antonio

33

Ben Stawski

Badminton player

*June 5th, 1990, Nuneaton

32

Leanne Choo

Badminton player

*June 5th, 1991, Ashford

50

Anne Søndergaard

Badminton player

*June 5th, 1973, Hjørring

35

Fernando Kurniawan

Badminton player

*June 5th, 1988, Palembang

52

Eske Willerslev

Danish biologist

*June 5th, 1971, Gentofte

29

Keiichiro Matsui

Badminton player

*June 5th, 1994, Ishikawa Prefecture

45

Pancho Villa

Mexican revolutionary (1878-1923)

*June 5th, 1878, San Juan del Río, Durango †July 20th, 1923, Hidalgo del Parral

53

Claus Norreen

Danish musician

*June 5th, 1970, Charlottenlund

76

Laurie Anderson

American artist and musician (born 1947)

*June 5th, 1947, Chicago

45

Nick Kroll

American entertainer

*June 5th, 1978, New York City

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73

Bálint Kuzsinszky

Archaeologist, museologist, numismatist

*November 6th, 1864, Subotica †August 23rd, 1938, Budapest

72

Miguel de Unamuno

Spanish poet

*September 29th, 1864, Bilbao †December 31st, 1936, Salamanca

57

Nellie Bly

American journalist

*May 5th, 1864, Burrell Township †January 27th, 1922, New York City

76

Maurice Leblanc

French writer

*November 11th, 1864, Rouen †November 6th, 1941, Perpignan

46

Jules Renard

French author (1864-1910)

*February 22nd, 1864, Châlons-du-Maine †May 22nd, 1910, Bucharest

59

Herman Heijermans

Dutch playwright (1864-1924)

*December 3rd, 1864, Rotterdam †November 22nd, 1924, Zandvoort

51

Richard Harding Davis

Journalist, war correspondent, novelist, short story writer

*April 18th, 1864, Philadelphia †April 11th, 1916, New York City

82

Thomas Dixon Jr.

American Baptist minister, lawyer, politician and white supremacist writer

*January 11th, 1864, Shelby †April 3rd, 1946, Raleigh

56

Max Weber

German sociologist, philosopher, and political economist (1864–1920)

*April 21st, 1864, Erfurt †June 14th, 1920, Munich

74

Benjamin Rabier

French illustrator, author and director (1864-1939)

*December 30th, 1864, La Roche-sur-Yon †October 10th, 1939, Faverolles-en-Berry

72

Theodor Wiegand

German archaeologist (1864–1936)

*October 30th, 1864, Bendorf †December 19th, 1936, Berlin

77

Walther Nernst

German physical chemist and physicist

*June 25th, 1864, Wąbrzeźno †November 18th, 1941, Niwica, Żary County

51

Alois Alzheimer

German psychiatrist and neuropathologist (1864-1915)

*June 14th, 1864, Marktbreit †December 19th, 1915, Wrocław

94

Robert Cecil

Lawyer, politician and diplomat in the United Kingdom (1864-1958)

*September 14th, 1864, Cavendish Square †November 24th, 1958, Royal Tunbridge Wells

81

William S. Hart

American actor, film director (1864–1946)

*December 6th, 1864, Newburgh †June 23rd, 1946, Newhall

79

George Washington Carver

African American botanist and inventor (1864-1943)

*January 1st, 1864, Diamond †January 5th, 1943, Tuskegee

80

Yun Chi-ho

Korean politician and resistance activist (1864-1945)

*December 26th, 1864, Asan †December 6th, 1945, Kaesong

64

Wilhelm Wien

German physicist

*January 13th, 1864, Parusnoje †August 30th, 1928, Munich

56

Alfred Hermann Fried

Austrian Jewish pacifist, publicist, journalist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate

*November 11th, 1864, Vienna †May 5th, 1921, Vienna

78

Camille Claudel

French sculptor

*December 8th, 1864, Fère-en-Tardenois †October 19th, 1943, Montfavet

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Public holidays on June 5th

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Leap year

Yes: 1864 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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