June 5th, 1948

Born on June 5th, 1948

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 27,000 days old!

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What 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.

June 5th, 1610

The masque Tethys' Festival was performed at the Palace of Whitehall to celebrate the investiture of Henry Frederick as Prince of Wales.

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

Born on June 5th, 1948

75

Gail Davies

American singer-songwriter

*June 5th, 1948, Broken Bow

75

Claude Spanghero

Fremch rugby union footballer

*June 5th, 1948, Payra-sur-l'Hers

75

Alex Sink

American politician

*June 5th, 1948, Mount Airy

74

Sérgio Abreu

Brazilian classical guitarist

*June 5th, 1948, Rio de Janeiro †January 19th, 2023, Rio de Janeiro

75

Mike Fraboni

American male curler

*June 5th, 1948, Hibbing

75

Fumio Nakata

Japanese rower

*June 5th, 1948, Nagano Prefecture

75

Bill Smart

Canadian middle-distance runner

*June 5th, 1948, Vancouver

75

Alex Donald

Footballer (born 1948)

*June 5th, 1948, Edinburgh

75

Valentyn Shevchenko

Ukrainian athletics competitor

*June 5th, 1948, Orativ

75

María Suérez Toro

Journalist of Puerto Rico

*June 5th, 1948, Puerto Rico

75

Cristina Possas

Brazilian public health scientist

*June 5th, 1948, Rio de Janeiro

75

Ryszard Lenczewski

Polish cinematographer

*June 5th, 1948, Miłków, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

73

Mark Schaeffer

Former American baseball player

*June 5th, 1948, Santa Monica †November 30th, 2021

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

72

Ellen Foley

American singer and actress

*June 5th, 1951, St. Louis

76

Laurie Anderson

American artist and musician (born 1947)

*June 5th, 1947, Chicago

60

Shane Reti

New Zealand politician and doctor

*June 5th, 1963, Hamilton

69

Rudolf Henke

German politician

*June 5th, 1954, Birkesdorf

37

Chau Hoi Wah

Badminton player

*June 5th, 1986, British Hong Kong

88

Helmut Benthaus

German association football player and manager

*June 5th, 1935, Herne

74

Ken Follett

British novelist

*June 5th, 1949, Cardiff

59

Rick Riordan

American author (born 1964)

*June 5th, 1964, San Antonio

79

Colm Wilkinson

Irish tenor

*June 5th, 1944, Dublin

69

Robert Hochbaum

German politician

*June 5th, 1954, Pforzheim

52

Eske Willerslev

Danish biologist

*June 5th, 1971, Gentofte

50

Anne Søndergaard

Badminton player

*June 5th, 1973, Hjørring

53

Claus Norreen

Danish musician

*June 5th, 1970, Charlottenlund

52

Mark Wahlberg

American actor

*June 5th, 1971, Boston

33

Ben Stawski

Badminton player

*June 5th, 1990, Nuneaton

35

Fernando Kurniawan

Badminton player

*June 5th, 1988, Palembang

32

Leanne Choo

Badminton player

*June 5th, 1991, Ashford

45

Nick Kroll

American entertainer

*June 5th, 1978, New York City

29

Keiichiro Matsui

Badminton player

*June 5th, 1994, Ishikawa Prefecture

81

Teodoro Obiang

Equatoguinean politician, President of Equatorial Guinea since 1979

*June 5th, 1942, Akuacam

Same year
Born in 1948

69

Ole Thestrup

Danish actor (1948-2018)

*March 12th, 1948, Nibe †February 2nd, 2018, Tuse Næs

46

Maurizio Gucci

Italian businessman (1948-1995)

*September 26th, 1948, Florence †March 27th, 1995, Milan

75

Charles III of the United Kingdom

King of the United Kingdom since 2022

*November 14th, 1948, Buckingham Palace

75

Norbert Lammert

German politician, president of the Bundestag

*November 16th, 1948, Bochum

75

Jon Amiel

English film director

*May 20th, 1948, London

75

Marius Müller-Westernhagen

German actor and musician

*December 6th, 1948, Düsseldorf

75

Laila Dåvøy

Norwegian politician

*August 11th, 1948, Bergen

75

Richard Simmons

American fitness instructor, actor, and video producer (born 1948)

*July 12th, 1948, New Orleans

69

Bernard Bosson

French politician (1948-2017)

*February 25th, 1948, Annecy †May 13th, 2017, 8th arrondissement of Lyon

76

Bärbel Kramer

German papyrologist

*March 26th, 1948, Mülheim an der Ruhr

75

Kathy Bates

American film actress and director

*June 28th, 1948, Memphis

71

Robert Trump

US business executive and real estate developer (1948-2020)

*August 26th, 1948, Queens †August 15th, 2020, NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital

68

Bernie Wrightson

American illustrator

*October 27th, 1948, Baltimore †March 18th, 2017, Austin

75

Gérard Depardieu

French actor (born 1948)

*December 27th, 1948, Châteauroux

76

John de Lancie

American actor

*March 20th, 1948, Philadelphia

76

Al Gore

Vice President of the United States from 1993 to 2001 (born 1948)

*March 31st, 1948, Washington, D.C.

75

Jonathan Hyde

Australian-born English actor

*May 21st, 1948, Brisbane

68

Altamas Kabir

39th Chief Justice of India

*July 19th, 1948, Kolkata †February 19th, 2017, Kolkata

75

Brian Eno

British musician, music producer, music theorist and visual artist (born 1948)

*May 15th, 1948, Melton

68

Carlos Gardini

Argentinian journalist (1948-2017)

*August 26th, 1948, Buenos Aires †March 1st, 2017, Buenos Aires

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Public holidays on June 5th

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Born on June 5th, 1948
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Leap year

Yes: 1948 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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