June 5th, 1949

Born on June 5th, 1949

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What happened on June 5th, 1949?

June 5th, 1949

Thailand elects Orapin Chaiyakan, the first female member of Thailand's Parliament.

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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

Born on June 5th, 1949

74

Ken Follett

British novelist

*June 5th, 1949, Cardiff

74

Mariasun Landa

Spanish writer

*June 5th, 1949, Errenteria

74

Xosé Luís Barreiro Rivas

Spanish politician

*June 5th, 1949, Forcarei

74

Guy Carlier

French radio host

*June 5th, 1949, Argenteuil

74

Frank Schubert

German athlete (born 1949)

*June 5th, 1949, Waldkirchen

74

Arthur Borren

Field hockey player

*June 5th, 1949, Eindhoven

74

Noemí Sanín

Colombian diplomat

*June 5th, 1949, Medellín

74

Alain Supiot

French jurist

*June 5th, 1949, Nantes

67

Susan Lindquist

American geneticist (1949-2016)

*June 5th, 1949, Chicago †October 27th, 2016, Boston

74

Guts Ishimatsu

Japanese boxer

*June 5th, 1949, Kiyosu

74

Adolfo Lampronti

Italian gymnast

*June 5th, 1949, Ferrara

74

Ján Húska

Slovak biathlete

*June 5th, 1949, Važec

74

Julian Porteous

Australian archbishop

*June 5th, 1949, Sydney

74

Natig Rasulzadeh

Azerbaijani writer

*June 5th, 1949, Baku

74

Conny Veit

German musician, singer, composer and painter

*June 5th, 1949, Stuttgart

74

Rodulfo Manzo

Peruvian footballer

*June 5th, 1949, San Vicente de Cañete

74

Muhammad Karmus

Moroccan amateur wrestler

*June 5th, 1949, Casablanca

74

Jarl Torske

Norwegian association football manager

*June 5th, 1949, Sunndal Municipality

74

Thomas Sattelberger

German politician

*June 5th, 1949, Munderkingen

74

Florian Coulmas

German japanologist

*June 5th, 1949, Hamburg

74

Wolfgang Dandorfer

German politician

*June 5th, 1949, Vilseck †July 29th, 2023, Ainring

67

Karl Svec

Austrian music educator

*June 5th, 1949, Vienna †August 7th, 2016

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Who's birthday is on June 5th?

72

Ellen Foley

American singer and actress

*June 5th, 1951, St. Louis

60

Shane Reti

New Zealand politician and doctor

*June 5th, 1963, Hamilton

76

Laurie Anderson

American artist and musician (born 1947)

*June 5th, 1947, Chicago

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

59

Rick Riordan

American author (born 1964)

*June 5th, 1964, San Antonio

69

Robert Hochbaum

German politician

*June 5th, 1954, Pforzheim

79

Colm Wilkinson

Irish tenor

*June 5th, 1944, Dublin

52

Eske Willerslev

Danish biologist

*June 5th, 1971, Gentofte

50

Anne Søndergaard

Badminton player

*June 5th, 1973, Hjørring

76

David Hare

British playwright, screenwriter and theatre and film director (1947- )

*June 5th, 1947, St Leonards-on-Sea

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

71

László Makra

Climatologist, university professor

*June 5th, 1952, Siklós

45

Nick Kroll

American entertainer

*June 5th, 1978, New York City

29

Keiichiro Matsui

Badminton player

*June 5th, 1994, Ishikawa Prefecture

Same year
Born in 1949

75

Joachim Witt

German rock musician

*February 22nd, 1949, Hamburg

74

Rudy Hartono

Indonesian badminton player

*August 18th, 1949, Surabaya

75

Åse Kleveland

Swedish-Norwegian singer and politician

*March 18th, 1949, Stockholm

70

Jahn Teigen

Norwegian singer, musician, and comedian (1949–2020)

*September 27th, 1949, Tønsberg Municipality †February 24th, 2020, Ystad

74

David Rubenstein

American businessman

*August 11th, 1949, Baltimore

74

Sherman Howard

American actor

*June 11th, 1949, Chicago

74

Egon Flaig

German university teacher, Historian of classical antiquity and writer

*May 16th, 1949, Oberstenfeld

74

Meryl Streep

American actress (born 1949)

*June 22nd, 1949, Summit

74

Odaline de la Martinez

American conductor and composer

*October 31st, 1949, Matanzas

74

Gertrúd Ladányi

Badminton player

*May 3rd, 1949, Esztergom

66

Papa Wemba

Congolese singer and musician

*June 14th, 1949, Lubefu †April 24th, 2016, Abidjan

67

Denis Johnson

American writer (novel, drama, poetry, essay) (1949-2017)

*July 1st, 1949, Munich †May 24th, 2017, Sea Ranch

40

Stiv Bators

American punk rock vocalist and guitarist

*October 22nd, 1949, Youngstown †June 3rd, 1990, 1st arrondissement of Paris

74

Sverre Årnes

Norwegian writer

*May 14th, 1949, Surnadal Municipality

74

Gloria Gaynor

American singer

*September 7th, 1949, Newark

75

Jessica Lange

American actress

*April 20th, 1949, Cloquet

67

Carlos Slepoy

Argentinian lawyer (1949-2017)

*October 2nd, 1949, Buenos Aires †April 17th, 2017, Madrid

68

Stanley Greene

American photographer (1949-2017)

*February 14th, 1949, Brooklyn †May 19th, 2017, Paris

74

Bruce Springsteen

American rock singer (born 1949)

*September 23rd, 1949, Long Branch

74

Benjamin Netanyahu

Prime Minister of Israel (1996–1999, 2009–2021, 2022–present)

*October 21st, 1949, Tel Aviv

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Born on June 5th, 1949
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1949 is a normal year and no leap year.

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