June 5th, 1953

Born on June 5th, 1953

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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, 1953

70

Kathleen Kennedy

American film producer

*June 5th, 1953, Berkeley

70

Rick Sebak

American film director

*June 5th, 1953, Bethel Park

70

Peg Putt

Australian politician

*June 5th, 1953, Sydney

70

Rafael Boasman

Prime Minister of Sint Maarten

*June 5th, 1953, Aruba

70

Mohammad Mayeli Kohan

Iranian footballer

*June 5th, 1953, Bandar-e Anzali

70

Darmono

Indonesian lawyer

*June 5th, 1953, Klaten

70

Bob Rosenschein

US/Israeli software developer and businessman

*June 5th, 1953, Harrisburg

70

Yang Chin-long

Taiwanese economist

*June 5th, 1953, Taiwan

69

Peter Ester

Dutch politician and sociologist

*June 5th, 1953, Utrecht †December 11th, 2022

70

Penny Wolin

American photographer

*June 5th, 1953, Cheyenne

70

Wolf-Eberhard Richter

German sailor

*June 5th, 1953, Berlin

70

John Fang Xingyao

Bishop of the Roman Catholic Church

*June 5th, 1953, Hedong District

70

Reza Oghabi

Footballer

*June 5th, 1953, Saveh

70

K. A. Soman

Indian artist

*June 5th, 1953, Ochanthuruth

70

John Audino

American football player and coach, baseball coach

*June 5th, 1953, Albany

70

Jacqueline Shogan

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Judge

*June 5th, 1953, Flushing

70

Eduardo Estrella

Dominican Republic politician

*June 5th, 1953, Santo Domingo

70

Ed Humphreys

Canadian ice hockey goaltender

*June 5th, 1953, Eston

70

Ali Khatami

Iranian politician

*June 5th, 1953, Arak

70

Akira Gomi

Japanese photographer

*June 5th, 1953, Tokyo

70

Lynn Boden

American football player

*June 5th, 1953, Stromsburg

70

Jean-Michel Sénégal

French basketball coach

*June 5th, 1953, 3rd arrondissement of Lyon

70

Benoît Huré

French politician

*June 5th, 1953, Neuville-lez-Beaulieu

70

Roberto Francisco Ferrería Paz

Brazilian Roman Catholic bishop

*June 5th, 1953, Montevideo

70

José Luis Rugamas

Salvadoran footballer

*June 5th, 1953, San Salvador

70

Michael Reghi

American sports announcer

*June 5th, 1953, Detroit

67

Alijan Ibragimov

Kazakhstani businessman (1953-2021)

*June 5th, 1953, Fergana †February 3rd, 2021, City of Brussels

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

72

Ellen Foley

American singer and actress

*June 5th, 1951, St. Louis

69

Rudolf Henke

German politician

*June 5th, 1954, Birkesdorf

60

Shane Reti

New Zealand politician and doctor

*June 5th, 1963, Hamilton

69

Robert Hochbaum

German politician

*June 5th, 1954, Pforzheim

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

76

Laurie Anderson

American artist and musician (born 1947)

*June 5th, 1947, Chicago

71

László Makra

Climatologist, university professor

*June 5th, 1952, Siklós

52

Eske Willerslev

Danish biologist

*June 5th, 1971, Gentofte

50

Anne Søndergaard

Badminton player

*June 5th, 1973, Hjørring

49

Carole Fredericks

American singer (1952-2001)

*June 5th, 1952, Springfield †June 7th, 2001, Dakar

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

71

Nicko McBrain

British drummer

*June 5th, 1952, London Borough of Hackney

79

Colm Wilkinson

Irish tenor

*June 5th, 1944, Dublin

Same year
Born in 1953

71

Harald Jähner

German journalist and writer

*January 1st, 1953, Duisburg

70

Peter Stormare

Swedish actor, director and musician

*August 27th, 1953, Kumla

70

Felix Magath

German association football player and manager

*July 26th, 1953, Aschaffenburg

70

Xi Jinping

General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party since 2012, President of China since 2013

*June 15th, 1953, Beijing

70

Ewald Lienen

German association football player and manager

*November 28th, 1953, Schloß Holte-Stukenbrock

70

Matthias Platzeck

German politician (SPD)

*December 29th, 1953, Potsdam

70

Jürgen Röber

German association football player and manager

*December 25th, 1953, Gernrode

70

Tony Blair

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007

*May 6th, 1953, Edinburgh

71

Reinhard Bütikofer

German politician

*January 26th, 1953, Mannheim

70

Pierre Franckh

German actor

*May 1st, 1953, Heilbronn

70

Michael Wittenborn

German actor

*May 31st, 1953, Bielefeld

64

Stephen Paddock

American mass murderer (1953–2017)

*April 9th, 1953, Clinton †October 1st, 2017, Mandalay Bay

71

Barbara Schnitzler

German actress

*February 19th, 1953, East Berlin

34

Erland van Lidth

American sport wrestler and actor

*June 3rd, 1953, Hilversum †September 23rd, 1987, New York City

71

Richard Stallman

American software freedom activist, short story writer and computer programmer, founder of the GNU project

*March 16th, 1953, Manhattan

71

Kinji Zeniya

Badminton player

*March 13th, 1953, Kaga

70

Lene Køppen

Badminton player

*May 5th, 1953, Copenhagen

70

Dominique de Villepin

95th Prime Minister of France

*November 14th, 1953, Khemisset

71

Isabelle Huppert

French actress

*March 16th, 1953, Paris

70

Tom Barrett

Mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin (1953–)

*December 8th, 1953, Milwaukee

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No: With 365 days 1953 is a normal year and no leap year.

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