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June 5

June 5 carries 10 recorded events spanning between 1832 and 2009. The June Rebellion breaks out in Paris in an attempt to overthrow the monarchy of Louis Philippe.

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Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed July 13, 2026

What happened on June 5?

June 5 is the 156th day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 1832 and 2009. Famous people born on June 5 include John Maynard Keynes, Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough and John Couch Adams.

The shape of the day

50 years on from Teton Dam, June 5 is a date with an anniversary worth pausing on. Most of the weight falls in the 21st century, where politics and nation-building recur.

Gemini is the sign for June 5 — read more on the Gemini page, or see June's birthstone & birth flower.

Released on June 5

Movies, games, albums & shows

2025

  • Game Mario Kart World
  • Game Fast Fusion
  • Game Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma
  • Game Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour
  • Game Survival Kids

2022

  • TV High (School) On Sex

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 1832

    June Rebellion

    The June Rebellion breaks out in Paris in an attempt to overthrow the monarchy of Louis Philippe.

  2. 1849

    Denmark

    Denmark becomes a constitutional monarchy by the signing of a new constitution.

  3. 1879

    Zungeni Mountain skirmish

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

  4. 1968

    Robert F. Kennedy

    Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy is assassinated by Sirhan Sirhan.

  5. 1976

    Teton Dam

    The Teton Dam in Idaho, United States, collapses. Eleven people are killed as a result of flooding.

  6. 1989

    Tank Man

    The Tank Man halts the progress of a column of advancing tanks for over half an hour after the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989.

  7. 2001

    Tropical Storm Allison

    Tropical Storm Allison makes landfall on the upper-Texas coastline as a strong tropical storm and dumps large amounts of rain over Houston. The storm causes $5.5 billion in damages, making Allison the second costliest tropical storm in U.S. history.

  8. 2004

    Noël Mamère

    Noël Mamère, Mayor of Bègles, celebrates marriage for two men for the first time in France.

  9. 2009

    2009 Peruvian political crisis

    After 65 straight days of civil disobedience, at least 31 people are killed in clashes between security forces and indigenous people near Bagua, Peru.

  10. 2009

    2009 Hermosillo daycare center fire

    A fire at a day-care center kills 49 people in Hermosillo, Mexico.

Famous birthday twins

Born on June 5

John Maynard Keynes

b. 1883

English economist, philosopher, and academic

Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough

b. 1660

English noblewoman, courtier and politician

John Couch Adams

b. 1819

English mathematician and astronomer

Justus Jonas

b. 1493

German priest and academic

Federico García Lorca

b. 1898

Spanish poet, playwright, and director

Carmine Crocco

b. 1830

Italian soldier

Tony Richardson

b. 1928

English-American director and producer

Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo

b. 1942

Equatoguinean lieutenant and politician, 2nd president of Equatorial Guinea

Deaths

  • 2012Ray Bradbury
  • 2004Ronald Reagan
  • 1899Antonio Luna
  • 1316Louis X of France
  • 879Ya'qub ibn al-Layth al-Saffar
  • 301Sima Lun

Holidays & observances

  • —Arbor Day (New Zealand)
  • —Christian feast day: Boniface
  • —Christian feast day: Dorotheus of Gaza
  • —Christian feast day: Dorotheus of Tyre
  • —Christian feast day: Luke Loan Ba Vu (Roman Catholic Church)
  • —Christian feast day: Genesius, Count of Clermont
  • —Christian feast day: Blessed Meinwerk
  • —Christian feast day: June 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Historical facts, event summaries, and biographical lines above are adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) license. DateLore adds curation, structure, and original editorial commentary. DateLore is not affiliated with the Wikimedia Foundation.

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