JUNE 5 | Birthdays and Events
Famous Birthdays
People born on June 5
George Angell
Died: March 16, 1909
Founder of the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
Samuel Garman
Zoologist, ichthyologist, herpetologist, and namesake of a Jamaican lizard.
Pat Garrett
Died: February 29, 1908
Wild West sheriff and customs agent known for killing Billy the Kid.
William Upjohn
Died: October 18, 1932
Inventor of dissolvable pills.
Frederick Lorz
Died: February 4, 1914
Winner of the 1905 Boston Marathon.
William Boyd
Died: September 12, 1972
Actor fondly remembered as Hopalong Cassidy.
Otis Barton
Died: April 15, 1992
Deep sea diver who invented the first bathysphere (underwater vehicle).
Dave Gold
Died: April 22, 2013
Founder of the the 99 Cents Only Store.
Kenny Gorelick
Saxophonist also known as Kenny G.
Mark Wahlberg
Actor known for his roles in Ted, Shooter, and Daddy's Home.
Historical Events on June 5
Events that occurred on June 5 throughout history
Congress passes the Neutrality Act.
Congress passes the Neutrality Act, banning Americans from serving in foreign armed forces.
The first tornado is recorded in "Tornado Alley."
The first tornado is recorded in "Tornado Alley." The tornado twisted in from Franklin and Jefferson counties of Missouri and across parts of southern Illinois.
A telegraph line opens up between Philadelphia and Baltimore.
A telegraph line opens up between Philadelphia and Baltimore. The telegraph was built by the Magnetic Telegraph Company and introduced a major advancement in in instantaneous communication.
Uncle Tom's Cabin (Life Among the Lowly) is printed.
Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin (Life Among the Lowly) is printed in the National Era newspaper. Originally printed as a series, the story ran in 40 installments.
Bananas become popular in the U.S.
1876 Bananas become popular in the US after being featured at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia.
The trial of Lizzie Borden begins.
The trial of Lizzie Borden begins in New Bedford, Massachusetts, for the ax murders of her father and stepmother.
"Army registration day" begins for WWI.
"Army registration day", the draft, begins. Nearly 10 million men register to serve in WWI.
The U.S. declares war on Bulgaria, Hungary, and Romania.
The U.S. declares war on Bulgaria, Hungary, and Romania. These declarations remain historically significant as the last "formal declarations of war" ever issued by the United States Congress.
General Eisenhower decides to proceed with the D-Day invasion.
General Eisenhower decides to proceed with the D-Day invasion. Codenamed Operation Overlord, 175,000-service members were authorized to jump on Normandy, France.
Allied Powers assume supreme authority over Germany.
Allied Powers (U.S., U.K., U.S.S.R., and France) assume supreme authority over Germany with the "Berlin Declaration Regarding the Defeat of Germany".
The Marshall Plan is outlined to help to rebuild Western Europe.
The Marshall Plan is outlined to help to rebuild 17 war-torn Western European countries after World War II. Strategically, it was intended to prevent the spread of communism in Europe.
The first sporting event is televised nationally.
In the first nationally televised sporting event, Jersey Joe Walcott defeats Ezzard Charles in 15 rounds for the heavyweight boxing title in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Elvis Presley performs Hound Dog.
Elvis Presley performs Hound Dog on the Milton Berle Show. It was the first time he performed on television without a guitar.
Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy is assassinated.
Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy is assassinated at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California, by Sirhan Sirhan.
The AIDS epidemic officially begins.
The AIDS epidemic officially begins when US CDC reports on pneumonia affecting five homosexual men in LA.