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June 5: Day of the Week
June 5, 2024 is the 157th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 209 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Wednesday.
If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is miércoles.
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Here’s the June calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Gemini is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Pearl is the modern birthstone for this month. Moonstone is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
June 5 Historical Event(s)
1798
The Battle of New Ross: The attempt to spread United Irish Rebellion into Munster is defeated.
1837
Houston, Texas is incorporated by the Republic of Texas.
1862
As the Treaty of Saigon is signed, ceding parts of southern Vietnam to France, the guerrilla leader Truong Dinh decides to defy Emperor Tu Duc of Vietnam and fight on against the Europeans.
1864
American Civil War: Battle of Piedmont: Union forces under General David Hunter defeat a Confederate army at Piedmont, Virginia, taking nearly 1,000 prisoners.
1916
Louis Brandeis is sworn in as a Justice of the United States Supreme Court.
1949
Thailand elects Orapin Chaiyakan, the first Thai female member of Thailand’s Parliament.
1968
U.S. presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy is shot at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California by Palestinian Sirhan Sirhan. Kennedy dies the next day.
1976
Collapse of the Teton Dam in Idaho, United States.
1977
The Apple II, one of the first personal computers, goes on sale.
1989
The Unknown Rebel halts the progress of a column of advancing tanks for over half an hour after the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989.
Who were born on June 5?
1640
Pu Songling, Chinese writer (d. 1715)
1723
Adam Smith, Scottish economist (d. 1790)
1912
Dean Amadon, American ornithologist (d. 2003)
1938
Karin Balzer, German hurdler
1941
Erasmo Carlos, Brazilian singer and songwriter
1964
Karl Sanders, American musician (Nile)
1977
Nourhanne, Lebanese singer
1980
Sutee Suksomkit, Thai football player
1982
Baron Geisler, Filipino actor
2005
Irene Urdangarín y de Borbón, granddaughter of King Juan Carlos I of Spain
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Holy Toledo! Did you know that coffee and word games are an excellent combination to sharpen your vocabulary? Let’s give it a quick spin. Within 30 seconds, how many words can you think of from these letters UWFEAQZ? Check your answers here: Word finder UWFEAQZ. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)
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