What Happened On June 5

What Happened On Jun 5 Events

1305 Jun 5 Raymond Got (Clement V) elected Pope
Pope Clement V (About 1264 – April 20, 1314), born Raymond Bertrand de Got (also occasionally spelled de Gouth and de Goth), was Pope from 1305 to his death. He is memorable in history fo...
1851 Jun 5 First Installment Of Uncle Tom's Cabin Is Published
On June 5, 1851, Uncle Tom's Cabin; or, Life Among the Lowly began to appear in serial form in the Washington National Era, an abolitionist weekly. Harriet Beecher Stowe's anti-slavery st...
1862 Jun 5 Battle of Tranter's Creek
The Battle of Tranter's Creek took place on June 5, 1862 in Pitt County, North Carolina as part of Union Army General Ambrose E. Burnside's North Carolina expedition during the American C...
1864 Jun 5
to 1864 Jun 6
 Battle of Old River Lake
Other Names: Ditch Bayou, Lake Chicot, Lake Village, Furlough, Fish Bayou, Grand Lake Location: Chicot County Campaign: Expedition to Lake Village (1864) Date(s): June 6, 1864 ...
1864 Jun 5
to 1864 Jun 6
 Battle of Piedmont - Confederates Defeated on March to Staunton
Significance: On 5 June 1864, the US army of General David Hunter crushed the smaller Confederate army at Piedmont, killing the CS commander (General ``Grumble'' Jones) and taking nearly ...
1904 Jun 5 Livy Clemens (Mark Twain's Wife) Dies
Olivia and Samuel moved to Buffalo, New York, where they lived in a house purchased for them by Olivia’s father Jervis. Life was difficult for them at first. Jervis Langdon died of cancer...
1905 Jun 5 Wayne Boring Is Born
Wayne Boring (born June 5, 1905, Minnesota; died February, 1987, Pompano Beach, Florida) was an American comic book artist best known for his work on Superman from the late 1940s to 1950s...
1916 Jun 5 Arabia Declares Independence from Turkey (the Ottoman Empire) and Establishes the Kingdom of Hejazi
Arab Forces, 40,000 Sherif Hussein Emir Abdullah Emir Fei sal Emir Zeid Emir Shalan Emir Idrissi Turkish Forces, 10,000 Khaleb Pasha While the British troops were engaged wit...
1938 Jun 5 First Asian Country Indonesia (Dutch East Indies) at the 1938 FIFA World Cup
Indonesia, under the name Dutch East Indies, was the first Asian team to participate in the World Cup when they qualified to the 1938 tournament. A 6-0 first-round loss in Reims to eventu...
1939 Jun 5 Agatha Christie publishes Murder Is Easy
Murder is Easy is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on June 5, 1939 and in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company in Septemb...
1941 Jun 5 Smederevo Fortress Explosion
Smederevo, a fortress on the Danube downstream from Belgrade, was built between 1428 and 1430 during the reign of Despot Djuradj Brankovic, the last of medieval Serbia's rulers. The fortr...
1944 Jun 5 Liberation of Rome
The people of Rome have crowded onto the streets to welcome the victorious Allied troops. The first American soldiers, members of the 5th Army, reached the centre of Rome late last nig...
1944 Jun 5
10:56PM
 Operation Tonga Begins
Operation Tonga was the codename given to the airborne operation undertaken by the British 6th Airborne Division between 5 June and 7 June 1944 as a part of Operation Overlord and the Nor...
1962 Jun 5 Elvis Presley releases Pot Luck
Pot Luck with Elvis is the fifteenth album by Elvis Presley, released on RCA Victor in mono and stereo, LPM/LSP 2523, in June of 1962. Recording sessions took place on March 22, 1961, at ...
1967 Jun 5
to 1967 Jun 10
 The Six-Day War
The Six-Day War of June 5-10, 1967 was a war between the Israel army and the armies of the neighboring states of Egypt, Jordan, and Syria. It is also known as the 1967 Arab-Israeli War, t...
1968 Jun 5 Loss of the USS Scorpion
On 1 February 1967, SCORPION entered the Norfolk Naval Shipyard for another extended overhaul. In late October, she commenced refresher training and weapons system acceptance tests. Follo...
1968 Jun 5 Robert F. Kennedy is Shot in Los Angeles
In the pantry area of the hotel's main kitchen, shortly after midnight on June 5, 1968 and following a short victory speech in the Embassy Room ballroom of The Ambassador Hotel, the winne...
1995 Jun 5 Street Fighter Alpha Released in the Japanese Arcade
Street Fighter Alpha: Warriors' Dreams, known as Street Fighter Zero (ストリートファイター ゼロ, Sutorīto Faitā Zero) in Japan, Asia, South America and Spain, is a 1995 fighting game by Capcom origin...
1996 Jun 5
to 1996 Jun 16
 1996 NBA Finals - Bulls Defeat Sonics
In the playoffs, the Bulls lost only three games in four series, defeating Gary Payton, Shawn Kemp, head coach George Karl and their Seattle SuperSonics in the NBA Finals to win the NBA C...
1999 Jun 5 Mel Tormé Dies
Mel Tormé (September 13, 1925 – June 5, 1999), nicknamed The Velvet Fog, was an American musician, known for his jazz singing. He was also a jazz composer and arranger, a drummer, an acto...
2001 Jun 5 Blue Öyster Cult releases Curse of the Hidden Mirror
Curse of the Hidden Mirror is an album by rock band Blue Öyster Cult released in 2001. The only single from the record was the poorly received "Pocket." Lackluster sales led to the band b...
2001 Jun 5 "Essence" Is Released
Essence is Lucinda Williams' sixth album. It was released in 2001 (see 2001 in music). The album debuted on the Billboard 200 at number 28, selling about 44,500 copies in its first week. ...
2001 Jun 5 The Cult release Beyond Good and Evil
Beyond Good and Evil is the seventh studio album by English rock band The Cult. Released in 2001, it marked their first new recording in six and a half years. The record debuted at #37 on...
2002 Jun 5
to 2002 Jun 12
 2002 NBA Finals - Lakers Defeat Nets
Shaq, MJ only players to win three straight Finals MVPs EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) -- Shaq got his three-peat, too. Shaquille O'Neal, cementing his reputation as one of the most do...
2003 Jun 5 FDA Approves Daiichi-Sankyo's Benicar HCT to Lower Hypertension
Benicar HCT belongs to a class of drugs called angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs), also called antihypertensives, or angiotensin II receptor antagonists. ARBs are used to treat hyper...
2003 Jun 5 Metallica releases St. Anger
St. Anger is the eighth studio album by American heavy metal band Metallica. Released on June 5, 2003, this album marks the longest time span between studio albums from Metallica, with th...
2004 Jun 5 Boston Red Sox defeat Kansas City Royals, 8-4
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- With the Red Sox mired in a four-game losing skid, David Ortiz reported for last night's game against the Royals to discover Terry Francona missing. The media had gath...
2004 Jun 5 Ronald Reagan Dies
Reagan died at his home in Bel Air, California on June 5, 2004. A short time after his death, Nancy Reagan released a statement saying: "My family and I would like the world to know that ...
2005 Jun 5 Boston Red Sox defeat Los Angeles Angels, 6-3
Do not get caught up in the stats. That should be lesson No. 1 in the soon-to-be-released Hub hardball primer, ''Baseball for Idiots" (foreword by you-know-who). The numbers, clearly, ...
2006 Jun 5
to 2006 Jun 19
 Carolina Hurricanes Win 2006 Stanley Cup Finals
The 2006 Stanley Cup Finals was the 2006 edition of the final series of the National Hockey League's Stanley Cup playoffs. The best of seven series saw the Eastern Conference champions Ca...
2006 Jun 5 New York Yankees defeat Boston Red Sox, 13-5
NEW YORK -- When Josh Beckett walked off the mound last evening, the sky was still a soft blue, the lingering sun illuminating the Bronx courthouse that looms beyond Yankee Stadium in rig...
2007 Jun 5 Lauryn Hill Releases "Lose Myself"
"Lose Myself" is a 2007 song by American singer/rapper Ms. Lauryn Hill. It is included on the soundtrack to Surf's Up, released on June 5, 2007. The song is played at the end of the movie...
2007 Jun 5 Oakland Athletics defeat Boston Red Sox, 2-0
OAKLAND, Calif.--Until Valentine's Day, Daisuke Matsuzaka and Lenny DiNardo were Red Sox teammates. But then the Sox needed to clear a spot to add outfielder J.D. Drew to the roster, and ...
2007 Jun 5 Seattle Mariners defeat Baltimore Orioles, 5-4
SEATTLE -- Sometimes, it has been quick and sudden. Sunday, it took closer Chris Ray just seven pitches to blow a one-run lead as he gave up a game-winning, two-run home run in the ninth ...
2008 Jun 5
to 2008 Jun 17
 2008 NBA Finals - Celtics Defeat Lakers
Three Party triumph: KG leads, Allen scorches and Pierce takes MVP By Marc Stein ESPN.com BOSTON -- Kevin Garnett got the cover of the new Wheaties box, Breakfast of Champions edit...
2008 Jun 5 Baltimore Orioles defeat Minnesota Twins, 3-2
MINNEAPOLIS -- Orioles manager Dave Trembley has acknowledged repeatedly that he was once Garrett Olson's biggest critic. He believed the young left-hander nibbled around the plate too mu...
2008 Jun 5 Boston Celtics defeat Los Angeles Lakers, 98-88
Don't get cocky. Resist the urge to fire off that sarcastic e-mail to your old college roommate currently residing in Reseda. Just appreciate the fact that the championship of the world's...
2008 Jun 5 Boston Red Sox defeat Tampa Bay Rays, 7-1
BOSTON --Manny Ramirez homered, drove in five runs and got into a shouting match with a teammate as Boston beat Tampa Bay 7-1 Thursday night in a game that included a bench-clearing brawl...
2008 Jun 5
to 2008 Jun 8
 Chicago Blues Festival 2008
25th Annual Chicago Blues Festival, June 5-8, 2008 in Grant Park The Mayor's Office of Special Events has completed announcing the headliners for this year's festival: Thursday, Jun...
2009 Jun 5 Colorado Rockies defeat St. Louis Cardinals, 11-4
A Cardinals pitching staff that had issued the fewest walks in the National League took a long walk on the wild side in the seventh inning Friday night. Issuing four walks in a span of fi...
2009 Jun 5 Jay-Z releases "D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)" single
"D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)" is a single written by American rapper Jay-Z. It was produced by No I.D. with Kanye West providing the vocals in the bridge. It was released as a digital dow...
2009 Jun 5 Miley Cyrus Turns Her North American Tour Into A World Tour
On June 3, 2009 Cyrus announced her "2009 North American Tour." The tour will begin on September 14, 2009 in Portland, Oregon and span 45 dates across North America. On June 5, 2009 more ...
2009 Jun 5 Minnesota Twins defeat Seattle Mariners, 2-1
SEATTLE — What began as another friendly meeting between Francisco Liriano and Felix Hernandez turned into a late-night thriller at Safeco Field. With the Twins and Mariners knotted at...
2009 Jun 5 New York Mets defeat Washington Nationals, 3-1
WASHINGTON - Further embarrassment averted. Barely. A day after his team got swept in Pittsburgh, David Wright delivered a two-run double off Joel Hanrahan in the 10th inning and the M...
2009 Jun 5 Oakland Athletics defeat Baltimore Orioles, 9-1
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Orioles shortstop Cesar Izturis was scheduled to undergo an appendectomy Friday night at a local hospital, a procedure that will likely force him to the disabled list. ...
2009 Jun 5 O.A.R. live at Red Rocks
O.A.R. put on an impressive performance in their second live show at Red Rocks Amphitheater in Morrison, Colorado. Brett Dennen, a solo artist who hails from Oakdale, California, opened t...
2009 Jun 5 Rangers beat Red Sox 5 - 1 in fifty-fifth game of season
Brad Penny was touched for five runs on seven hits over 5 2/3 innings, and the Red Sox were held in check by Rangers starter Kevin Millwood in the loss. David Ortiz drove in Boston's lone...
2009 Jun 5 Rascal Flatts' Unstoppable Tour Begins
One of country music's hottest ticket sellers, RASCAL FLATTS, will kick off a brand new tour on June 5 in St. Louis, the Rascal Flatts American Living Unstoppable Tour sponsored by JCPenn...
2009 Jun 5 Texas Rangers defeat Boston Red Sox, 5-1
Terry Francona chose Julio Lugo as his starting shortstop last night, the reasons for which were inexact and kept mostly private. Francona spoke with bench coach Brad Mills and pitching c...
2009 Jun 5 "The Hangover" is released
The Hangover is a 2009 comedy film directed by Todd Phillips, who also directed the films Road Trip, Old School, and Starsky & Hutch. The main plot follows four friends who travel to Las ...