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June 5

8 births · 5 deaths · 2 events

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Six-Day War

59 years ago

Born this day

1723

Adam Smith

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Adam Smith

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Famous births8

1723 · 303 yrs

Adam Smith

Adam Smith (baptised 16 June 1723 – 17 July 1790) was a Scottish economist and philosopher who was a pioneer in the field of political economy and key figure during the Scottish Enlightenment.

ScienceWould be 303

Photo: Etching created by Cadell and Davies (1811), John Horsburgh (1828) or R.C. Bell (1872). · Public domain

1857 · 169 yrs

Clara Zetkin

Clara Zetkin (German:; née Eißner; 5 July 1857 – 20 June 1933) was a German Marxist theorist, communist activist, and advocate for women's rights. Until 1917, she was active in the Social Democratic Party of Germany.

ActivismWould be 169

Photo: Unknown author · Public domain

1882 · 144 yrs

Igor Stravinsky

Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky (17 June 1882 – 6 April 1971) was a Russian composer and conductor with French (from 1934) and American citizenship (from 1945). He is widely considered one of the most important and influential composers of the 20th century and a pivotal figure in modernist music.

MusicWould be 144

Photo: George Grantham Bain Collection · Public domain

1883 · 143 yrs

John Maynard Keynes

John Maynard Keynes, 1st Baron Keynes ( KAYNZ; 5 June 1883 – 21 April 1946), was an English economist whose writings are considered the basis for the school of thought known as Keynesian economics, as well as its various offshoots.

ScienceWould be 143

Photo: Unknown author · Public domain

1898 · 128 yrs

Federico García Lorca

Federico del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús García Lorca (5 June 1898 – 19 August 1936) was a Spanish poet, playwright, and theatre director.

LiteratureWould be 128

Photo: Anonymous Unknown author · Public domain

1900 · 126 yrs

Dennis Gabor

Dennis Gabor (5 June 1900 – 9 February 1979) was a Hungarian-British physicist who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1971 for his invention of holography. He obtained British citizenship in 1946 and spent most of his life in England.

ScienceWould be 126

Photo: Associated Press · Public domain

1942 · 84 yrs

Teodoro Obiang

Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo (born 5 June 1942) is an Equatoguinean politician, former military officer, and dictator who has led Equatorial Guinea since 1979, including as its second president since 1982.

PoliticsAge 84

Photo: U.S. Department of State · Public domain

1971 · 55 yrs

Mark Wahlberg

Mark Robert Michael Wahlberg (born June 5, 1971), formerly known by his stage name Marky Mark, is an American actor, producer, and former rapper. His work as a leading man spans the comedy, drama, and action genres.

FilmAge 55

Photo: U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jorge A. Rosales · Public domain

Famous deaths5

1826 · 200 yrs

Carl Maria von Weber

Carl Maria Friedrich Ernst von Weber (18/19 November 1786 – 5 June 1826) was a German composer, conductor, virtuoso pianist, guitarist, and critic in the late Classical and early Romantic eras. Best known for his operas, he was a crucial figure in the development of German Romantische Oper (German Romantic opera).

MusicWould be 239

Photo: Caroline Bardua · Public domain

1910 · 116 yrs

O. Henry

William Sydney Porter (born William Sidney Porter; September 11, 1862 – June 5, 1910), better known by his pen name O. Henry, was an American writer known primarily for his short stories, though he also wrote poetry and non-fiction.

LiteratureWould be 164

Photo: W.M. Vanderweyde, New York · Public domain

2004 · 22 yrs

Ronald Reagan

Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was an American politician and actor who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. A member of the Republican Party, he became an important figure in the American conservative movement.

PoliticsWould be 115

Photo: Michael Evans · Public domain

2005 · 21 yrs

Anne Bancroft

Anne Bancroft (born Anna Maria Louisa Italiano; September 17, 1931 – June 6, 2005) was an American actress. Respected for her acting prowess and versatility, Bancroft received an Academy Award, three BAFTA Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, two Tony Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Cannes Film Festival Award.

FilmWould be 95

Photo: NBC Television · Public domain

2012 · 14 yrs

Ray Bradbury

Ray Douglas Bradbury (US: BRAD-berr-ee; 22 August 1920 – 5 June 2012) was an American author and screenwriter. One of the most celebrated 20th-century American writers, he worked in a variety of genres, including fantasy, science fiction, horror, mystery, and realistic fiction.

LiteratureWould be 106

Photo: Alan Light · CC BY 2.0

Events2

1883 · 143 yrs

Orient Express

The Orient Express was a long-distance passenger luxury train service created in 1883 by the Belgian company Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits (CIWL) that operated until 2009.

History

1967 · 59 yrs

Six-Day War

The Six-Day War, or the 1967 Arab–Israeli war (5–10 June 1967), was fought between Israel and a coalition of Arab states, primarily Egypt, Syria, and Jordan, in the context of the Arab–Israeli conflict.

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