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Know what happened on 05th June

Importance of 05th June in History

Know all Events, anniversaries, death, born that makes 05th June special in the world history.

1999
Death of Mel Tormé, American jazz singer, composer, actor and author
United States
1998
Death of Jeanette Nolan, American actress .
United States
1993
Death of Conway Twitty, American country singer .
United States
1982
60,000 Israeli troops invaded Lebanon
1977
Apple II, the first practical personal computer, goes on sale
United States
1968
Robert F Kennedy shot – dies next day
United States
1967
Six Day War in Middle East – closes Suez Canal for 8 years (until 1975)
1963
John Profumo resigns
Great Britain
1933
The United States went off the gold standard. From this date, creditors no longer had the right to demand payment in gold.
United States
1921
Death of George Feydeau, French playwright famous for his very funny farces.
France
1916
Sinking of HMS Hampshire and death of Kitchener
Great Britain
1884
Birth of Ivy Compton-Burnett, English novelist.
Great Britain
1883
Birth of John Maynard Keynes, 1st Baron Keynes, British economist .
Great Britain
1878
Birth of Pancho Villa, Mexican revolutionary and folk hero among the poor.
Mexico
1851
The first installment of Harriet Beecher Stow's novel Uncle Tom's Cabin is published in National Era, a weekly newspaper.
United States
1850
Birth of Pat Garrett, the sheriff who killed Billy the Kid in 1881.
United States
1849
A new constitution is signed in Denmark, turning it into a constitutional monarchy.
Denmark
1817
The Frontenac was launched, the first steamer on the Great Lakes.
Canada
1809
Charles XIII was proclaimed King of Sweden, and the following day Sweden adopted a new (and still current) constitution
Sweden
1718
Birth of Thomas Chippendale, furniture designer.
Great Britain
1625
Death of Orlando Gibbon, English composer.
Great Britain
0754
Death of St Boniface, missionary in Friesland, martyred by heathens.
Great Britain
0070
The middle wall of Jerusalem was finally breached by Titus and his Roman legions, thus bringing the brutal Siege of Jerusalem closer to its end.
Italy
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