Birthday June 05, 1723 Adam Smith, economist (Wealth of Nations) (baptized) Kirkcaldy Scot
Birthday June 05, 1819 John Couch Adams, codiscoverer of Neptune
Birthday June 05, 1878 Francisco (Pancho) Villa, Mexican revolutionary, guerrilla leader
Birthday June 05, 1883 John Maynard Keynes, in Cambridge England Economist
Birthday June 05, 1887 Ruth Benedict, American anthropologist (Patterns of Culture)
Birthday June 05, 1898 Federico Garc¡a Lorca, Spanish poet and dramatist
Birthday June 05, 1900 Dennis Gabor, invented holography
Birthday June 05, 1905 Art Donovan, NFL defensive tackle (Baltimore, N.Y. Yanks, Dallas)
Birthday June 05, 1920 Marion Motley, AAFC, NFL fullback (Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh)
Birthday June 05, 1928 Tony Richardson, English director (Delicate Balance, Hotel N.H.)
Birthday June 05, 1929 Robert Lansing
Birthday June 05, 1934 Bill Moyers, news commentator
Birthday June 05, 1939 Charles Joseph Clark, (P-C), 16th Canadian prime minister (1979-80)
Birthday June 05, 1949 Ken Follett is born
History June 05, 1661 Isaac Newton admitted as a student to Trinity College - Cambridge
History June 05, 1723 Adam Smith, author of The Wealth of Nations, is baptized in Scotland
History June 05, 1753 Adam Smith Day
History June 05, 1783 Joseph & Jacques Montgolfier make 1st public balloon flight
History June 05, 1833 Ada Lovelace (future 1st computer programmer) meets Charles Babbage
History June 05, 1849 Danish National Day - Denmark becomes a constitutional monarchy
History June 05, 1855 Anti-foreign anti-Roman Catholic Know-Nothing Party's 1st convention
History June 05, 1864 Union routs Rebels at the Battle of Piedmont
History June 05, 1870 Constantinople burns
History June 05, 1875 Pacific Stock Exchange formally opens
History June 05, 1888 Cleveland denies widow her husband's military pension
History June 05, 1916 British War Minister Lord Kitchener drowns
History June 05, 1917 10 million American men began registering for draft in WW I
History June 05, 1920 1st rivet driven on Bank of Italy headquarters at 1 Powell
History June 05, 1922 Discoverer of Klondike Gold dies
History June 05, 1926 Indians triple play Yankees & win 15-3
History June 05, 1933 US goes off gold standard
History June 05, 1940 1st synthetic rubber tire exhibited Akron Oh
History June 05, 1940 Battle of France begins in WW II
History June 05, 1942 FDR warns Japanese against using poison gas
History June 05, 1944 Allies prepare for D-Day
History June 05, 1944 1st B-29 bombing raid 1 plane lost; engine failure
History June 05, 1947 Sec of State George C Marshall outlines `The Marshall Plan'
History June 05, 1947 George Marshall calls for aid to Europe
History June 05, 1956 Elvis rocks The Milton Berle Show
History June 05, 1963 Profumo resigns in sex scandal
History June 05, 1967 Richard Speck sentenced to death in the electric chair
History June 05, 1967 Israel Syria Jordan Iraq & Egypt begin 6-Day War
History June 05, 1967 Six-Day War begins
History June 05, 1968 Sen Robert F Kennedy assassinated in LA by Sirhan Sirhan
History June 05, 1968 Bobby Kennedy is assassinated
History June 05, 1968 Robert Kennedy shot after California primary
History June 05, 1968 Robert F. Kennedy shot
History June 05, 1972 U.N. Conference on the Human Environment opens in Stockholm
History June 05, 1972 If You Had Wings opens
History June 05, 1972 Laird testifies before Congress
History June 05, 1975 Suez Canal reopens (after 6 Day War caused it to close)
History June 05, 1977 Revolution in Seychelles Islands
History June 05, 1980 Soyuz T-2 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 6 space station
History June 05, 1981 TODAY/PC ran for 1st time
History June 05, 1982 Conquistador Cielo wins Belmont Stakes by 14 1/2 lengths
History June 05, 1993 Julie Krone wins the Belmont Stakes
History June 05, 1998 Autoworkers' union calls strike at GM parts factory
History June 05, 2004 Ronald Reagan dies
History June 05, 2004 Jennifer Lopez marries Marc Anthony
History June 05, 2012 Ray Bradbury, bestselling science fiction author, dies at 91
June 05, 1723 Adam Smith, economist (Wealth of Nations) (baptized) Kirkcaldy Scot
June 05, 1819 John Couch Adams, codiscoverer of Neptune
June 05, 1878 Francisco (Pancho) Villa, Mexican revolutionary, guerrilla leader
June 05, 1883 John Maynard Keynes, in Cambridge England Economist
June 05, 1887 Ruth Benedict, American anthropologist (Patterns of Culture)
June 05, 1898 Federico Garc¡a Lorca, Spanish poet and dramatist
June 05, 1900 Dennis Gabor, invented holography
June 05, 1905 Art Donovan, NFL defensive tackle (Baltimore, N.Y. Yanks, Dallas)
June 05, 1920 Marion Motley, AAFC, NFL fullback (Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh)
June 05, 1928 Tony Richardson, English director (Delicate Balance, Hotel N.H.)
June 05, 1929 Robert Lansing
June 05, 1934 Bill Moyers, news commentator
June 05, 1939 Charles Joseph Clark, (P-C), 16th Canadian prime minister (1979-80)
June 05, 1949 Ken Follett is born
June 05, 1661 Isaac Newton admitted as a student to Trinity College - Cambridge
June 05, 1723 Adam Smith, author of The Wealth of Nations, is baptized in Scotland
June 05, 1753 Adam Smith Day
June 05, 1783 Joseph & Jacques Montgolfier make 1st public balloon flight
June 05, 1833 Ada Lovelace (future 1st computer programmer) meets Charles Babbage
June 05, 1849 Danish National Day - Denmark becomes a constitutional monarchy
June 05, 1855 Anti-foreign anti-Roman Catholic Know-Nothing Party's 1st convention
June 05, 1864 Union routs Rebels at the Battle of Piedmont
June 05, 1870 Constantinople burns
June 05, 1875 Pacific Stock Exchange formally opens
June 05, 1888 Cleveland denies widow her husband's military pension
June 05, 1916 British War Minister Lord Kitchener drowns
June 05, 1917 10 million American men began registering for draft in WW I
June 05, 1920 1st rivet driven on Bank of Italy headquarters at 1 Powell
June 05, 1922 Discoverer of Klondike Gold dies
June 05, 1926 Indians triple play Yankees & win 15-3
June 05, 1933 US goes off gold standard
June 05, 1940 1st synthetic rubber tire exhibited Akron Oh
June 05, 1940 Battle of France begins in WW II
June 05, 1942 FDR warns Japanese against using poison gas
June 05, 1944 Allies prepare for D-Day
June 05, 1944 1st B-29 bombing raid 1 plane lost; engine failure
June 05, 1947 Sec of State George C Marshall outlines `The Marshall Plan'
June 05, 1947 George Marshall calls for aid to Europe
June 05, 1956 Elvis rocks The Milton Berle Show
June 05, 1963 Profumo resigns in sex scandal
June 05, 1967 Richard Speck sentenced to death in the electric chair
June 05, 1967 Israel Syria Jordan Iraq & Egypt begin 6-Day War
June 05, 1967 Six-Day War begins
June 05, 1968 Sen Robert F Kennedy assassinated in LA by Sirhan Sirhan
June 05, 1968 Bobby Kennedy is assassinated
June 05, 1968 Robert Kennedy shot after California primary
June 05, 1968 Robert F. Kennedy shot
June 05, 1972 U.N. Conference on the Human Environment opens in Stockholm
June 05, 1972 If You Had Wings opens
June 05, 1972 Laird testifies before Congress
June 05, 1975 Suez Canal reopens (after 6 Day War caused it to close)
June 05, 1977 Revolution in Seychelles Islands
June 05, 1980 Soyuz T-2 carries 2 cosmonauts to Salyut 6 space station
June 05, 1981 TODAY/PC ran for 1st time
June 05, 1982 Conquistador Cielo wins Belmont Stakes by 14 1/2 lengths
June 05, 1993 Julie Krone wins the Belmont Stakes
June 05, 1998 Autoworkers' union calls strike at GM parts factory
June 05, 2004 Ronald Reagan dies
June 05, 2004 Jennifer Lopez marries Marc Anthony
June 05, 2012 Ray Bradbury, bestselling science fiction author, dies at 91