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Siege of Pavia (773–774)

The siege or battle of Pavia was fought in 773–774 in northern Italy, near Ticinum (modern Pavia), and resulted in the victory of the Franks under Charlemagne against the Lombards under King Desiderius.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Italy

Theodora is crowned Byzantine empress and marries Theophilos

Theodora was crowned Byzantine empress at the Church of St Stephen in Constantinople on June 5, 830, and married Emperor Theophilos on the same day. She later served as regent for their young son Michael III after Theophilos died in 842. The restoration of the veneration of icons for which she is remembered took place during that later regency, not at the wedding.

June 5 was Theodora's coronation and marriage in Constantinople; the precise church of the wedding is disputed. Her restoration of icons came later, in 843.

Turkey

Battle of Ménfő

The Battle of Ménfő was an important battle in the early history of the Kingdom of Hungary. Fought in 1044 at Ménfő, near Győr, between an army of mostly Germans and Hungarians (Magyars), it was a victory for the Germans and thus for Westernising influences in Hungary. Peter Orseolo, who had been deposed by Samuel Aba in 1041, returned with the assistance of Emperor Henry III, and invaded Hungary in June 1044.

Hungary

Battle of Ain Salm

The battle of Ain Salm was a battle between the forces of Tutush, the Seljuk ruler of Syria and brother of the Seljuk sultan Malik Shah, and Suleiman ibn Qutalmish, the Seljuk ruler of Anatolia in June 1086 close to the city of Aleppo.

Syria

Battle of the Gulf of Naples

The naval Battle of the Gulf of Naples took place on 5 June 1284 in the south of the Gulf of Naples, Italy, when an Aragonese-Sicilian galley fleet commanded by Roger of Lauria defeated a Neapolitan galley fleet commanded by Charles of Salerno (later Charles II of Naples) and captured Charles. Charles' Genoese allies had collected several large fleets of galleys, and Lauria determined to attack Charles' galleys which were at Naples before these could join them and hunt down Lauria. He used the cover of darkness to arrive off Naples, where he made several raids ashore to try to tempt Charles out where he could be fought.

Naples, Italy

Battle of Worringen

The Battle of Worringen was fought on 5 June 1288 near the town of Worringen (also spelled Woeringen), which is now part of Chorweiler, the northernmost borough (Stadtbezirk) of Cologne. It was the decisive battle of the War of the Limburg Succession, fought for the possession of the Duchy of Limburg between on one side the Archbishop Siegfried II of Cologne and Count Henry VI of Luxembourg, and on the other side, Duke John I of Brabant.

Battle of Fontaine-Française

The Battle of Fontaine-Française occurred on 5 June 1595 between the French royal forces of King Henry IV of France and troops of Spain and the Catholic League commanded by Juan Fernández de Velasco and Charles of Lorraine, Duke of Mayenne during the eighth and final war (1585-1598) of the French Wars of Religion.

France

Tethys' Festival

Tethys' Festival was a masque produced on 5 June 1610 to celebrate the investiture of Prince Henry (1594–1612) as Prince of Wales. Prince Henry, the son of James VI and I and Anne of Denmark, was made Prince of Wales in June 1610. Among the formalities and festivities of the occasion, the masque Tethys' Festival was performed by courtiers at Whitehall Palace.

Battle of Dōmyōji

On June 5, 1615, the Eastern Army of Tokugawa Ieyasu and the Osaka Army of Toyotomi Hideyori clashed in battle at Dōmyōji (道明寺の戦い; Dōmyōji no tatakai), Osaka. This battle was one of Japan's major historical battles between samurai forces. This battle was one of a number of battles that took place during the Summer Campaign of the Siege of Osaka that led up to the fall of Osaka to the forces of Tokugawa and the death of Toyotomi Hideyori.

Japan

Battle of Benburb

The Battle of Benburb took place on 5 June 1646 during the Irish Confederate Wars, the Irish theatre of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. It was fought between the forces of Confederate Ireland under Owen Roe O'Neill and a Scottish Covenanter and Anglo-Irish army under Robert Monro. The battle ended in a decisive victory for the Irish Confederates and ended the Scottish hopes of conquering Ireland and imposing their own religious settlement there.

County Tyrone, United Kingdom

Battle of Y Dalar Hir

The Battle of Y Dalar Hir took place on 5 June 1648 in Caernarfonshire, North Wales, during the Second English Civil War. While little more than a skirmish, it had a significant effect on the local progress of the conflict. Leading Welsh Royalist Sir John Owen of Clenennau mustered a group of 250-300 cavalry and foot in an attempt to raise North Wales in rebellion against Parliament; on 3 June he defeated local militia in a skirmish near Caernarfon and besieged Caernarfon Castle.

Wales, United Kingdom

Battle of Colorno

The Battle of Colorno consisted of two battles, fought between 25 May and 5 June 1734, between Franco-Sardinian and Austrian (Habsburg) troops as part of the War of Polish Succession. Begun on 25 May 1734, the Imperial Austro-German armies conquered and occupied Colorno and its palace during the decisive attack of 1 June. During the second battle of 4-5 June the Franco-Piedmontese drove them out of Colorno again, forcing them to withdraw.

Emilia-Romagna, Italy

British forces capture Port-Républicain during the Haitian Revolution

British troops entered Port-Républicain, now Port-au-Prince in Haiti, on June 5, 1794, after French Republican defenders lost Fort Joseph. The seizure ended a several-day British attack on the city during the Haitian Revolution. The town was part of the French colony of Saint-Domingue at the time.

June 5 was the fall of Fort Joseph and British entry into the city, rather than the start of the attack on May 30.

Haiti

Battle of New Ross (1798)

The Battle of New Ross was a military engagement which took place in New Ross, County Wexford during the Irish Rebellion of 1798. It was fought between the Society of United Irishmen rebels and government forces garrisoning the town. The attack on the town of New Ross on the River Barrow, was an attempt by the recently victorious rebels to break out of county Wexford across the river Barrow and to spread the rebellion into county Kilkenny and the nearby province of Munster.

Ireland

Battle of Iller River

The Battle of Iller River or Battle of Erolzheim (5 June 1800) saw a French Republican army led by Jean Victor Marie Moreau fight a Habsburg Austrian army led by Paul Kray. In late May, the adversaries reached a stalemate with the Austrian army holding Ulm and the French army facing it from the south. Both armies numbered about 80,000 men.

Germany

Invasion of Hanover (1803)

The Invasion of Hanover in 1803 during the Napoleonic Wars saw a French army under Édouard Mortier invade and occupy the Electorate of Hanover in Northern Germany following the breakdown of the Peace of Amiens. Hanover was under the rule of George III in a personal union with Britain, the principal enemy of Napoleon's French Empire. One consequence of the invasion was the formation of the exiled King's German Legion in British service.

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June 1809 Maryland gubernatorial election

The June 1809 Maryland gubernatorial election was held on June 5, 1809, in order to elect the governor of Maryland following the resignation of Democratic-Republican governor Robert Wright on May 6, 1809. Democratic-Republican nominee and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 7th district Edward Lloyd was elected by the Maryland General Assembly against Federalist candidates former United States Senator Charles Carroll and Benjamin Stoddart.

Maryland, United States

June Rebellion

The June Rebellion, also called the Paris Uprising of 1832 (French: Insurrection républicaine à Paris en juin 1832), was an anti-monarchist insurrection of Parisian republicans on 5 and 6 June 1832. The rebellion originated in an attempt by republicans to reverse the establishment in 1830 of the July Monarchy of Louis Philippe, shortly after the deaths from cholera of Prime Minister Casimir Pierre Périer and General Jean Maximilien Lamarque, a former Army commander who became a member of the French parliament and was critical of the monarchy.

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France

Battle of Dybbøl (1848)

The First Battle of Dybbøl was the first of three battles of the First War of Schleswig to be fought at the town of Dybbøl between the Danish army and forces of Prussia and the other German states.

Denmark

1857 Yatala colonial by-election

The 1857 Yatala colonial by-election was held on 5 June 1857 to elect one of two members for Yatala in the South Australian House of Assembly, after sitting member Charles Simeon Hare resigned on 12 May 1857. Richard Bullock Andrews won the by-election with 51 per cent of the vote.

Battle of Pig Point

The Battle of Pig Point, Virginia was an engagement between the Union gunboat USRC Harriet Lane and a shore battery and rifle company of the Confederate Army on June 5, 1861 in the third month of the American Civil War. Pig Point is located in Portsmouth, Virginia at the mouth of the Nansemond River near Hampton Roads, Virginia. This location is about 5 miles (8.0 km) from Newport News, Virginia. The engagement occurred before any significant battles, other than the opening Battle of Fort Sumter, had taken place and received some notoriety at the time.

Virginia, United States

Battle of Tranter's Creek

The Battle of Tranter's Creek was fought on June 5, 1862, in Pitt County, North Carolina, as part of Union Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside's North Carolina expedition during the American Civil War. On June 5, Col. Robert Potter, garrison commander at Washington, North Carolina, ordered a reconnaissance in the direction of Pactolus. The 24th Massachusetts, under Lt. Col. F. A. Osborne, advanced to the bridge over Tranter's Creek, where it encountered the 44th North Carolina, under Col. George Singletary. Unable to force a crossing, Osborne fired his artillery (Companies A–G, 1st New York Marine Artillery) at the mill buildings in which the Confederates were barricaded.

Pitt County, North Carolina, United States

Treaty of Saigon (1862)

The Treaty of Saigon (French: Traité de Saïgon, Vietnamese: Hòa ước Nhâm Tuất, referring to the year of "Water Dog" in the sexagenary cycle) was signed on 5 June 1862 between representatives of the colonial powers, France and Spain, and the last precolonial emperor of the Nguyễn dynasty, Emperor Tự Đức after the coalition's invasion during the Cochinchina campaign.

Battle of Piedmont

The Battle of Piedmont was fought June 5, 1864, in the village of Piedmont, Augusta County, Virginia. Union Maj. Gen. David Hunter engaged Confederates under Brig. Gen. William E. "Grumble" Jones north of Piedmont. After severe fighting, Jones was killed and the Confederates were routed. Hunter occupied Staunton on June 6 and soon began to advance on Lynchburg, destroying military stores and public property in his wake.

Virginia, United States

1864–65 United States House of Representatives elections

The 1864–65 United States House of Representatives elections were held between June 5, 1864, and November 7, 1865, to elect the 192 members and nine non-voting delegates of the House of Representatives. The National Union Party expanded their existing majority against the backdrop of the American Civil War.

United States

Sultan Barghash signs the Zanzibar slave-trade treaty and closes the public market

Sultan Barghash of Zanzibar ratified a treaty with Britain on June 5, 1873 that banned the maritime export of enslaved people from his African dominions and required the closure of public markets for imported enslaved people. By his order, the public slave market in Zanzibar was cleared and closed that afternoon. The treaty restricted the slave trade; it did not abolish slavery throughout the sultanate.

The treaty and the Zanzibar market closure occurred June 5, 1873; the agreement did not end all slavery in Zanzibar.

Tanzania

1876–77 United States House of Representatives elections

The 1876–77 United States House of Representatives elections were held on various dates in various states between June 5, 1876, and March 13, 1877. Each state set its own date for its elections to the House of Representatives before the first session of the 45th United States Congress convened on October 15, 1877. The size of the House increased to 293 seats with the addition of the new state of Colorado.

United States

Ontario general election, 1879

Ontario general election, 1879 was the fourth general election held in the Province of Ontario, Canada. It was held on June 5, 1879, to elect the 88 Members of the 4th Legislative Assembly ("MLAs"). The Ontario Liberal Party, led by Oliver Mowat, won a third term in government with a larger majority in the Legislature. The Ontario Conservative Party, led by William Ralph Meredith, continued to lose seats.

Canada

Zungeni Mountain skirmish

The Zungeni Mountain skirmish took place on 5 June 1879 between British and Zulu forces during the second invasion of Zululand, in what is now South Africa, in the later stages of the Anglo-Zulu War. British irregular horse commanded by Colonel Redvers Buller discovered a force of 300 Zulus at the settlement of eZulaneni near Zungeni Mountain. The horsemen charged towards and scattered the Zulus before burning the settlement.

Oregon gubernatorial election, 1882

The 1882 Oregon gubernatorial election took place on June 5, 1882 to elect the governor of the U.S. state of Oregon. The election matched Republican Zenas Ferry Moody, Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives, against Democrat Joseph Showalter Smith, former member of the United States House of Representatives.

Oregon, United States

1888 Río de la Plata earthquake

The 1888 Río de la Plata earthquake occurred on 5 June measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale, and shook the upper Río de la Plata at 3:20 UTC-3. The epicentre was located 15 kilometres (9 mi) southwest of Colonia del Sacramento (Uruguay) and 42 kilometres (26 mi) east of Buenos Aires (Argentina), with a hypocentre at a depth of 30 kilometres (19 mi).

This entry records the local date, as dated in the source infobox.

Argentina · Uruguay

Ontario general election, 1890

The Ontario general election, 1890 was the seventh general election held in the Province of Ontario, Canada. It was held on June 5, 1890, to elect the 91 Members of the 7th Legislative Assembly of Ontario ("MLAs"). The Ontario Liberal Party, led by Oliver Mowat, won a sixth consecutive term in government, despite losing a small number of seats in the Legislature.

Canada

Liberal Revolution of 1895

The Liberal Revolution of 1895 took place in Ecuador, and was a period of radical social and political upheaval. The Revolution started on June 5, 1895 and ultimately resulted in the overthrow of the conservative government, which had ruled Ecuador for several decades, by the Radical Liberals, led by Eloy Alfaro. After the revolution, the new government legalized divorce, allowed religious freedom, and weakened the authority of the Church, which lost the land it held. The Revolution is often seen as marking the birth of modern Ecuador, with a new power structure that favored the Liberal Party, and new infrastructure projects such as the construction of a railway line between Quito and Guayaquil.

Ecuador

Second Boer War: British soldiers take Pretoria

The Second Boer War was a conflict fought between 1899 and 1902 between the British Empire and the Boer republics (the South African Republic and Orange Free State) over Britain's influence in Southern Africa. The Witwatersrand Gold Rush caused an influx of "foreigners" (Uitlanders), most of them British from the Cape Colony, to the South African Republic (SAR), an independent Boer Republic.

Tuapeka by-election, 1908

The Tuapeka by-election was a by-election in the New Zealand electorate of Tuapeka, a rural seat at the bottom of the South Island. The by-election was held on 5 June 1908, and was precipitated by the death of sitting Liberal MP James Bennet. The election was won by William Chapple who stood as an independent Liberal.

New Zealand

Arab Revolt

The Arab Revolt (Arabic: الثورة العربية‎‎ Al-Thawra al-`Arabiyya; Turkish: Arap İsyanı) or Great Arab Revolt (Arabic: الثورة العربية الكبرى‎‎) began on June 5, 1916 and was declared on June 8 by the Sherif Hussein bin Ali with the aim of securing independence from the ruling Ottoman Turks and creating a single unified Arab state spanning from Aleppo in Syria to Aden in Yemen. Though the Sherifian revolt has tended to be regarded as a revolt rooted in a secular Arab nationalist sentiment the Sherif did not present it in those terms; rather, he accused the Young Turks of violating the sacred tenets of Islam and called Arab Muslims to sacred rebellion against the ostensibly "impious" Ottoman government.

The initial attacks at Medina began on 5 June 1916; the public proclamation at Mecca followed on 10 June.

Syria · Yemen

1920 Republican Party presidential primaries

From March 9 to June 5, 1920, voters of the Republican Party elected delegates to the 1920 Republican National Convention for the purpose of choosing the party's nominee for president in the 1920 election. The delegates were largely contested between Governor Hiram Johnson of California, a progressive who had been the running mate of Theodore Roosevelt eight years prior; General Leonard Wood, one of Roosevelt's closest friends; and Frank O. Lowden, the Governor of Illinois.

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United States

1920 Democratic Party presidential primaries

From March 9 to June 5, 1920, voters of the Democratic Party elected delegates to the 1920 Democratic National Convention, for the purposing of choosing a nominee for president in the 1920 United States presidential election. The race for delegates was made under a cloud of uncertainty because the party's two leading names, President Woodrow Wilson and three-time nominee William Jennings Bryan, withheld their intentions; both men privately hoped for the nomination, but neither's name was formally submitted before the voters or the convention as a candidate.

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United States

Philippine Senate elections, 1928

Legislative elections happened on June 5, 1928, in the Philippines under the Jones Law provisions.

Philippines

Philippine House of Representatives elections, 1928

The Elections for the Members of the House of Representatives were held on June 5, 1928 pursuant to the Philippine Organic Act of 1902 which prescribed elections for every three years. The ruling Nacionalista Consolidado retained their majority in the House of Representatives.

Philippines

Merthyr by-election, 1934

The Merthyr by-election, 1934 was a parliamentary by-election held on 5 June 1934 for the British House of Commons constituency of Merthyr in Wales. The seat had become vacant when the Labour Member of Parliament (MP) Richard Wallhead had died on 27 April 1934, aged 64. He had won the seat at the 1922 general election as a Labour candidate. At the 1931 general election, he had been returned as an Independent Labour Party (ILP) candidate, but had rejoined the Labour Party in 1933. The Labour candidate, Stephen Owen Davies, held the seat for his party.

United Kingdom

1934 Philippine Senate elections

Legislative elections were held on June 5, 1934 in the Philippines. Manuel L. Quezon and Sergio Osmeña were re-elected in the Philippine Senate and still arch-rivals since the Nacionalista Party broke up in 1922.

Philippines

1934 Philippine House of Representatives elections

Elections for the members of the House of Representatives were held on June 5, 1934 pursuant to the Philippine Organic Act of 1902, which prescribed elections for every three years. The ruling Nacionalista Consolidado was split anew into two factions: the Democrata Pro-Independencias who were in favor of the Hare–Hawes–Cutting Act (the "Pros"), and the Democraticos who were against it (the "Antis").

Philippines

Brazil v Poland (1938 FIFA World Cup)

Brazil 6–5 Poland was a football match held during the 1938 FIFA World Cup in France and still remembered by many Polish fans as Poland's first ever FIFA World Cup match. It is also Brazil's highest-scoring match in a FIFA World Cup tournament. The match held the record for the highest-scoring World Cup match until 1954, when Austria beat Switzerland 7–5.

World War II: After a brief lull in the Battle of France, the Germans renew the offensive against the remaining French divisions south of the River Somme in Operation Fall Rot ("Case Red")

The Battle of France (French: Bataille de France; 10 May – 25 June 1940), also known as the Fall of France, was the German invasion of the Low Countries (Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands) and France during the Second World War. The plan for the invasion of the Low Countries and France was called Fall Gelb (Case Yellow or the Manstein plan).

Civilians die in the Chongqing tunnel disaster during a Japanese air raid

On June 5, 1941, Japanese aircraft raided Chongqing for more than five hours. Crowds sheltering in the city’s air-raid tunnels became trapped amid poor ventilation and crushes. Many died from suffocation or trampling; historical reports give different death tolls.

Chongqing Municipal Archives confirms the date; estimates of the death toll differ.

People's Republic of China

Allied Control Council

The Allied Control Council (ACC) or Allied Control Authority (German: Alliierter Kontrollrat), also referred to as the Four Powers (Vier Mächte), was the governing body of the Allied occupation zones in Germany (1945–1949/1991) and Austria (1945–1955) following the end of World War II in Europe. Its members (Four-Power Authorities) were the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, the United States, and France.

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At a speech at Harvard University, United States Secretary of State George Marshall called for economic aid to war-torn Europe, outlining a recovery program that became known as the Marshall Plan

General of the Army George Catlett Marshall Jr. (31 December 1880 – 16 October 1959) was an American military officer and diplomat. He rose through the United States Army to become Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army under presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman, then served as Secretary of State and Secretary of Defense under Truman.

1949 Emperor's Cup final

1949 Emperor's Cup Final was the 29th final of the Emperor's Cup competition. The final was played at Waseda University Higashi-Fusimi Ground in Tokyo on June 5, 1949. University of Tokyo LB won the championship.

Tokyo, Japan

1955 Copa del Generalísimo final

The Copa del Generalísimo 1955 final was the 53rd final of the King's Cup. The final was played at Estadio Chamartín in Madrid, on 5 June 1955, being won by Atlético de Bilbao, who beat Sevilla CF 1–0.

Madrid, Spain

1956 Republican Party presidential primaries

From March 11 to June 5, 1956, voters of the Republican Party chose its nominee for president in the 1956 United States presidential election. Incumbent President Dwight D. Eisenhower was again selected as the nominee through a series of primary elections and caucuses culminating in the 1956 Republican National Convention held from August 20 to August 23, 1956, in San Francisco, California.

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United States

1956 Democratic Party presidential primaries

From March 11 to June 5, 1956, voters of the Democratic Party chose its nominee for president in the 1956 United States presidential election. Former Illinois Governor Adlai Stevenson was selected as the nominee through a series of primary elections and caucuses culminating in the 1956 Democratic National Convention held from August 13 to August 17, 1956, in Chicago, Illinois. This was the party's second consecutive nomination of Stevenson.

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United States

Ecuadorian general election, 1960

General elections were held in Ecuador on 5 June 1960. The presidential election was won by José María Velasco Ibarra of the Velasquista National Federation, who received 48.2% of the vote. His fourth term of office began on 1 September.

Ecuador

The British Secretary of State for War, John Profumo, resigns in a sex scandal known as the "Profumo affair"

John Dennis Profumo ( prə-FEW-moh; 30 January 1915 – 9 March 2006) was a British politician whose career ended in 1963 after a sexual relationship with the 19-year-old model Christine Keeler in 1961. The scandal, which became known as the Profumo affair, led to his resignation from the Conservative government of Harold Macmillan. After his resignation Profumo worked as a volunteer at Toynbee Hall, a charity in East London, and became its chief fundraiser.

1966 Quebec general election

The 1966 Quebec general election was held on June 5, 1966, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec, Canada. The Union Nationale (UN), led by Daniel Johnson, Sr, defeated the incumbent Quebec Liberal Party, led by Jean Lesage. In terms of the number of seats won, the election was one of the closest in recent history, with the UN winning 56 seats to the Liberals' 50.

Operation Crazy Horse

Operation Crazy Horse (16 May to 5 June 1966), named after Lakota warrior Crazy Horse, was a search and destroy mission during the Vietnam War conducted by military forces of the United States, South Vietnam, and South Korea in two valleys in Bình Định Province of South Vietnam.

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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. In the war, Israel captured and occupied the West Bank (including East Jerusalem) from Jordan, the Gaza Strip and the Sinai Peninsula from Egypt, and the Golan Heights from Syria.

Operation Union II

Operation Union II was a search and destroy mission in the Quế Sơn Valley carried out by the 5th Marine Regiment. Launched on 26 May 1967 the operation ended on 5 June. U.S. reported the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) lost 701 killed and 23 captured, while U.S. casualties were 110 killed and 241 wounded.

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Vietnam

Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy

The assassination of Robert Francis "Bobby" Kennedy, a United States Senator and brother of assassinated President John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy, took place shortly after midnight on June 5, 1968, in Los Angeles, California, during the campaign season for the 1968 presidential election. After winning the California and South Dakota primary elections for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States, Kennedy was fatally shot as he walked through the kitchen of the Ambassador Hotel and died in the Good Samaritan Hospital twenty-six hours later. Sirhan Sirhan, a 24-year-old Palestinian/Jordanian immigrant, was convicted of Kennedy's murder and is serving a life sentence for the crime.

California, United States

United Kingdom European Communities membership referendum, 1975

(See also: United Kingdom European Union membership referendum, 2016) The United Kingdom EC referendum of 1975, also known as the Common Market referendum and EEC membership referendum was a referendum held on 5 June 1975 in the United Kingdom to gauge support for the country's continued membership of the European Communities (EC), often known as the Common Market at the time, which it had entered in 1973 under the Conservative government of Edward Heath. Labour's manifesto for the October 1974 general election promised that the people would decide "through the ballot box" whether to remain in the EEC.

United Kingdom

The Teton Dam in Idaho, United States, collapses. Eleven people are killed as a result of flooding

The Teton Dam was an earthen dam in the western United States, on the Teton River in eastern Idaho. It was built by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, one of eight federal agencies authorized to construct dams. Located between Fremont and Madison counties, it suffered a catastrophic failure on June 5, 1976, as it was filling for the first time.

1977 Turkish general election

General elections were held in Turkey on 5 June 1977, on the same day as for the senate. Elections took place in the middle of a political race between the right-wing Justice Party (AP) and the left-wing Republican People's Party (CHP). With the charismatic leadership of Bülent Ecevit, the CHP managed to beat one of the symbolic figures of conservative politics in Turkey, Süleyman Demirel.

Turkey

1977 Seychelles coup d'état

The 1977 Seychelles coup d'état was a coup that occurred in the East African and Indian Ocean country of Seychelles on 4–5 June 1977. Between 60–200 supporters of the Seychelles People's United Party (SPUP), who had been training in Tanzania, overthrew President Sir James Mancham of the Seychelles Democratic Party (SDP) while he was attending the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in London, the United Kingdom.

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Second Sudanese Civil War

The Second Sudanese Civil War was a conflict from 1983 to 2005 between the central Sudanese government and the Sudan People's Liberation Army. It was largely a continuation of the First Sudanese Civil War of 1955 to 1972. Although it originated in southern Sudan, the civil war spread to the Nuba Mountains and the Blue Nile. It lasted for almost 22 years and is one of the longest civil wars on record.

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1984 New Jersey Democratic presidential primary

The 1984 New Jersey Democratic presidential primary was held on June 5, 1984, in New Jersey as one of the Democratic Party's statewide nomination contests ahead of the 1984 United States presidential election. Former vice president Walter Mondale won an overwhelming victory over U.S. senator Gary Hart and civil rights activist Jesse Jackson, winning 45 percent of the vote but sweeping nearly all of the state's 107 pledged delegates.

New Jersey, United States

1984 Arabi Island incident

On 5 June 1984, an air battle between Saudi Arabia and Iran took place near Arabi Island in the Persian Gulf.

1990 Soviet Army Cup final

The 1990 Cup of the Soviet Army final was the 8th and last final of the Cup of the Soviet Army (as a secondary cup tournament in Bulgaria), and was contested between CSKA Sofia and Botev Plovdiv on 5 June 1990 at Ovcha Kupel Stadium in Sofia. CSKA won the final 2–1.

Bulgaria

1990 San Jose mayoral election

The 1990 San Jose mayoral election was held to elect the mayor of San Jose, California. It saw an initial election held on June 5, 1990, followed by a runoff election on November 3, 1990, after no candidate managed to obtain a majority in the initial election. The runoff was won by Susan Hammer. Incumbent mayor Tom McEnery was term limited.

Guatemalan presidential election, 1993

Indirect presidential elections were held in Guatemala on 5 June 1993. They were sparked by the 1993 Guatemalan constitutional crisis in which President Jorge Serrano Elías had attempted a self-coup. The result was a victory for Ramiro de León Carpio, who won unopposed in the second round of voting, whilst the army-backed Arturo Herbruger was elected vice-president.

Guatemala

Republic of the Congo Civil War (1997–1999)

The Second Republic of the Congo Civil War, also known as the Second Brazzaville-Congolese Civil War, was the second of two ethnopolitical civil conflicts in the Republic of the Congo which lasted from 5 June 1997 to 29 December 1999. The war served as the continuation of the civil war of 1993–1994 and involved militias representing three political candidates.

Republic of the Congo

2000 Solomon Islands coup d'état

On 5 June 2000, a coup d'état occurred in Solomon Islands, in the capital of Honiara, in which the prime minister, Bartholomew Ulufa'alu, was taken hostage by militants of the Malaita Eagle Force. The event came as a result of longstanding ethnic tensions between the province that saw a rise in armed political groups from the late 1990s.

Solomon Islands

Six-Day War (2000)

The Six-Day War (French: Guerre des Six Jours) was a series of armed confrontations between Ugandan and Rwandan forces around the city of Kisangani in the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 5 to 10 June 2000. The war formed part of the wider Second Congo War (1998–2003). Kisangani was also a scene of violence between Rwandan and Ugandan troops in August 1999 and 5 May 2000.

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Democratic Republic of the Congo

2001 California's 32nd congressional district special election

A special general election was held on June 5, 2001, to elect a member of the United States House of Representatives from California's 32nd congressional district to replace Julian Dixon, who died on December 8, 2000, of a heart attack. A special blanket primary was held on April 10, 2001, of which Democratic Ambassador Diane Watson won nearly a third of the vote in a field of sixteen candidates.

California, United States

Battle of Matejče

The Battle of Matejče (Macedonian: Битката кај Матејче Albanian: Beteja e Mateçit) was a military confrontation between the National Liberation Army (NLA) and the Macedonian Army in the village of Matejče during the 2001 insurgency in Macedonia. The NLA succeeded in capturing the village on 5 June 2001 and the Macedonian Army was forced to withdraw from Matejče. The Macedonian Army continued to shell Matejče until 11 June 2001.

North Macedonia

Ambush near Gajre

Ethnic Albanian militants of the National Liberation Army killed five soldiers of the Army of the Republic of Macedonia on 5 June 2001 near Gajre, a village in the Šar Mountains, North Macedonia. It represents one of the heaviest death tolls for the government forces in a single incident during the insurgency in the Republic of Macedonia.

North Macedonia

2001 Los Angeles mayoral election

The 2001 Los Angeles mayoral election was for a four-year term as mayor of Los Angeles, California. It took place on April 10, 2001, with a runoff on June 5, 2001. Incumbent mayor Richard Riordan was prevented from running for a third term because of term limits. In the election to replace him, then-City Attorney James Hahn defeated Antonio Villaraigosa, the former speaker of the California State Assembly.

This entry records the runoff, as dated in the source infobox.

Glenn Cunningham wins the Jersey City mayoral runoff

On June 5, 2001, Glenn Cunningham defeated Thomas A. DeGise in Jersey City’s mayoral runoff, becoming the first African American elected mayor of the city. The nonpartisan election’s first round had taken place on May 8. Incumbent mayor Bret Schundler did not seek re-election.

June 5 was the runoff; the first round was held on May 8.

United States

STS-111

STS-111 was a space shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) flown by Space Shuttle Endeavour. STS-111 resupplied the station and replaced the Expedition 4 crew with the Expedition 5 crew. It was launched on 5 June 2002, from Kennedy Space Center, Florida.

Expedition 5

Expedition 5 was the fifth long-duration stay on the International Space Station (ISS). The crew, consisting of three people, remained in space for 184 days, 178 of which were spent aboard the ISS. Expedition 5 was a continuation of an uninterrupted human presence in space, as of November 2000, which was begun by Expedition 1 in 2000–2001. The crew of Expedition 5 launched to space aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour aboard the STS-111 mission on 5 June 2002.

2002 Fine Gael leadership election

The 2002 Fine Gael leadership election began in May 2002, when Michael Noonan resigned as party leader due to the party's poor performance in the 2002 general election. Noonan had only been party leader for little over fifteen months. His successor was elected by the members of the Fine Gael parliamentary party on 5 June 2002. After one ballot the election was won by Enda Kenny.

2002 Cupa României final

The 2002 Cupa României final was the 64th final of Romania's most prestigious cup competition. The final was played at the Stadionul Național in Bucharest on 5 June 2002 and was contested between Divizia A sides Rapid București and Dinamo București. The cup was won by Rapid.

Donegal County Council election, 2004

An election to Donegal County Council took place on 5 June 2004 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 29 councillors were elected from six electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.

Ireland

Cavan County Council election, 2004

An election to Cavan County Council took place on 5 June 2004 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 25 councillors were elected from six electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.

Ireland

Letterkenny Town Council election, 2004

An election to Letterkenny Town Council took place on 5 June 2004 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 9 councillors were elected by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.

Ireland

Dublin South by-election, 2009

A by-election was held in the Dublin South constituency in Ireland on Friday, 5 June 2009, following the death of the Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) Séamus Brennan on 9 July 2008. As Brennan was a Fianna Fáil TD, that party had the responsibility of deciding when the by-election should take place. It was held on the same day as the 2009 European and local elections. There was no legal requirement on when to hold a by-election in Ireland in 2009 but it was generally held within six months. A by-election in the Dublin Central constituency was held on the same date.

Ireland

Dublin Central by-election, 2009

A by-election was held in the Dublin Central constituency in Ireland on Friday, 5 June 2009, following the death of the Independent Teachta Dála (TD) Tony Gregory on 2 January 2009. The by-election was held on the same day as the 2009 European and local elections. A by-election was held in the Dublin South constituency on the same date. There was no legal requirement on when to hold a by-election in Ireland in 2009 but they were generally held within six months. The independent candidate Maureen O'Sullivan, Gregory's former Director of Elections, was elected on the eighth count.

Ireland

2009 Hermosillo daycare center fire

The blaze started at 3pm (2200 GMT) on Friday, June 5, 2009. It was initially reported that the fire began in a tire warehouse next door and then spread to the child care center. Further investigation revealed that the actual source was a different warehouse, one operated by the state government. Within just a few minutes the fire caused the collapse of a roof section which fell on the children, infants and employees below. One of the first responders on the scene reported that all children were unconscious or dead and there were no sounds of children crying.

Mexico

Cork County Council election, 2009

An election to Cork County Council took place on 5 June 2009 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 48 councillors were elected from ten electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.

Ireland

Kildare County Council election, 2009

An election to Kildare County Council took place on 5 June 2009 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 25 councillors were elected from six electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.

Ireland

Mayo County Council election, 2009

An election to Mayo County Council took place on 5 June 2009 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 31 councillors were elected from six electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.

Ireland

Fingal County Council election, 2009

An election to Fingal County Council took place on 5 June 2009 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 24 councillors were elected from six electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.

Ireland

Wexford County Council election, 2009

An election to Wexford County Council took place on 5 June 2009 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 21 councillors were elected from four electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.

Ireland

Wicklow County Council election, 2009

An election to Wicklow County Council took place on 5 June 2009 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 24 councillors were elected from five electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.

Ireland

Galway City Council election, 2009

An election to Galway City Council took place on 5 June 2009 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 15 councillors were elected from three electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.

Ireland

Battle of Wabho

The Battle of Wabho was a large battle fought on Friday, June 5, 2009 between on one side, rebels of Hizbul Islam and al-Shabaab and on the other side a pro-government militia Ahlu Sunna Waljama'a over is a district of Galgadud named Wabho (also known as Wabxo). With over 123 killed it became one of the heaviest battles in the war.

Galguduud, Somalia

Leitrim County Council election, 2009

An election to Leitrim County Council took place on 5 June 2009 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 22 councillors were elected from four electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.

Ireland

Clare County Council election, 2009

An election to Clare County Council took place on 5 June 2009 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 32 councillors were elected from six electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.

Ireland

Meath County Council election, 2009

An election to Meath County Council took place on 5 June 2009 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 29 councillors were elected from five electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.

Ireland

Irish local elections, 2009

The 2009 Irish local elections were held in all the counties, cities and towns of the Republic of Ireland on Friday, 5 June 2009, on the same day as the European Parliament election and two by-elections (Dublin South and Dublin Central).

Ireland

South Dublin County Council election, 2009

An election to South Dublin County Council took place on 5 June 2009 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 26 councillors were elected from five electoral divisions using the Single transferable vote system for a five-year term of office.

Ireland

Louth County Council election, 2009

An election to Louth County Council took place on 5 June 2009 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 26 councillors were elected from five electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.

Ireland

South Tipperary County Council election, 2009

An election to South Tipperary County Council took place on 5 June 2009 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 26 councillors were elected from five electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office. .

Ireland

Dublin City Council election, 2009

An election to Dublin City Council took place on 5 June 2009 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 52 councillors were elected from thirteen electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.

Ireland

Laois County Council election, 2009

An election to Laois County Council took place on 5 June 2009 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 25 councillors were elected from five electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.

Ireland

Westmeath County Council election, 2009

An election to Westmeath County Council took place on 5 June 2009 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 23 councillors were elected from five electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.

Ireland

Cork City Council election, 2009

An election to Cork City Council took place on 5 June 2009 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 31 councillors were elected from three electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.

Ireland

Kerry County Council election, 2009

An election to Kerry County Council took place on 5 June 2009 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 27 councillors were elected from five electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.

Ireland

Kilkenny County Council election, 2009

An election to Kilkenny County Council took place on 5 June 2009 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 26 councillors were elected from five electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.

Ireland

Limerick County Council election, 2009

An election to Limerick County Council took place on 5 June 2009 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 28 councillors were elected from five electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.

Ireland

Monaghan County Council election, 2009

An election to Monaghan County Council took place on 5 June 2009 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 20 councillors were elected from four electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.

Ireland

Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council election, 2009

An election to Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council took place on 5 June 2009 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 28 councillors were elected from six electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.

Ireland

Offaly County Council election, 2009

An election to Offaly County Council took place on 5 June 2009 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 21 councillors were elected from five electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.

Ireland

Letterkenny Town Council election, 2009

An election to Letterkenny Town Council took place on 5 June 2009 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 9 councillors were elected by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office. LTC was abolished in 2014.

Ireland

Limerick City Council election, 2009

An election to Limerick City Council took place on 5 June 2009 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 17 councillors were elected from three electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.

Ireland

North Tipperary County Council election, 2009

An election to North Tipperary County Council took place on 5 June 2009 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 21 councillors were elected from four electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.

Ireland

Galway County Council election, 2009

An election to Galway County Council took place on 5 June 2009 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 30 councillors were elected from five electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.

Ireland

Longford County Council election, 2009

An election to Longford County Council took place on 5 June 2009 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 21 councillors were elected from four electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.

Ireland

Sligo County Council election, 2009

An election to Sligo County Council took place on 5 June 2009 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 25 councillors were elected from five electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.

Ireland

Carlow County Council election, 2009

An election to Carlow County Council took place on 5 June 2009 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 21 councillors were elected from five electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.

Ireland

2009 Cavan County Council election

An election to Cavan County Council took place on 5 June 2009 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 25 councillors were elected from four local electoral areas (LEAs) for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

Ireland

2009 Waterford City Council election

An election to Waterford City Council took place on 5 June 2009 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 15 councillors were elected from three local electoral areas (LEAs) for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

Ireland

2009 European Parliament election in Ireland

The 2009 European Parliament election in Ireland was the Irish component of the 2009 European Parliament election and was held on Friday, 5 June 2009, coinciding with the 2009 local elections. Two by-elections (Dublin South and Dublin Central) were also held on the same day.

Ireland

2009 Roscommon County Council election

An election to Roscommon County Council took place on 5 June 2009 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 26 councillors were elected from five local electoral areas (LEAs) for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

Ireland

2009 Waterford County Council election

An election to all 23 seats on Waterford County Council took place on 5 June 2009 as part of the 2009 Irish local elections. County Waterford was divided into four local electoral areas (LEAs) to elect councillors for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

Ireland

Chengdu bus fire

The Chengdu bus fire was a mass murder–suicide attack that occurred on a bus in Chengdu, China, on 5 June 2009. It resulted in 27 deaths and 76 injuries. The attack was not connected to terrorism.

Fight Nights stages Battle of Moscow 1

Fight Nights Global held its first Battle of Moscow event at Crocus City Hall in Moscow, Russia, on June 5, 2010. The card combined mixed martial arts and kickboxing. In the headline 72 kg kickboxing bout, Batu Khasikov defeated Ricardo Fernandes by technical knockout after Fernandes retired; the program also included a four-man lightweight tournament.

June 5 is the named Battle of Moscow 1 fight card, not the entire 2010 Fight Nights season.

Russia

Portuguese legislative election, 2011

A general election was held in Portugal on 5 June 2011 to elect all 230 members of the Assembly of the Republic. Pedro Passos Coelho led the centre-right Social Democratic Party to victory over the Socialist Party, led by incumbent Prime Minister José Sócrates. Despite a historically low turnout of less than 60% of registered voters, the right-wing won a clear mandate, winning nearly 130 MPs, more than 56% of the seats, and just over 50% of the vote.

Portugal

Sudanese conflict in South Kordofan and Blue Nile

The Sudanese conflict in South Kordofan and Blue Nile was an armed conflict and insurgency in the Sudanese states of South Kordofan and Blue Nile (known as the Two Areas) between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement–North (SPLM-N), a northern offshoot of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) in now neighbouring South Sudan.

This entry records the event's start date, as given in the source infobox.

Sudan · South Sudan

Wisconsin Senate recall elections, 2012

Recall elections for four Wisconsin state senators were held during the spring of 2012. Voters put four state senators up for recall, all Republicans, because of the budget repair bill proposed by Governor Scott Walker and circumstances surrounding it. Democrats targeted Republicans for voting to significantly limit public employee collective bargaining. Scholars could cite only four times in American history when more than one state legislator has been recalled at roughly the same time over the same issue. The recall elections occurred on June 5, with May 8 being the date of the primary election.

Wisconsin, United States

2012 California Republican presidential primary

On June 5, 2012, California held its Republican presidential primary. Mitt Romney won 1,530,513 votes, or 79.5%, ahead of Ron Paul with 199,246 votes, or 10.4%. Romney won the 169 delegates bound by the primary result; three additional party leaders attended the national convention as unpledged delegates.

United States

2012 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial recall election

The 2012 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial recall election was held on June 5, 2012 to decide whether to retain or recall the lieutenant governor of Wisconsin. Voters decided to retain incumbent Republican lieutenant governor Rebecca Kleefisch over recalling her in favor of the Democratic candidate Mahlon Mitchell. Kleefisch's retention made her the first lieutenant governor in U.S. history to run in and survive a recall.

Wisconsin, United States

June 2012 California elections

Elections were held in California on June 5, 2012. Two propositions, primary elections for each party's nominee for President, primary elections to determine the top-two candidates for California's Class I seat to the United States Senate, all of California's seats to the House of Representatives, all of the seats of the State Assembly, and all odd-numbered seats of the State Senate, who went on to compete against each other in a run-off on November 6, 2012, were on the ballot.

California, United States

2012 transit of Venus

The 2012 transit of Venus, when the planet Venus appeared as a small, dark spot passing across the face of the Sun, began at 22:09 UTC on 5 June 2012, and finished at 04:49 UTC on 6 June. Depending on the position of the observer, the exact times varied by up to ±7 minutes. Transits of Venus are among the rarest of predictable celestial phenomena and occur in pairs.

2012 Sacramento mayoral election

The 2012 Sacramento mayoral election was held on June 5, 2012, to elect the mayor of Sacramento, California. It saw the reelection of Kevin Johnson. Since Johnson won a majority in the first round, no runoff was required. Municipal elections in California are officially non-partisan.

2012 Stockton, California, mayoral election

Stockton, California, held an election for mayor on June 5, 2012 and November 6, 2012. It saw Anthony Silva unseat incumbent mayor Ann Johnston. Municipal elections in California are officially non-partisan.

2012 Bakersfield, California, mayoral election

Bakersfield, California, held a general election for mayor on June 5, 2012. It saw the reelection of incumbent mayor Harvey Hall, who ran officially unopposed. The election coincided with the California presidential primaries. Since Hall obtained a majority in the initial round of voting, no runoff was necessitated. Municipal elections in California are officially non-partisan.

2012 San Diego City Attorney election

The 2012 San Diego City Attorney election occurred on Tuesday, June 5, 2012. Incumbent city attorney Jan Goldsmith ran unopposed and was reelected. Municipal elections in California are officially non-partisan, although most members do identify a party preference. A two-round system was used for the election, starting with a primary in June followed by a runoff in November between the top-two candidates if no candidate received a majority in the primary.

2012 Fresno mayoral election

The 2012 Fresno mayoral election was held on June 5, 2012, to elect the mayor of Fresno, California. It saw the reelection of Ashley Swearengin. Since Swearengin won a majority in the first round, no runoff was required. Municipal elections in California are officially non-partisan.

2012 Wisconsin gubernatorial recall election

The 2012 Wisconsin gubernatorial recall election was an election to elect the governor and lieutenant governor of Wisconsin. It resulted in voters re-electing incumbent Republican governor Scott Walker over the Democratic candidate Tom Barrett by a larger margin than in 2010 when Walker also faced Barrett. Recall organizers opposed Walker's agenda, particularly his limiting of collective bargaining rights for state employees, and they collected over 900,000 signatures to initiate the recall election process.

United States

2012 Green Party presidential primaries

The Green Party of the United States held primaries in several states in 2012. Jill Stein won most of the primaries and was formally nominated as the party's nominee during the 2012 Green National Convention.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

United States

2012 Libertarian Party presidential primaries

The 2012 Libertarian Party presidential primaries allowed voters to indicate non-binding preferences for the Libertarian Party's presidential candidate. These differed from the Republican or Democratic presidential primaries and caucuses in that they did not appoint delegates to represent a candidate at the party's convention to select the party's nominee for the United States presidential election.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

United States

2012 Democratic Party presidential primaries

From January 3 to June 5, 2012, voters of the Democratic Party chose its nominee for president in the 2012 United States presidential election. President Barack Obama won the Democratic Party nomination by securing more than the required 2,383 delegates on April 3, 2012, after a series of primary elections and caucuses. He was formally nominated by the 2012 Democratic National Convention on September 5, 2012, in Charlotte, North Carolina.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

United States

Battle of Anéfis (June 2013)

On June 5, 2013, clashes broke out between the Malian Army and the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) in the village of Anefis. Malian forces entered and quickly captured the town, leading to diplomatic pushback from the MNLA.

Mali

Second Battle of al-Qusayr

The Second Battle of al-Qusayr started on 19 May 2013, as part of the larger al-Qusayr offensive, launched in early April 2013 by the Syrian Army and the Lebanese militia Hezbollah, during the Syrian civil war, with the aim of capturing the villages around the rebel-held town of al-Qusayr and ultimately launching an attack on the town itself.

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Syria

Newark by-election, 2014

The Newark by-election was a by-election in the Newark constituency of the British House of Commons, which was held on 5 June 2014, following the resignation of Patrick Mercer. Conservative Robert Jenrick won the seat with a majority of 7,403.

United Kingdom

Salahuddin campaign

The Salahuddin campaign was a military conflict in the Saladin Governorate (Salahuddin Governorate), located in north-central Iraq, involving various factions (both internal & external) fighting against a single common enemy, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. The province exited Iraqi government control during ISIL's Northern Iraq offensive (June 2014) when large swathes of the north of the country were captured by the militant group with the Iraqi national army quickly disintegrating in the path of its advance.

This entry records the event's start date, as given in the source infobox.

Iraq

World Series of Fighting 21: Palmer vs. Horodecki

World Series of Fighting 21: Palmer vs. Horodecki was a mixed martial arts event held on June 5, 2015 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. This event aired NBCSN in the U.S and on Fight Network in Canada.

Canada

2015 King Cup final

The 2015 King Cup final was the final match of the 2015 King Cup, the 40th season of Saudi's main football cup, and the 8th season under the current Kings Cup title. It was played at the King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah on 5 June 2015, between Al-Hilal and Al-Nassr.

Saudi Arabia

An earthquake with a moment magnitude of 6.0 strikes Ranau, Sabah, Malaysia, killing 18 people, including hikers and mountain guides on Mount Kinabalu, after mass landslides that occurred during the earthquake. This is the strongest earthquake to strike Malaysia since 1975

The 2015 Sabah earthquake (Malay: Gempa Bumi Sabah 2015) struck Ranau, Sabah, Malaysia with a moment magnitude of 6.0 on 5 June, which lasted for 30 seconds. The earthquake was the strongest to affect Malaysia since the 1976 Sabah earthquake.

Festival de las Máscaras (2016)

The 2016 Festival de las Máscaras (Spanish for "Festival of the Masks") was a major lucha libre event produced and scripted by the Mexican International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG) professional wrestling promotion held on June 5, 2016. The show was held in Arena Naucalpan, Naucalpan, State of Mexico, which is IWRG's primary venue. At the 2016 event Atomic Star, Panterita, Mega, Omega, Súper Mega Oficial 911, Oficial AK-47, Oficial Fierro and Veneno all wore their masks again after having lost Luchas de Apuestas, or "bet matches", in the past and thus lost the rights to wear their mask.

Naucalpan, Mexico · State of Mexico, Mexico

Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico primaries, 2016

The 2016 Popular Democratic Party primaries was the primary elections by which voters of the Popular Democratic Party (PPD) chose its nominees for various political offices of Puerto Rico for the 2016 general elections. They were held on June 5, 2016 and also coincided with the Democratic Party primaries in the island.

Puerto Rico

Okinawa prefectural election, 2016

The 2016 Okinawa Prefectural Assembly election (2016年沖縄県議会議員選挙 2016-nen Okinawa Kengikai Giin Senkyo), or more formally the 12th general election of members of the Okinawa prefectural assembly (第12回沖縄県議会議員一般選挙 daijūnikai Okinawa kengikai giin ippan senkyo), was held on 5 June 2016. The election resulted in victory to the camp supporting Governor Takeshi Onaga who won 27 seats, up from 24 seats before the election.

Japan

New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico primaries, 2016

The 2016 New Progressive Party primaries was the primary elections by which voters of the New Progressive Party (PNP) chose its nominees for various political offices of Puerto Rico for the 2016 general elections. They were held on June 5, 2016 and also coincided with the Democratic Party primaries in the island.

Puerto Rico

2016 Quintana Roo gubernatorial election

The 2016 Quintana Roo gubernatorial election was held on 5 June 2016. This was the first time in the state's history that the governor elected was not from the Institutional Revolutionary Party.

2016 Puerto Rico Democratic presidential primary

The 2016 Puerto Rico Democratic presidential primary took place on June 5 in the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico as one of the Democratic Party's primaries ahead of the 2016 presidential election. Clinton was a heavy favorite to win the territory's primary. In her two terms as United States Senator from New York, the state with the largest population of Puerto Rican-Americans, she gained a strong degree of familiarity with the island.

Puerto Rico

2016 Aktobe shootings

The 2016 Aktobe shootings were a series of shootings on civilian and military targets in Aktobe, Kazakhstan, in June 2016. On 5 June, two attacks occurred at gun stores, while a third attack was aimed at a military unit. Multiple shootouts between terrorists and police occurred over the next few days. The shootings left 7 victims dead and 37 injured,Other 6 injured died at hospital and its 13 dead in total.

This entry records the event's start date, as given in the source infobox.

2016 Rome municipal election

Snap municipal elections were held in Rome on 5 and 19 June 2016 to elect the mayor of Rome and 48 members of the City Council of Rome, as well as the fifteen presidents and more than 400 councillors of the 15 municipi in which the municipality is divided.

This entry records the first round, as dated in the source infobox.

2016 Milan municipal election

Municipal elections were held in Milan on 5 and 19 June 2016 to elect the Mayor and the 48 members of the City Council, as well as the nine presidents and 270 councillors of the nine administrative zones in which the municipality is divided, each one having one president and 30 councillors. Incumbent Mayor Giuliano Pisapia choose not to run for re-election for a second term in office.

This entry records the first round, as dated in the source infobox.

11th Federal Assembly of United Left (Spain)

The 11th Federal Assembly of United Left was held in Madrid from 4 June to 5 June 2016, to renovate the governing bodies of United Left (IU) and establish the party's main lines of action and strategy for the next leadership term. A primary election to elect the new general coordinator of the party was held from 26 May to 29 May 2016.

The 11th Federal Assembly of United Left was held in Madrid from 4 June to 5 June 2016, to renovate the governing bodies of United Left (IU) and establish the party's main lines of action and strategy for the next leadership term.

Lucha Libre World Cup (2016)

The Lucha Libre World Cup was a two-day professional wrestling event and tournament organized by Mexican professional wrestling promotion Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA) with the financial backing of the Grupo Modelo brewery, with Victoria Beer as the official sponsor. The tournament included a number of three-man tag teams, referred to as trios in Lucha Libre, teams and wrestling promotions already announced are AAA, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), Lucha Underground and Pro Wrestling Noah among others.

This entry records the listed event date, as dated in the source infobox.

Mexico

Qatar diplomatic crisis

The Qatar diplomatic crisis was a deterioration of relations between Qatar and four Arab states between 2017 and 2021. It began when Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Egypt simultaneously severed their bilateral relations with Qatar and subsequently banned Qatar-registered aircraft and Qatari ships from utilizing their sovereign territory on air, land, and sea.

This entry records the event's start date, as given in the source infobox.

2018 Orange County, California District Attorney election

The 2018 Orange, County, California District Attorney election took place on June 5, 2018, for the first round. Because no candidate received a majority in the first round, a runoff took place November 6, 2018, to elect the Orange County, California District Attorney. County-level elections in California are officially nonpartisan. Because no candidate received a majority, a runoff was held on November 6, 2018.

United States

2018 Orange County Board of Supervisors election

The 2018 Orange County Board of Supervisors elections were held on June 5, 2018, and November 6, 2018. Three of the five seats of the Orange County, California Board of Supervisors were up for election. County elections in California are officially nonpartisan. A two-round system was used for the election, starting with the first round in June, followed by a runoff in November between the top two candidates in each district.

United States

2018 San Bernardino mayoral election

The 2018 San Bernardino mayoral election was held on June 5, 2018, and November 6, 2018, to elect the mayor of San Bernardino, California. It saw the election of John Valdivia, who defeated incumbent mayor R. Carey Davis. Municipal elections in California are officially non-partisan.

2018 San Jose mayoral election

The 2018 San Jose mayoral election was held on June 5, 2018, to elect the Mayor of San Jose, California. Since incumbent mayor Sam Liccardo received over 50% of the vote in the primary election there was no need for a run-off election in November. Municipal elections in California are officially non-partisan.

2018 San Francisco mayoral special election

A special election was held for mayor of the City and County of San Francisco on June 5, 2018, to fill the remainder of the term of Ed Lee, who had died in office on December 12, 2017. Upon Lee's death, London Breed, president of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, became acting mayor of San Francisco, but a vote of six supervisors replaced Breed with Supervisor Mark Farrell.

Battle of Tabarde

The Battle of Tabarde was fought over three days from 3 to 5 June 2018, between ISIL militants and a Tuareg coalition that consisted of the Imghad Tuareg Self-Defense Group and Allies (GATIA) and the Movement for the Salvation of Azawad (MSA).

This entry records the event's end date, as given in the source infobox.

Mali

2018 California Superintendent of Public Instruction election

The 2018 California Superintendent of Public Instruction election was held on June 5 and November 6, 2018, to elect the Superintendent of Public Instruction of California. Unlike most other elections in California, the superintendent is not elected under the state's "top-two primary". Instead, the officially nonpartisan position is elected at a primary election, with a runoff at a general election if no candidate receives a majority of the vote.

This entry records the first round, as dated in the source infobox.

United States

69th FIFA Congress

The 69th FIFA Congress was held on 5 June 2019 at the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles in Paris, France. The main event was the 2019 FIFA presidential election, where Gianni Infantino was reelected unopposed by acclamation for a second term.

Paris, France

2020 Saint Kitts and Nevis general election

General elections were held in Saint Kitts and Nevis on Friday 5 June 2020. The ruling Team Unity coalition consisting of the People's Action Movement, Concerned Citizens' Movement and People's Labour Party won a landslide victory with nine of the eleven directly elected seats with a combined 55% of the vote. As had happened in the previous elections in 2015, the Saint Kitts and Nevis Labour Party received the most votes but did not win the most seats.

Saint Kitts and Nevis

UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai

UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai (also known as UFC Fight Night 189, UFC on ESPN+ 47 and UFC Vegas 28) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on June 5, 2021 UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States.

Nevada, United States

2021 Cherokee Nation tribal council elections

The 2021 Cherokee Nation tribal council elections took place on June 5, 2021, and July 24, 2021. The Cherokee Nation's Tribal Council is made up of seventeen tribal councilors elected from the fifteen districts within the reservation boundaries and two at-large seats. In 2021, elections were held for districts 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 15, and for one of the at-large seats.

This entry records the general, as dated in the source infobox.

2022 Mexican local elections

The 2022 Mexican local elections, held on June 5, 2022, saw voters electing six governors for a six-year term (five years in Aguascalientes and Quintana Roo), deputies for one state congress, and officials for 39 municipalities. The two main coalitions, Juntos Hacemos Historia (MORENA PT PVEM) and Va por México (PAN PRI PRD), competed in the gubernatorial races.

Mexico

2022 National League play-off final

The 2022 National League play-off final, known as the Vanarama National League Promotion Final for sponsorship reasons, was an association football match played on 5 June 2022 at the London Stadium between Solihull Moors and Grimsby Town. It determined the second and final team to gain promotion from the National League, English football's fifth tier, to EFL League Two.

London, United Kingdom

2022 Cambodian communal elections

Communal elections were held in Cambodia on 5 June 2022. It was the fifth quinquennial communal election in Cambodia since 2002. 1,652 communes in all 25 provinces of Cambodia were contested for a total of 11,622 commune council seats. The election precedes the 2023 general election and the 2024 Senate election. 9.2 million of 10.5 million eligible voters were registered to cast their ballots.

Cambodia

Battle of Andéramboukane (2022)

The Battle of Andéramboukane occurred between 4 and 5 June 2022, during the Ménaka offensive of the Mali War. The pro-government militias Movement for the Salvation of Azawad (MSA) and Imghad Tuareg Self-Defense Group and Allies (GATIA) attempted to retake the Islamic State-held town of Andéramboukane but were unsuccessful.

Mali

Hell in a Cell (2022)

The 2022 Hell in a Cell was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event produced by WWE, held for wrestlers from the promotion's main roster brands, Raw and SmackDown. It was the 14th annual and final Hell in a Cell event and took place on June 5, 2022, at the Allstate Arena in the Chicago suburb of Rosemont, Illinois.

Illinois, United States · Chicago, United States

2022 Quintana Roo gubernatorial election

The 2022 Quintana Roo gubernatorial election was held on 5 June 2022 to elect a new governor of Quintana Roo and 25 deputies to the state congress. Despite Carlos Joaquín González being a popular incumbent governor from the Party of the Democratic Revolution and the National Action Party the race was considered as a long shot due to the state's high approval of López Obrador, Morena's strong showing in the midterms and Mara Lezama's own popularity.

2022 Munster Senior Hurling Championship final

The 2022 Munster Senior Hurling Championship final was a hurling match that was played on 5 June at Semple Stadium in Thurles. It was contested by defending champions Limerick and Clare. The game was televised live on RTÉ 2 as part of The Sunday Game, presented by Joanne Cantwell. Commentary on the game was provided by Marty Morrissey alongside Michael Duignan.

2025 Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election

The 2025 Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election was held on 5 June 2025 to elect a member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse, one of nine constituencies in the Central Scotland electoral region. It was triggered by the death of the incumbent, Christina McKelvie of the Scottish National Party (SNP), on 27 March 2025. The Scottish Labour candidate, Davy Russell, won with 8,559 votes (31.6%).

Scotland, United Kingdom

2025 Egypt Cup final

The 2025 Egypt Cup final was the concluding match of the 2024–25 Egypt Cup, the 93rd edition of the tournament organized by the Egyptian Football Association. It was played between Zamalek and Pyramids on 5 June 2025 at Cairo International Stadium in Nasr City, Cairo. The match was originally scheduled for 20 May 2025 but was postponed to 5 June 2025.

Cairo, Egypt