What happened on June 5

71 documented historical events happened on June 5, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: The Daming Palace in Chang'an became the seat of government and the royal residence of the Tang dynasty during the reign of Emperor Gaozong. On the same day, in another year: Bolesław V, High Duke of Poland, granted city rights to Kraków modelled on the Magdeburg town charter. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.

160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on June 5, including John Maynard Keynes, Mary Helen Young, Ralph Benatzky. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.

90 people with a Wikipedia article died on June 5, including Sima Lun, Jacob of Edessa, Saint Boniface. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.

16 observances are celebrated on June 5 around the world: Arbor Day (New Zealand), Christian feast day: Boniface, Christian feast day: Dorotheus of Gaza, Christian feast day: Dorotheus of Tyre, Christian feast day: Luke Loan Ba Vu (Roman Catholic Church), Christian feast day: Genesius, Count of Clermont. The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.