June 5 is the 156th day of the year (157th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 209 days remaining until the end of the year.
June 5:World Environment Day; Feast day of Saint Boniface(Christianity); Father's Day and Constitution Day in Denmark
More anniversaries:
1305 – Raymond Bertrand de Got became PopeClement V, succeeding Pope Benedict XI who died one year earlier.
1832 – The June Rebellion, an anti-monarchist uprising of students, broke out in Paris.
1883 – The Orient Express (pictured), a train line that became synonymous with intrigue and luxury travel, began operations.
1963 – The British Secretary of State for War John Profumoadmitted he lied to the House of Commons during enquiries about his involvement in a sex scandal and resigned.
1989 – An anonymous demonstrator, later dubbed "Tank Man", single-handedly stopped a column of Chinese tanks during theTiananmen Square protests before being dragged aside.