June 5: World Environment Day; Feast day of Saint Boniface (Christianity); Father's Day and Constitution Day in Denmark
- 1305 – Raymond Bertrand de Got became Pope Clement 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 Profumo admitted 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 the Tiananmen Square protests before being dragged aside.
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