On June 5, history records 57 notable events, 191 famous births and 78 deaths, spanning the years 754 to 1849.
Events on this day include: Boniface, Anglo-Saxon missionary, is killed by a band of pagans at Dokkum in Frisia. (754); Kraków, in Poland, receives city rights. (1257).
Notable people born on June 5 include Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York (1341), Ludovico III Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua (1412), Justus Jonas (1493).
Notable figures who died on this day include Sima Lun (301), Epiphanius of Constantinople (535), Pope Theodosius I of Alexandria (567).
Events on 5 June 57
See all →Boniface, Anglo-Saxon missionary, is killed by a band of pagans at Dokkum in Frisia.
Battle of the Gulf of Naples: Roger of Lauria, admiral to King Peter III of Aragon, captures Charles of Salerno.
The city of Breda surrenders to the Spanish tercios under general Ambrosio Spinola.
The Battle of New Ross: The attempt to spread the United Irish Rebellion into Munster is defeated.
The June Rebellion breaks out in Paris in an attempt to overthrow the monarchy of Louis Philippe.
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Birthdays on 5 June 191
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Deaths on 5 June 78
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