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What happened in history on this day: June 5?
On June 5 in ...
Births on June 5
- 1919 - Birth of Akeo Watanabe in Tokyo, Japan; conductor (Nippon Philharmonic Orchestra 1956-68).
- 1925 - Birth of Bill Hayes in Harvey, Illinois, USA; actor/singer (Your Show of Shows, Days of Our Lives).
- 1925 - Birth of Dorothy Claire in LaPorte, Indiana, USA; singer (Winchell and Mahoney).
- 1937 - Birth of Waylon Jennings in Littlefield, Texas, USA; country singer/songwriter (recorded 60 albums, had 16 No. 1 country singles, inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2001, narrated and sang the theme song for the TV series Dukes of Hazzard).
- 1941 - Birth of Floyd Butler; singer (Friends of Distinction).
- 1941 - Birth of Martha Argerich in Buenos Aires, Argentina; pianist (debut 1949).
- 1945 - Birth of Don Reid in Virginia, USA; country singer (Statler Bros - "Flowers on the Wall").
- 1946 - Birth of Fred Stone; guitarist (Sly and the Family Stone).
- 1952 - Birth of Nicko McBrain; drummer (Iron Maiden - "Number of the Beast").
- 1956 - Birth of Kenny G; saxophonist (Duotones).
- 1956 - Birth of Richard Butler; singer (Psychedelic Furs).
- 1959 - Birth of Michael Winans; gospel singer (The Winans).
- 1964 - Birth of Mags; rocker (Fuzzbox - "Into Rescue").
- 1970 - Birth of Claus Norreen; musician (Aqua).
- 1971 - Birth of Mark Wahlberg AKA Marky Mark in Massachusetts, USA; actor-singer-producer (Entourage).
- 1974 - Birth of P-nut; bassist (311).
- 1979 - Birth of Pete Wentz; bassist (Fall Out Boy).
- 1981 - Birth of Seb Lefebvre; guitarist (Simple Plan).
Deaths on June 5
- 1967 - Death of John Sullivan at age 49 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA; comedian (Lonzo of the Lonzo and Oscar country comedy team - "I'm My Own Grandpa", Grand Ole Opry).
- 1993 - Death of Conway Twitty at age 59 of a ruptured stomach vessel in Branson, Missouri, USA; country singer (39 No. 1 Billboard country hits).
- 1999 - Death of Mel Torme at age 73; singer and songwriter ("The Christmas Song").
- 2002 - Death of Dee Dee Ramone at age 50 in Los Angeles, California, USA; bass player (The Ramones).
- 2022 - Death of Alec John Such at age 70; bass guitar player (Bon Jovi).
- 2023 - Death of Astrud Gilberto at age 83; Brazilian singer ("The Girl From Ipanema" song).
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