📰 TODAY IN HISTORY

📆 - June 5

📜 Events:

• 1644 — Manchu forces of the Qing Dynasty take Beijing during the collapse of the Ming Dynasty.

• 1849 — Denmark becomes a constitutional monarchy with the signing of a new constitution.

• 1883 — The first regularly scheduled Orient Express departs from Paris.

• 1916 — The Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire begins during World War I.

• 1964 — The DSV Alvin, a famous deep-sea research submersible, begins operation.

• 1967 — The Six-Day War begins between Israel and the Arab states of Egypt, Syria, and Jordan.

• 1989 — The "Unknown Rebel" halts the advance of a column of tanks after the Tiananmen Square protests in Beijing.

*⭐ Births:*

• 1507 — Fernando of Portugal, Duke of Guarda (d. 1534).

• 1772 — Adam Smith, British economist and philosopher (d. 1790).

• 1878 — Pancho Villa, Mexican revolutionary (d. 1923).

• 1898 — Federico García Lorca, Spanish poet and playwright (d. 1936).

• 1941 — Erasmo Carlos, Brazilian singer and songwriter (d. 2022).

• 1946 — Wanderléa, Brazilian singer.

• 1971 — Mark Wahlberg, American actor.

*🕊️ Deaths:*

• 754 — Boniface of Mainz, Catholic saint (b. c. 672).

• 1826 — Carl Maria von Weber, German composer (b. 1786).

• 1900 — Stephen Crane, American writer (b. 1871).

• 2000 — João Nogueira, Brazilian singer and songwriter (b. 1941).

• 2004 — Ronald Reagan, American actor and politician (b. 1911).

• 2022 — Dom Phillips, British journalist (b. 1964).

• 2023 — Astrud Gilberto, Brazilian singer (b. 1940).

*📍 Holidays and Recurring Events:*

* World Environment Day

* International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing

*International:*

* Domna Day - Ireland

*Brazil:*

* Ecology Day

* Anniversary of Brazlândia, Federal District

* Anniversary of Taguatinga, Federal District

* Anniversary of Lidianópolis, Paraná

* National Recycling Day
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