Historical Events - June 5

1882: Nearly one lakh people died due to storms and floods in Bombay (now Mumbai).

1915: The constitution of Denmark was amended and women were given voting rights. 

1937: Henry Ford introduced the 32 hours working a week concept.

1959: Formation of Singapore’s first government.

1968: US presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated, and Kennedy died the next day.

Famous Birthdays  – June 5

1723: Adam Smith, a British economist, philosopher, and author.

1881: Govindrao Tembe, a harmonium player, stage actor, and music composer.

1883: John Maynard Keynes, a British economist.

1908: Ravi Narayana Reddy, a founding member of the Communist Party of India.

1950: Harishchandra Birajdar, a wrestler and wrestling coach.

1952: Mukesh Bhatt, an Indian film producer.

1972: Yogi Adityanath, the 22nd and current Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.

1976: Rambha, an Indian film actress.

Death Anniversaries -  June 5

1973: M. S. Golwalkar, the second Sarsanghchalak of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.

1996: Kuber Nath Rai, a writer, and scholar of Hindi literature and Sanskrit. 

2004: Ronald Reagan, the 40th president of the United States.