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Emiliano Zapata and Villa became formal allies in this period.
Famous Birthdays on June 5
1878 — Pancho Villa
Mexican general and politician, Governor of Chihuahua (died 1923)
June 5 has 184 recorded notable births across history, from 1341 to 2002. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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Major events on June 5
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- 1915 Denmark amends its constitution to allow women's suffrage. Source
- 1873 Sultan Barghash bin Said of Zanzibar closes the great slave market under the terms of a treaty with Great Britain. Source
- 2024 The Boeing Starliner is launched on its first crewed flight, carrying astronauts Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams to the International Space Station. Source
- 1949 Thailand elects Orapin Chaiyakan, the first female member of Thailand's Parliament. Source
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Mary Kay Bergman was the official voice of the Disney character Snow White from 1989 to 1999 and the lead female voice actress on the adult animated television series South Park from the show's debut in 1997 until her death in 1999.
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20th Century Fox adapted the first two books of his Percy Jackson series as part of a film series, which Riordan was not involved with.
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Ernest Augustus was King of Hanover from 20 June 1837 until his death in 1851.
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In 2018, his political song "Question Time", which directed criticism towards the British government, won the Ivor Novello Award for Best Contemporary Song.
More major people born on June 5
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1961
Mary Kay Bergman
American voice actress (died 1999)
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1964
Rick Riordan
American author
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1771
Ernest Augustus
King of Hanover (died 1851)
Ernest Augustus was King of Hanover from 20 June 1837 until his death in 1851.
1998
Dave
British rapper
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1952
Nicko McBrain
English drummer and songwriter
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1931
Jacques Demy
French actor, director, and screenwriter (died 1990)
Jacques Demy was a French director, screenwriter and lyricist. He appeared at the height of the French New Wave alongside contemporaries like Jean-Luc Godard and François Truffaut.
1983
Marques Colston
American football player
Marques E. Colston is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL).
1341
Edmund of Langley
1st Duke of York, son of King Edward III of England and Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports (died 1402)
Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York was the fifth son of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault.
1945
André Lacroix
Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach
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1930
Alifa Rifaat
Egyptian author (died 1996)
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1916
Sid Barnes
Australian cricketer (died 1973)
Sidney George Barnes was an Australian cricketer and cricket writer, who played 13 Test matches between 1938 and 1948.
1976
Torry Holt
American football player
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1991
Ninja
American professional gamer
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1920
Marion Motley
American football player and coach (died 1999)
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1979
Pete Wentz
American singer-songwriter, bass player, actor, and fashion designer
Peter Lewis Kingston Wentz III is an American musician, songwriter and record executive. He is the co-founder, bassist and lyricist for the rock band Fall Out Boy.
1989
Megumi Nakajima
Japanese voice actress and singer
Megumi Nakajima is a Japanese voice actress and singer, who is affiliated with Stay Luck. In 2003, she joined the talent agency Stardust Promotion after passing their audition.
1961
Ramesh Krishnan
Indian tennis player and coach
Ramesh Krishnan is an Indian tennis coach and former professional tennis player. As a junior player in the late 1970s, he won the singles titles at both, Wimbledon and the French Open.
1883
John Maynard Keynes
English economist, philosopher, and academic (died 1946)
John Maynard Keynes, 1st Baron Keynes, was an English economist whose writings are considered the basis for the school of thought known as Keynesian economics, as well as its various offshoots.
1980
Antonio García
Spanish racing driver
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