June 5

 Holidays and Observances
(Alphabetical Order)

2026 Daily Holidays that fall on June 5, include:

• Apple II Day 
• Festival of Popular Delusions Day 
• Hot Air Balloon Day 
• Hug An Atheist Day - June 5, 2026 (First Friday in June)
• National Donut Day - June 5, 2026 (First Friday in June)
• National Gingerbread Day 
• National Gun Violence Awareness Day - June 5, 2026
• National Moonshine Day 
• National Veggie Burger Day 
• Sausage Roll Day 
• World Day Against Speciesism 
• World Environment Day 

2026 Weekly Holidays that include June 5, are:

• Info. to Come!

2026 Monthly Holidays that include June 5, are:

There are too many monthly holidays to include here, so please check out our June Holidays page to see all of the holidays that are celebrated the entire month of June.

NOTE:

1. A page on each holiday will be coming soon and linked above.
2. If a date is a movable holiday, that is different every year, I'll include the year as well as the date rule above. Otherwise, the holiday falls on the same date each year.

June 5th is Hot Air Balloon Day!  This is a picture that I took at the Great Reno Balloon Race on 9/11/2011, in Reno, Nevada.  Check out the link for more of my photo's of this great event on my Truckee Travel Guide website.

World Festivals and Events
(Date Order)

• Info. to Come!

Astrological Sign

The Astrological Sign for June 5 is Gemini.

Birth Flower of the Month

Birthstone

The Birthstone(s) for June is:

• Pearls which have been popular in jewelry for centuries because of their natural beauty.
• Alexandrite gemstones are extremely rate and change color based on the lighting
• Moonstone

Famous Birthdays

• 1878 - Pancho Villa, Mexican general, revolutionary guerrilla leader (d. 1923)
• 1932 - Dave Gold, American businessman who founded the 99 Cents Only Stores (d. 2013)
• 1941 - Robert Kraft, American businessman who founded The Kraft Group
• 1951 - Suze Orman, American financial adviser, author, and television host
• 1956 - Kenny G, American saxophonist, songwriter, and producer
• 1967 - Ron Livingston, American actor (Office Space, Band of Brothers)
• 1969 - Brian McKnight, American singer, songwriter, and producer
• 1971 - Mark Wahlberg, American model, rapper (Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch), actor (The Departed, Lone Survivor), and producer

Famous Deaths

• 1993 - Conway Twitty, American country singer, songwriter, and guitarist (b. 1933)
• 2004 - Ronald Reagan, American actor, Governor of California, and 40th President of the United States (b. 1911)

Famous Weddings and Divorces

• 1999 - Actress Reese Witherspoon marries actor Ryan Phillippe
• 2004 - Actress and singer Jennifer Lopez marries actor and singer Marc Anthony
• 2012 - Actress Debra Messing (Will & Grace, Smash) divorces actor and producer Daniel Zelman after 10 years

Quote of the Day

Healthy Diet Habit Tip of the Day 
or a Recipe of the Day

All of you have unhealthy food habits that you have adopted, maybe unknowingly? Manufacturers have jumped on the bandwagon to promote their dismally unhealthy products as healthy! You buy their trickery easily! To be healthy in today’s economy means that you must be savvy. These tricks will quickly destroy your daily meal plan! Read more about Unhealthy Food Habits at Kerry's Healthy Diet Habits website!

Season

June 5th falls within the Spring Season in the Northern Hemisphere.

Spring is one of the four seasons. It follows the Winter Season, and is before the Summer Season. The weather warms up from the dreary cold, rainy and snowy weather, and you can spend more time outside.

The land comes alive in Spring, with grass turning green and early flowers like daffodils, tulips and California poppy's and other wildflowers bringing beauty back into your life!

Check out our Spring Season page for information about Spring, Spring Dates, Major Spring Holidays and Observances, Major Spring Festivals, Fun Facts About Spring, Spring Food Tips, Spring Gardening, Spring Preparation, Spring Quotes, and Spring Weather Information.

Kerry has put together some great information and tips on Spring foods: 

• Spring Weight Loss Tips

If you live in the Southern Hemisphere, this day falls in the Fall Season. 

• Fall Cooking

• Fall Foods

• Fall Snacks

• Fall Weight Loss Tips

This Day in History

• 1817 - The Frontenac, the first Great Lakes steamer is launched
• 1837 - The Republic of Texas incorporates Houston
• 1851 - Uncle tom's Cabin, an anti-slavery serial by Harriet Beecher Stowe  starts a ten month run in the National Era abolitionist newspaper
• 1942 - The United States declares war on Bulgaria, Hungary, and Romania during World War II
• 1968 - Robert F. Kennedy, a U.S. Presidential candidate is shot by Sirhan Sirhan, a Palestinian and dies the next day
• 1975 - For the first time since the Six Day War, the Suez Canal opens
• 1976 - The Teton Dam in the US State of Idaho collapses
• 2001 - Tropical Storm Allison causes $5.5 billion in damages in Houston, Texas
• 2004 - Ronald Reagan, the 40th President of the United States dies at age 93

This Day in Music

• 1956 - Elvis Presley sings his new single Hound Dog on The Milton Berle Show
• 1961 - Running Scared by Roy Orbison hits #1
• 1968 - Don't Pass Me By by The Beatles is recorded
• 1971 - You've Got a Friend by James Taylor is released
• 1993 - Should've Been a Cowboy by Toby Keith is his first #1 Country hit

This Day in Sports

• 1955 - New York Yankee Mickey Mantle hits a 550' HR 
• 1981 - Nolan Ryan of the Astro's becomes the all time walk leader with 1,777 walks
• 1983 - Chris Evert beats Mima Jausovec in the 82nd Women's French Open (6-1, 6-2)
• 1988 - Steffi Graf beats Natalia Zvereva in the 87th Women's French Open (6-0, 6-0)

Word of the Day from Wiktionary

Wishing You a Great Day Today!