EST. DECEMBER 1994 • 30+ YEARS ONLINE
yow.com 🐯
Owned continuously since 1994
TODAY IN HISTORY
June 5
Friday, June 5, 2026
Day 155 of 2026 | Week 23 | 204 days until Christmas 🎅
HISTORIC EVENTS
The Nintendo Switch 2 video game console is released worldwide.
The Boeing Starliner is launched on its first crewed flight, carrying astronauts Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams to the International Space Station.
A constitutional referendum is held in Kazakhstan following violent protests and civil unrest against the government.
Montenegro becomes the 29th member of NATO.
Six Arab countries—Bahrain, Egypt, Libya, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and the United Arab Emirates—cut diplomatic ties with Qatar, accusing it of destabilising the region.
Two shootings in Aktobe, Kazakhstan, kill six people.
An earthquake with a moment magnitude of 6.0 strikes Ranau, Sabah, Malaysia, killing 18 people, including hikers and mountain guides on Mount Kinabalu, after mass landslides that occurred during the earthquake. This is the strongest earthquake to strike Malaysia since 1975.
Last transit of Venus until the year 2117.
After 65 straight days of civil disobedience, at least 31 people are killed in clashes between security forces and indigenous people near Bagua, Peru.
A fire at a day-care center kills 49 people in Hermosillo, Mexico.
FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS
born in Wilton Manors
Danish songwriter and record producer (Aqua - "Barbie Girl")
American R&B singer-songwriter and musician ("Love Is"; "Back at One")
American attorney in the US Justice Department prosecuting Donald Trump
English comedian and TV presenter (Light Lunch
American athlete (Olympic gold 200m 1988)
NBA forward
American actor (Band of Brothers)
American infielder (Houston Astros)
Canadian NHL right wing
American actress (Prime Suspect)
Swedish guitarist (The Wannadies - "You & Me Song")
American heavy metal guitarist and singer (Nile)
American author (Percy Jackson & the Olympians)
Belgian princess and daughter of Albert II
🎯 yow.com Connection
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