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<p><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_5" title="June 5">June 5</a></b>: <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Environment_Day" title="World Environment Day">World Environment Day</a></b>; <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerusalem_Day" title="Jerusalem Day">Jerusalem Day</a></b> in Israel (2024)
</p><ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1897" title="1897">1897</a> – The Ancient Temples and Shrines Preservation Law was passed, instituting the protection of structures and artifacts in Japan designated <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Treasure_(Japan)" title="National Treasure (Japan)">National Treasures</a></b>.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1899" title="1899">1899</a> – <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Luna" title="Antonio Luna">Antonio Luna</a></b>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_of_the_Army_(Philippines)" title="Chief of the Army (Philippines)">Commanding General of the Philippine Army</a>, was assassinated in the midst of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine%E2%80%93American_War" title="Philippine–American War">Philippine–American War</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997" title="1997">1997</a> – Anticipating a coup attempt, President <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pascal_Lissouba" title="Pascal Lissouba">Pascal Lissouba</a> of the Republic of the Congo ordered the detention of his rival <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denis_Sassou_Nguesso" title="Denis Sassou Nguesso">Denis Sassou Nguesso</a>, initiating <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_the_Congo_Civil_War_(1997%E2%80%931999)" title="Republic of the Congo Civil War (1997–1999)">a second civil war</a></b>.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004" title="2004">2004</a> – <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No%C3%ABl_Mam%C3%A8re" title="Noël Mamère">Noël Mamère</a>, the mayor of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A8gles" title="Bègles">Bègles</a>, conducted a marriage ceremony for two men, even though <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_France" title="Same-sex marriage in France">same-sex marriage in France</a></b> had not yet been legalised.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009" title="2009">2009</a> – After <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Peruvian_political_crisis" title="2009 Peruvian political crisis">almost two months of civil disobedience</a></b>, at least 31 people were killed in clashes between the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Police_of_Peru" title="National Police of Peru">National Police</a> and indigenous people in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bagua_Province" title="Bagua Province">Bagua Province</a>, Peru.</li></ul>
<p><b>Births and Deaths: </b><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivy_Compton-Burnett" title="Ivy Compton-Burnett">Ivy Compton-Burnett</a></b> (<abbr title="born">b.</abbr> 1884); <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theippan_Maung_Wa" title="Theippan Maung Wa">Theippan Maung Wa</a></b> (<abbr title="born">b.</abbr> 1899); <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Gloster" title="Elizabeth Gloster">Elizabeth Gloster</a></b> (<abbr title="born">b.</abbr> 1949); <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megumi_Nakajima" title="Megumi Nakajima">Megumi Nakajima</a></b> (<abbr title="born">b.</abbr> 1989)</p>
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