Holidays
- World Environment Day
- International Day against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing
- Day of formation of the Russian police
- Day of creation of the State Plant Quarantine Service in Russia
- Sun Bunnies Festival
- Rubber Ducky Bathroom Day
- Ecologist Day
- Cathedral of Rostov-Yaroslavl Saints
- World Day Against Species Discrimination
- ketchup day
- gingerbread day
- Donut Day
Significant dates
1706 A military hospital was opened in Moscow (now the Main Military Clinical Hospital named after N.N. Burdenko).
1783 French inventors, the Montgolfier brothers, launched a hot air balloon into the air for the first time in history.
1851 Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel “Uncle Tom's Cabin” (6+) began to be published in the USA.
1909 A monument to Alexander III was consecrated and inaugurated in St. Petersburg.
1967 The Six Day War began between Israel and Egypt, Syria and Jordan.
1981 A new disease has been registered – AIDS.
1988 The Russian Orthodox Church celebrated the millennium of the baptism of Rus'.
Persons
On June 5, 1737, the Russian military leader, a major military figure in Russia, Ivan Hannibal was born.
On June 5, 1805, Russian sculptor Pyotr Klodt was born.
On June 5, 1837, Russian landscape painter and wanderer Sergei Ammosov was born.
On June 5, 1900, Hungarian physicist, founder of holography, Nobel laureate Dennis Gabor was born.
Folk calendar
Levon Ogorechnik, Levon Konoplyanik
Saint Leonty, whose memory is celebrated on this day, lived in the 12th century and was the bishop of Rostov and Suzdal.
It was customary to plant cucumbers on Levon (Leonty). At the same time, they paid attention to signs: if a lot of gadflies appear, this promises a good harvest of vegetables.
Name day on this day
Adrian, Alexander, Alexey, Andrey, Afanasy, Boris, Vasily, Gennady, Daniel, Dmitry, Evdokia, Euphrosyne, Ivan, Ignatius, Konstantin, Leonty, Maria, Mikhail, Nikita, Peter, Roman, Sevastyan, Fedor.
Source: Calend.ru.
