On This Day: June 5

Updated June 5, 2012, 2:28 pm

On June 5, 1968, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy was shot and mortally wounded just after claiming victory in California’s Democratic presidential primary. Gunman Sirhan Bishara Sirhan was immediately arrested.

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On June 5, 1883, John Maynard Keynes, the British economist whose studies of unemployment and recession revolutionized 20th-century economics, was born. Following his death on April 21, 1946, his obituary appeared in The Times.

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On This Date

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1723 Economist Adam Smith was born in Kirkcaldy, Scotland.

1933 The United States went off the gold standard.

1947 Secretary of State George C. Marshall, speaking at Harvard University, outlined an aid program for Europe that came to be known as the Marshall Plan.

1967 War erupted in the Middle East as Israel raided Egyptian military targets. Syria, Jordan and Iraq entered the conflict.

1981 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that five homosexuals in Los Angeles had come down with a rare kind of pneumonia; they were the first recognized cases of what became known as AIDS.

2002 Elizabeth Smart, 14, was kidnapped from her bedroom in her family’s Salt Lake City home. (She was rescued in March 2003.)

2004 Ronald Reagan, the 40th president of the United States, died in Los Angeles at age 93 after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s disease.

2007 Vice President Dick Cheney’s former chief of staff, I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby, was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison for lying and obstructing the CIA leak investigation. (President George W. Bush later commuted the prison sentence.)

2011 The departure of Yemen’s battle-wounded president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, for treatment in Saudi Arabia set off wild street celebrations in the capital.

Current Birthdays

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Actor Mark Wahlberg turns 41 years old today.

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Rock musician Pete Wentz (Fall Out Boy) turns 33 years old today.

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1934 Bill Moyers, Broadcast journalist, turns 78

1947 Laurie Anderson, Rock singer, turns 65

1949 Ken Follett, Author, turns 63

1951 Suze Orman, TV personality, turns 61

1956 Richard Butler, Rock singer (Psychedelic Furs), turns 56

1956 Kenny G, Jazz saxophonist, turns 56

1967 Ron Livingston, Actor (“Band of Brothers,” “Office Space”), turns 45

1969 Brian McKnight, R&B singer, turns 43

1974 Chad Allen, Actor, turns 38

1977 Liza Weil, Actress (“The Gilmore Girls”), turns 35

Historic Birthdays

John Maynard Keynes 6/5/1883 – 4/21/1946 English economist, journalist and financier.Go to obituary »

67 Adam Smith 6/5/1723 – 7/17/1790
Scottish social philosopher and political economist

73 John Couch Adams 6/5/1819 – 1/21/1892
English mathematician and astronomer

58 Pat Garrett 6/5/1850 – 2/29/1908
American sheriff; shot Billy the Kid

64 Jan Thorn-Prikker 6/5/1868 – 3/5/1932
Dutch painter, designer and decorator

45 Pancho Villa 6/5/1878 – 6/20/1923
Mexican revolutionary guerrilla leader

61 Ruth Benedict 6/5/1887 – 9/17/1948
American anthropologist

38 Federico Garcia Lorca 6/5/1898 – 8/19/1936
Spanish poet and dramatist

77 William Boyd 6/5/1895 – 9/12/1972
American motion-picture and television actor

63 Tony Richardson 6/5/1928 – 11/14/1991
English stage and screen director

1723	Economist Adam Smith was born in Kirkcaldy, Scotland.
1933	The United States went off the gold standard.
1947	Secretary of State George C. Marshall, speaking at Harvard University, outlined an aid program for Europe that came to be known as the Marshall Plan.
1967	War erupted in the Middle East as Israel raided Egyptian military targets. Syria, Jordan and Iraq entered the conflict.
1981	The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that five homosexuals in Los Angeles had come down with a rare kind of pneumonia; they were the first recognized cases of what became known as AIDS.
2002	Elizabeth Smart, 14, was kidnapped from her bedroom in her family’s Salt Lake City home. (She was rescued in March 2003.)
2004	Ronald Reagan, the 40th president of the United States, died in Los Angeles at age 93 after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s disease.
2007	Vice President Dick Cheney’s former chief of staff, I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby, was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison for lying and obstructing the CIA leak investigation. (President George W. Bush later commuted the prison sentence.)
2011	The departure of Yemen’s battle-wounded president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, for treatment in Saudi Arabia set off wild street celebrations in the capital.

1934	Bill Moyers, Broadcast journalist, turns 78
1947	Laurie Anderson, Rock singer, turns 65
1949	Ken Follett, Author, turns 63
1951	Suze Orman, TV personality, turns 61
1956	Richard Butler, Rock singer (Psychedelic Furs), turns 56
1956	Kenny G, Jazz saxophonist, turns 56
1967	Ron Livingston, Actor (“Band of Brothers,” “Office Space”), turns 45
1969	Brian McKnight, R&B singer, turns 43
1974	Chad Allen, Actor, turns 38
1977	Liza Weil, Actress (“The Gilmore Girls”), turns 35

67	Adam Smith 6/5/1723 – 7/17/1790 Scottish social philosopher and political economist
73	John Couch Adams 6/5/1819 – 1/21/1892 English mathematician and astronomer
58	Pat Garrett 6/5/1850 – 2/29/1908 American sheriff; shot Billy the Kid
64	Jan Thorn-Prikker 6/5/1868 – 3/5/1932 Dutch painter, designer and decorator
45	Pancho Villa 6/5/1878 – 6/20/1923 Mexican revolutionary guerrilla leader
61	Ruth Benedict 6/5/1887 – 9/17/1948 American anthropologist
38	Federico Garcia Lorca 6/5/1898 – 8/19/1936 Spanish poet and dramatist
77	William Boyd 6/5/1895 – 9/12/1972 American motion-picture and television actor
63	Tony Richardson 6/5/1928 – 11/14/1991 English stage and screen director