Historical Events
- OPEC ministers agree to leave the cartel's oil production quotas unchanged for at least a month, until a scheduled emergency meeting July 3
- Tropical Storm Allison makes landfall on the upper-Texas coastline as a strong tropical storm and dumps large amounts of rain over Houston. The storm caused $5.5 billion in damages, making Allison the costliest tropical storm in U.S. history.
- U.S. Senator Jim Jeffords leaves the Republican Party, an act which shifts control of the United States Senate from the Republicans to the Democratic Party
Famous Deaths
- Pedro Laín Entralgo, Spanish writer, medical and humanist, dies at 93
Died in 2001 2001 Highlights
About June 5, 2001
Day of the Week: Tuesday
How Long Ago? 22 years, 10 months and 22 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Generation Z
Chinese Zodiac: Snake
Star Sign: Gemini
Music Charts
#1 Song: Lady Marmalade - Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya & P!nk
#1 Song: Angel - Shaggy Ft. Rayvon
