Whole territory of Estonia is occupied by Nazi Germany. Date: September 5, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 5 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On This Day (Today)

World War II: Japanese high command orders withdrawal at Milne Bay, the first major Japanese defeat in land warfare during the Pacific War. Date: September 5, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 5 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today)

World War II: In the Pacific Theater, the 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment lands and occupies Lae Nadzab Airport, near Lae during the Salamaua–Lae campaign. Date: September 5, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 5 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today)

Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg constitute Benelux. Date: September 5, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 5 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today)

Iva Toguri D'Aquino, a Japanese American who broadcast under the name Orphan Annie during World War II, is arrested in Yokohama by U.S. military authorities amid widespread speculation of her being wartime radio propagandist Tokyo Rose. Date: September 5, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 5 📅 Events on this…

Cold War: Igor Gouzenko, a Soviet Union embassy clerk, defects to Canada, exposing Soviet espionage in North America, signalling the beginning of the Cold War. Date: September 5, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 5 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today)

In France, Robert Schuman becomes President of the Council while being Foreign minister; as such, he is the French negotiator of the major treaties of the end of World War II. Date: September 5, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 5 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On…

KLM Flight 633 crashes into the River Shannon in Shannon, County Clare, Ireland, killing 28. Date: September 5, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 5 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today)

Cuban Revolution: Fulgencio Batista bombs the revolt in Cienfuegos. Date: September 5, 1957 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 5 📅 Events on this day in 1957 📅 On This Day (Today)

Muhammad Ali (then known as Cassius Clay) wins the gold medal in the light heavyweight boxing competition at the Olympic Games in Rome. Date: September 5, 1960 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 5 📅 Events on this day in 1960 📅 On This Day (Today)