In 1806, Louis Bonaparte was declared king of the Netherlands.

In 1963, Secretary of State for War, John Profumo, resigned after admitting an affair with model Christine Keeler.

In 1990, Iran demanded that Satanic Verses author Salman Rushdie be handed over to British Muslims.

From the Telegraph & Argus of June 5th, 1978...

Almost 1,000 workers at the Bradford tractor firm of International Harvester Ltd, who have been laid off for up to two weeks, may be back at work later this week. A four- week strike by clerical staff at the company's Doncaster factories has lead to a shortage of work, forcing Bradford management to lay off 720 hourly-paid employees two weeks ago. About 200 shop-floor workers were also laid off last week.

From the Telegraph & Argus of June 5th, 1953...

Bradford Rugby Football Club showed a net profit of £372.9s.4d. for the year ended April 30. Membership subscriptions were up by £70 and the county championship final brought in over £180. On the payments side, ground expenses increased from £398 to £623. The annual meeting will be at the clubroom, Lidget Green, next Monday (7.30pm).