June 5, 1941

1941Martha Argerich, Argentinian pianist^[†]

Martha Argerich is an Argentine classical concert pianist. She is widely considered to be one of the greatest pianists of all time. Argerich is known for her interpretations of the works by composers such as Chopin, Ravel, Liszt, Prokofiev, and Schumann.

1941Erasmo Carlos, Brazilian singer-songwriter (died 2022)^[†]

Erasmo Carlos was a Brazilian singer and songwriter, most closely associated with his friend and longtime collaborator Roberto Carlos. Together, they created many chart hits including "É proibido fumar", "Sentado à beira do caminho", "Além do horizonte", "Amigo" and "Festa de arromba".

1941Spalding Gray, American writer, actor, and monologist (died 2004)^[†]

Spalding Gray was an American monologist, actor, novelist, playwright, screenwriter and performance artist. He is best known for the autobiographical monologues that he wrote and performed for the theater in the 1980s and 1990s, as well as for his film adaptations of these works, beginning in 1987. He wrote and starred in several films, working with different directors.

1941Gudrun Sjödén, Swedish designer^[†]

Gudrun Sjödén is a Swedish fashion designer.

1941World War II: Four thousand Chongqing residents are asphyxiated in a bomb shelter during the Bombing of Chongqing.^[†]

Chongqing is a direct-administered municipality in Southwestern China. Chongqing is one of the four direct-administered municipalities under the Central People's Government, along with Beijing, Shanghai, and Tianjin. It is the only directly administrated municipality located deep inland. The municipality covers a large geographical area roughly the size of Austria, which includes several disjunct urban areas in addition to Chongqing proper. Due to its classification, the municipality of Chongqing is the largest city proper in the world by population, though Chongqing is not the most populous urban area.