On This Day — May 6

🕰️ Notable Events on May 6

• 2013 — Three women missing for more than a decade are found alive in the U.S. city of Cleveland, Ohio. Wikipedia ↗
• 2010 — In just 36 minutes DOW Jones plunged nearly a 1000 points in what is known as the 2010 Flash Crash. Wikipedia ↗
• 2002 — Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn is assassinated following a radio-interview at the Mediapark in Hilversum. Wikipedia ↗
• 2001 — During a trip to Syria, Pope John Paul II becomes the first pope to enter a mosque. Wikipedia ↗
• 1999 — The first elections to the devolved Scottish Parliament and Welsh Assembly are held. Wikipedia ↗
• 1998 — Kerry Wood strikes out 20 Houston Astros to tie the major league record held by Roger Clemens. He threw a one-hitter and did not walk a batter in his fifth career start. Wikipedia ↗
• 1997 — The Bank of England is given independence from political control, the most significant change in the bank's 300-year history. Wikipedia ↗
• 1996 — The body of former CIA director William Colby is found washed up on a riverbank in southern Maryland, eight days after he disappeared. Wikipedia ↗
• 1994 — Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and French President François Mitterrand officiate at the opening of the Channel Tunnel. Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — 103 Korean Martyrs are canonized by Pope John Paul II in Seoul. Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — The Hitler Diaries are revealed as a hoax after being examined by experts. Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — The 6.5 Mw Friuli earthquake affected Northern Italy with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme), leaving 900-978 dead and 1,700-2,400 injured. Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — During a lull in fighting, 100,000 Armenians gather in Beirut to commemorate 60th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Deniz Gezmiş, Yusuf Aslan and Hüseyin İnan are executed in Ankara after being convicted of attempting to overthrow the Constitutional order. Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Myra Hindley and Ian Brady are sentenced to life imprisonment for the Moors murders in England. Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — More than 20 million viewers watch the first televised royal wedding when Princess Margaret marries Anthony Armstrong-Jones at Westminster Abbey. Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Roger Bannister becomes the first person to run the mile in under four minutes. Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — EDSAC, the first practical electronic digital stored-program computer, runs its first operation. Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — World War II: Axis Sally delivers her last propaganda broadcast to Allied troops. Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — World War II: The Prague Offensive, the last major battle of the Eastern Front, begins. Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — World War II: On Corregidor, the last American forces in the Philippines surrender to the Japanese. Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — At California's March Field, Bob Hope performs his first USO show. Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — The first flight of the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt. Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — John Steinbeck is awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his novel The Grapes of Wrath. Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Hindenburg disaster: The German zeppelin Hindenburg catches fire and is destroyed within a minute while attempting to dock at Lakehurst, New Jersey. Thirty-six people are killed. Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — New Deal: Executive Order 7034 creates the Works Progress Administration. Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — The Deutsche Studentenschaft attacked Magnus Hirschfeld's Institut für Sexualwissenschaft, later burning many of its books. Wikipedia ↗
• 1916 — Twenty-one Lebanese nationalists are executed in Martyrs' Square, Beirut by Djemal Pasha. Wikipedia ↗
• 1916 — Vietnamese Emperor Duy Tân is captured while attempting to call upon the people to rise up against the French, and later being deposed and exiled to Réunion island. Wikipedia ↗
• 1915 — Babe Ruth, then a pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, hits his first major league home run. Wikipedia ↗
• 1910 — George V becomes King of the United Kingdom upon the death of his father, Edward VII. Wikipedia ↗
• 1906 — The Russian Constitution of 1906 is adopted (on April 23rd by the Julian calendar). Wikipedia ↗
• 1902 — Macario Sakay establishes the Tagalog Republic with himself as President. Wikipedia ↗
• 1889 — The Eiffel Tower is officially opened to the public at the Universal Exposition in Paris. Wikipedia ↗
• 1882 — Thomas Henry Burke and Lord Frederick Cavendish are stabbed to death by Fenian assassins in Phoenix Park, Dublin. Wikipedia ↗
• 1882 — The United States Congress passes the Chinese Exclusion Act. Wikipedia ↗
• 1877 — Chief Crazy Horse of the Oglala Lakota surrenders to United States troops in Nebraska. Wikipedia ↗
• 1863 — American Civil War: The Battle of Chancellorsville ends with the defeat of the Army of the Potomac by Confederate troops. Wikipedia ↗
• 1861 — American Civil War: Arkansas secedes from the Union. Wikipedia ↗
• 1857 — The British East India Company disbands the 34th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry whose sepoy Mangal Pandey had earlier revolted against the British and is considered to be the First Martyr in the War of Indian Independence. Wikipedia ↗
• 1840 — The Penny Black postage stamp becomes valid for use in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Wikipedia ↗
• 1835 — James Gordon Bennett, Sr. publishes the first issue of the New York Herald. Wikipedia ↗
• 1801 — Captain Thomas Cochrane in the 14-gun HMS Speedy captures the 32-gun Spanish frigate El Gamo. Wikipedia ↗
• 1782 — Construction begins on the Grand Palace, the royal residence of the King of Siam in Bangkok, at the command of King Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke. Wikipedia ↗
• 1757 — Battle of Prague: A Prussian army fights an Austrian army in Prague during the Seven Years' War. Wikipedia ↗
• 1757 — The end of Konbaung-Hanthawaddy War, and the end of Burmese Civil War (1740-1757). Wikipedia ↗
• 1757 — English poet Christopher Smart is admitted into St Luke's Hospital for Lunatics in London, beginning his six-year confinement to mental asylums. Wikipedia ↗
• 1682 — Louis XIV of France moves his court to the Palace of Versailles. Wikipedia ↗
• 1659 — English Restoration: A faction of the British Army removes Richard Cromwell as Lord Protector of the Commonwealth and reinstalls the Rump Parliament. Wikipedia ↗
• 1542 — Francis Xavier reaches Old Goa, the capital of Portuguese India at the time. Wikipedia ↗
• 1536 — The Siege of Cuzco commences, in which Incan forces attempt to retake the city of Cuzco from the Spanish. Wikipedia ↗
• 1536 — King Henry VIII orders English-language Bibles be placed in every church. In 1539 the Great Bible would be provided for this purpose. Wikipedia ↗
• 1527 — Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. 147 Swiss Guards, including their commander, die fighting the forces of Charles V in order to allow Pope Clement VII to escape into Castel Sant'Angelo. Wikipedia ↗

🎂 Notable Births on May 6

• 1994 — Mateo Kovačić, Austrian-Croatian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1993 — Gustavo Gómez, Paraguayan footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — Brendan Gallagher, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — Byun Baekhyun, South Korean musician and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — José Altuve, Venezuelan baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Dominika Cibulková, Slovakian tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Jesse Hughes, Canadian DJ and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Dries Mertens, Belgian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Goran Dragic, Slovenian basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Chris Paul, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Anton Babchuk, Ukrainian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Juan Pablo Carrizo, Argentinian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Dani Alves, Brazilian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Ingrid Jonach, Australian author Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Gabourey Sidibe, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Trinley Thaye Dorje, Tibetan religious leader, the 17th Karmapa Lama Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Fredrik Sjöström, Swedish ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Jason Witten, American Footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Brooke Bennett, American swimmer Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Ricardo Oliveira, Brazilian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Matthew Whiley, English cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Gerd Kanter, Estonian discus thrower Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Jan Erik Mikalsen, Norwegian composer Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — John Abraham, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Fredrick Federley, Swedish journalist and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Aleksandr Fyodorov, Russian bodybuilder Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Christophe Brandt, Belgian cyclist Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Marc Chouinard, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Mark Eaton, American ice hockey player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Chantelle Newbery, Australian diver Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Dean Chandler, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Alan Richardson, English cricketer and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Bernard Barmasai, Kenyan runner Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Daniela Bártová, Czech pole vaulter and gymnast Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Martin Brodeur, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Naoko Takahashi, Japanese runner Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Chris Shiflett, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Roland Kun, Nauruan politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Jim Magilton, Northern Irish footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Worku Bikila, Ethiopian runner Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Lætitia Sadier, French singer and keyboard player Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Leslie Hope, Canadian actress, director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Alessandra Ferri, Italian ballerina Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Tom Brake, English politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Brad Izzard, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Oleksandr Apaychev, Ukrainian decathlete and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — George Clooney, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Tom Hunter, Scottish businessman and philanthropist Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Gina Riley, Australian actress, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Frans Timmermans, Dutch politician and diplomat, First Vice President of the European Commission Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Lyudmila Andonova, Bulgarian high jumper Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Keith Dowding, English political scientist, philosopher, and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Roma Downey, Irish-American actress and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — John Flansburgh, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Aleksei Lotman, Estonian biologist and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Anne Parillaud, French actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Andreas Busse, German runner Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Charles Hendry, English politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Randall Stout, American architect, designed the Taubman Museum of Art (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Lakis Lazopoulos, Greek actor and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Roland Wieser, German race walker and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Nicholas Alexander, 7th Earl of Caledon, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Armagh Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Tom Bergeron, American television host Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — John Hutton, Baron Hutton of Furness, English academic and politician, Secretary of State for Defence Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Tom Abernethy, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Dora Bakoyannis, Greek politician, 120th Greek Minister for Foreign Affairs Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Angela Hernández Nuñez, Dominican author and poet Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Ain Lutsepp, Estonian actor and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Alexander Akimov, Ukrainian Chernobyl worker (d. 1986) Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Tony Blair, British politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Michelle Courchesne, Canadian urban planner and politician, Deputy Premier of Quebec Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Ülle Rajasalu, Estonian politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Graeme Souness, Scottish footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Lynn Whitfield, American actress and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Gerrit Zalm, Dutch economist and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Samuel Doe, Liberian sergeant and politician, 21st President of Liberia (d. 1990) Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Jeffery Deaver, American journalist and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Frankie Librán, Puerto Rican-American baseball player (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Alan Dale, New Zealand actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Martha Nussbaum, American philosopher and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Ljubomir Vračarević, Serbian martial artist, founded Real Aikido (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Jimmie Dale Gilmore, American country singer-songwriter, guitarist, actor, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Bob Seger, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Anton Furst, English-American production designer and art director (d. 1991) Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Masanori Murakami, Japanese baseball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Andreas Baader, German terrorist, co-founded the Red Army Faction (d. 1977) Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Milton William Cooper, American theorist and author (d. 2001) Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Wolfgang Reinhardt, German pole vaulter (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — James Turrell, American sculptor and illustrator Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — Ariel Dorfman, Argentinian author, playwright, and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Eddie C. Campbell, American singer and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Chet Allen, American child actor (d. 1984) Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Jean Garon, Canadian economist, lawyer, and politician (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Rubin Carter, American-Canadian boxer (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Richard Shelby, American lawyer and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — Ahmet Haxhiu, Kosovan activist (d. 1994) Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — Alexander Thynn, 7th Marquess of Bath, English lieutenant and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — Willie Mays, American baseball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Sonia Rykiel, French fashion designer (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Rosemary Cramp, English archaeologist and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Paul Lauterbur, American chemist and biophysicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — John Taylor, English bishop and theologian (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1926 — Gilles Grégoire, Canadian politician, co-founded the Parti Québécois (d. 2006) Wikipedia ↗
• 1924 — Nestor Basterretxea, Spanish painter and sculptor (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1924 — Patricia Kennedy Lawford, American socialite, activist, and author (d. 2006) Wikipedia ↗
• 1924 — Denny Wright, English guitarist, composer, and producer (d. 1992) Wikipedia ↗
• 1923 — Harry Watson, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2002) Wikipedia ↗
• 1922 — Camille Laurin, Canadian psychiatrist and politician, 7th Deputy Premier of Quebec (d. 1999) Wikipedia ↗
• 1921 — Erich Fried, Austrian-German author, poet, and translator (d. 1988) Wikipedia ↗
• 1920 — Ross Hunter, American actor and producer (d. 1996) Wikipedia ↗
• 1920 — Kamisese Mara, Fijian politician, 1st Prime Minister of Fiji (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
• 1920 — Marguerite Piazza, American soprano and actress (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1919 — André Guelfi, French race car driver (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1918 — Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, emir of Abu Dhabi and first president of the United Arab Emirates (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
• 1917 — Kal Mann, American songwriter (d. 2001) Wikipedia ↗
• 1916 — Robert H. Dicke, American physicist and astronomer (d. 1997) Wikipedia ↗
• 1915 — Orson Welles, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1985) Wikipedia ↗
• 1915 — Theodore H. White, American historian, journalist, and author (d. 1986) Wikipedia ↗
• 1913 — Carmen Cavallaro, American pianist (d. 1989) Wikipedia ↗
• 1913 — Stewart Granger, English-American actor (d. 1993) Wikipedia ↗
• 1911 — Guy des Cars, French journalist and author (d. 1993) Wikipedia ↗
• 1907 — Weeb Ewbank, American football player and coach (d. 1998) Wikipedia ↗
• 1906 — André Weil, French mathematician and academic (d. 1998) Wikipedia ↗
• 1905 — Philip N. Krasne, American lawyer and producer (d. 1999) Wikipedia ↗
• 1904 — Moshé Feldenkrais, Ukrainian-Israeli physicist and academic (d. 1984) Wikipedia ↗
• 1904 — Catherine Lacey, English actress (d. 1979) Wikipedia ↗
• 1904 — Harry Martinson, Swedish novelist, essayist, and poet Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1978) Wikipedia ↗
• 1903 — Toots Shor, American businessman, founded Toots Shor's Restaurant (d. 1977) Wikipedia ↗
• 1902 — Harry Golden, Ukrainian-American journalist and author (d. 1981) Wikipedia ↗
• 1902 — Max Ophüls, German-American director and screenwriter (d. 1957) Wikipedia ↗
• 1898 — Konrad Henlein, Czech soldier and politician (d. 1945) Wikipedia ↗
• 1897 — Paul Alverdes, German author and poet (d. 1979) Wikipedia ↗
• 1896 — Rolf Maximilian Sievert, Swedish physicist and academic (d. 1966) Wikipedia ↗
• 1895 — Júlio César de Mello e Souza, Brazilian mathematician and author (d. 1974) Wikipedia ↗
• 1895 — Fidél Pálffy, Hungarian soldier and politician, Hungarian Minister of Agriculture (d. 1946) Wikipedia ↗
• 1895 — Rudolph Valentino, Italian actor (d. 1926) Wikipedia ↗
• 1883 — Alberto Collo, Italian actor (d. 1955) Wikipedia ↗
• 1880 — Winifred Brunton, English-South African painter and illustrator (d. 1959) Wikipedia ↗
• 1880 — Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, German-Swiss painter (d. 1938) Wikipedia ↗
• 1879 — Bedřich Hrozný, Czech orientalist and linguist (d. 1952) Wikipedia ↗
• 1879 — Hendrik van Heuckelum, Dutch footballer (d. 1929) Wikipedia ↗
• 1872 — Willem de Sitter, Dutch mathematician, physicist, and astronomer (d. 1934) Wikipedia ↗
• 1872 — Djemal Pasha, Ottoman general (d. 1922) Wikipedia ↗
• 1871 — Victor Grignard, French chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1935) Wikipedia ↗
• 1871 — Christian Morgenstern, German author and poet (d. 1914) Wikipedia ↗
• 1870 — Walter Rutherford, Scottish golfer (d. 1936) Wikipedia ↗
• 1869 — Junnosuke Inoue, Japanese businessman and central banker, 8th and 11th Governor of the Bank of Japan (d. 1932) Wikipedia ↗

📅 National Days on May 6 (Calendar.cx)

Also observed on May 6

🏛️ Public Holidays

Also in: Constitution Memorial Day (JP) · 振替休日 (JP)

🏀 Sports

• NHL: Minnesota Wild @ Colorado Avalanche — 00:00
• MLB: Los Angeles Dodgers @ Houston Astros — 00:10
• NBA: Los Angeles Lakers @ Oklahoma City Thunder — 00:30
• MLB: New York Mets @ Colorado Rockies — 00:40
• MLB: Chicago White Sox @ Los Angeles Angels — 01:38
• MLB: Atlanta Braves @ Seattle Mariners — 01:40