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May 6 is the 126th day of the year (127th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. International holidays and other major events April 1 - April Fools' Day April 4 - Qingming Festival (Mainland International holidays May 1 - Labour Day ( Pakistan) May 1 - Labour Day ( Singapore) International holidays and commemorations June 8 - Dragon Boat Festival ( Traditional Chinese) June 9 - Shavuot Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola. Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors. Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common International holidays May 1 - Labour Day ( Pakistan) May 1 - Labour Day ( Singapore) May 2007 is the fifth month of that year It began on a Tuesday and 31 days later ended on a Thursday. May 2006 was a month with thirty-one days The following events also occurred during the month May 2005 was the fifth month of that year It began on a Sunday and ended after 31 days on a Tuesday. May 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September May 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September May 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September May 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 239 days remaining until the end of the year.

Contents 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances 5 External links

Events

• 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 The Renaissance (from French Renaissance, meaning "rebirth" Italian: Rinascimento, from re- "again" and nascere 147 Swiss Guards, including their commander, die fighting the forces of Charles V during the Sack of Rome in order to allow Pope Clement VII to escape into Castel Sant'Angelo. Swiss Guards Swiss mercenary is the name given to those soldiers who have served as Bodyguards, ceremonial guards and palace guards at foreign European courts since Charles V (24 February 1500 &ndash 21 September 1558 was History See also History of the Papacy Catholics recognize the Pope as a successor to Saint Peter, who Jesus named as the "shepherd" and For the Antipope (1378&ndash1394 see Antipope Clement VII. Pope Clement VII ( May 26, 1478 &ndash September For the town with the same name see Castel Sant'Angelo (RI The Mausoleum of Hadrian, usually known as the Castel Sant'Angelo, is a towering
• 1536 - King Henry VIII orders English language Bibles be placed in every church. Henry VIII (28 June 1491 &ndash 28 January 1547 was King of England and Lord of Ireland, later King of Ireland and claimant to the Kingdom of
• 1542 - Francis Xavier reaches Old Goa, the capital of Portuguese India at the time. Saint Francis Xavier ( Konkani / Konknni: Sam Fransisku Xavier/ Sanv Fransisk Xavier Basque: San Frantzisko Xabierkoa Spanish: San Francisco WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Goa Velha or Adlem Gõi or Pornne Gõi is a Census town in North Goa district Portuguese India (Índia Portuguesa or Estado da Índia) was the aggregate of Portugal 's colonial holdings in India.
• 1604 - Leon VII Spanish poet's first poem is published: La Cocina. Leo VII (died July 13, 939) Pope from January 3, 936 until his death in 939 was preceded by Pope John XI (931&ndash935
• 1682 - Louis XIV of France moves his court to Versailles. Early years Birth and ancestry Louis XIV was born in the Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye on September 5 1638 and bore the Heir apparent Versailles (vɛʀsaj in French) formerly de facto capital of the kingdom of France, is now a wealthy suburb of Paris and is still an important
• 1757 - Battle of Prague - A Prussian army fights an Austrian army in Prague during the Seven Years' War. Year 1757 ( MDCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a In the Battle of Prague or Battle of Štěrboholy on May 6, 1757 Frederick the Great's 67000 Prussians forced 60000 Austrians Prussia ( Latin: Borussia, Prutenia; Prūsija Prūsija Prusy Old Prussian: Prūsa) was most recently a historic state Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Prague (ˈprɑːg Praha (ˈpraɦa see also other names) is the Capital and Largest city of the Czech Republic. The Seven Years' War (1756&ndash1763 involved all of the major European powers of the period causing 900000 to 1400000 deaths
• 1816 - The American Bible Society is founded in New York City. Year 1816 ( MDCCCXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The American Bible Society ( ABS) is a group founded in 1816, that publishes distributes and translates the Bible. The City of New York
• 1835 - James Gordon Bennett, Sr. publishes the first issue of the New York Herald. Year 1835 ( MDCCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common James Gordon Bennett ( 1 September 1795 &ndash 1 June 1872) was the founder editor and publisher of the New York Herald The New York Herald was a large distribution Newspaper based in New York City that existed between May 6, 1835 and 1924
• 1840 - The Penny Black postage stamp is valid for use in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Year 1840 ( MDCCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The Penny Black, the world's first adhesive Postage stamp of a public postal system was issued by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland on A postage stamp is an adhesive paper evidence of pre-paying a fee for postal services The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was the formal name of the United Kingdom from 1 January 1801 until 12 April 1927
• 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 India's Independence. Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the The Honourable East India Company ( HEIC) referred to most commonly as the East India Company, also historically and colloquially as John Company, or A sepoy (ˈsipɔɪ (from Persian سپاهی Sipâhi meaning "soldier" was a native of India, a soldier allied to a European power usually the Mangal Pandey (c July 19 1827 &ndash 8 April 1857) (Hindi मंगल पांडे was a Sepoy (soldier in the 34th Regiment The Indian Rebellion of 1857 began as a mutiny of Sepoys of British East India Company 's army on the 10th of May 1857 in the town of Meerut,
• 1860 - Giuseppe Garibaldi's Mille sets sail from Genoa to the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting Garibaldi redirects here for other meanings see Garibaldi (disambiguation. The Expedition of the Thousand was a military campaign led by the revolutionary general Giuseppe Garibaldi in 1860, in which a force of volunteers defeated the The Kingdom of the Two Sicilies ( Regno delle Due Sicilie) commonly known as just the Two Sicilies, was the name of a Kingdom in Europe.
• 1861 - American Civil War: Arkansas secedes from the Union. Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South Arkansas ( is a state located in the southern region of the United States. During the American Civil War, the Union was a name used to refer to the federal government of the United States, which was supported by the twenty-three
• 1863 - American Civil War: The Battle of Chancellorsville ends with the defeat of the Army of the Potomac by Confederate troops. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Forces and plans The Chancellorsville campaign began with the potential of leading to one of the most lopsided clashes in the war The Army of the Potomac was the major Union Army in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War. The Confederate States of America (also called the Confederacy, the Confederate States, and CSA) formed as the government set up from 1861
• 1877 - Chief Crazy Horse of the Oglala Sioux surrenders to United States troops in Nebraska. Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Crazy Horse ( Lakota: Thašuŋka Witko, literally "His-Horse-is-Crazy" (ca The Oglala Lakota or Oglala Sioux, (ogəˈlala meaning "to scatter one's own" in Siouan, live in the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Nebraska ( is a state located on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States and
• 1882 - Thomas Henry Burke and Lord Frederick Cavendish are stabbed and killed during the Phoenix Park Murders in Dublin. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Thomas Henry Burke is a name shared by the following individuals Thomas Henry Burke (Irish Office (1829&ndash1882 Irish Catholic government official in Britain's Lord Frederick Charles Cavendish (30 November 1836 – 6 May 1882 was an English Liberal politician and protégé of the Prime Minister, The term Phoenix Park Murders is used to refer to the assassination in 1882 of Thomas Henry Burke and the newly appointed Chief Secretary for Ireland, Lord Frederick Dublin (ˈdʌblɨn/ /ˈdʊblɨn or /ˈdʊbəlɪn/, bˠalʲə aːha klʲiəh or cliə(ɸ is both the largest city and capital of Ireland.
• 1882 - The United States Congress passes the Chinese Exclusion Act. The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses The Chinese Exclusion Act was a United States federal law passed on May 6 1882 following revisions made in 1880 to the Burlingame Treaty of 1868
• 1889 - The Eiffel Tower is officially opened to the public at the Universal Exposition in Paris. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Eiffel Tower (Tour Eiffel /tuʀ ɛfɛl/ is an Iron Tower built The Exposition Universelle of 1889 was a World's Fair held in Paris, France from May 6, to October 31, 1889. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city
• 1910 - George V becomes King of the United Kingdom upon the death of his father, Edward VII. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
• 1935 - New Deal: Executive Order 7034 creates the Works Progress Administration. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The New Deal was the name that United States President Franklin D The Works Progress Administration (renamed in 1939 the Work Projects Administration; WPA) was the largest New Deal agency employing millions of people
• 1937 - Hindenburg disaster: The German zeppelin Hindenburg catches fire and is destroyed within a minute while attempting to dock at Lakehurst, New Jersey. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Nazi Germany and the Third Reich are the common English names for Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers A Zeppelin is a type of Rigid airship pioneered by the German Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin in the early 20th century based on designs he had outlined Lakehurst is a Borough in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. Thirty-six people are killed.
• 1940 - John Steinbeck is awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his novel The Grapes of Wrath. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Steinbeck III (February 27 1902—December 20 1968 was one of the best-known and most widely read American writers of the 20th century The Pulitzer Prize for Fiction has been awarded since 1948 for distinguished fiction by an American author preferably dealing with American life The Grapes of Wrath is a novel published in 1939 and written by John Steinbeck, who was awarded the Pulitzer Prize and the Nobel Prize for
• 1941 - At California's March Field, Bob Hope performs his first USO show. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. For the history and uses of this facility prior to 1993 see March Air Force Base March Joint Air Reserve Base is located in Riverside County Bob Hope, KBE KCSG ( May 29, 1903 &ndash July 27, 2003) was an American comedian and actor who appeared in "USO" redirects here for other uses see USO (disambiguation The United Service Organizations Inc
• 1942 - World War II: On Corregidor, the last American forces in the Philippines surrender to the Japanese. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including For the Spanish historical administrative position see Corregidor (position Corregidor is an island in the entrance of the Philippines The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.
• 1945 - World War II: Axis Sally delivers her last propaganda broadcast to Allied troops (first was on December 11, 1941). Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Mildred Gillars ( November 29, 1900 – June 25, 1988) also known as " Axis Sally," was a female Radio personality Propaganda is a concerted set of messages aimed at influencing the opinions or behaviors of large numbers of people In general allies are people groups or nations that have joined together in an association for mutual benefit or to achieve some common purpose Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
• 1945 - World War II: The Prague Offensive, the last major battle of the Eastern Front, begins. The Prague Strategic Offensive (Пражская стратегическая наступательная операция "Prague Strategic Offensive" was the last major
• 1954 - Roger Bannister becomes the first person to run the mile in under four minutes. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Sir Roger Gilbert Bannister, CBE (born 23 March 1929 is an English former athlete best known as the first man to run the Mile in less than 4 Running is a means for an animal to move on Foot. It is defined in Sporting terms as a Gait in which at some point all feet are off the ground A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States In athletics, the four-minute mile is the Running of a Mile (1609
• 1960 - More than 20 million viewers watch the first televised royal wedding when Princess Margaret marries Anthony Armstrong-Jones at Westminster Abbey. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Antony Charles Robert Armstrong-Jones 1st Earl of Snowdon GCVO RDI (born 7 March 1930) is an English photographer and Emmy Award The Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster, which is almost always referred to by its original name of Westminster Abbey, is a large mainly Gothic church
• 1962 - St. Martín de Porres is canonized by Pope John XXIII. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Saint Martín de Porres ( December 9, 1579 &ndash November 3, 1639) was a Dominican cooperator brother who was beatified Canonization is the act by which a particular Christian church declares a deceased person to be a Saint and is included in the canon or list of recognized saints Pope John (numberingBlessed
• 1966 - Myra Hindley and Ian Brady are sentenced to life imprisonment for the Moors Murders in England. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Myra Hindley (23 July 1942 &ndash 15 November 2002 was an English Serial killer convicted along with her lover Ian Brady, of killing four children between Ian Brady (Born Ian Duncan Stewart on January 2, 1938) is known primarily for the series of sadistic murders that he committed with his lover Myra Hindley The Moors murders were committed by Ian Brady and Myra Hindley around the Manchester area of England between 1963 and 1965 England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland
• 1972 - Deniz Gezmiş, Yusuf Aslan and Hüseyin İnan are executed in Ankara for attempting to overthrow the Constitutional order. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Deniz Gezmiş was a Marxist-Leninist Political activist in the Republic of Turkey in the late 1960s
• 1976 - An earthquake strikes Friuli, causing 989 deaths and the destruction of entire villages. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth 's crust that creates Seismic waves Earthquakes are recorded with a Seismometer Friuli ( Friulian:
• 1981 - A jury of architects and sculptors unanimously selects Maya Ying Lin's design for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial from 1,421 other entries. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Maya Ying Lin ( born October 5, 1959) is an American Artist who has become known for her work in Sculpture and Landscape art The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is a national War memorial located in Washington D
• 1983 - The Hitler diaries are revealed as a hoax when experts examine the books and conclude that they are fake. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) In April 1983, the German news Magazine Stern published extracts from what purported to be the diaries of Adolf Hitler, A hoax is a deliberate attempt to Dupe, Deceive or trick an audience into believing or accepting that something is real when in fact it is not or that
• 1988 - An airplane flying from Namsos to Brønnøysund in Norway crashes into the side of the Torghatten mountain, killing all 36 passengers and crew. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) is a municipality and town in the county of Nord-Trøndelag, Norway. is a town and former municipality in Nordland county Norway Brønnøysund was separated from Brønnøy as a town ( ladestad) and municipality of Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional Torghatten is a mountain on Torget island in Brønnøy municipality in Norway.
• 1994 - Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and French President François Mitterrand officiate at the opening of the Channel Tunnel. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) For the ship see RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Context States headed by Elizabeth II François Maurice Adrien Marie Mitterrand ( 26 October 1916 8 January 1996 served as President of France from 1981 to 1995 elected as representative of the Socialist The Channel Tunnel (Le tunnel sous la Manche also known as the Chunnel, is a undersea rail tunnel linking Folkestone, Kent in England with
• 1994 - Former Arkansas state worker Paula Jones files suit against President Bill Clinton, alleging that he had sexually harassed her in 1991. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Paula Corbin Jones (born Paula Rosalee Corbin on September 17, 1966, in Lonoke Arkansas) is a former Arkansas state employee who The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III, August 19 1946 served as the forty-second President of the United States Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar.
• 1996 - The body of former CIA director William Colby is found washed up on a riverbank in southern Maryland, eight days after he disappeared. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) near as long as it used to be several months ago It has been actively summarized and split into sub-articles and there is a dynamic talk page discussion of all William Egan Colby ( January 4, 1920 – April 27, 1996) spent a career in Intelligence for the United States culminating in holding
• 1997 - The Bank of England is given independence from political control, the most significant change in the bank's 300-year history. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar The Bank of England (formally the Governor and Company of the Bank of England) is a state-owned institution and the Central bank of the United Kingdom
• 1998 - Kerry Wood strikes out 20 Houston Astros to tie the major league record held by Roger Clemens. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Kerry Lee Wood (born June 16, 1977 in Irving, Texas) is an American Baseball player The Houston Astros are a Professional baseball team based in Houston Texas. William Roger Clemens (born August 4, 1962 in Dayton, Ohio) is an American Right-handed Pitcher in Major He threw a one-hitter and did not walk a batter in his 5th career start.
• 2001 - During a trip to Syria, Pope John Paul II becomes the first pope to enter a mosque. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Syria ( سوريّة or) officially the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic ar الجمهورية العربية السورية Pope A "mosque" in English refers to all types of buildings dedicated for Islamic worship although there is a distinction in Arabic between the smaller privately owned mosque and the larger
• 2002 - Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn is shot and killed by an animal rights activist. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Wilhelmus Simon Petrus (Pim Fortuyn (pɪm fɔʁtœʏn ( February 19, 1948 – May 6, 2002) was a controversial openly gay charismatic
• 2008 - Chaiten Volcano erupts in Chile, forcing the evacuation of more than 4,500 people. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Chaitén is a volcanic Caldera in diameter 17km west of the elongated ice-capped Michinmahuida volcano and northeast of Chaitén town in the

Births

• 1397 - Sejong the Great of Joseon, ruler of Korea (d. 1450)
• 1501 - Pope Marcellus II (d. Pope Marcellus II (6 May 1501 &ndash 1 May 1555 born Marcello Cervini degli Spannochi was Pope from 5 April 1555 succeeding Pope Julius III. 1555)
• 1574 - Pope Innocent X (d. Pope Innocent X ( May 6, 1574 &ndash January 7, 1655) born Giovanni Battista Pamphilj (or Pamphili) was Pope 1655)
• 1638 - Henry Capell, 1st Baron Capell, First Lord of the British Admiralty (d. 1696)
• 1713 - Charles Batteux, French philosopher (d. Year 1713 ( MDCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Charles Batteux ( May 6 1713 &ndash July 14 1780) was a French Philosopher and writer on Aesthetics. 1780)
• 1758 - André Masséna, French marshal (d. Year 1780 ( MDCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1758 ( MDCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common 1817)
• 1758 - Maximilien Robespierre, French Revolutionary (d. Year 1817 ( MDCCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Maximilien François Marie Isidore de Robespierre (maksimiljɛ̃ fʁɑ̃swa maʁi izidɔʁ də ʁɔbɛspjɛʁ ( 6 May 1758 – 28 July 1794) 1794)
• 1769 - Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. Year 1794 ( MDCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1769 ( MDCCLXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Ferdinand III Grand Duke of Tuscany ( Florence, 6 May 1769 &ndash Florence, 18 June 1824 was Grand Duke of Tuscany, (1790-1801 1814-1824 1824)
• 1769 - Jean Nicolas Pierre Hachette, French mathematician (d. Year 1824 ( MDCCCXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Jean Nicolas Pierre Hachette ( May 6, 1769 - January 16, 1834) French Mathematician, was born at Mezières, 1834)
• 1797 - Joseph Brackett, American religious leader and composer (d. Year 1834 ( MDCCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1797 ( MDCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Joseph Brackett Jr ( 6 May 1797 - 4 July 1882) an American songwiter and Elder of The United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing 1882)
• 1800 - Roman Sanguszko, Polish aristocrat and general (d. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year -of the Julian calendar. The Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar until Friday, but 12 days ahead since Saturday. Prince Roman Stanisław Sanguszko (1800&ndash1881 was a Lithuanian aristocrat, patriot political and social activist 1881)
• 1856 - Sigmund Freud, Austrian psychiatrist (d. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Sigmund Freud (ˈziːkmʊnt ˈfʁɔʏt born Sigismund Shlomo Freud (May 6 1856 &ndash September 23 1939 was an Austrian Psychiatrist who founded 1939)
• 1856 - Robert Peary, American explorer (d. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Edwin Peary ( May 6, 1856 &ndash February 20, 1920) was an American explorer who claimed 1920)
• 1861 - Motilal Nehru, Indian freedom fighter (d. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Motilal Nehru ( May 6, 1861 – February 6, 1931) was an early Indian independence activist and leader of the Indian National Congress 1931)
• 1868 - Gaston Leroux, French writer (d. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Gaston Louis Alfred Leroux ( 6 May, 1868, Paris France &ndash 15 April, 1927) was a French Journalist 1927)
• 1871 - Victor Grignard, French chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common François Auguste Victor Grignard ( May 6, 1871 in Cherbourg - December 13, 1935 in Lyon) was a Nobel Prize The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1935)
• 1871 - Christian Morgenstern, German author (d. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Christian Morgenstern ( May 6, 1871 &ndash March 31, 1914) was a German Author and Poet from Munich 1914)
• 1872 - Willem de Sitter, Dutch scientist (d. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Willem de Sitter ( May 6 1872 &ndash November 20 1934) was a Dutch mathematician physicist and astronomer 1934)
• 1879 - Bedrich Hrozny, Czech orientalist (d. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Bedřich (Friedrich Hrozný (ˈbɛdr̝ɪx 1952)
• 1880 - Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, German painter (d. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Ernst Ludwig Kirchner ( May 6, 1880 &ndash June 15, 1938) was a German expressionist painter and Printmaker 1938)
• 1882 - Crown Prince Wilhelm of Germany (d. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common This article is about the Crown Prince Wilhelm For German ships of the same name please see the Kronprinz Wilhelm or SMS Kronprinz Wilhelm. 1951)
• 1895 - Fidél Pálffy, Hungarian Nazi (d. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Count Fidél Pálffy ab Erdőd ( 6 May 1895 - 2 March 1946) was a Hungarian nobleman who emerged as a leading supporter of 1946)
• 1895 - Júlio César de Mello e Souza, Brazilian writer (d. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Júlio César de Mello e Souza, or Melo e Sousa in the modern spelling ( Queluz, May 6, 1895 – Recife, June 18, 1974 1974)
• 1895 - Rudolph Valentino, Italian actor (d. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Rudolph Valentino ( May 6, 1895 &ndash August 23, 1926) was an Italian Actor, Sex symbol, and early 1926)
• 1897 - Paul Alverdes, German writer (d. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Paul Alverdes ( Strasburg, 6 May 1897 - Munich, 28 February 1979) was a German Novelist and Poet 1979)
• 1899 - Billy Cotton, British entertainer (d. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common William Edward Cotton ( 6 May[[ 899]] &ndash 25 March[[ 969]] better known as Billy Cotton, was a British Band leader 1969)
• 1902 - Harry Golden, American journalist (d. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Harry Lewis Golden ( May 6, 1902 &ndash October 2, 1981) was an American Jewish writer and newspaper publisher 1981)
• 1902 - Max Ophüls, German-born director (d. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Max Ophüls (born Maximillian Oppenheimer, 6 May 1902, Saarbrücken, Germany - 25 March 1957, Hamburg 1957)
• 1903 - Toots Shor, New York restaurateur (d. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Bernard "Toots" Shor ( May 6, 1903 – January 23, 1977) was during the 1940s and 1950s the proprietor of a legendary restaurant 1977)
• 1904 - Raymond Bailey, American actor (d. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Raymond Thomas Bailey ( May 6, 1904 – April 15, 1980) was an American Actor on the Broadway stage, movies 1980)
• 1904 - Moshe Feldenkrais, Ukrainian-born founder of the Feldenkrais method (d. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Moshé Pinchas Feldenkrais ( May 6, 1904 – July 1, 1984) was the founder of the Feldenkrais Method designed to improve human 1984)
• 1904 - Harry Martinson, Swedish author and poet Nobel laureate (d. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Harry Martinson ( May 6, 1904 — February 11, 1978) was an author and poet The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1978)
• 1906 - Enrique Laguerre, Puerto Rican writer (d. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Enrique Arturo Laguerre Vélez ( July 15, 1905 - June 16, 2005) was a well-known Writer, Poet, Teacher and 2005)
• 1909 - Loyd Sigmon, American amateur ("ham") radio broadcastor (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Loyd C Sigmon ( May 6, 1909 - June 2, 2004) was born in Stigler Oklahoma to a Cattle - Ranching family Amateur radio, often called ham radio, is both a Hobby and a service in which participants called "hams" use various types of Radio communications 2004)
• 1913 - Carmen Cavallaro, American pianist (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Carmen Cavallaro ( May 6, 1913 – October 12, 1989) was an American pianist born in New York 1989)
• 1913 - Stewart Granger, English film actor (d. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Stewart Granger ( May 6, 1913 &ndash August 16, 1993) born James Lablache Stewart, was an English film Actor 1993)
• 1915 - Orson Welles, American director (d. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year George Orson Welles (May 6 1915 – October 10 1985 was an Academy Award -winning director, writer actor and producer for film stage radio and television 1985)
• 1915 - Theodore White, American writer (d. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Theodore Harold White ( May 6, 1915 – May 9, 1986) was an American political journalist historian and novelist best known for his accounts 1986)
• 1916 - Robert H. Dicke, American physicist (d. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Robert Henry Dicke ( May 6 1916 &ndash March 4 1997) was an American Physicist, who made important contributions to the fields of 1997)
• 1917 - Kal Mann, American lyricist (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Kal Mann ( May 6 1917 - November 28 2001) was an American Lyricist. 2001)
• 1920 - Ross Hunter, American film producer (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Ross Hunter, born Martin Fuss ( May 6, 1920 - March 10, 1996) was a noted Hollywood film producer 1996)
• 1920 - Kamisese Mara, 1st Prime Minister of Fiji and President of Fiji (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara Kabakoro] GCMG KBE CF, ( May 6, 1920 &ndash April 18, 2004 As a former British colony, Fiji has largely adopted British political models and follows the Westminster, or Cabinet system of government in which the Fiji 's Head of State is the President of the Republic of the Fiji Islands. 2004)
• 1921 - Erich Fried, German author (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Erich Fried ( 6 May, 1921 &mdash November 22, 1988) was an Austrian Poet settled in England, known for his political-minded 1988)
• 1922 - Camille Laurin, Quebec psychiatrist and politician (d. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Camille Laurin ( May 6, 1922 - March 11, 1999) was a Psychiatrist and Parti Québécois (PQ Politician 1999)
• 1922 - Otmar Suitner, Austrian conductor
• 1923 - Vladimir Etush, Russian actor
• 1924 - Denny Wright, British guitarist (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Otmar Suitner ( 16 May 1922, Innsbruck) is an Austrian conductor who spent most of his professional career in East Germany Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Vladimir Abramovich Etush (Влади́мир Абра́мович Э́туш (b Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Denny (Denys Justin Wright ( 6 May 1924 – 8 February 1992) was a Jazz and Skiffle guitarist who performed with 1992)
• 1924 - Patricia Kennedy Lawford, American socialite (d. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Patricia "Pat" Kennedy Lawford (May 6 1924 – September 17 2006 was an American Socialite, the sixth child of Joseph P 2006)
• 1926 - Gilles Grégoire, Quebec politician, co-founder of the Parti Québécois (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gilles Grégoire ( May 6, 1926 – November 22, 2006) was a co-founder of the Parti Québécois. The Parti Québécois ' is a Sovereignist Political party that advocates national sovereignty for the Canadian province of Quebec and 2006)
• 1928 - Robert Poujade, French politician
• 1929 - Paul Lauterbur, American chemist, Nobel laureate (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Pierre Poujade was an unrelated French politician Robert Poujade ( Moulins ( Allier) May 6, 1928) is Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paul Christian Lauterbur ( May 6, 1929 – March 27, 2007) was an American Chemist who shared the Nobel Prize The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 2007)
• 1931 - Willie Mays, American baseball player
• 1934 - Richard Shelby, American politician
• 1936 - Bernard Lemaire, French Canadian businessman (Cascades)
• 1937 - Rubin Carter, American boxer
• 1938 - Jean Garon, Quebec economist and politician
• 1938 - Larry Gogan, Irish radio personality
• 1942 - Rin Kaiho, professional Go player
• 1943 - Andreas Baader, leader of the German organization Red Army Faction (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Willie Howard Mays Jr (born May 6 1931 is a retired American Baseball player who played the majority of his career with the New York and San Francisco Giants Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Richard Craig Shelby (born May 6 1934) sometimes known as Dick Shelby, is an American politician. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bernard Lemaire (born May 6, 1936) is a Canadian businessman He is the Chairman of the Board of Cascades Inc Cascades Inc ( is a Canadian company based in Kingsey Falls, Quebec involved in the production converting and marketing of packaging products Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For the football player of the same name see Rubin Carter (football player. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jean Garon (born May 6, 1938) is a Politician, academic and Economist in Quebec, Canada. Larry Gogan (born May 6, 1938) is an Irish DJ who can currently be heard each Saturday and Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rin Kaiho ( Chinese: 林海峰 Pinyin: Lín Hǎifēng born on May 6, 1942) is a professional Go player. This page gives an overview of well-known players of the game of Go throughout the ages Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Andreas Bernd Baader ( 6 May 1943 – 18 October 1977) was one of the first leaders of the German organization Red Army Faction The Red Army Faction or RAF ( German Rote Armee Fraktion) (in its early stages commonly known as Baader-Meinhof Group ''Gang'' was one 1977)
• 1944 - Anton Furst, American production designer (d. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Anton Furst (born Anthony Francis Furst ( May 6, 1944 – November 24, 1991) was a distinguished Production designer who won an 1991)
• 1944 - Masanori Murakami, First Japanese baseball player in major leagues
• 1945 - Jimmie Dale Gilmore, American musician
• 1945 - Bob Seger, American singer/songwriter
• 1947 - Martha Nussbaum, American philosopher
• 1947 - Alan Dale, New Zealand actor
• 1948 - Mary MacGregor, American singer
• 1951 - Samuel Doe, President of Liberia (d. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Masanori "Mashi" Murakami (村上 雅則 Murakami Masanori, born May 6, 1944 in Otsuki, Japan) is a former Pitcher Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Jimmie Dale Gilmore (born May 6, 1945) is a country singer songwriter actor recording artist and producer currently living in Austin, Robert Clark "Bob" Seger (born May 6, 1945) is an American Rock and roll Singer-songwriter and Musician. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Martha Nussbaum (born Martha Craven on May 6, 1947) is an American philosopher with a particular interest in ancient Greek and Alan Hugh Dale (born 6 May 1947 is a New Zealand Actor. As a child Dale developed a love of theatre and also became a rugby player Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mary MacGregor (born 6 May 1948) is an American Singer, best known for singing the 1976 Song " Torn Between Two Lovers Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Samuel Kanyon Doe ( May 6, 1951 &ndash September 9, 1990) was the President of Liberia from 1980 to 1990 The following is a list of Presidents of the Republic of Liberia, made up of the 24 heads of state in the history of Liberia. 1990)
• 1952 - Christian Clavier, French actor
• 1952 - Gregg Henry, American actor and country musician
• 1952 - Michael O'Hare, American actor
• 1953 - Tony Blair, former British prime minister
• 1953 - Michelle Courchesne, Quebec politician
• 1953 - Graeme Souness, Scottish footballer/manager
• 1954 - Dora Bakoyannis, Greek politician
• 1955 - Tom Bergeron, American game show host
• 1958 - Lolita Flores, Spanish singer and actress
• 1960 - Roma Downey, Northern Irish actress
• 1960 - John Flansburgh, American musician
• 1960 - Anne Parillaud, French actress
• 1960 - Phyllis Treigle, American soprano
• 1961 - George Clooney, American actor
• 1962 - Adam Yellin, American record producer
• 1965 - Leslie Hope, Canadian actress
• 1964 - Dana Hill, American actress (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Christian Clavier is a French actor born May 6, 1952 in Paris. Gregg Lee Henry (born May 6, 1952) is an American theater and film Character actor and rock blues and country Musician. Michael O'Hare is an American Actor, best known for playing Jeffrey Sinclair on the Science fiction Television series Babylon Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Anthony Charles Lynton "Tony" Blair (born 6 May 1953 is a British Politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to Michelle Courchesne (born May 6, 1953 in Trois-Rivières is a Quebec Politician. Graeme James Souness (ˈsuːnɨs (born 6 May, 1953 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish former professional football player and manager Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Dora Bakoyannis ( Greek: Ντόρα Μπακογιάννη born Theodora Mitsotakis) ( May 6 1954) is a Greek politician the current Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Tom Bergeron (born May 6, 1955 in Haverhill Massachusetts) is an American Television personality and Game show host, best Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lolita Flores ( Dolores González Flores) ( Madrid, May 6 1958) is a Spanish actress and singer Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Roma Downey (born May 6, 1960) is an Actress and producer, best known as Monica, the main character of the TV series John Conant Flansburgh (born May 6, 1960, Lincoln, Massachusetts) is an actor and musician Anne Parillaud (an paʁiˈjo in French (born 6 May 1960 in Paris) is a French actress. Phyllis Treigle (born May 6, 1960) is a native of New Orleans Louisiana, and is a noted American Soprano and the daughter of the great bass-baritone Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. George Timothy Clooney (born May 6 1961 is an Academy Award - and Golden Globe award-winning American actor director, producer, Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Adam Michael Yellin (born May 6, 1962 in New York City is an American music engineer, mixer and producer. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Leslie Hope is also the birth name of Bob Hope. Leslie Hope (born May 6, 1965 in Halifax, Nova Scotia Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Dana Lynne Goetz ( May 6, 1964 – July 15, 1996) was an American Actress and Voice actor who was best known 1996)
• 1968 - Lætitia Sadier, French singer (Stereolab)
• 1969 - Jim Magilton, Northern Irish footballer
• 1970 - Kavan Smith, Canadian actor
• 1971 - Chris Shiflett, Guitarist for Foo Fighters
• 1972 - Martin Brodeur, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1977 - Marc Chouinard, French Canadian ice hockey player
• 1978 - John Abraham, American football player
• 1978 - Fredrick Federley, Swedish politician
• 1978 - Alexander Fedorov, Russian bodybuilder
• 1979 - Nikki Hayes, Irish radio personality
• 1980 - Scott Colton, American professional wrestler
• 1980 - Mario Stojić, Croatian basketball player
• 1980 - Ricardo Oliveira, Brazilian footballer
• 1980 - Taebin, Korean singer (1TYM)
• 1980 - Kelly van der Veer, Dutch reality TV star
• 1981 - Matthew Leone, bassist of Madina Lake
• 1981 - Nathan Leone, lead singer of Madina Lake
• 1981 - Mark O'Connell, American drummer (Taking Back Sunday)
• 1983 - Adrianne Palicki, American actress
• 1985 - Chris Paul, All-Star NBA Point Guard
• 1986 - Cindy Daniel, Quebec singer
• 1986 - Tyler Hynes, Canadian actor
• 1987 - Moon Geun-young, South Korean actress
• 1989 - Dominika Cibulkova, Slovakian tennis player
• 1996 - Dominic Scott Kay, American actor

Deaths

• 680 - Muawiyah I, caliph (b. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lætitia Sadier (born May 6, 1968, sometimes known as Seaya Sadier, Or aka " The Shah " after an Anglophone rendering of the Stereolab are an Alternative music band formed in 1990 in London, England Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James "Jim" Magilton (born May 6, 1969 in Belfast) is a former Northern Irish footballer who currently manages Ipswich Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kavan Smith (born May 6, 1970) is a Canadian actor best known for playing Major Evan Lorne in Stargate SG-1 and Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Christopher Aubrey "Chris" Shiflett (born May 6, 1971) in Santa Barbara California is best known as the lead guitarist for the Foo Fighters is an American Alternative rock and Post-grunge band formed by singer/guitarist Dave Grohl in 1995 Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Martin Pierre Brodeur (born May 6 1972 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian professional Ice hockey goaltender who has played his entire Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Marc Chouinard (born May 6 1977 in Charlesbourg Quebec) is a Canadian professional Ice hockey centre / winger Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) John A Abraham (born May 6 1978 in Timmonsville South Carolina) is an American football Defensive end in the National Bengt Fredrick Federley (born 6 May 1978) is a Swedish Centre Party Politician, member of the Parliament of Sweden Alexander Fedorov ( Александр Федоров) (born May 6, 1978 in Saint Petersburg, Russia) is an IFBB professional Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Nikki Hayes (born May 6, 1979) is a DJ on RTÉ 2fm since November 2003 Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Scott Colton (born May 6 1980) better known by his Ring name Colt Cabana, is a Professional wrestler currently wrestling Mario Stojić (born May 6, 1980 in Mannheim) is an Croatian professional Basketball player playing the Small forward position Ricardo Oliveira (born May 6, 1980 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays as a Striker for Real Danny Im ( Hangul: ko 대니 임 also known by his Korean name Tae Bin (ko 태빈 is a Korean Singer and the youngest member of the 1TYM (원타임 pronounced "One Time" is a four-member Korean hip hop group Kelly van der Veer (often known as Kelly "Big Brother") is a Dutch former Big Brother contestant singer and television personality Matthew Jon Leone (pronounced Lee-own-ee is the bassist of rock band Madina Lake. Madina Lake is an American rock band formed in Chicago, Illinois in 2005 Nathan Daniel Leone (pronounced Lee-own-ee is the lead singer of rock band Madina Lake. Madina Lake is an American rock band formed in Chicago, Illinois in 2005 Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Taking Back Sunday is a band from Amityville New York, Long Island, New York. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Adrianne Palicki (b May 6 1983, Toledo Ohio) is an American actress who currently stars as Tyra Collette on the NBC television Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Christopher Emmanuel Paul (born May 6 1985 in Winston-Salem North Carolina) is an American professional Basketball player who currently plays Point Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Cindy Daniel, (born May 6, 1986 in Montreal, Canada) is a Canadian Singer. Tyler Jeffery Hynes (born May 6, 1986, in Toronto Ontario) is a Canadian actor Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Moon Geun-young (born May 6 1987 in Gwangju, South Korea) is a South Korean actress. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Dominika Cibulková (born May 6, 1989 in Piešťany, Czechoslovakia, now Slovakia) is a Slovak professional Tennis Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Dominic Scott Kay (born May 6, 1996) is an American child actor Events By Place Europe The Bulgars subjugate the country of current-day Bulgaria. Mu'awiyah I (a=معاوية بن أبي سفيان|t=Mu‘āwīyah ibn Abī Sufyān 602-680 was a Sahaba (companion of the Islamic prophet, Muhammad 602)
• 1502 - James Tyrrell, alleged murderer of the Princes in the Tower (executed)
• 1596 - Giaches de Wert, Flemish composer (b. Events By Place Byzantine Empire Maurice, at war with the Avars and always dealing with the lack of money decrees that the army should Sir James Tyrrell (c 1450 &ndash May 6, 1502) was an English Knight, a trusted servant of King Richard III of England. Giaches de Wert (1535 &ndash May 6, 1596) was a Franco-Flemish composer active in Italy. 1535)
• 1620 - Hayyim ben Joseph Vital, Palestinian-born Kabbalist (b. Rabbi Chaim ben Yosef Vital (1543 in Safed - 23 April 1620 in Damascus) was one of the most famous exponents of Kabbalah. 1543)
• 1631 - Robert Bruce Cotton, English politician
• 1638 - Cornelius Jansen, French bishop and religious reformer (b. Sir Robert Bruce Cotton 1st Baronet ( 22 January 1570/1 &ndash 6 May 1631) was an English Politician, founder of Corneille Janssens, commonly known by the Latinized version of his name Cornelius Jansen or Jansenius, or most commonly in English simply as Jansen 1585)
• 1708 - François de Laval, first bishop of New France (b. Year 1708 ( MDCCVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a François-Xavier de Montmorency-Laval ( 30 April 1623 – 6 May 1708) was the first Roman Catholic bishop of New France 1623)
• 1757 - Maximilian Ulysses Count Browne, Austrian field marshal (b. Year 1757 ( MDCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Maximilian Ulysses Reichsgraf von Browne Baron de Camus and Mountany ( 23 October 1705 &ndash 26 June 1757) was an Austrian military 1705)
• 1757 - Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton, British politician (b. Year 1705 ( MDCCV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Charles FitzRoy 2nd Duke of Grafton PC ( 25 October 1683 &ndash 6 May 1757) was an Irish and English Politician 1683)
• 1757 - Kurt Christoph Graf von Schwerin, Prussian field marshal (b. Kurt Christoph Graf von Schwerin ( 26 October 1684 - 6 May 1757) was a Prussian Generalfeldmarschall, one of the 1684)
• 1840 - Francisco de Paula Santander, Colombian president and independence leader (b. Year 1840 ( MDCCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Francisco José de Paula Santander y Omaña ( April 2, 1792 - May 6, 1840) was one of the military and political leaders during Colombia Colombia (kəˈlʌmbɪə officially the Republic of Colombia () is a country in northwestern South America. 1792)
• 1859 - Alexander von Humboldt, German naturalist and explorer (b. Year 1792 ( MDCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common (September 14 1769 &ndash May 6 1859 was a German naturalist and explorer, and the younger brother of the Prussian minister philosopher and linguist 1769)
• 1862 - Henry David Thoreau, American author and philosopher (b. Year 1769 ( MDCCLXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday 1817)
• 1877 - Johan Ludvig Runeberg, Finnish poet (b. Year 1817 ( MDCCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Johan Ludvig Runeberg (5 February 1804 Jakobstad &ndash 6 May 1877 Porvoo) was a Finnish poet and is the National poet of Finland 1804)
• 1882 - Thomas Henry Burke, civil servant (b. Year 1804 ( MDCCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Thomas Henry Burke is a name shared by the following individuals Thomas Henry Burke (Irish Office (1829&ndash1882 Irish Catholic government official in Britain's 1829) and Lord Frederick Cavendish, British politician (b. For the game see 1829 (board game. Year 1829 ( MDCCCXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Lord Frederick Charles Cavendish (30 November 1836 – 6 May 1882 was an English Liberal politician and protégé of the Prime Minister, 1836) in the Phoenix Park Murders. Year 1836 ( MDCCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap The term Phoenix Park Murders is used to refer to the assassination in 1882 of Thomas Henry Burke and the newly appointed Chief Secretary for Ireland, Lord Frederick
• 1902 - Bret Harte, American author (b. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Bret Harte ( August 25, 1836 &ndash May 6, 1902) was an American Author and Poet, best remembered for his accounts 1836)
• 1910 - King Edward VII of the United Kingdom (b. Year 1836 ( MDCCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting 1841)
• 1919 - L. Frank Baum, American writer (b. For the game see 1841 (board game. Year 1841 ( MDCCCXLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Lyman Frank Baum ( May 15 1856 &ndash May 5 1919) was an American Author, Actor, and Independent filmmaker 1856)
• 1939 - Konstantin Somov, Russian writer (b. Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Konstantin Andreyevich Somov ( Russian: Константин Андреевич Сомов November 30, 1869 — May 6, 1939) was 1869)
• 1949 - Maurice Maeterlinck, Belgian writer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Maurice Polydore Marie Bernard Count Maeterlinck ( August 29, 1862 - May 6, 1949) was a Belgian Poet, Playwright, The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1862)
• 1951 - Élie Cartan, French mathematician (b. Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Élie Joseph Cartan ( 9 April 1869 &ndash 6 May 1951) was an influential French Mathematician, who did fundamental 1869)
• 1952 - Maria Montessori, Italian educator (b. Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Maria Montessori ( August 31 1870 &ndash May 6 1952) was an Italian physician educator philosopher humanitarian and devout 1870)
• 1961 - Lucian Blaga, Romanian poet, playwright, and philosopher (b. Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lucian Blaga ( May 9 1895 - May 6 1961) was a Romanian poet playwright and philosopher 1895)
• 1963 - Theodore von Kármán, Hungarian-born physicist (b. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 1881)
• 1963 - Monty Woolley, American actor (b. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Monty Woolley ( August 17, 1888 - May 6, 1963) was an American Actor. 1888)
• 1967 - Zhou Zuoren, Chinese writer (b. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Zhou Zuoren ( ( 16 January 1885 - 6 May 1967) was a Chinese Writer, primarily known as an Essayist and a translator 1885)
• 1970 - Aleksandr Rodzyanko, Russian general (b. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Aleksandr Pavlovich Rodzyanko ( 18 August, 1879 — 6 May, 1970) was a general-lieutenant and a corps commander of the White Army during 1879)
• 1972 - Deniz Gezmiş, Turkish Left-wing Political Activist (b. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Deniz Gezmiş was a Marxist-Leninist Political activist in the Republic of Turkey in the late 1960s 1947)
• 1973 - Ernest MacMillan, Canadian orchestra conductor and composer (b. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Sir Ernest Alexander Campbell MacMillan CC ( August 18, 1893; died May 6, 1973) was an internationally renowned Canadian 1893)
• 1975 - József Mindszenty, Hungarian Catholic Cardinal (b. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. József Cardinal Mindszenty ( March 29 1892 &mdash May 6 1975) was elevated to the College of Cardinals by Pope 1892)
• 1983 - Kai Winding, American trombonist and jazz composer (b. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Kai Chresten Winding ( May 18, 1922 &ndash May 6, 1983) was a popular Danish trombonist and Jazz composer 1922)
• 1984 - Bonner Pink, Conservative Party politician
• 1984 - Mary Cain, Mississippi newspaper editor and politician (b. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Ralph Bonner Pink, known as Bonner Pink, ( 30 September 1912 - 6 May 1984) was a British Conservative politician The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Mary D Cain (born August 17, 1904) was a Mississippi newspaper editor and Democratic Politician. Mississippi ( is a state located in the Deep South of the United States 1904)
• 1985 - Julie Vega, Filipino child actress and singer (b. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Julie Pearl Apostol Postigo, better known as Julie Vega ( May 21, 1968 &ndash May 6, 1985) was a Filipina Child 1968)
• 1987 - William Casey, American Central Intelligence Agency director (b. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) William Joseph Casey ( March 13, 1913 &ndash May 6, 1987) was the Director of Central Intelligence from 1981 to 1987 1913)
• 1989 - Earl Blaik, Former American football coach (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Earl Henry "Red" Blaik ( February 15, 1897 – May 6, 1989) was an American football coach 1897)
• 1990 - Charles Farrell, American actor (b. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Charles Farrell ( August 9, 1901 &ndash May 6, 1990) was a notable American film actor of the 1920s silent era and into the 1930s 1901)
• 1991 - Wilfrid Hyde-White, English actor (b. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Wilfrid Hyde-White ( 12 May, 1903 – 6 May, 1991) was an English Character actor. 1903)
• 1992 - Marlene Dietrich, German actress (b. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Marlene Dietrich maɐˈleːnə ˈdiːtrɪç (December 27 &ndashMay 6) was a German -born American Actress, Singer and Entertainer 1901)
• 1992 - Jilly Rizzo, restaurateur (b. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Ermenigildo Rizzo ( May 6, 1917 &ndash May 6, 1992) nicknamed Jilly, was an American restaurateur and entertainer 1917)
• 1993 - Ann Todd, English actress (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Ann Todd ( 24 January 1909, Hartford, Cheshire — 6 May 1993, London) was a 1909)
• 1995 - Noel Brotherston, Northern Irish footballer (b. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Noel Brotherston ( 18 November 1956 &ndash 6 May 1995) was a footballer. 1956)
• 1995 - Hilda Toledano (b. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 1907)
• 2002 - Otis Blackwell, American pianist, singer and songwriter (b. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Otis Blackwell ( 16 February 1931 – 6 May 2002) was an American Songwriter, Singer, and Pianist 1932)
• 2002 - Pim Fortuyn, Dutch politician (b. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Wilhelmus Simon Petrus (Pim Fortuyn (pɪm fɔʁtœʏn ( February 19, 1948 – May 6, 2002) was a controversial openly gay charismatic 1948)
• 2003 - Art Houtteman, baseball player (b. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Arthur Joseph Houtteman ( August 7 1927 &ndash May 6 2003) was an American right-handed Pitcher in Major League 1927)
• 2004 - Philip Kapleau, American Zen teacher (b. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Philip Kapleau (1912 &ndash 2004 was born in New Haven, Connecticut, in the United States and became a teacher of Zen Buddhism in the 1912)
• 2004 - Barney Kessel, American jazz guitarist (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Barney Kessel ( October 17, 1923 &ndash May 6, 2004) was an American Jazz Guitarist born in Muskogee Oklahoma 1923)
• 2006 - Lillian Asplund, last American RMS Titanic survivor (b. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Lillian Gertrud Asplund ( October 21 1906 &ndash May 6 2006) was the last American survivor of the sinking of the RMS Titanic Construction The Titanic was a White Star Line ocean liner built at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Ireland 1906)
• 2006 - Shigeru Kayano, Japanese Ainu activist (b. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting ( June 15, 1926 – May 6, 2006) was one of the last native speakers of Ainu language and a leading figure in the Ainu ethnic movement For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. ʔáinu (also called Ezo in historical texts are an ethnic group indigenous to Hokkaidō, the Kuril Islands, and much of Sakhalin. 1926)
• 2006 - Grant McLennan, co-founder of Australian band The Go-Betweens (b. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Grant William McLennan ( 12 February, 1958 &ndash 6 May, 2006) was an Australian Singer-songwriter with the Alternative The Go-Betweens were an internationally influential Indie rock band from Australia, formed by guitarists Robert Forster and Grant McLennan in 1958)
• 2006 - Lorne Saxberg, Canadian television journalist (b. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lorne Saxberg ( August 6, 1958 &ndash May 6, 2006) was a Canadian Television Journalist and one of many Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page 1958)
• 2007 - Enéas Carneiro, Brazilian politician (b. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Enéas Ferreira Carneiro ( November 5, 1938 &ndash May 6, 2007) was a Brazilian politician 1938)
• 2007 - Curtis Harrington, American film director (b. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Curtis Harrington ( September 17, 1926 &ndash May 6, 2007) was an American film and television director whose work included Experimental 1926)
• 2007 - Đorđe Novković, Croatian songwriter (b. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Đorđe Novković ( Serbian Cyrillic: Ђорђе Новковић Sarajevo September 2, 1943 - May 6, 2007 1943)

Holidays and observances

• International No Diet Day
• Feast days in the Roman Catholic Church
  • Saint Justus
  • Saint Lucius of Cyrene
  • Saint Dominic Savio, patron saint of studying youth
  • Saint Evodius of Antioch
  • Saint Gerard of Lunel
  • Saint Henryk Kaczorowski
  • Saint Petronax of Monte Cassino
  • Saint Theodotus
  • St George's Day
• Hidrellez
• Martyrs' Day in Syria

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada

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Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The International No Diet Day (INDD is an annual celebration of body acceptance and body shape diversity The Calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organizing a Liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with one or more Saints Saint Justus (d 10 November between 627 to 631 was the fourth Archbishop of Canterbury. Lucius of Cyrene was according to the Book of Acts, one of the founders of the Christian Church in Antioch of Syria Dominic Savio ( Italian: Domenico Savio; April 2, 1842 &ndash March 9, 1857) was an Italian adolescent student of Saint Evodius (d ca 69 is a Saint in the Christian Church and one of the first identifiable Christians Saint Gerard of Lunel (Gérard de Lunel (San Gerio Girio (ca 1275—1298 also known as Roger of Lunel and as Saint Géri ( Gerius) was a French Saint Petronax of Monte Cassino ( Petronace di Monte Cassino; c The name Theodotus of Ancyra may refer to either of two early Christians one a fifth-century Bishop of Ancyra (modern Ankara) and one a fourth-century St George's Day is celebrated by several nations kingdoms countries and cities of which Saint George is the Patron saint, including England, the Martyrs' Day (عيد الشهداء is a syrian national holiday commemorating the Syrian nationalists excuted in Damascus on May 6, 1916 by Syria ( سوريّة or) officially the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic ar الجمهورية العربية السورية

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