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What happend on 6. May in History
In our data base we found 312 events happened on 6. May:
• 680: Muawiyah I (b. 602) [category: Deaths]
• 1405: Skanderbeg, Albanian lord (d. 1468) [category: Births]
• 1475: Dieric Bouts, Flemish painter (b. c. 1415) [category: Deaths]
• 1501: Pope Marcellus II (d. 1555) [category: Births]
• 1502: James Tyrrell, English knight, alleged murderer of Edward V of England and the Richard of Shrewsbury, 1st Duke of York (b. c. 1450) [category: Deaths]
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• 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. [category: Events]
• 1536: King Henry VIII orders English language Bibles be placed in every church. [category: Events]
• 1536: The Siege of Cuzco commences, in which Incan forces attempt to retake the city of Cuzco from the Spanish. [category: Events]
• 1542: Francis Xavier reaches Old Goa, the capital of Portuguese India at the time. [category: Events]
• 1574: Pope Innocent X (d. 1655) [category: Births]
• 1596: Giaches de Wert, Flemish composer (b. 1535) [category: Deaths]
• 1620: Hayyim ben Joseph Vital, Palestinian rabbi (b. 1543) [category: Deaths]
• 1631: Robert Bruce Cotton, English politician (b. 1570) [category: Deaths]
• 1638: Henry Capell, 1st Baron Capell, English first Lord of the British Admiralty (d. 1696) [category: Births]
• 1638: Cornelius Jansen, French bishop and religious reformer (b. 1585) [category: Deaths]
• 1659: English Restoration: A faction of the British Army removes Richard Cromwell as Lord Protector of the Commonwealth and reinstalls the Rump Parliament. [category: Events]
• 1680: Jean-Baptiste Stuck, Italian-French composer and cellist (d. 1755) [category: Births]
• 1682: Louis XIV of France moves his court to the Palace of Versailles. [category: Events]
• 1708: François de Laval, French bishop (b. 1623) [category: Deaths]
• 1713: Charles Batteux, French philosopher (d. 1780) [category: Births]
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• 1714: Anton Raaff, German tenor (d. 1797) [category: Births]
• 1757: Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton, English politician (b. 1683) [category: Deaths]
• 1757: Kurt Christoph Graf von Schwerin, Prussian field marshal (b. 1684) [category: Deaths]
• 1757: Maximilian Ulysses Browne, Austrian field marshal (b. 1705) [category: Deaths]
• 1757: Battle of Prague – A Prussian army fights an Austrian army in Prague during the Seven Years' War. [category: Events]
• 1757: End of Konbaung-Hanthawaddy War, and end of Burmese Civil War (1740–1757) [category: Events]
• 1757: English poet Christopher Smart is admitted into St Luke's Hospital for Lunatics in London, beginning his six-year confinement to mental asylums. [category: Events]
• 1758: André Masséna, French marshal (d. 1817) [category: Births]
• 1758: Maximilien Robespierre, French lawyer and politician (d. 1794) [category: Births]
• 1769: Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1824) [category: Births]
• 1769: Jean Nicolas Pierre Hachette, French mathematician (d. 1834) [category: Births]
• 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. [category: Events]
• 1797: Joseph Brackett, American religious leader and composer (d. 1882) [category: Births]
• 1800: Roman Sanguszko, Polish aristocrat and general (d. 1881) [category: Births]
• 1801: Captain Thomas Cochrane in the 14-gun HMS Speedy captures the 32-gun Spanish frigate El Gamo. [category: Events]
• 1816: The American Bible Society is founded in New York City. [category: Events]
• 1835: James Gordon Bennett, Sr. publishes the first issue of the New York Herald. [category: Events]
• 1840: Francisco de Paula Santander, Colombian politician (b. 1792) [category: Deaths]
• 1840: The Penny Black postage stamp becomes valid for use in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. [category: Events]
• 1844: The Glaciarium, the world's first mechanically frozen ice rink, opens. [category: Events]
• 1851: Aristide Bruant, French singer and comedian (d. 1925) [category: Births]
• 1856: Robert Peary, American explorer (d. 1920) [category: Births]
• 1856: Sigmund Freud, Austrian psychiatrist (d. 1939) [category: Births]
• 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. [category: Events]
• 1859: Alexander von Humboldt, German naturalist and explorer (b. 1769) [category: Deaths]
• 1861: Motilal Nehru, Indian freedom fighter (d. 1931) [category: Births]
• 1861: American Civil War: Arkansas secedes from the Union. [category: Events]
• 1861: American Civil War: Richmond, Virginia is declared the new capital of the Confederate States of America. [category: Events]
• 1862: Henry David Thoreau, American author and philosopher (b. 1817) [category: Deaths]
• 1863: American Civil War: The Battle of Chancellorsville ends with the defeat of the Army of the Potomac by Confederate troops. [category: Events]
• 1868: Gaston Leroux, French writer (d. 1927) [category: Births]
• 1871: Christian Morgenstern, German author (d. 1914) [category: Births]
• 1871: Victor Grignard, French chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1935) [category: Births]
• 1872: Willem de Sitter, Dutch scientist (d. 1934) [category: Births]
• 1877: Johan Ludvig Runeberg, Finnish poet (b. 1804) [category: Deaths]
• 1877: Chief Crazy Horse of the Oglala Sioux surrenders to United States troops in Nebraska. [category: Events]
• 1879: Bedřich Hrozný, Czech orientalist (d. 1952) [category: Births]
• 1879: Hendrik van Heuckelum, Dutch footballer (d. 1929) [category: Births]
• 1880: Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, German painter (d. 1938) [category: Births]
• 1880: William J. Simmons, American Ku Klux Klan leader (d. 1945) [category: Births]
• 1880: Winifred Brunton, British-South African painter (d. 1959) [category: Births]
• 1882: William, German Crown Prince (d. 1951) [category: Births]
• 1882: Lord Frederick Cavendish, English politician (b. 1836) [category: Deaths]
• 1882: Thomas Henry Burke, Irish civil servant (b. 1829) [category: Deaths]
• 1882: The United States Congress passes the Chinese Exclusion Act. [category: Events]
• 1882: Thomas Henry Burke and Lord Frederick Cavendish are stabbed and killed during the Phoenix Park Murders in Dublin. [category: Events]
• 1889: The Eiffel Tower is officially opened to the public at the Universal Exposition in Paris. [category: Events]
• 1895: Fidél Pálffy, Hungarian Nazi nobleman (d. 1946) [category: Births]
• 1895: Júlio César de Mello e Souza, Brazilian writer (d. 1974) [category: Births]
• 1895: Rudolph Valentino, Italian-American actor (d. 1926) [category: Births]
• 1897: Paul Alverdes, German writer (d. 1979) [category: Births]
• 1898: Konrad Henlein, Czech politician (d. 1945) [category: Births]
• 1899: Billy Cotton, English bandleader (d. 1969) [category: Births]
• 1902: Harry Golden, American journalist (d. 1981) [category: Births]
• 1902: Max Ophüls, German director (d. 1957) [category: Births]
• 1902: Bret Harte, American author (b. 1836) [category: Deaths]
• 1902: Macario Sakay establishes the Tagalog Republic with himself as President. [category: Events]
• 1903: Toots Shor, American businessman, founded Toots Shor's Restaurant (d. 1977) [category: Births]
• 1904: Harry Martinson, Swedish author and poet Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1978) [category: Births]
• 1904: Moshé Feldenkrais, Ukrainian-Israeli physicist, founder of the Feldenkrais method (d. 1984) [category: Births]
• 1904: Raymond Bailey, American actor (d. 1980) [category: Births]
• 1906: André Weil, French mathematician (d. 1998) [category: Births]
• 1906: Enrique Laguerre, Puerto Rican writer (d. 2005) [category: Births]
• 1907: Weeb Ewbank, American football coach (d. 1998) [category: Births]
• 1909: Loyd Sigmon, American radio broadcaster (d. 2004) [category: Births]
• 1910: Edward VII of the United Kingdom (b. 1841) [category: Deaths]
• 1910: George V becomes King of the United Kingdom upon the death of his father, Edward VII. [category: Events]
• 1911: Frank Nelson, American actor (d. 1986) [category: Births]
• 1911: Guy des Cars, French novelist (d. 1993) [category: Births]
• 1913: Carmen Cavallaro, American pianist (d. 1989) [category: Births]
• 1913: Stewart Granger, English actor (d. 1993) [category: Births]
• 1913: Alexandros Schinas, Greek assassin of King George I of Greece (b. 1870) [category: Deaths]
• 1915: Orson Welles, American director and actor (d. 1985) [category: Births]
• 1915: Theodore H. White, American writer (d. 1986) [category: Births]
• 1916: Adriana Caselotti, American actress (d. 1997) [category: Births]
• 1916: Robert H. Dicke, American physicist (d. 1997) [category: Births]
• 1916: Sif Ruud, Swedish actress (d. 2011) [category: Births]
• 1916: 21 Lebanese nationalists executed in the Martyrs' Square, Beirut by Jamal Pasha, the Ottoman wāli. [category: Events]
• 1917: Jilly Rizzo, American restaurateur (d. 1992) [category: Births]
• 1917: Kal Mann, American songwriter (d. 2001) [category: Births]
• 1919: L. Frank Baum, American writer (b. 1856) [category: Deaths]
• 1920: Kamisese Mara, Fijian statesman, 1st Prime Minister of Fiji (d. 2004) [category: Births]
• 1920: Martha Beck, American convicted murderer (d. 1951) [category: Births]
• 1920: Ross Hunter, American film producer (d. 1996) [category: Births]
• 1921: Erich Fried, German author (d. 1988) [category: Births]
• 1922: Camille Laurin, Canadian psychiatrist and politician (d. 1999) [category: Births]
• 1922: Vladimir Etush, Russian actor [category: Births]
• 1923: Harry Watson, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2002) [category: Births]
• 1924: Denny Wright, English guitarist, composer, and producer (d. 1992) [category: Births]
• 1924: Patricia Kennedy Lawford, American socialite (d. 2006) [category: Births]
• 1926: Gilles Grégoire, Canadian politician, co-founder of the Parti Québécois (d. 2006) [category: Births]
• 1926: Marguerite Piazza, American soprano (d. 2012) [category: Births]
• 1928: Robert Poujade, French politician [category: Births]
• 1929: Paul Lauterbur, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2007) [category: Births]
• 1931: Willie Mays, American baseball player [category: Births]
• 1933: The Deutsche Studentenschaft attacked Magnus Hirschfeld's Institut für Sexualwissenschaft, later burning many of its books. [category: Events]
• 1934: Richard Shelby, American politician [category: Births]
• 1935: New Deal: Executive Order 7034 creates the Works Progress Administration. [category: Events]
• 1935: The first flight of the Curtiss P-36 Hawk. [category: Events]
• 1936: Bernard Lemaire, French-Canadian businessman [category: Births]
• 1937: Rubin Carter, American boxer [category: Births]
• 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. [category: Events]
• 1938: Jean Garon, Canadian economist and politician [category: Births]
• 1938: Larry Gogan, Irish broadcaster [category: Births]
• 1939: Eddie C. Campbell, American guitarist and singer [category: Births]
• 1939: Konstantin Somov, Russian writer (b. 1869) [category: Deaths]
• 1940: John Steinbeck is awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his novel The Grapes of Wrath. [category: Events]
• 1941: At California's March Field, Bob Hope performs his first USO show. [category: Events]
• 1941: The first flight of the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt. [category: Events]
• 1942: David Friesen, American jazz bassist [category: Births]
• 1942: Rin Kaiho, Japanese go player [category: Births]
• 1942: World War II: On Corregidor, the last American forces in the Philippines surrender to the Japanese. [category: Events]
• 1943: Andreas Baader, German terrorist, member of the Red Army Faction (d. 1977) [category: Births]
• 1943: Grange Calveley, English cartoonist [category: Births]
• 1943: Milton William Cooper, American writer, shortwave broadcaster (d. 2001) [category: Births]
• 1944: Anton Furst, American production designer (d. 1991) [category: Births]
• 1944: Masanori Murakami, Japanese baseball player [category: Births]
• 1945: Bob Seger, American singer-songwriter and musician [category: Births]
• 1945: Jimmie Dale Gilmore, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (The Flatlanders) [category: Births]
• 1945: Richard Eyer, American actor [category: Births]
• 1945: World War II: Axis Sally delivers her last propaganda broadcast to Allied troops. [category: Events]
• 1945: World War II: The Prague Offensive, the last major battle of the Eastern Front, begins. [category: Events]
• 1947: Alan Dale, New Zealand actor [category: Births]
• 1947: Martha Nussbaum, American philosopher [category: Births]
• 1948: Mary MacGregor, American singer [category: Births]
• 1949: Ross Bagdasarian, Jr., American voice actor and cartoonist [category: Births]
• 1949: Maurice Maeterlinck, Belgian writer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1862) [category: Deaths]
• 1950: Robbie McIntosh, Scottish drummer (Average White Band and The Senate) (d. 1974) [category: Births]
• 1951: Samuel Doe, Liberian politician, 21st President of Liberia (d. 1990) [category: Births]
• 1951: Élie Cartan, French mathematician (b. 1869) [category: Deaths]
• 1952: Christian Clavier, French actor [category: Births]
• 1952: Gerrit Zalm, Dutch politician and businessman [category: Births]
• 1952: Gregg Henry, American actor and musician [category: Births]
• 1952: Michael O'Hare, American actor (d. 2012) [category: Births]
• 1952: Maria Montessori, Italian educator (b. 1870) [category: Deaths]
• 1953: Alexander Akimov Ukrainian Chernobyl worker (d. 1986) [category: Births]
• 1953: Graeme Souness, Scottish footballer and manager [category: Births]
• 1953: Lynn Whitfield, American actress [category: Births]
• 1953: Michelle Courchesne, Canadian politician [category: Births]
• 1953: Tony Blair, English politician, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom [category: Births]
• 1954: Dora Bakoyannis, Greek politician [category: Births]
• 1954: Tom Abernethy, American basketball player [category: Births]
• 1954: Roger Bannister becomes the first person to run the mile in under four minutes. [category: Events]
• 1955: Tom Bergeron, American television host [category: Births]
• 1956: Lakis Lazopoulos, Greek comedian and screenwriter [category: Births]
• 1958: Lolita Flores, Spanish singer and actress [category: Births]
• 1960: Anne Parillaud, French actress [category: Births]
• 1960: John Flansburgh, American musician and songwriter (They Might Be Giants and Mono Puff) [category: Births]
• 1960: Phyllis Treigle, American soprano [category: Births]
• 1960: Roma Downey, Irish actress [category: Births]
• 1960: More than 20 million viewers watch the first televised royal wedding when Princess Margaret marries Anthony Armstrong-Jones at Westminster Abbey. [category: Events]
• 1961: George Clooney, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter [category: Births]
• 1961: Gina Riley, Australian actress, writer, singer and comedian [category: Births]
• 1961: Lucian Blaga, Romanian poet, playwright, and philosopher (b. 1895) [category: Deaths]
• 1962: St. Martín de Porres is canonized by Pope John XXIII. [category: Events]
• 1963: Monty Woolley, American actor (b. 1888) [category: Deaths]
• 1963: Ted Weems, American bandleader and musician (b. 1901) [category: Deaths]
• 1963: Theodore von Kármán, Hungarian physicist (b. 1881) [category: Deaths]
• 1964: Dana Hill, American actress (d. 1996) [category: Births]
• 1964: Tony Scalzo, American singer-songwriter and musician (Fastball) [category: Births]
• 1965: Leslie Hope, Canadian actress [category: Births]
• 1966: Myra Hindley and Ian Brady are sentenced to life imprisonment for the Moors Murders in England. [category: Events]
• 1967: Zhou Zuoren, Chinese writer (b. 1885) [category: Deaths]
• 1968: Lætitia Sadier, French singer (Stereolab, Monade, and McCarthy) [category: Births]
• 1969: Jim Magilton, Irish footballer [category: Births]
• 1970: Kavan Smith, Canadian actor [category: Births]
• 1970: Roland Kun, Nauruan politician [category: Births]
• 1970: Tristán Ulloa, Spanish actor [category: Births]
• 1970: Aleksandr Rodzyanko, Russian general (b. 1879) [category: Deaths]
• 1971: Chris Shiflett, American guitarist (Foo Fighters, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, Jackson United, No Use for a Name, and Viva Death) [category: Births]
• 1972: Martin Brodeur, Canadian ice hockey player [category: Births]
• 1972: Naoko Takahashi, Japanese runner [category: Births]
• 1972: Deniz Gezmiş, Turkish activist (b. 1947) [category: Deaths]
• 1972: Deniz Gezmiş, Yusuf Aslan and Hüseyin İnan are executed in Ankara for attempting to overthrow the Constitutional order. [category: Events]
• 1973: Ernest MacMillan, Canadian conductor and composer (b. 1893) [category: Deaths]
• 1974: Faruk Namdar, Turkish footballer [category: Births]
• 1975: József Mindszenty, Hungarian cardinal (b. 1892) [category: Deaths]
• 1976: An earthquake strikes the Friuli region of northeastern Italy, causing 989 deaths and the destruction of entire villages. [category: Events]
• 1977: Christophe Brandt, Belgian cyclist [category: Births]
• 1977: Marc Chouinard, French-Canadian ice hockey player [category: Births]
• 1977: Mark Eaton, American ice hockey player [category: Births]
• 1978: Aleksandr Fyodorov, Russian bodybuilder [category: Births]
• 1978: Fredrick Federley, Swedish politician [category: Births]
• 1978: John Abraham, American football player [category: Births]
• 1979: Gerd Kanter, Estonian discus thrower [category: Births]
• 1979: Kerry Ellis, English actress and singer [category: Births]
• 1979: Mark Burrier, American cartoonist [category: Births]
• 1979: Nikki Hayes, Irish radio host [category: Births]
• 1980: Dimitris Diamantidis, Greek basketball player [category: Births]
• 1980: Kelly van der Veer, Dutch actress and singer [category: Births]
• 1980: Mark Ladwig, American figure skater [category: Births]
• 1980: Nicole Brunner, American actress [category: Births]
• 1980: Ricardo Oliveira, Brazilian footballer [category: Births]
• 1980: Scott Colton, American wrestler [category: Births]
• 1980: Taebin, Korean singer and rapper (1TYM) [category: Births]
• 1981: Edyta Śliwińska, Polish dancer [category: Births]
• 1981: Matt Drake, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Evile) [category: Births]
• 1981: Nicholas Setta, American-Canadian football player [category: Births]
• 1981: A jury of architects and sculptors unanimously selects Maya Ying Lin's design for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial from 1,421 other entries. [category: Events]
• 1982: Kyle Shewfelt, Canadian gymnast [category: Births]
• 1983: Adrianne Palicki, American actress [category: Births]
• 1983: Dani Alves, Brazilian footballer [category: Births]
• 1983: Gabourey Sidibe, American actress [category: Births]
• 1983: Lisa Lavie, Canadian singer-songwriter [category: Births]
• 1983: Raquel Zimmermann, Brazilian model [category: Births]
• 1983: Trinley Thaye Dorje, Tibetan religious figure, the 17th Karmapa Lama [category: Births]
• 1983: Kai Winding, American trombonist and composer (b. 1922) [category: Deaths]
• 1983: The Hitler diaries are revealed as a hoax after examination by experts. [category: Events]
• 1984: Anton Babchuk, Ukrainian ice hockey player [category: Births]
• 1984: Juan Pablo Carrizo, Argentine footballer [category: Births]
• 1984: Bonner Pink, English politician (b. 1912) [category: Deaths]
• 1984: Mary Cain, American editor and politician (b. 1904) [category: Deaths]
• 1984: 103 Korean Martyrs are canonized by Pope John Paul II in Seoul [category: Events]
• 1985: Chris Paul, American basketball player [category: Births]
• 1985: Tanerau Latimer, New Zealand rugby player [category: Births]
• 1985: Julie Vega, Filipino actress, singer, and model (b. 1968) [category: Deaths]
• 1986: Cindy Daniel, Canadian singer [category: Births]
• 1986: Goran Dragić, Slovenian basketball player [category: Births]
• 1986: Roman Kreuziger, Czech cyclist [category: Births]
• 1986: Tyler Hynes, Canadian actor [category: Births]
• 1987: Meek Mill, American rapper [category: Births]
• 1987: Moon Geun Young, South Korean actress [category: Births]
• 1987: William Casey, American CIA director (b. 1913) [category: Deaths]
• 1989: Bobby Bazini, Canadian singer-songwriter and musician [category: Births]
• 1989: Dominika Cibulková, Slovakian tennis player [category: Births]
• 1989: Earl Blaik, American football coach (b. 1897) [category: Deaths]
• 1989: Cedar Point opens Magnum XL-200, the first roller coaster to break the 200 ft height barrier, therefore spawning what is considered to be the "coaster wars". [category: Events]
• 1990: Caitlin Yankowskas, American figure skater [category: Births]
• 1990: Danielle Beaubrun, Saint Lucian swimmer [category: Births]
• 1990: Charles Farrell, American actor (b. 1901) [category: Deaths]
• 1991: Valerio Frasca, Italian footballer [category: Births]
• 1991: Wilfrid Hyde-White, English actor (b. 1903) [category: Deaths]
• 1992: Ria Popović, English born, Serbian women's football player, [category: Births]
• 1992: Takashi Usami, Japanese footballer [category: Births]
• 1992: Gaston Reiff, Belgian athlete (b. 1921) [category: Deaths]
• 1992: Jilly Rizzo, American restaurateur (b. 1917) [category: Deaths]
• 1992: Marlene Dietrich, German actress (b. 1901) [category: Deaths]
• 1993: Naomi Scott, English actress and singer, [category: Births]
• 1993: Ann Todd, English actress (b. 1909) [category: Deaths]
• 1994: Former Arkansas state worker Paula Jones files a lawsuit against President Bill Clinton, alleging that he had sexually harassed her in 1991. [category: Events]
• 1994: Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and French President François Mitterrand officiate at the opening of the Channel Tunnel. [category: Events]
• 1995: Maria Pia de Saxe-Coburgo e Bragança, Portuguese claimant to the throne of Portugal (b. 1907) [category: Deaths]
• 1995: Noel Brotherston, Irish footballer (b. 1956) [category: Deaths]
• 1996: Dominic Scott Kay, American actor [category: Births]
• 1996: The body of former CIA director William Colby is found washed up on a riverbank in southern Maryland, eight days after he disappeared. [category: Events]
• 1997: The Bank of England is given independence from political control, the most significant change in the bank's 300-year history. [category: Events]
• 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 5th career start. [category: Events]
• 1999: First elections to the devolved Scottish Parliament and Welsh Assembly held. [category: Events]
• 2000: Gordon McClymont, Australian agricultural scientist. Originator of the term "sustainable agriculture" (b. 1920) [category: Deaths]
• 2001: During a trip to Syria, Pope John Paul II becomes the first pope to enter a mosque. [category: Events]
• 2002: Murray Adaskin, Canadian violinist, composer, conductor, and teacher (b. 1906) [category: Deaths]
• 2002: Otis Blackwell, American singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1932) [category: Deaths]
• 2002: Pim Fortuyn, Dutch politician (b. 1948) [category: Deaths]
• 2002: Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn is assassinated by an animal rights activist. [category: Events]
• 2003: Art Houtteman, American baseball player (b. 1927) [category: Deaths]
• 2004: Barney Kessel, American jazz guitarist (The Wrecking Crew) (b. 1923) [category: Deaths]
• 2004: Philip Kapleau, American Zen Buddhism teacher (b. 1912) [category: Deaths]
• 2006: Grant McLennan, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Go-Betweens) (b. 1958) [category: Deaths]
• 2006: Lillian Asplund, American Titanic survivor (b. 1906) [category: Deaths]
• 2006: Lorne Saxberg, Canadian journalist (b. 1958) [category: Deaths]
• 2006: Shigeru Kayano, Japanese activist (b. 1926) [category: Deaths]
• 2007: Curtis Harrington, American director (b. 1926) [category: Deaths]
• 2007: Enéas Carneiro, Brazilian politician (b. 1938) [category: Deaths]
• 2007: Đorđe Novković, Croatian songwriter (b. 1943) [category: Deaths]
• 2009: Kevin Grubb, American race car driver (b. 1978) [category: Deaths]
• 2009: Viola Wills, American popsinger (b. 1939) [category: Deaths]
• 2010: Robin Roberts, American baseball player (b. 1926) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Fahd al-Quso, Yemeni terrorist (b. 1974) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Félix Kouadjo, Ivorian bishop (b. 1939) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: George Lindsey, American actor (b. 1928) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Iraj Ghaderi, Iranian actor and director (b. 1935) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: James Isaac, American director and visual effects specialist (b. 1960) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Jan Trøjborg, Danish politician (b. 1955) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Jean Laplanche, French author, theorist and psychoanalyst (b. 1924) [category: Deaths]
• 2012: Pat Frink, American basketball player (b. 1945) [category: Deaths]
• _: Christian Feast Day: [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Day of Bravery, also known as Gergyovden (Bulgaria) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Dominic Savio [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Earliest day on which Military Spouse Day can fall, while May 12 is the latest; celebrated on Friday before Mother's Day. (United States) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Evodius of Antioch (Roman Catholic Church) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Gerard of Lunel [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: International No Diet Day [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Lucius of Cyrene [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Martyrs' Day (Lebanon and Syria) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: May 6 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Petronax of Monte Cassino [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: St George's Day related observances (Eastern Orthodox Church): [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Teacher's Day (Jamaica) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: The first day of Hıdırellez (Turkey) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: The national day of the army (Bulgaria) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Yuri's Day in the Spring (Russian Orthodox Church) [category: Holidays and observances]
• _: Đurđevdan (Gorani, Roma) [category: Holidays and observances]