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This day in history: 6 May

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305 historical events, births and deaths are listed for 6 May.
Entries come from Wikipedia’s day pages and are ordered by page views.
2023: Eight people are killed and seven injured in a mass shooting in Allen, Texas. The perpetrator is killed by a police officer.

Holidays and observances

Christian feast day: Blessed Maria Caterina Troiani

Christian feast day: Blessed Rosa Maria Benedetta Gattorno Custo

Christian feast day: Dominic Savio

Christian feast day: Evodius of Antioch (Roman Catholic Church)

Christian feast day: François de Laval

Christian feast day: Jacinto Vera (Roman Catholic Church)

Christian feast day: Lucius of Cyrene

Christian feast day: May 6 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Christian feast day: Peter Nolasco

Christian feast day: Petronax of Monte Cassino

Christian feast day: St George's Day related observances (Eastern Orthodox Church): Day of Bravery, also known as Gergyovden (Bulgaria)

Christian feast day: St George's Day related observances (Eastern Orthodox Church): Đurđevdan (Gorani, Roma)

Events

2023Eight people are killed and seven injured in a mass shooting in Allen, Texas. The perpetrator is killed by a police officer.

2023The coronation of Charles III and Camilla as King and Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms is held in Westminster Abbey, London.

2013Three women, kidnapped and missing for more than a decade, are found alive in Cleveland, Ohio, in the United States.

2010In just 36 minutes, the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunges nearly 1,000 points in what is known as the 2010 Flash Crash.

2004The final episode of the television sitcom Friends is aired.

2002Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn is assassinated following a radio interview at the Mediapark in Hilversum.

2001During a trip to Syria, Pope John Paul II becomes the first pope to enter a mosque.

1999The first elections to the devolved Scottish Parliament and Welsh Assembly are held.

1998Kerry Wood strikes out 20 Houston Astros to tie the major league record held by Roger Clemens. He threw a one-hitter and did not walk a batter in his fifth career start.

1998Steve Jobs of Apple Inc. unveils the first iMac.

1997The Bank of England is given independence from political control, the most significant change in the bank's 300-year history.

1996The body of former CIA director William Colby is found washed up on a riverbank in southern Maryland, eight days after he disappeared.

1994Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and French President François Mitterrand officiate at the opening of the Channel Tunnel.

1988All thirty-six passengers and crew are killed when Widerøe Flight 710 crashes into Mt. Torghatten in Brønnøy.

1984One hundred and three Korean Martyrs are canonized by Pope John Paul II in Seoul.

1983The Hitler Diaries are revealed as a hoax after being examined by new experts.

1976The 6.5 Mw Friuli earthquake affects Northern Italy with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme), leaving 900–978 dead and 1,700–2,400 injured.

1975During a lull in fighting, 100,000 Armenians gather in Beirut for the 60th anniversary commemorations of the Armenian genocide.

1972Deniz Gezmiş, Yusuf Aslan and Hüseyin İnan are executed in Ankara after being convicted of attempting to overthrow the Constitutional order.

1966Myra Hindley and Ian Brady are sentenced to life imprisonment for the Moors murders in England.

1960More than 20 million viewers watch the first televised royal wedding when Princess Margaret marries Antony Armstrong-Jones at Westminster Abbey.

1954Roger Bannister becomes the first person to run the mile in under four minutes.

1949EDSAC, the first practical electronic digital stored-program computer, runs its first operation.

1945World War II: Axis Sally delivers her last propaganda broadcast to Allied troops.

1945World War II: The Prague Offensive, the last major battle of the Eastern Front, begins.

1942World War II: On Corregidor, the last American forces in the Philippines surrender to the Japanese.

1941At California's March Field, Bob Hope performs his first USO show.

1941The first flight of the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt.

1940John Steinbeck is awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his novel The Grapes of Wrath.

1937Hindenburg 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.

1935New Deal: Under the authority of the newly-enacted Federal Emergency Relief Administration, President Franklin D. Roosevelt issues Executive Order 7034 to create the Works Progress Administration.

1933The Deutsche Studentenschaft attack Magnus Hirschfeld's Institut für Sexualwissenschaft, later burning many of its books.

1916Twenty-one Lebanese nationalists are executed in Martyrs' Square, Beirut by Djemal Pasha.

1916Vietnamese Emperor Duy Tân is captured while calling upon the people to rise up against the French, and is later deposed and exiled to Réunion island.

1915Babe Ruth, then a pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, hits his first major league home run.

1915Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition: The SY Aurora breaks loose from its anchorage during a gale, beginning a 312-day ordeal.

1910George V becomes King of Great Britain, Ireland, and many overseas territories, on the death of his father, Edward VII.

1906The Russian Constitution of 1906 is adopted (on April 23 by the Julian calendar).

1901The first issue of Gorkhapatra, the oldest still running state-owned Nepali newspaper, is published.

1889The Eiffel Tower is officially opened to the public at the Universal Exposition in Paris.

Born on this day

2019Prince Archie of Sussex

2006Sadie Sandler, American actress

2002Angel Reese, American basketball player

2002Cole Palmer, English footballer

1999Pato O'Ward, Mexican racing driver

1998Luigi Mangione, suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson

1997Duncan Scott, Scottish swimmer

1997Maymay Entrata, Filipino model, entertainer and singer-songwriter

1997Ranz Kyle, Filipino social media personality and entertainer

1994Mateo Kovačić, Croatian international footballer

1993Gustavo Gómez, Paraguayan footballer

1993Naomi Scott, English actress and singer

1992Baekhyun, South Korean musician and actor

1992Brendan Gallagher, Canadian ice hockey player

1992Jonas Valančiūnas, Lithuanian basketball player

1990Jose Altuve, Venezuelan baseball player

1990Péter Gulácsi, Hungarian footballer

1989Cameron Heyward, American football player

1989Dominika Cibulková, Slovak tennis player

1988Dakota Kai, New Zealand professional wrestler

1988Ryan Anderson, American basketball player

1987Adrienne Warren, American actress

1987Dries Mertens, Belgian footballer

1987Gerardo Parra, Venezuelan baseball player and coach

1987Meek Mill, American rapper

1986Goran Dragic, Slovenian basketball player

1985Chris Paul, American basketball player

1983Dani Alves, Brazilian footballer

1983Gabourey Sidibe, American actress

1983Trinley Thaye Dorje, Tibetan religious leader, the 17th Karmapa Lama

1982Jason Witten, American football player

1980Brooke Bennett, American swimmer

1980Dimitris Diamantidis, Greek professional basketball player

1980Ricardo Oliveira, Brazilian footballer

1979Gerd Kanter, Estonian discus thrower

1979Jon Montgomery, Canadian skeleton racer and television host

1978Fredrick Federley, Swedish journalist and politician

1978John Abraham, American football player

1978Tony Estanguet, French slalom canoeist

1977Chantelle Newbery, Australian diver

Died on this day

2026Ted Turner, American media mogul (born 1938)

2024Bernard Pivot, French journalist, interviewer and host (born 1935)

2024Brian Wenzel, Australian actor (born 1929)

2022George Pérez, American comic book artist and writer (born 1954)

2021Kentaro Miura, Japanese manga artist (born 1966)

2016Patrick Ekeng, Cameroonian footballer (born 1990)

2016Reg Grundy, Australian businessman (born 1923)

2015Denise McCluggage, American race car driver and journalist (born 1927)

2015Jim Wright, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 56th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (born 1922)

2015Novera Ahmed, Bangladeshi sculptor (born 1930)

2014Antony Hopkins, English pianist, composer, and conductor (born 1921)

2014Billy Harrell, American baseball player and scout (born 1928)

2014Farley Mowat, Canadian environmentalist and author (born 1921)

2014Jimmy Ellis, American boxer (born 1940)

2014Maria Lassnig, Austrian painter and academic (born 1919)

2014Wil Albeda, Dutch economist and politician, Dutch Minister of Social Affairs (born 1925)

2014William H. Dana, American pilot, engineer, and astronaut (born 1930)

2013Giulio Andreotti, Italian journalist and politician, 41st Prime Minister of Italy (born 1919)

2013Michelangelo Spensieri, Italian-Canadian lawyer and politician (born 1949)

2013Severo Aparicio Quispe, Peruvian bishop (born 1923)

2012James Isaac, American director and producer (born 1960)

2012James R. Browning, American lieutenant, lawyer, and judge (born 1918)

2012Jean Laplanche, French psychoanalyst and author (born 1924)

2010Robin Roberts, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster (born 1926)

2009Kevin Grubb, American race car driver (born 1978)

2007Curtis Harrington, American actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1926)

2007Enéas Carneiro, Brazilian physician and politician (born 1938)

2006Grant McLennan, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1958)

2006Lorne Saxberg, Canadian journalist (born 1958)

2004Barney Kessel, American guitarist and composer (born 1923)

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“The best revenge is to be unlike him who performed the injury.”

Marcus Aurelius

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