On this day: May 6
Events
Battle of PragueMay 6, 1757 · Wars & Conflicts
Third Anglo-Afghan WarMay 6, 1919 – August 8, 1919 · Wars & Conflicts
Release of Seventh HeavenMay 6, 1927 · Film
Hindenburg disasterMay 6, 1937 · World History
Eritrean–Ethiopian WarMay 6, 1998 – May 25, 2000 · Wars & Conflicts- Release of The StarMay 6, 2002 · Film
Release of Castlevania: Aria of SorrowMay 6, 2003 · Gaming
2010 United Kingdom general electionMay 6, 2010 · Politics
Launch of Google ClassroomMay 6, 2010 · Internet
2012 French presidential electionMay 6, 2012 · Politics
May 2012 Greek legislative electionMay 6, 2012 · Politics
Founding of RealmeMay 6, 2018 · Companies
Born on this day
Marcellus IIMay 6, 1501 – May 1555 · World History
Pietro BerniniMay 6, 1562 – August 29, 1629 · Art
Innocent XMay 6, 1574 – January 7, 1655 · World History
Johann Joachim BecherMay 6, 1635 – 1682 · Science
Karl Christian Friedrich KrauseMay 6, 1781 – September 27, 1832 · Culture
Juan Donoso CortésMay 6, 1809 – May 3, 1853 · Culture
Robert O'Hara BurkeMay 6, 1821 – 1861 · Exploration
Grove Karl GilbertMay 6, 1843 – May 1, 1918 · Science
Aristide BruantMay 6, 1851 – February 1925 · Music
Robert PearyMay 6, 1856 – February 20, 1920 · Exploration
Victor GrignardMay 6, 1871 – December 13, 1935 · Science
Willem de SitterMay 6, 1872 – November 20, 1934 · Science
Ernst Ludwig KirchnerMay 6, 1880 – June 15, 1938 · Art
Rolf SievertMay 6, 1896 – December 3, 1966 · Science
Max OphülsMay 6, 1902 – March 26, 1957 · Film
Harry MartinsonMay 6, 1904 – February 11, 1978 · Culture
Moshé FeldenkraisMay 6, 1904 – July 1, 1984 · Science
André WeilMay 6, 1906 – August 6, 1998 · Science
Orson WellesMay 6, 1915 – October 10, 1985 · Film- Robert H. DickeMay 6, 1916 – March 4, 1997 · Science
Vladimir EtushMay 6, 1922 – March 9, 2019 · Film
Paul LauterburMay 6, 1929 – March 27, 2007 · Science
Michael LöwyMay 6, 1938 – present · Culture
James TurrellMay 6, 1943 – present · Art
Bob SegerMay 6, 1945 – present · Music
Martha NussbaumMay 6, 1947 – present · Culture
Ron RivestMay 6, 1947 – present · Science
Christian ClavierMay 6, 1952 – present · Film
Chiaki MukaiMay 6, 1952 – present · Space
Tony BlairMay 6, 1953 – present · Politics
Roma DowneyMay 6, 1960 – present · Film
George ClooneyMay 6, 1961 – present · Film
Leslie HopeMay 6, 1965 – present · Film
Stephen GaghanMay 6, 1965 – present · Film
Jana TicháMay 6, 1965 – present · Science
Aleksandr SkvortsovMay 6, 1966 – present · Space
Maxim FadeevMay 6, 1968 – present · Music
Till BrönnerMay 6, 1971 – present · Music
Chris ShiflettMay 6, 1971 – present · Music
Emily AtefMay 6, 1973 – present · Film
Gabourey SidibeMay 6, 1983 – present · Film
Moon Geun-youngMay 6, 1987 – present · Film
Meek MillMay 6, 1987 – present · Music
Naomi ScottMay 6, 1993 – present · Film
Alina PashMay 6, 1993 – present · Music- Dominic Scott KayMay 6, 1996 – present · Film