What are the important events that happened on May 6? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
May 6: Facts & Myths About This Day
May 6 is the 126th day of the year 2023 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 239 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Saturday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is April 23, 2023 – a Saturday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 1,683,331,200 seconds has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘hectaicosahexagon’ day.
Taurus is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Emerald is the modern birthstone for this month. Sapphire is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 280 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 3,788 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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May 6 Historical Events
- 1659 –English Restoration: A faction of the British Army removes Richard Cromwell as Lord Protector of the Commonwealth and reinstalls the Rump Parliament.
- 1801 –Captain Thomas Cochrane in the 14-gun HMS Speedy captures the 32-gun Spanish frigate El Gamo.
- 1840 –The Penny Black postage stamp becomes valid for use in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
- 1861 –American Civil War: Arkansas secedes from the Union.
- 1861 –American Civil War: Richmond, Virginia is declared the new capital of the Confederate States of America.
- 1910 –George V becomes King of the United Kingdom upon the death of his father, Edward VII.
- 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.
- 1960 –More than 20 million viewers watch the first televised royal wedding when Princess Margaret marries Anthony Armstrong-Jones at Westminster Abbey.
- 1976 –An earthquake strikes Friuli, causing 989 deaths and the destruction of entire villages.
- 1994 –Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and French President François Mitterrand officiate at the opening of the Channel Tunnel.
Who were born on May 6?
- 1638 –Henry Capell, 1st Baron Capell, First Lord of the British Admiralty (d. 1696)
- 1871 –Christian Morgenstern, German author (d. 1914)
- 1879 –Bedřich Hrozný, Czech orientalist (d. 1952)
- 1904 –Raymond Bailey, American actor (d. 1980)
- 1906 –Enrique Laguerre, Puerto Rican writer (d. 2005)
- 1952 –Michael O'Hare, American actor
- 1960 –Anne Parillaud, French actress
- 1964 –Dana Hill, American actress (d. 1996)
- 1970 –Kavan Smith, Canadian actor
- 1991 –Tyler, The Creator, American Rapper
Who died on May 6?
- 1596 –Giaches de Wert, Flemish composer (b. 1535)
- 1638 –Cornelius Jansen, French bishop and religious reformer (b. 1585)
- 1708 –François de Laval, French bishop (b. 1623)
- 1913 –Alexandros Schinas, Greek assassin of King George I (b. 1870)
- 1939 –Konstantin Somov, Russian writer (b. 1869)
- 1967 –Zhou Zuoren, Chinese writer (b. 1885)
- 1970 –Aleksandr Rodzyanko, Russian general (b. 1879)
- 1972 –Deniz Gezmiş, Turkish political activist (b. 1947)
- 1983 –Kai Winding, American trombonist and jazz composer (b. 1922)
- 2006 –Grant McLennan, Australian singer, songwriter (The Go-Betweens) (b. 1958)
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