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 127th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 239 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Monday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is April 23, 2024 – a Monday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 28,582,560 minutes 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 ‘hectaicosaheptagon’ 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 268 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 4,154 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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May 6 Historical Events
- 1536 –King Henry VIII orders English language Bibles be placed in every church.
- 1659 –English Restoration: A faction of the British Army removes Richard Cromwell as Lord Protector of the Commonwealth and reinstalls the Rump Parliament.
- 1840 –The Penny Black postage stamp becomes valid for use in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
- 1844 –The Glaciarium, the world’s first mechanically frozen ice rink, opens.
- 1861 –American Civil War: Richmond, Virginia is declared the new capital of the Confederate States of America.
- 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.
- 1984 –103 Korean Martyrs are canonized by Pope John Paul II in Seoul
- 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”.
- 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.
- 2001 –During a trip to Syria, Pope John Paul II becomes the first pope to enter a mosque.
Who were born on May 6?
- 1758 –Maximilien Robespierre, French Revolutionary (d. 1794)
- 1917 –Kal Mann, American lyricist (d. 2001)
- 1944 –Anton Furst, American production designer (d. 1991)
- 1958 –Lolita Flores, Spanish singer and actress
- 1977 –Christophe Brandt, Belgian cyclist
- 1978 –Aleksandr Fyodorov, Russian bodybuilder
- 1978 –John Abraham, American football player
- 1979 –Nikki Hayes, Irish radio personality
- 1980 –Mark Ladwig, American figure skater
- 1983 –Gabourey Sidibe, American actress
Who died on May 6?
- 1475 –Dieric Bouts, Flemish painter (b. c. 1415)
- 1502 –James Tyrrell, alleged murderer of Edward V of England and the Duke of York (b. c. 1450)
- 1862 –Henry David Thoreau, American author and philosopher (b. 1817)
- 1949 –Maurice Maeterlinck, Belgian writer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1862)
- 1984 –Bonner Pink, British Conservative Party politician (b. 1912)
- 1987 –William Casey, American Central Intelligence Agency director (b. 1913)
- 2002 –Otis Blackwell, American pianist, singer and songwriter (b. 1932)
- 2002 –Pim Fortuyn, Dutch politician (b. 1948)
- 2006 –Grant McLennan, Australian singer, songwriter (The Go-Betweens) (b. 1958)
- 2007 –Enéas Carneiro, Brazilian politician (b. 1938)
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