May 6

Events

 * - and  troops sack ; some consider this the end of the . 147, including their commander, died fighting the forces of  during the Sack of Rome in order to allow Pope  to escape into.
 * - orders translated Bibles be placed in every church.
 * - reached, the capital of  at the time.
 * - Spanish poet's first poem is published: La Cocina
 * - moves his court to.
 * - - A n army fought an n army in  during the.
 * - The is founded in.
 * - publishes the first issue of the .
 * - The  is valid for use in the.
 * - The disbands the 34th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry whose   had earlier revolted against the British and is considered to be the First Martyr in the.
 * - 's set sail from Genoa to the.
 * - : secedes from the.
 * - : The ends indefinitely, with a defeat of the  under General  by  troops under.
 * - Chief of the  surrenders to  troops in.
 * - The Congress of the U.S.A. pass the.
 * - The is officially opened to the public at the  in.
 * - becomes King of the  upon the death of his father,.
 * - : Executive Order 7034 creates the (WPA).
 * - : The  Hindenberg catches fire and is destroyed within a minute while attempting to dock at . Thirty-six people are killed.
 * - is awarded the  for his novel .
 * - At 's  performs his first  show.
 * - : On, the last forces in the  surrender to the ese.
 * - World War II: delivers her last  broadcast to  troops (first was on, ).
 * 1945  - World War II: The, the last major battle of the Eastern Front, begins.
 * - becomes the first person to  the  in.
 * - More than 20 million viewers watch the first ever televised royal wedding service when marries  at.
 * - becomes  by.
 * - and  are sentenced to life imprisonment for the  in.
 * - An strikes, causing 989 deaths and the destruction of entire villages.
 * - A jury of architects and sculptors unanimously selects 's design for the from 1,421 other entries.
 * - The were revealed as a  when experts examined the books and concluded that they were fake.
 * - An airplane going from to  in  crashes into the side of the  mountain, killing all 36 passengers and crew.
 * - and French President  officiate at the opening of the.
 * 1994  - Former  state worker  files suit against President, alleging he'd sexually harassed her in 1991.
 * - The body of former director  is found washed up on a riverbank in southern, eight days after he disappeared.
 * - The is given independence from political control, the most radical shake-up in the bank's 300-year history.
 * - During a trip to, Pope becomes the first pope to enter a.
 * - politician  is shot and killed by an animal rights activist.

Births

 * -, ruler of Korea (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, First Lord of the British Admiralty (d. )
 * -, French philosopher (d. )
 * -, French marshal (d. )
 * 1758  -, French Revolutionary (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * 1769  -, French mathematician (d. )
 * -, American religious leader and composer (d. )
 * -, Polish aristocrat and general (d. )
 * -, Austrian psychiatrist (d. )
 * 1856  -, American explorer (d. )
 * -, Indian freedom fighter (d. )
 * -, French writer (d. )
 * 1868  -   (d. )
 * -, laureate (d. )
 * 1871  -, German author (d. )
 * -, Dutch scientist (d. )
 * -, Czech orientalist (d. )
 * -, German painter (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, Hungarian Nazi (d. )
 * 1895  -, Brazilian writer (d. )
 * 1895  -, Italian actor (d. )
 * -, German writer (d. )
 * -, British entertainer (d. )
 * -, American journalist (d. )
 * 1902  -, German-born director (d. )
 * -, New York restaurateur (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * 1904  -, Ukrainian-born founder of the Feldenkrais method (d. )
 * 1904  -,  (d. )
 * -, Puerto Rican writer (d. )
 * -, American broadcastor (d. )
 * -, American pianist (d. )
 * 1913  -, English film actor (d. )
 * -, American director (d. )
 * 1915  -, American writer (d. )
 * -, American physicist (d. )
 * -, American lyricist (d. )
 * -, American film producer (d. )
 * 1920  -, 1st  and  (d. )
 * -, German author (d. )
 * -, Quebec psychiatrist and politician (d. )
 * 1922  -, Austrian conductor
 * -, Russian actor
 * -, British guitarist (d. )
 * 1924  -, American socialite (d. )
 * -, Quebec politician, co-founder of the (d. )
 * -, French politician
 * -, American baseball player
 * -, American politician
 * -, French Canadian businessman
 * -, American boxer
 * -, Quebec economist and politician
 * 1938  -, Irish radio personality
 * -, professional
 * -, leader of the German organization (d. )
 * -, American production designer (d. )
 * 1944  -, First Japanese baseball player in major leagues
 * -, American musician
 * 1945  -, American singer
 * -, American philosopher
 * 1947  -, New Zealand actor
 * -, American singer
 * -, (d. )
 * -, French actor
 * 1952  -, American actor
 * -, former British prime minister
 * 1953  -, Quebec politician
 * 1953  -, Scottish footballer/manager
 * -, American game show host
 * -, Spanish singer and actress
 * -, Northern Irish actress
 * 1960  -, American musician
 * 1960  -, French actress
 * 1960  -, American soprano
 * -, American actor
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * -, French singer
 * -, Northern Irish footballer
 * -, Guitarist for
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, England-born Irish footballer
 * 1977  -, French Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, American football player
 * 1978  -, Swedish politician
 * 1978  -, Russian bodybuilder
 * -, Irish radio personality
 * -, American professional wrestler
 * 1980  -, English reality TV star
 * 1980  -, Brazilian footballer
 * 1980  -, Korean singer
 * 1980  -, Dutch reality TV star
 * -, American drummer
 * -, American basketball player
 * -, Quebec singer
 * -, South Korean actress
 * -, South Korean actress

Deaths

 * -, caliph (b. )
 * -, alleged murderer of the Princes in the Tower (executed)
 * -, Flemish composer (b. )
 * -, Palestinian-born Kabbalist (b. )
 * -, English politician
 * -, French bishop and religious reformer (b. )
 * -, first bishop of New France (b. )
 * -, Austrian field marshal (b. )
 * 1757  -, British politician (b. )
 * 1757  -, Prussian field marshal (b. )
 * -, president and independence leader (b. )
 * -, German naturalist and explorer (b. )
 * -, American author and philosopher (b. )
 * -, Finnish poet (b. )
 * -, American author (b. )
 * - King (b. )
 * -, American writer (b. )
 * -, Russian writer (b. )
 * -, Belgian writer, laureate (b. )
 * -, French mathematician (b. )
 * -, Italian educator (b. )
 * -, Romanian poet, playwright, and philosopher (b. )
 * -, Hungarian-born physicist (b. )
 * -, Chinese writer (b. )
 * -, Russian general (b. )
 * -, Canadian orchestra conductor and composer (b. )
 * -, Hungarian Catholic Cardinal (b. )
 * -, American trombonist and jazz composer (b. )
 * -, politician
 * -, newspaper editor and politician (b. )
 * -, Filipino child actress and singer (b. )
 * -, American Central Intelligence Agency director (b. )
 * -, Former American football coach (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, English actor (b. )
 * -, German actress (b. )
 * -, English actress (b. )
 * -, Northern Irish footballer (b. )
 * 1995  -  (b. )
 * -, American pianist, singer and songwriter (b. )
 * 2002  -, Dutch politician (b. )
 * -, baseball player (b. )
 * -, American Zen teacher (b. )
 * 2004  -, American jazz guitarist (b. )
 * -, last American survivor (b. )
 * 2006  -, ese  activist (b. )
 * 2006  -, co-founder of Australian band  (b. )
 * 2006  -,  television journalist (b. )
 * -, Brazilian politician (b. )
 * 2007  -, Croatian songwriter (b. )

Holidays and observances
s in the
 * , patron saint of studying youth
 * — Đurđevdan (Serbian), Gergyovden (Bulgarian), Giorgoba (Georgian) the most famous n, the most celebrated namesday in , and one of the two Giorgoba holidays in
 * , patron saint of studying youth
 * — Đurđevdan (Serbian), Gergyovden (Bulgarian), Giorgoba (Georgian) the most famous n, the most celebrated namesday in , and one of the two Giorgoba holidays in
 * — Đurđevdan (Serbian), Gergyovden (Bulgarian), Giorgoba (Georgian) the most famous n, the most celebrated namesday in , and one of the two Giorgoba holidays in
 * — Đurđevdan (Serbian), Gergyovden (Bulgarian), Giorgoba (Georgian) the most famous n, the most celebrated namesday in , and one of the two Giorgoba holidays in
 * — Đurđevdan (Serbian), Gergyovden (Bulgarian), Giorgoba (Georgian) the most famous n, the most celebrated namesday in , and one of the two Giorgoba holidays in
 * — Đurđevdan (Serbian), Gergyovden (Bulgarian), Giorgoba (Georgian) the most famous n, the most celebrated namesday in , and one of the two Giorgoba holidays in
 * — Đurđevdan (Serbian), Gergyovden (Bulgarian), Giorgoba (Georgian) the most famous n, the most celebrated namesday in , and one of the two Giorgoba holidays in
 * — Đurđevdan (Serbian), Gergyovden (Bulgarian), Giorgoba (Georgian) the most famous n, the most celebrated namesday in , and one of the two Giorgoba holidays in
 * — Đurđevdan (Serbian), Gergyovden (Bulgarian), Giorgoba (Georgian) the most famous n, the most celebrated namesday in , and one of the two Giorgoba holidays in
 * — Đurđevdan (Serbian), Gergyovden (Bulgarian), Giorgoba (Georgian) the most famous n, the most celebrated namesday in , and one of the two Giorgoba holidays in
 * — Đurđevdan (Serbian), Gergyovden (Bulgarian), Giorgoba (Georgian) the most famous n, the most celebrated namesday in , and one of the two Giorgoba holidays in

Commemoration of the following  s:
 * Barbaros the Robber in
 * Barbarus the soldier, with Bacchus, Callimachus and Dionysios
 * Righteous Job the Long-suffering (OT)
 * New Martyr Elias Ardunis
 * New Martyr Demetrios of the (d. )
 * Micah of
 * Sinaites of
 * Seraphim the Struggler of Mt. Domvu
 * Hidrellez - Celebration of the awakening of nature. (Turkey)