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May 6: Day of the Week
May 6, 2024 is the 127th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 239 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Monday.
If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is lundi.
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Here’s the May calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
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.
May 6 Historical Event(s)
1527
Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. 147 Swiss Guards, including their commander, die fighting the forces of Charles V in order to allow Pope Clement VII to escape into Castel Sant'Angelo.
1659
English Restoration: A faction of the British Army removes Richard Cromwell as Lord Protector of the Commonwealth and reinstalls the Rump Parliament.
1682
Louis XIV of France moves his court to the Palace of Versailles.
1816
The American Bible Society is founded in New York City.
1857
The British East India Company disbands the 34th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry whose sepoy Mangal Pandey had earlier revolted against the British and is considered to be the First Martyr in the War of Indian Independence.
1889
The Eiffel Tower is officially opened to the public at the Universal Exposition in Paris.
1935
The first flight of the Curtiss P-36 Hawk.
1941
The first flight of the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt.
1942
World War II: On Corregidor, the last American forces in the Philippines surrender to the Japanese.
1996
The body of former CIA director William Colby is found washed up on a riverbank in southern Maryland, eight days after he disappeared.
Who were born on May 6?
1902
Max Ophüls, German-born director (d. 1957)
1903
Toots Shor, American restaurateur (d. 1977)
1904
Moshe Feldenkrais, Ukrainian-born founder of the Feldenkrais method (d. 1984)
1915
Orson Welles, American film director and actor (d. 1985)
1954
Dora Bakoyannis, Greek politician
1955
Tom Bergeron, American game show host
1965
Leslie Hope, Canadian actress
1978
Fredrick Federley, Swedish politician
1983
Gabourey Sidibe, American actress
1990
Caitlin Yankowskas, American figure skater
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