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==Events==
===Pre-1600===
*[[1527]] &ndash; Spanish and German troops [[Sack of Rome (1527)|sack Rome]]; many scholars consider this the end of the [[Renaissance]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Zirpolo|first=Lilian H.|title=Historical Dictionary of Renaissance Art|location=Lanham, Md.|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|date=2016|isbn=9781442264663|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lyvCDAAAQBAJ|page=430}}</ref>
*[[1536]] &ndash; The [[Siege of Cuzco]] commences, in which [[Inca Empire|Incan]] forces attempt to retake the city of [[Cuzco]] from the Spanish.
*[[1541]] &ndash; King [[Henry VIII of England|Henry VIII]] orders [[Bible translations into English|English-language Bibles]] be placed in every church. In 1539 the [[Great Bible]] would be provided for this purpose.
*[[1542]] &ndash; [[Francis Xavier]] reaches [[Old Goa]], the capital of [[Portuguese India]] at the time.
*[[1594]] &ndash; The Dutch city of [[Coevorden]] held by the Spanish, [[Siege of Coevorden (1593)|falls to a Dutch and English force]].<ref>Knight, Charles Raleigh: ''Historical records of The Buffs, East Kent Regiment (3rd Foot) formerly designated the Holland Regiment and Prince George of Denmark's Regiment''. Vol I. London, Gale & Polden, 1905, [http://ia600408.us.archive.org/BookReader/BookReaderImages.php?zip=/23/items/historicalrecor00kniggoog/historicalrecor00kniggoog_tif.zip&file=historicalrecor00kniggoog_tif/historicalrecor00kniggoog_0072.tif&scale=4&rotate=0 p. 37-38]</ref>

===1601–1900===
*[[1659]] &ndash; [[Restoration (England)|English Restoration]]: A [[Wallingford House party|faction]] of the [[British Army]] removes [[Richard Cromwell]] as [[Lord Protector]] of the Commonwealth and reinstalls the [[Rump Parliament]].
*[[1682]] &ndash; [[Louis XIV of France]] moves his court to the [[Palace of Versailles]].
*[[1757]] &ndash; [[Battle of Prague (1757)|Battle of Prague]]: A [[Prussian army]] fights an Austrian army in [[Prague]] during the [[Seven Years' War]].
*  1757   &ndash; The end of [[Konbaung–Hanthawaddy War]], and the end of Burmese Civil War (1740–1757).
*  1757   &ndash; English poet [[Christopher Smart]] is admitted into [[St Luke's Hospital for Lunatics]] in London, beginning [[Asylum confinement of Christopher Smart|his six-year confinement]] to [[Psychiatric hospital|mental asylums]].
*[[1782]] &ndash; Construction begins on the [[Grand Palace]], the royal residence of the [[Monarchy of Thailand|King of Siam]] in [[Bangkok]], at the command of King [[Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke]].
*[[1801]] &ndash; Captain [[Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald|Thomas Cochrane]] in the 14-gun {{HMS|Speedy|1782|6}} [[Action of 6 May 1801|captures]] the 32-gun [[Spanish frigate El Gamo|Spanish frigate ''El Gamo'']].
*[[1835]] &ndash; [[James Gordon Bennett, Sr.]] publishes the first issue of the ''[[New York Herald]]''.
*[[1840]] &ndash; The [[Penny Black]] [[postage stamp]] becomes valid for use in the [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland]].
*[[1857]] &ndash; The [[East India Company]] disbands the 34th Regiment of [[Bengal Native Infantry]] whose [[sepoy]] [[Mangal Pandey]] had earlier revolted against the British in the lead up to the [[War of Independence of 1857|War of Indian Independence]].
*[[1861]] &ndash; [[American Civil War]]: [[Arkansas in the American Civil War|Arkansas]] secedes from the [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]].
*[[1863]] &ndash; American Civil War: The [[Battle of Chancellorsville]] ends with a major defeat of the Union's [[Army of the Potomac]] under [[Joseph Hooker]] by the [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] [[Army of Northern Virginia]] under [[Robert E. Lee]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Battle of Chancellorsville|url=https://www.nps.gov/frsp/learn/historyculture/chist.htm|author=A. Wilson Green|website=NPS.gov|publisher=National Park Service|date=January 22, 2023|access-date=May 17, 2024}}</ref>
*[[1877]] &ndash; Chief [[Crazy Horse]] of the [[Oglala Lakota]] surrenders to United States troops in [[Nebraska]].
*[[1882]] &ndash; [[Thomas Henry Burke (civil servant)|Thomas Henry Burke]] and [[Lord Frederick Cavendish]] are stabbed to death by [[Fenian]] assassins in [[Phoenix Park Murders|Phoenix Park, Dublin]].
*  1882   &ndash; The [[United States Congress]] passes the [[Chinese Exclusion Act]].
*[[1889]] &ndash; The [[Eiffel Tower]] is officially opened to the public at the [[Exposition Universelle (1889)|Universal Exposition]] in Paris.

===1901–present===
*[[1901]] &ndash; The first issue of ''[[Gorkhapatra]],'' the oldest still running state-owned [[Nepali language|Nepali]] newspaper was published.<ref>{{Cite web |title=गोरखापत्र ११९ वर्षमा, यस्तो छ गोरखापत्रको इतिहास |url=https://shilapatra.com/detail/4991/ |access-date=2022-05-08 |website=गोरखापत्र ११९ वर्षमा, यस्तो छ गोरखापत्रको इतिहास |archive-date=2022-06-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220609125821/https://shilapatra.com/detail/4991 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=diwakar |date=2020-07-21 |title=History of Nepali newspapers: It began 400 years late, but downfall might just follow global trend - OnlineKhabar English News |url=https://english.onlinekhabar.com/history-of-nepali-newspapers.html |access-date=2022-05-08 |language=en-GB |archive-date=2022-04-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220426123521/https://english.onlinekhabar.com/history-of-nepali-newspapers.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[1906]] &ndash; The [[Russian Constitution of 1906]] is adopted (on April 23 by the [[Julian calendar]]).
*[[1910]] &ndash; [[George V]] becomes King of Great Britain, Ireland, and many overseas territories, on the death of his father, [[Edward VII]].
*[[1915]] &ndash; [[Babe Ruth]], then a pitcher for the [[Boston Red Sox]], hits his first major league home run.
*  1915   &ndash; [[Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition]]: The [[SY Aurora|SY ''Aurora'']] [[SY Aurora's drift|broke loose from its anchorage during a gale]], beginning a 312-day ordeal.<ref>{{cite book | last = Haddelsey | first = Stephen | title = Ice Captain | publisher = The History Press | location = Stroud, Gloucestershire | year = 2008 | isbn = 978-0-7509-4348-2  |pages=51&ndash;52}}</ref>
*[[1916]] &ndash; Twenty-one Lebanese nationalists are executed in [[Martyrs' Square, Beirut]] by [[Djemal Pasha]].
*  1916   &ndash; [[Vietnam]]ese Emperor [[Duy Tân]] is captured while calling upon the people to rise up against the French, and is later deposed and exiled to [[Réunion]] island.
*[[1933]] &ndash; The [[Deutsche Studentenschaft]] attacked [[Magnus Hirschfeld]]'s [[Institut für Sexualwissenschaft]], later burning many of its books.
*[[1935]] &ndash; [[New Deal]]: Under the authority of the newly-enacted [[Federal Emergency Relief Administration]], President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] issues Executive Order 7034 to create the [[Works Progress Administration]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Leighninger|first=Robert D.|title=Long-Range Public Investment: The Forgotten Legacy of the New Deal|location=Columbia, S.C.|publisher=University of South Carolina Press|date=2007|isbn=9781570036637|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gHfTOzPQjtQC|pages=58–60}}</ref>
*[[1937]] &ndash; [[Hindenburg disaster]]: The [[Nazi Germany|German]] [[zeppelin]] ''Hindenburg'' catches fire and is destroyed within a minute while attempting to dock at [[Lakehurst, New Jersey]]. Thirty-six people are killed.
*[[1940]] &ndash; [[John Steinbeck]] is awarded the [[Pulitzer Prize for Fiction|Pulitzer Prize]] for his novel ''[[The Grapes of Wrath]]''.
*[[1941]] &ndash; At [[California]]'s [[March Field]], [[Bob Hope]] performs his first [[United Service Organizations|USO]] show.
*  1941   &ndash; The first flight of the [[Republic P-47 Thunderbolt]].
*[[1942]] &ndash; [[World War II]]: On [[Corregidor]], the last American forces in the [[Philippines]] [[Battle of Corregidor|surrender]] to the Japanese.
*[[1945]] &ndash; World War II: [[Mildred Gillars|Axis Sally]] delivers her last [[propaganda]] broadcast to [[Allies of World War II|Allied]] troops.
*  1945   &ndash; World War II: The [[Prague Offensive]], the last major battle of the [[Eastern Front (World War II)|Eastern Front]], begins.
*[[1949]] &ndash; [[Electronic Delay Storage Automatic Calculator|EDSAC]], the first practical electronic digital [[Von Neumann architecture|stored-program computer]], runs its first operation.<ref>{{cite book|last=Warford|first=J. Stanley|title=Computer Systems|location=Sudbury, Mass.|publisher=Jones and Bartlett|date=2005|isbn=9780763732394|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XtM3aQ-E9NoC|page=618}}</ref>
*[[1954]] &ndash; [[Roger Bannister]] becomes the first person to run the [[Middle distance track event#Mile|mile]] in [[four-minute mile|under four minutes]].
*[[1960]] &ndash; More than 20&nbsp;million viewers watch the first televised [[Wedding of Princess Margaret and Antony Armstrong-Jones|royal wedding]] when [[Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon|Princess Margaret]] marries [[Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon|Antony Armstrong-Jones]] at [[Westminster Abbey]].
*[[1966]] &ndash; [[Myra Hindley]] and [[Ian Brady]] are sentenced to [[Life imprisonment (England and Wales)|life imprisonment]] for the [[Moors murders]] in England.
*[[1972]] &ndash; [[Deniz Gezmiş]], Yusuf Aslan and Hüseyin İnan are executed in [[Ankara]] after being convicted of attempting to overthrow the Constitutional order.
*[[1975]] &ndash; During a lull in fighting, 100,000 Armenians gather in Beirut for the [[60th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide commemorations in Beirut|60th anniversary commemorations]] of the [[Armenian genocide]].
*[[1976]] &ndash; The 6.5 {{M|w}} [[1976 Friuli earthquake|Friuli earthquake]] affected [[Northern Italy]] with a maximum [[Mercalli intensity scale|Mercalli intensity]] of X (''Extreme''), leaving 900–978 dead and 1,700–2,400 injured.
*[[1983]] &ndash; The ''[[Hitler Diaries]]'' are revealed as a hoax after being examined by new experts.
*[[1984]] &ndash; One hundred and three [[Korean Martyrs]] are [[Canonization|canonized]] by [[Pope John Paul II]] in [[Seoul]].
*[[1988]] &ndash; All thirty-six passengers and crew were killed when [[Widerøe Flight 710]] crashed into [[Torghatten|Mt. Torghatten]] in [[Brønnøy Municipality|Brønnøy]].
*[[1994]] &ndash; [[Elizabeth II]] of the United Kingdom and French President [[François Mitterrand]] officiate at the opening of the [[Channel Tunnel]].
*[[1996]] &ndash; The body of former [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] director [[William Colby]] is found washed up on a riverbank in southern [[Maryland]], eight days after he disappeared.
*[[1997]] &ndash; The [[Bank of England]] is given independence from political control, the most significant change in the bank's 300-year history.
*[[1998]] &ndash; [[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 fifth career start.
*1998 &ndash; [[Steve Jobs]] of [[Apple Inc.|Apple Inc]]. unveils the first [[iMac]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tech-history.com/6-may-apple-unveils-first-gen-imac/|title=6 May - Apple Unveils First Gen iMac|date=May 7, 2020|access-date=May 7, 2020|archive-date=May 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200511024957/https://tech-history.com/6-may-apple-unveils-first-gen-imac/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[1999]] &ndash; The first elections to the [[devolution|devolved]] [[Scottish Parliament]] and [[Welsh Assembly]] are held.
*[[2001]] &ndash; During a trip to [[Syria]], [[Pope John Paul II]] becomes the first pope to enter a [[mosque]].
*[[2002]] &ndash; Dutch politician [[Pim Fortuyn]] is [[assassination of Pim Fortuyn|assassinated]] following a radio-interview at the Mediapark in [[Hilversum]].
*  2002   &ndash; Founding of [[SpaceX]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://businesssearch.sos.ca.gov/CBS/SearchResults?SearchType=CORP&SearchCriteria=space+exploration&SearchSubType=Keyword|title=California Business Search (C2414622 – Space Exploration Technologies Corp)|access-date=2021-08-22|archive-date=2017-03-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312201217/https://businesssearch.sos.ca.gov/CBS/SearchResults?SearchType=CORP&SearchCriteria=space+exploration&SearchSubType=Keyword|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[2004]] &ndash; The [[The Last One (Friends)|final episode]] of the television sitcom [[Friends]] was aired.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7176-2004May7.html |title=A Big Hug Goodbye to ''Friends'' and Maybe to the Sitcom |access-date=December 28, 2008 |author=Shales, Tom |date=May 7, 2004 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |archive-date=November 7, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107055436/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7176-2004May7.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[2010]] &ndash; In just 36 minutes, the [[Dow Jones Industrial Average]] plunged nearly 1,000 points in what is known as the [[2010 flash crash|2010 Flash Crash]].
*[[2013]] &ndash; [[Ariel Castro kidnappings|Three women]], kidnapped and missing for more than a decade, are found alive in [[Cleveland, Ohio]], in the United States.<ref>{{cite news|last=Atassi|first=Leila|title=Berry, DeJesus, Knight found alive, police source confirms|work=The Plain Dealer|date=May 6, 2013|access-date=May 6, 2019|url=https://www.cleveland.com/metro/2013/05/tv_station_reports_berry_dejes.html|archive-date=May 14, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514191643/http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2013/05/tv_station_reports_berry_dejes.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[2023]] &ndash; The [[coronation of Charles III and Camilla]] as [[Monarchy of the United Kingdom|King]] and [[List of British royal consorts|Queen]] of the [[United Kingdom]] and the other [[Commonwealth realm]]s is held in [[Westminster Abbey]], [[London]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Coronation on 6 May for King Charles and Camilla, Queen Consort |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-63172425 |access-date=2022-10-10 |website=[[BBC News]]  |archive-date=October 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221011170432/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-63172425 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*  2023   &ndash; Eight people are killed and seven injured in [[Allen Premium Outlets shooting|a mass shooting]] in [[Allen, Texas]]. The perpetrator is killed by a police officer.<ref>{{cite web |title=8 killed and 7 wounded in Texas mall shooting. The gunman is also dead |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/06/us/allen-texas-mall-shooter-reports/index.html |website=CNN |date=6 May 2023 |access-date=7 May 2023 |archive-date=7 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230507003744/https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/06/us/allen-texas-mall-shooter-reports/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Births==
===Pre-1600===
* [[973]] &ndash; [[Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor]] (d. 1024)<ref>{{cite book|title=Collier's Encyclopedia: With Bibliography and Index|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Dr8JAAAAIAAJ|year=1985|publisher=Macmillan Educational Company|page=41}}</ref>
*[[1464]] &ndash; [[Sophia Jagiellon, Margravine of Brandenburg-Ansbach]], Polish princess (d. 1512)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kaiserhof.geschichte.lmu.de/14410|title=Jagiello, Sophia|publisher=[[Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich]]|access-date=14 September 2023|archive-date=18 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230918092621/https://kaiserhof.geschichte.lmu.de/14410|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1493]] &ndash; [[Girolamo Seripando]], Italian theologian and cardinal (d. 1563)
*[[1501]] &ndash; [[Pope Marcellus II|Marcellus II]], pope of the Catholic Church (d. 1555)
*[[1574]] &ndash; [[Pope Innocent X|Innocent X]], pope of the Catholic Church (d. 1655)
*[[1580]] &ndash; [[Charles Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua and Montferrat]], French noble (d. 1637)
===1601–1900===
*[[1635]] &ndash; [[Johann Joachim Becher]], German physician and alchemist (d. 1682)
*[[1668]] &ndash; [[Alain-René Lesage]], French author and playwright (d. 1747)
*[[1680]] &ndash; [[Jean-Baptiste Stuck]], Italian-French cellist and composer (d. 1755)
*[[1713]] &ndash; [[Charles Batteux]], French philosopher and academic (d. 1780)
*[[1714]] &ndash; [[Anton Raaff]], German tenor (d. 1797)
*[[1742]] &ndash; [[Jean Senebier]], Swiss pastor and physiologist (d. 1809)
*[[1758]] &ndash; [[André Masséna]], French general (d. 1817)
*  1758   &ndash; [[Maximilien Robespierre]], French politician (d. 1794)<ref>{{cite web |title=BBC - History - Historic Figures: Maximilien Robespierre (1758-1794) |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/robespierre_maximilien.shtml |website=www.bbc.co.uk |access-date=17 June 2022 |archive-date=17 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220617134047/https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/robespierre_maximilien.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[1769]] &ndash; [[Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany]] (d. 1824)
*  1769   &ndash; [[Jean Nicolas Pierre Hachette]], French mathematician and academic (d. 1834)
*[[1781]] &ndash; [[Karl Christian Friedrich Krause]], German philosopher and author (d. 1832)
*[[1797]] &ndash; [[Joseph Brackett]], American religious leader and composer (d. 1882)
*[[1800]] &ndash; [[Roman Sanguszko]], Polish general (d. 1881)
*[[1827]] &ndash; [[Hermann Raster]], German-American journalist and politician (d. 1891)
*[[1836]] &ndash; [[Max Eyth]], German engineer and author (d. 1906)
*[[1843]] &ndash; [[Grove Karl Gilbert]], American geologist and academic (d. 1918)
*[[1848]] &ndash; [[Henry Edward Armstrong]], English chemist and academic (d. 1937)
*[[1851]] &ndash; [[Aristide Bruant]], French singer and actor (d. 1925)
*[[1856]] &ndash; [[Sigmund Freud]], Austrian neurologist and psychoanalyst (d. 1939)
*  1856   &ndash; [[Robert Peary]], American admiral and explorer (d. 1920)
*[[1861]] &ndash; [[Motilal Nehru]], Indian lawyer and politician, [[President of the Indian National Congress]] (d. 1931)
*[[1868]] &ndash; [[Gaston Leroux]], French journalist and author (d. 1927)
*[[1869]] &ndash; [[Junnosuke Inoue]], Japanese businessman and central banker, 8th and 11th Governor of the [[Bank of Japan]] (d. 1932)
*[[1870]] &ndash; [[Walter Rutherford (golfer)|Walter Rutherford]], Scottish golfer (d. 1936)
*[[1871]] &ndash; [[Victor Grignard]], French chemist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1935)
*  1871   &ndash; [[Christian Morgenstern]], German author and poet (d. 1914)
*[[1872]] &ndash; [[Willem de Sitter]], Dutch mathematician, physicist, and astronomer (d. 1934)
*  1872   &ndash; [[Djemal Pasha]], Ottoman general (d. 1922)
*[[1879]] &ndash; [[Bedřich Hrozný]], Czech orientalist and linguist (d. 1952)
*  1879   &ndash; [[Hendrik van Heuckelum]], Dutch footballer (d. 1929)
*[[1880]] &ndash; [[Winifred Brunton]], English-South African painter and illustrator (d. 1959)
*  1880   &ndash; [[Ernst Ludwig Kirchner]], German-Swiss painter (d. 1938)
*[[1883]] &ndash; [[Alberto Collo]], Italian actor (d. 1955) 
*[[1895]] &ndash; [[Júlio César de Mello e Souza]], Brazilian mathematician and author (d. 1974)
*  1895   &ndash; [[Fidél Pálffy]], Hungarian soldier and politician, [[Minister of Agriculture (Hungary)|Hungarian Minister of Agriculture]] (d. 1946)
*  1895   &ndash; [[Rudolph Valentino]], Italian actor (d. 1926)
*[[1896]] &ndash; [[Rolf Maximilian Sievert]], Swedish physicist and academic (d. 1966)
*[[1897]] &ndash; [[Paul Alverdes]], German author and poet (d. 1979)
*[[1898]] &ndash; [[Konrad Henlein]], Czech soldier and politician (d. 1945)

===1901–present===
*[[1902]] &ndash; [[Max Ophüls]], German-American director and screenwriter (d. 1957)
*[[1903]] &ndash; [[Toots Shor]], American businessman, founded [[Toots Shor's Restaurant]] (d. 1977)
*[[1904]] &ndash; [[Moshé Feldenkrais]], Ukrainian-Israeli physicist and academic (d. 1984)
*  1904   &ndash; [[Catherine Lacey]], English actress (d. 1979)
*  1904   &ndash; [[Harry Martinson]], Swedish novelist, essayist, and poet [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1978)
*[[1906]] &ndash; [[André Weil]], French mathematician and academic (d. 1998)
*[[1907]] &ndash; [[Peter Barnes (Irish republican)|Peter Barnes]], Executed [[Irish Republican]] (d. 1940)<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.dib.ie/biography/barnes-peter-joseph-a0380 | title=Barnes, Peter Joseph &#124; Dictionary of Irish Biography | access-date=2022-04-25 | archive-date=2022-04-22 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220422160100/https://www.dib.ie/biography/barnes-peter-joseph-a0380 | url-status=live }}</ref> 
*  1907   &ndash; [[Weeb Ewbank]], American football player and coach (d. 1998)
*[[1911]] &ndash; [[Guy des Cars]], French journalist and author (d. 1993)
*[[1913]] &ndash; [[Carmen Cavallaro]], American pianist (d. 1989)
*  1913   &ndash; [[Stewart Granger]], English-American actor (d. 1993)
*[[1915]] &ndash; [[Orson Welles]], American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1985)
*  1915   &ndash; [[Theodore H. White]], American historian, journalist, and author (d. 1986)
*[[1916]] &ndash; [[Robert H. Dicke]], American physicist and astronomer (d. 1997)
*[[1918]] &ndash; [[Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan]], emir of [[Abu Dhabi]] and first president of the [[United Arab Emirates]] (d. 2004)
*[[1920]] &ndash; [[Kamisese Mara]], Fijian politician, 1st [[Prime Minister of Fiji]] (d. 2004)
*[[1923]] &ndash; [[Harry Watson (ice hockey b. 1923)|Harry Watson]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2002)
*[[1924]] &ndash; [[Nestor Basterretxea]], Spanish painter and sculptor (d. 2014)
*  1924   &ndash; [[Patricia Kennedy Lawford|Patricia Helen Kennedy]], American socialite, activist, and author (d. 2006)<ref>{{cite book | first=Joseph M. | last=Siracusa | title=Encyclopedia of the Kennedys: The People and Events that Shaped America | volume=2 | location=Santa Barbara, California | publisher=ABC-CLIO | year=2012 | isbn=978-1-59884-538-9 | page=461}}</ref>
*  1924   &ndash; [[Denny Wright]], English guitarist, composer, and producer (d. 1992)
*[[1929]] &ndash; [[Rosemary Cramp]], English archaeologist and academic (d. 2023)
*  1929   &ndash; [[Paul Lauterbur]], American chemist and biophysicist, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 2007)
*[[1931]] &ndash; [[Willie Mays]], American baseball player and coach (d. 2024)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Shea |first=John |date=June 18, 2024 |title=Willie Mays, San Francisco Giants legend and MLB all-time great, is dead |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/giants/article/willie-mays-dead-obituary-17815215.php |access-date=June 18, 2024 |work=[[San Francisco Chronicle]]}}</ref>
*[[1932]] &ndash; [[Alexander Thynn, 7th Marquess of Bath]], English lieutenant and politician (d. 2020)
*[[1934]] &ndash; [[Richard Shelby]], American lawyer and politician
*[[1937]] &ndash; [[Rubin Carter]], American-Canadian boxer (d. 2014)
*[[1942]] &ndash; [[Ariel Dorfman]], Argentinian author, playwright, and academic
*[[1943]] &ndash; [[Andreas Baader]], German terrorist, co-founded the [[Red Army Faction]] (d. 1977)
*  1943   &ndash; [[Milton William Cooper]], American conspiracy theorist and author (d. 2001)
*  1943   &ndash; [[James Turrell]], American sculptor and illustrator
*[[1944]] &ndash; [[Masanori Murakami]], Japanese baseball player
*[[1945]] &ndash; [[Jimmie Dale Gilmore]], American country singer-songwriter, guitarist, actor, and producer
*  1945   &ndash; [[Bob Seger]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist
*[[1947]] &ndash; [[Alan Dale]], New Zealand actor
*  1947   &ndash; [[Martha Nussbaum]], American philosopher and author
*[[1950]] &ndash; [[Jeffery Deaver]], American journalist and author
*[[1951]] &ndash; [[Samuel Doe]], Liberian sergeant and politician, 21st [[President of Liberia]] (d. 1990)
*[[1952]] &ndash; [[Chiaki Mukai]], Japanese physician and astronaut<ref>{{cite book |last1=O'Sullivan |first1=John |title=Japanese Missions to the International Space Station: Hope from the East |date=2019 |publisher=Springer Praxis Books |location=Cham, Switzerland |isbn=9783030045340 |page=5}}</ref>
*  1952   &ndash; [[Gerrit Zalm]], Dutch economist and politician, [[Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands]]
*[[1953]] &ndash; [[Alexander Akimov]], Ukrainian [[Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant|Chernobyl]] worker (d. 1986) 
*  1953   &ndash; [[Tony Blair]], British politician, [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]]
*  1953   &ndash; [[Graeme Souness]], Scottish international footballer and manager<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=7491|title=Graeme Souness|website=soccerbase.com|access-date=19 April 2020|archive-date=1 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801025007/https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=7491|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1954]] &ndash; [[Dora Bakoyannis]], Greek politician, 120th [[Minister for Foreign Affairs (Greece)|Greek Minister for Foreign Affairs]]
*[[1955]] &ndash; [[Tom Bergeron]], American television host
*  1955   &ndash; [[John Hutton, Baron Hutton of Furness]], English academic and politician, [[Secretary of State for Defence]]
*[[1959]] &ndash; [[Charles Hendry]], English politician
*[[1960]] &ndash; [[Keith Dowding]], English political scientist, philosopher, and academic
*  1960   &ndash; [[Roma Downey]], Irish-American actress and producer
*  1960   &ndash; [[John Flansburgh]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist 
*  1960   &ndash; [[Anne Parillaud]], French actress
*[[1961]] &ndash; [[George Clooney]], American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
*  1961   &ndash; [[Tom Hunter]], Scottish businessman and philanthropist<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehunterfoundation.co.uk/trustees/|title=The Hunter Foundation|website=Hunter Foundation|access-date=30 May 2019|archive-date=30 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190530142648/https://www.thehunterfoundation.co.uk/trustees/|url-status=live}}</ref>
*  1961   &ndash; [[Frans Timmermans]], Dutch politician and diplomat, [[Vice-President of the European Commission|First Vice President of the European Commission]]
*[[1962]] &ndash; [[Tom Brake]], English politician
*[[1963]] &ndash; [[Alessandra Ferri]], Italian ballerina
*[[1965]] &ndash; [[Leslie Hope]], Canadian actress, director, producer, and screenwriter
*[[1968]] &ndash; [[Lætitia Sadier]], French singer and keyboard player 
*[[1969]] &ndash; [[Jim Magilton]], Northern Irish footballer and coach
*[[1971]] &ndash; [[Chris Shiflett]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist 
*[[1972]] &ndash; [[Martin Brodeur]], Canadian ice hockey player
*[[1976]] &ndash; [[Iván de la Peña]], Spanish footballer 
*[[1977]] &ndash; [[Mark Eaton (ice hockey)|Mark Eaton]], American ice hockey player and coach
*  1977   &ndash; [[Chantelle Newbery]], Australian diver
*[[1978]] &ndash; [[John Abraham (American football)|John Abraham]], American football player
*  1978   &ndash; [[Tony Estanguet]], French slalom canoeist<ref>{{cite web|title=Tony Estanguet|url=https://www.olympic.org/tony-estanguet|publisher=International Olympic Committee|access-date=7 June 2020|archive-date=5 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805064137/https://www.olympic.org/tony-estanguet|url-status=live}}</ref>
*  1978   &ndash; [[Fredrick Federley]], Swedish journalist and politician
*[[1979]] &ndash; [[Gerd Kanter]], Estonian discus thrower
*  1979   &ndash; [[Jon Montgomery]], Canadian skeleton racer and television host
*[[1980]] &ndash; [[Brooke Bennett]], American swimmer
*  1980   &ndash; [[Dimitris Diamantidis]], Greek professional basketball player
*  1980   &ndash; [[Ricardo Oliveira]], Brazilian footballer
*[[1982]] &ndash; [[Jason Witten]], American football player<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nfl.com/players/jason-witten/|title=Jason Witten Stats, News and Video - TE|website=NFL.com|access-date=2020-10-30|archive-date=2020-11-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101130119/https://www.nfl.com/players/jason-witten/|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1983]] &ndash; [[Dani Alves]], Brazilian footballer
*  1983   &ndash; [[Gabourey Sidibe]], American actress
*  1983   &ndash; [[Trinley Thaye Dorje]], Tibetan religious leader, the 17th [[Karmapa|Karmapa Lama]]
*[[1985]] &ndash; [[Chris Paul]], American basketball player
*[[1986]] &ndash; [[Goran Dragic]], Slovenian basketball player
*[[1987]] &ndash; [[Dries Mertens]], Belgian footballer 
*  1987   &ndash; [[Meek Mill]], American rapper
*  1987   &ndash; [[Gerardo Parra]], Venezuelan baseball player and coach<ref>{{cite web |title=Gerardo Parra Stats |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/gerardo-parra-467827 |website=mlb.com |publisher=Major League Baseball |access-date=5 May 2024}}</ref>
*  1987   &ndash; [[Adrienne Warren]], American actress
*[[1988]] &ndash; [[Ryan Anderson (basketball, born 1988)|Ryan Anderson]], American basketball player<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nba.com/player/201583|title=Ryan Anderson &#124; NBA.com|website=www.nba.com|access-date=2020-10-30|archive-date=2020-11-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201104032246/https://www.nba.com/player/201583|url-status=live}}</ref>
*  1988   &ndash; [[Dakota Kai]], New Zealand professional wrestler
*[[1989]] &ndash; [[Dominika Cibulková]], Slovak tennis player
*  1989   &ndash; [[Cameron Heyward]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Cameron Heyward |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/13977/cameron-heyward |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=28 April 2023 |archive-date=28 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230428154013/https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/13977/cameron-heyward |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[1990]] &ndash; [[Jose Altuve]], Venezuelan baseball player
* 1990    &ndash; [[Péter Gulácsi]], Hungarian footballer<ref>{{cite web |title=Péter Gulácsi {{!}} Player Profile |url=https://rbleipzig.com/en/first-team/team/peter-gulacsi/ |website=rbleipzig.com |publisher=RB Leipzig |access-date=5 May 2024}}</ref>
*[[1992]] &ndash; [[Brendan Gallagher]], Canadian ice hockey player
*  1992   &ndash; [[Baekhyun]], South Korean musician and actor
*  1992   &ndash; [[Jonas Valančiūnas]], Lithuanian basketball player<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nba.com/player/202685|title=Jonas Valanciunas &#124; NBA.com|website=www.nba.com|access-date=2020-10-30|archive-date=2020-10-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029223139/https://www.nba.com/player/202685|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1993]] &ndash; [[Gustavo Gómez]], Paraguayan footballer
*  1993   &ndash; [[Naomi Scott]], English actress and singer<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cusumano |first1=Katherine |title=Celebrating Naomi Scott's Birthday With a Charlie's Angels Reunion at the Met Gala |url=https://www.wmagazine.com/story/naomi-scott-met-gala-2019-burberry-birthday |publisher=[[W (magazine)|W]] |access-date=28 April 2023 |date=7 May 2019 |archive-date=28 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230428154015/https://www.wmagazine.com/story/naomi-scott-met-gala-2019-burberry-birthday |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[1994]] &ndash; [[Mateo Kovačić]], Croatian international footballer
*[[1997]] &ndash; [[Maymay Entrata]], Filipino model, entertainer and singer-songwriter<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/2024/5/6/maymay-entrata-celebrates-27th-birthday-with-a-heart-full-of-gratitude-2244 |title=Maymay Entrata celebrates 27th birthday with a heart full of gratitude |website=abs-cbn.com |access-date=20 December 2024 |date=May 6, 2024 |author=Push Team |publisher=ABS-CBN Entertainment}}</ref>
*  1997   &ndash; [[Ranz Kyle]], Filipino social media personality and entertainer<ref>{{Cite web|title=Celebrating life! Thanks for all the birthday greetings & wishes! I appreciate ya'll! My family my friends & my supporters! Cheers to life 🥳 🥂 Birthday! 05/06/24 |date=8 May 2024 |access-date=20 December 2024 |website=instagram.com |author=Ranz Kyle |url=https://www.instagram.com/ranzkyle/p/C6tNRNtLNZV}}</ref>
*  1997   &ndash; [[Duncan Scott (swimmer)|Duncan Scott]], Scottish swimmer
*[[1998]] &ndash; [[Luigi Mangione]], suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 9, 2024 |title=Suspect in CEO killing is charged with murder. Records show he had California ties |first1=Richard |last1=Winton |first2=Terry |last2=Castleman |first3=Nathan |last3=Solis |first4=Salvador |last4=Hernandez |first5=Summer |last5=Lin |first6=Clara |last6=Harter |url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-12-09/united-healthcare-ceo-arrest-california-new-york-pennsylvania |access-date=December 20, 2024 |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[1999]] &ndash; [[Pato O'Ward]], Mexican racing driver<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.driverdb.com/drivers/patricio-oward |access-date=20 December 2024 |title=Driver: Patricio O'Ward |website=driverdb.com |publisher=Driver Database}}</ref>
*[[2002]] &ndash; [[Cole Palmer]], English footballer<ref>{{cite web |title=Cole Palmer Stats, Goals, Records, Assists, Cups and more |url=https://fbref.com/en/players/dc7f8a28/Cole-Palmer |website=fbref.com |access-date=May 4, 2024}}</ref>
*  2002  &ndash; [[Angel Reese]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Angel Reese |url=https://www.wnba.com/draft/2024/prospects/183209/angel-reese |website=WNBA.com |access-date=May 4, 2024}}</ref>
*[[2019]] &ndash; [[Prince Archie of Sussex]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2019/0506/1047777-duchess-of-sussex-now-in-labour/|title=Britain's Duchess of Sussex gives birth to baby boy|work=rte|access-date=6 May 2019|archive-date=6 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190506150256/https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2019/0506/1047777-duchess-of-sussex-now-in-labour/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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==Deaths==
===Pre-1600===
* [[698]] &ndash; [[Eadberht of Lindisfarne|Eadberht]], bishop of [[Lindisfarne]]
* [[850]] &ndash; [[Emperor Ninmyō|Ninmyō]], Japanese emperor (b. 808)
* [[932]] &ndash; [[Qian Liu]], Chinese warlord and king (b. 852)
* [[988]] &ndash; [[Dirk II, Count of Holland|Dirk II]], count of [[Frisia]] and [[County of Holland|Holland]]
*[[1002]] &ndash; [[Ealdwulf (archbishop of York)|Ealdwulf]], [[Archbishop of York]], [[Abbot of Peterborough]] and [[Bishop of Worcester]] 
*[[1187]] &ndash; [[Ruben III, Prince of Armenia]] (b. 1145)
*[[1236]] &ndash; [[Roger of Wendover]], [[Benedictine]] monk and [[chronicle]]r
*[[1471]] &ndash; [[Edmund Beaufort (died 1471)|Edmund Beaufort]], English commander (b. 1438)
*1471 &ndash; [[Thomas Tresham (speaker)|Thomas Tresham]], Speaker of the House of Commons
*[[1475]] &ndash; [[Dieric Bouts]], Flemish painter (b. 1415)
*[[1483]] &ndash; [[Queen Jeonghui]], Korean regent (b. 1418)
*[[1502]] &ndash; [[James Tyrrell]], English knight (b. 1450)
*[[1527]] &ndash; [[Charles III, Duke of Bourbon]], Count of Montpensier and Dauphin of Auvergne (b. 1490)
*[[1540]] &ndash; [[Juan Luís Vives]], Spanish scholar (b. 1492)
*[[1596]] &ndash; [[Giaches de Wert]], Flemish-Italian composer (b. 1535)
===1601–1900===
*[[1631]] &ndash; [[Sir Robert Cotton, 1st Baronet, of Connington]], English historian and politician, founded the [[Cotton library]] (b. 1570)
*[[1638]] &ndash; [[Cornelius Jansen]], Dutch-French bishop and theologian (b. 1585)
*[[1708]] &ndash; [[François de Laval]], French-Canadian bishop (b. 1623)
*[[1757]] &ndash; [[Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton]], English politician, [[Lord Lieutenant of Ireland]] (b. 1683)
*  1757   &ndash; [[Kurt Christoph Graf von Schwerin]], Prussian field marshal (b. 1684)
*[[1782]] &ndash; [[Christine Kirch]], German astronomer and academic (b. 1696)
*[[1840]] &ndash; [[Francisco de Paula Santander]], Colombian general and politician, 4th [[President of the Republic of the New Granada]] (b. 1792)
*[[1859]] &ndash; [[Alexander von Humboldt]], German geographer and explorer (b. 1769)
*[[1862]] &ndash; [[Henry David Thoreau]], American essayist, poet, and philosopher (b. 1817)
*[[1867]] &ndash; [[Socrates Nelson]], American businessman and politician (b. 1814)<ref>{{Cite book|last=Folsom|first=W. H. C.|url=https://archive.org/stream/fiftyyearsinnort00folsuoft#page/58/mode/2up|title=Fifty Years in the Northwest|publisher=Pioneer Press Company|year=1888|editor-last=Edwards|editor-first=E. E.|pages=58–59|author-link=W.H.C. Folsom}}</ref>
*[[1877]] &ndash; [[Johan Ludvig Runeberg]], Swedish-Finnish poet and hymn-writer (b. 1804)
*[[1882]] &ndash; [[Thomas Henry Burke (civil servant)|Thomas Henry Burke]], Irish civil servant (b. 1829)
*  1882   &ndash; [[Lord Frederick Cavendish]], British politician, [[Chief Secretary for Ireland]] (b. 1836)
*[[1888]] &ndash; [[Abraham Joseph Ash]], American rabbi (b. c. 1813)<ref>{{Cite Jewish Encyclopedia|article=ASH, ABRAHAM JOSEPH|author=[[Cyrus Adler]] and [[Judah David Eisenstein]]|url=https://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/1908-ash-abraham-joseph}}</ref>

===1901–present===
*[[1905]] &ndash; [[Robert Herbert]], English-Australian politician, 1st [[Premier of Queensland]] (b. 1831)
*[[1907]] &ndash; [[Emanuele Luigi Galizia]], Maltese architect and civil engineer (b. 1830)
*[[1910]] &ndash; [[Edward VII]] of the United Kingdom (b. 1841)<ref>{{cite web |title=Edward VII |url=https://www.westminster-abbey.org/abbey-commemorations/royals/edward-vii |website=Westminster Abbey |access-date=7 October 2022 |language=en |archive-date=7 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221007234141/https://www.westminster-abbey.org/abbey-commemorations/royals/edward-vii |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[1911]] &ndash; [[René Vallon]], French aviator (b. 1880)<ref>{{cite book |url=https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k9808029q/f218.item.texteImage |last=Dépagniat  |first=Roger  |language=French |title=Les Martyrs de l'Aviation |trans-title=The Martyrs of Aviation |publisher=E. Basset and Co. |location=Paris |date=1912}}</ref>
*[[1919]] &ndash; [[L. Frank Baum]],  American novelist (b. 1856)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Greasley |first1=Philip A. |title=Dictionary of Midwestern Literature, Volume 1: The Authors |date=30 May 2001 |publisher=Indiana University Press |isbn=978-0-253-10841-8 |page=53 |url=https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Dictionary_of_Midwestern_Literature_Volu/ZnuYKJSoHCMC?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA53&printsec=frontcover |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1939]] &ndash; [[Konstantin Somov]], Russian-French painter and illustrator (b. 1869)
*[[1949]] &ndash; [[Maurice Maeterlinck]], Belgian-French poet and playwright, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1862)
*[[1951]] &ndash; [[Élie Cartan]], French mathematician and physicist (b. 1869)
*[[1952]] &ndash; [[Maria Montessori]], Italian-Dutch physician and educator (b. 1870)
*[[1959]] &ndash; [[Maria Dulęba]], Polish actress (b. 1881)
*  1959   &ndash; [[Ragnar Nurkse]], Estonian-American economist and academic (b. 1907)
*[[1961]] &ndash; [[Lucian Blaga]], Romanian poet, playwright, and philosopher (b. 1895)
*[[1963]] &ndash; [[Theodore von Kármán]], Hungarian-American mathematician, physicist, and engineer (b. 1881)
*  1963   &ndash; [[Ted Weems]], American violinist, trombonist, and bandleader (b. 1901)
*  1963   &ndash; [[Monty Woolley]], American raconteur, actor, and  director (b. 1888)
*[[1967]] &ndash; [[Zhou Zuoren]], Chinese author and translator (b. 1885)
*[[1970]] &ndash; [[Alexander Rodzyanko]], Russian general (b. 1879)
*[[1973]] &ndash; [[Ernest MacMillan]], Canadian conductor and composer (b. 1893)
*[[1975]] &ndash; [[József Mindszenty]], Hungarian cardinal (b. 1892)
*[[1980]] &ndash; [[María Luisa Bombal]], Chilean writer (b. 1910)
*[[1983]] &ndash; [[Ezra Jack Keats]], American author and illustrator (b. 1916)
*  1983   &ndash; [[Kai Winding]], Danish-American trombonist and composer (b. 1922)
*[[1984]] &ndash; [[Mary Cain (editor)|Mary Cain]], American journalist and politician (b. 1904)
*  1984   &ndash; [[Bonner Pink]], English politician (b. 1912)
*[[1987]] &ndash; [[William J. Casey]], American politician, 13th [[Director of Central Intelligence]] (b. 1913)
*[[1989]] &ndash; [[Earl Blaik]], American football player and coach (b. 1897)
*[[1990]] &ndash; [[Charles Farrell]], American actor (b. 1900)
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[Wilfrid Hyde-White]], English actor (b. 1903)
*[[1992]] &ndash; [[Marlene Dietrich]], German-American actress and singer (b. 1901)
*[[1993]] &ndash; [[Ann Todd]], English actress and producer (b. 1909)
*[[1995]] &ndash; [[Noel Brotherston]], Northern Irish footballer (b. 1956)
*[[2000]] &ndash; [[Gordon McClymont]], Australian ecologist and academic (b. 1920)
*[[2002]] &ndash; [[Murray Adaskin]], Canadian violinist, composer, conductor, and educator (b. 1906)
*  2002   &ndash; [[Otis Blackwell]], American singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1932)
*  2002   &ndash; [[Pim Fortuyn]], Dutch sociologist, academic, and politician (b. 1948)
*  2002   &ndash; [[Bjørn Johansen (musician)|Bjørn Johansen]], Norwegian saxophonist (b. 1940)
*[[2003]] &ndash; [[Art Houtteman]], American baseball player and journalist (b. 1927)
*[[2004]] &ndash; [[Virginia Capers]], American actress and singer (b. 1925)
*  2004   &ndash; [[Philip Kapleau]], American monk and educator (b. 1912)
*  2004   &ndash; [[Barney Kessel]], American guitarist and composer (b. 1923)
*[[2006]] &ndash; [[Grant McLennan]], Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1958)
*  2006   &ndash; [[Lorne Saxberg]], Canadian journalist (b. 1958)
*[[2007]] &ndash; [[Enéas Carneiro]], Brazilian physician and politician (b. 1938)
*  2007   &ndash; [[Curtis Harrington]], American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1926)
*[[2009]] &ndash; [[Kevin Grubb]], American race car driver (b. 1978)
*[[2010]] &ndash; [[Robin Roberts (baseball)|Robin Roberts]], American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster (b. 1926)
*[[2012]] &ndash; [[James R. Browning]], American lieutenant, lawyer, and judge (b. 1918)
*  2012   &ndash; [[James Isaac]], American director and producer (b. 1960)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Jean Laplanche]], French psychoanalyst and author (b. 1924)
*[[2013]] &ndash; [[Giulio Andreotti]], Italian journalist and politician, 41st [[Prime Minister of Italy]] (b. 1919)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Severo Aparicio Quispe]], Peruvian bishop (b. 1923)
*  2013 &ndash; [[Michelangelo Spensieri]], Italian-Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1949)
*[[2014]] &ndash; [[Wil Albeda]], Dutch economist and politician, [[Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment (Netherlands)|Dutch Minister of Social Affairs]] (b. 1925)
*  2014 &ndash; [[William H. Dana]], American pilot, engineer, and astronaut (b. 1930)
*  2014 &ndash; [[Jimmy Ellis (boxer)|Jimmy Ellis]], American boxer (b. 1940)
*  2014 &ndash; [[Billy Harrell]], American baseball player and scout (b. 1928)
*  2014 &ndash; [[Antony Hopkins]], English pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1921)
*  2014 &ndash; [[Maria Lassnig]], Austrian painter and academic (b. 1919)
*  2014 &ndash; [[Farley Mowat]], Canadian environmentalist and author (b. 1921)
*[[2015]] &ndash; [[Novera Ahmed]], Bangladeshi sculptor (b. 1930)
*  2015 &ndash; [[Denise McCluggage]], American race car driver and journalist (b. 1927)
*  2015 &ndash; [[Jim Wright]], American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 56th [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives]] (b. 1922)
*[[2016]] &ndash; [[Patrick Ekeng]], Cameroonian footballer (b. 1990)
*  2016 &ndash; [[Reg Grundy]], Australian businessman (b. 1923)
*[[2021]] &ndash; [[Kentaro Miura]], Japanese manga artist (b. 1966)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-05-25 |title=Kentaro Miura, Creator of Epic Manga 'Berserk,' Dies at 54 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/25/arts/kentaro-miura-dead.html |website=New York Times |language=en |access-date=2022-05-11 |archive-date=2021-05-26 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210526030634/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/25/arts/kentaro-miura-dead.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[2022]] &ndash; [[George Pérez]], American comic book artist and writer (b. 1954)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-08 |title=Acclaimed Avengers comic book artist George Perez dies at 67 |url=https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3176921/acclaimed-avengers-comic-book-artist-george-perez |access-date=2022-05-11 |website=South China Morning Post |language=en |archive-date=2022-05-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220511003416/https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3176921/acclaimed-avengers-comic-book-artist-george-perez |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[2024]] &ndash; [[Bernard Pivot]], French journalist, interviewer and host (b. 1935)<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-05-06 |title=Bernard Pivot, journaliste, créateur d'« Apostrophes », est mort |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/disparitions/article/2024/05/06/bernard-pivot-journaliste-createur-d-apostrophes-est-mort_6231907_3382.html |access-date=2024-05-07 |work=Le Monde.fr |language=fr}}</ref>
*2024 &ndash; [[Brian Wenzel]], Australian actor (b. 1929)<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-05-06 |title=Brian Wenzel, best known for role in A Country Practice, dies aged 94 |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-06/a-country-practice-star-brian-wenzel-dead-at-94/103811936 |access-date=2024-05-06 |work=ABC News |language=en-AU}}</ref>
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==Holidays and observances==
*Christian [[feast day]]:
**[[Dominic Savio]]
**[[Evodius|Evodius of Antioch]] ([[Roman Catholic Church]])
**[[François de Laval]]
**[[Gerard of Lunel]]
**[[Jacinto Vera]] ([[Roman Catholic Church]])<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dios por su Iglesia crea un santo: Jacinto Vera|url=https://icm.org.uy/dios-por-su-iglesia-crea-un-santo-jacinto-vera/|website=icm.org.uy|date=10 March 2023 |access-date=2024-05-26}}</ref>
**[[Lucius of Cyrene]]
**[[Petronax of Monte Cassino]]
**[[St George's Day]] related observances ([[Eastern Orthodox Church]]):
***[[Army Day#Bulgaria|Day of Bravery]], also known as ''Gergyovden'' ([[Bulgaria]])
***[[Đurđevdan]] ([[Gorani people|Gorani]], [[Romani people|Roma]])
***[[George's Day in Spring|Yuri's Day in the Spring]] ([[Russian Orthodox Church]])
**[[John the Apostle#Liturgical commemoration|St John before the Latin Gate]]
**[[May 6 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]]
*[[International No Diet Day]]
*[[Martyrs' Day (Lebanon and Syria)]]
*[[Azulejo|National Azulejo Day]] ([[Portugal]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://data.dre.pt/eli/resolassrep/144/2017/07/06/p/dre/pt/html |title=Resolução da Assembleia da República n.º 144/2017: Consagra o dia 6 de maio como o Dia Nacional do Azulejo |language=pt |date=6 July 2017 |website=[[Diário da República]] |publisher= |access-date=2 September 2021 |quote=}}</ref>
*The first day of [[Hıdırellez]] ([[Turkey]])

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/6 BBC: On This Day]
* {{NYT On this day|month=5|day=6}}
* [https://www.onthisday.com/events/may/6 Historical Events on May 6]

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