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| May 6th, 2007 (May 06 2007) | Death | Eneas Carneiro, Brazilian politician (born in 1938) | |
| May 6th, 2007 (May 06 2007) | Death | Curtis Harrington, American film director (born in 1926) | |
| May 6th, 2007 (May 06 2007) | Death | Dorde Novkovic, Croatian songwriter (born in 1943) | |
| May 6th, 1997 (May 06 1997) | Event | The Bank of England is given independence from political control, the most significant change in the bank s 300-year history. | |
| May 6th, 1987 (May 06 1987) | Birth | Moon Geun-young, South Korean actress | |
| May 6th, 1987 (May 06 1987) | Death | William Casey, American Central Intelligence Agency director (born in 1913) | |
| May 6th, 1977 (May 06 1977) | Birth | Marc Chouinard, French Canadian ice hockey player | |
| May 6th, 1967 (May 06 1967) | Death | Zhou Zuoren, Chinese writer (born in 1885) | |
| May 6th, 1947 (May 06 1947) | Birth | Martha Nussbaum, American philosopher | Philo Quotes |
| May 6th, 1947 (May 06 1947) | Birth | Alan Dale, New Zealand actor | |
| May 6th, 1937 (May 06 1937) | Event | 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. | |
| May 6th, 1937 (May 06 1937) | Birth | Rubin Carter, American boxer | |
| May 6th, 1917 (May 06 1917) | Birth | Kal Mann, American lyricist (died in 2001) | |
| May 6th, 1897 (May 06 1897) | Birth | Paul Alverdes, German writer (died in 1979) | |
| May 6th, 1877 (May 06 1877) | Event | Chief Crazy Horse of the Oglala Sioux surrenders to United States troops in Nebraska. | |
| May 6th, 1877 (May 06 1877) | Death | Johan Ludvig Runeberg, Finnish poet (born in 1804) | |
| May 6th, 1857 (May 06 1857) | Event | 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 India s Independence. | |
| May 6th, 1797 (May 06 1797) | Birth | Joseph Brackett, American religious leader and composer (died in 1882) | Joseph Brackett Quotes |
| May 6th, 1757 (May 06 1757) | Event | Battle of PragueA Prussian army fights an Austrian army in Prague during the Seven Years War. | |
| May 6th, 1757 (May 06 1757) | Death | Maximilian Ulysses Count Browne, Austrian field marshal (born in 1705) | |
| May 6th, 1757 (May 06 1757) | Death | Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton, British politician (born in 1683) | |
| May 6th, 1757 (May 06 1757) | Death | Kurt Christoph Graf von Schwerin, Prussian field marshal (born in 1684) | |
| May 6th, 1527 (May 06 1527) | Event | 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 during the Sack of Rome in order to allow Pope Clement VII to escape into Castel Sant Angelo. | |
| May 6th, 1397 (May 06 1397) | Birth | Sejong the Great of Joseon, ruler of Korea (died in 1450) | |
