Are you asking the question “What day of the week was I born?” Continue reading to find out what day of the week you were born.
Day Of The Week: May 6
May 6, 2024 is the 127th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 239 days remaining until the end of 2024. The day of the week is Monday.
If you are into daily horoscope then Taurus is your zodiac sign. Emerald is your modern birthstone. Sapphire is your mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Historical Events: May 6
- 1910 –George V becomes King of the United Kingdom upon the death of his father, Edward VII.
- 1935 –New Deal: Executive Order 7034 creates the Works Progress Administration.
- 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.
- 1940 –John Steinbeck is awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his novel The Grapes of Wrath.
- 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.
- 1960 –More than 20 million viewers watch the first televised royal wedding when Princess Margaret marries Anthony Armstrong-Jones at Westminster Abbey.
- 1962 –St. Martín de Porres is canonized by Pope John XXIII.
- 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.
- 1999 –First elections to the devolved Scottish Parliament and Welsh Assembly held.
Who were born on May 6?
- 1769 –Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1824)
- 1917 –Kal Mann, American lyricist (d. 2001)
- 1928 –Robert Poujade, French politician
- 1934 –Richard Shelby, American politician
- 1936 –Bernard Lemaire, French Canadian businessman (Cascades)
- 1953 –Michelle Courchesne, Quebec politician
- 1964 –Dana Hill, American actress (d. 1996)
- 1979 –Gerd Kanter, Estonian discus thrower
- 1983 –Dani Alves, Brazilian footballer
- 1987 –Moon Geun Young, South Korean actress
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