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, 2025 is the 126th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 239 days remaining until the end of 2025. The day of the week is Tuesday.
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
- 1536 –King Henry VIII orders English language Bibles be placed in every church.
- 1659 –English Restoration: A faction of the British Army removes Richard Cromwell as Lord Protector of the Commonwealth and reinstalls the Rump Parliament.
- 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.
- 1861 –American Civil War: Arkansas secedes from the Union.
- 1889 –The Eiffel Tower is officially opened to the public at the Universal Exposition in Paris.
- 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.
- 1940 –John Steinbeck is awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his novel The Grapes of Wrath.
- 1941 –At California’s March Field, Bob Hope performs his first USO show.
- 1983 –The Hitler diaries are revealed as a hoax after examination by experts.
Who were born on May 6?
- 1944 –Masanori Murakami, first Japanese baseball player in major leagues
- 1945 –Bob Seger, American singer/songwriter
- 1947 –Martha Nussbaum, American philosopher
- 1960 –Roma Downey, Northern Irish actress
- 1964 –Tony Scalzo, American musician (Fastball)
- 1971 –Chris Shiflett, American guitarist (Foo Fighters)
- 1972 –Naoko Takahashi, Japanese long-distance runner
- 1977 –Mark Eaton, American ice hockey player
- 1987 –Moon Geun Young, South Korean actress
- 1996 –Dominic Scott Kay, American actor
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