Note: These categories should be applied only to notable persons/events in history.
This Day in History for May 06
Historic Events:
- 1527- Spanish and German troops sack Rome on Pope Clement VII's watch.
- 1879 - Audenried Mine Accident
- 1910 - George V was crowned King of the United Kingdom, the British Dominions, and Emperor of India.
- 1937 - The hydrogen-filled dirigible Hindenburg burst into flames landing in Lakehurst, New Jersey.
- 1957 - Last broadcast of Lucille Ball's "I Love Lucy" on CBS-TV.
Famous Birthdays:
- 1856 - Sigmund Freud, Austrian neurologist and father of psychology.
- 1856 - Admiral Robert Edwin Peary, Artic explorer credited with leading the first expedition to the North Pole in 1909.
- 1909 - Rudolph Valentino, Italian-American actor.
- 1915 - Orson Wells, American actor, director, writer, and producer of theater, radio, and films.
Famous Deaths:
- 1828 - Dr. James Armstrong, U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania.
- 1919 - L. Frank Baum, American author best known for the children's book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
- 1993 - Ann Todd, English actress.
- 2014 - Farkey Mowat, Canadian author and environmentalist.