Historical Events In May - 06

1992  Werder Bremen wins 32nd Europe Cup II on this day in history.  

1992  On May - 06 jilly Rizzo, restauranteur/friend of Frank Sinatra, dies in car at 75  

1993  On this day in history sTS-55 (Columbia) lands  

1993  On May - 06 ann Todd, actress (Things to Come, Danny Boy), dies of stroke at 84  

1994  Chunnel linking England & France officially opens on May - 06.  

1994  On this day in history comedian Bobcat Goldthwait sets fire to the couch on Tonight Show  

1994  House passes the assault weapons ban on this day in history.  

1994  On this day in history lennox Lewis TKOs Phil Jackson in 8 for heavyweight boxing title  

1994  Nelson Mandela & his ANC, finally confirmed winners in South Africa on May - 06.  

1994  Fred Sadoff, actor (Quiet American), dies of AIDS at 67 on May - 06.  

1995  On May - 06 classic Sports Network begins on cable TV  

1995  On May - 06 dona Maria Pia de Braganca, pretender to Port throne, dies at 88  

1996  Guatemala's leftist guerrillas sign key accord with government of President on May - 06.  

1996  On May - 06 howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Hartford CT on WCCC 106.9 FM  

1996  Frank Hercules, writer, dies at 85 on May - 06.  

1997  On May - 06 army Staff Sergeant Delmar Simpson gets 25-year sentence for rape  

1997  On this day in history michael Jackson & Bee Gees inducted into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame  

2007  A.C. Paranavaí wins its first ever Paraná State Championship on this day in history.  

2007  Manchester United wins the English Premier League on this day in history.  

2007  Nicolas Sarkozy is elected President of the French Republic, defeating Ségolène Royal with 53% of the vote in the French Presidential Election on May - 06.  

2007  Panathinaikos BC wins basketball's Euroleague after beating CSKA Moscow 93-91 in Athens Olympic stadium on May - 06.  

2012  Francois Hollande elected President of France on May - 06.  

2013  On May - 06 10 people are killed and 26 people are injured after a wave of attacks across Iraq  

2014  Boko Haram's leader, Abubakar Shekau, releases a 57 minute video boasting about abducting schoolgirls in Nigeria on May - 06.  

2017  Bus crash in Arusha region, Tanzania kills 35 on May - 06.  

2017  On this day in history 143rd Kentucky Derby: Always Dreaming ridden by John Velasquez wins  

2017  On May - 06 84 abducted schoolgirls released in exchange for Boko Haram suspects in Nigeria  

2017  On this day in history france bans too thin fashion models and makes labeling of digitally enhanced photos mandatory  

2019  On May - 06 in its first report since 2005, the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) warns that biodiversity loss is "accelerating", with over a million species now threatened with extinction; the decline of the natural living world is "unprecedented" and largely a result of human actions, according to the report.  

2019  Syrian Civil War: The Syrian Army launches a major ground offensive against one of the last rebel strongholds in the country.May 8 - A British teenager, Isabelle Holdaway, 17, is reported to be the first patient ever to receive a genetically modified phage therapy to treat a drug-resistant infection on May - 06.  

2020  UK becomes the first European country to report over 30,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus COVID-19 Learn More on May - 06.  

2020  On this day in history astronomers announce the discovery of the first black hole located in a star system visible to the naked eye.  

2020  On this day in history [COVID-19 pandemic] New evidence indicates that an Algerian-born French fishmonger, who had not traveled to China and did not have contact with any Chinese nationals, was treated for pneumonia from an unknown source on December 27, 2019, now identified as COVID-19.  

2023  The coronation of Charles III and Camilla as King and Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms is held in Westminster Abbey, London on this day in history.  

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1397  Sejong the Great of Joseon, ruler of Korea (d. 1450) was born on this day in history.  

1501  Marcellus II, [Marcello Cervini], Italy, humanist/Pope (1555, 22 days) was born on May - 06.  

1581  On this day in history birth of frans Francken, the Younger, painter  

1606  Lorenzo Lippi, [Perlone Zipoli], poet/painter was born on this day in history.  

1638  Henry Capell, 1st Baron Capell, First Lord of the British Admiralty (d. 1696) was born on this day in history.  

1713  Charles Batteux, French philosopher (d. 1780) was born on May - 06.  

1758  Maximilien Robespierre, Arras Fr, French revolutionary/avocat (1781) was born on May - 06.  

1759  On this day in history birth of francois GJS Andrieux, French writer/politician  

0523  Death of Thrasamunde, king of Vandalen on this day in history.  

0680  Death of Muawiyah I, caliph (b. 602) on this day in history.  

0988  Death of Dirk II, West Frisian count of Holland on this day in history.  

1085  On this day in history king Alfonso VI, of Leon conquered Toledo, dies  

1124  On May - 06 death of balak, Emir of Aleppo, murdered  

1475  On May - 06 dieric Bouts, Dutch painter, dies at about 64  

1502  Death of James Tyrrell, alleged murderer of the Princes in the Tower (executed) on May - 06.  

1527  Karel van Bourbon, military governor (Lombardije), dies at 37 on May - 06.