Historical Events In May - 06

1992  On this day in history werder Bremen wins 32nd Europe Cup II  

1992  Jilly Rizzo, restauranteur/friend of Frank Sinatra, dies in car at 75 on May - 06.  

1993  STS-55 (Columbia) lands on May - 06.  

1993  Ann Todd, actress (Things to Come, Danny Boy), dies of stroke at 84 on May - 06.  

1994  On May - 06 chunnel linking England & France officially opens  

1994  Comedian Bobcat Goldthwait sets fire to the couch on Tonight Show on May - 06.  

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

1994  Lennox Lewis TKOs Phil Jackson in 8 for heavyweight boxing title on this day in history.  

1994  On this day in history nelson Mandela & his ANC, finally confirmed winners in South Africa  

1994  Fred Sadoff, actor (Quiet American), dies of AIDS at 67 on this day in history.  

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

1995  Dona Maria Pia de Braganca, pretender to Port throne, dies at 88 on May - 06.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1997  On May - 06 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  On May - 06 manchester United wins the English Premier League.  

2007  Nicolas Sarkozy is elected President of the French Republic, defeating Ségolène Royal with 53% of the vote in the French Presidential Election on this day in history.  

2007  On this day in history panathinaikos BC wins basketball's Euroleague after beating CSKA Moscow 93-91 in Athens Olympic stadium.  

2012  On May - 06 francois Hollande elected President of France  

2013  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

2017  On this day in history bus crash in Arusha region, Tanzania kills 35  

2017  143rd Kentucky Derby: Always Dreaming ridden by John Velasquez wins on May - 06.  

2017  On this day in history 84 abducted schoolgirls released in exchange for Boko Haram suspects in Nigeria  

2017  On May - 06 france bans too thin fashion models and makes labeling of digitally enhanced photos mandatory  

2019  On this day in history 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  On this day in history 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.  

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 May - 06 astronomers announce the discovery of the first black hole located in a star system visible to the naked eye.  

2020  [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 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 this day in history.  

1581  Frans Francken, the Younger, painter was born on this day in history.  

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  On May - 06 birth of charles Batteux, French philosopher (d. 1780)  

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

1759  Francois GJS Andrieux, French writer/politician was born on May - 06.  

0523  Death of Thrasamunde, king of Vandalen on May - 06.  

0680  On this day in history death of muawiyah I, caliph (b. 602)  

0988  Death of Dirk II, West Frisian count of Holland on May - 06.  

1085  King Alfonso VI, of Leon conquered Toledo, dies on May - 06.  

1124  On this day in history death of balak, Emir of Aleppo, murdered  

1475  Dieric Bouts, Dutch painter, dies at about 64 on this day in history.  

1502  Death of James Tyrrell, alleged murderer of the Princes in the Tower (executed) on this day in history.  

1527  On May - 06 karel van Bourbon, military governor (Lombardije), dies at 37