Born on May 6
May 6 birthdays & history
If you were born on May 6, you share a birthday with Sigmund Freud, Tony Blair and George Clooney. May 6 babies are Taurus, with emerald as their birthstone and the lily of the valley as their birth flower. May 6 is the 127th day of the year in leap years (126th in other years).
Famous people born on May 6
- 1856Sigmund Freud, Austrian neurologist and psychoanalyst
- 1953Tony Blair, British politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
- 1961George Clooney, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
- 1915Orson Welles, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
- 1983Dani Alves, Brazilian footballer
- 1904Harry Martinson, Swedish novelist, essayist, and poet Nobel Prize laureate
- 1871Victor Grignard, French chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1880Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, German-Swiss painter
- 1895Rudolph Valentino, Italian actor
- 2002Cole Palmer, English footballer
What happened on May 6
- 1757English poet Christopher Smart was admitted to St Luke's Hospital for Lunatics in London, beginning his six-year confinement in mental asylums.
- 1782Construction began on the Grand Palace in Bangkok, the official residence of the king of Thailand.
- 1835James Gordon Bennett, Sr. publishes the first issue of the New York Herald.
- 1840The Penny Black postage stamp becomes valid for use in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
- 1889The Eiffel Tower is officially opened to the public at the Universal Exposition in Paris.
- 1915Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition: SY Aurora, anchored in McMurdo Sound, broke loose during a gale, beginning a 312-day ordeal in the Ross Sea and Southern Ocean for her 18-man crew.
- 1930Vita Sackville-West and her husband Harold Nicolson purchased the Kent property they would transform into Sissinghurst Castle Garden.
- 1941American entertainer Bob Hope performed his first show with the United Service Organizations, beginning a 50-year involvement with them.
- 1954At Oxford's Iffley Road Track, English runner Roger Bannister became the first person to run the mile in under four minutes.
- 1998Steve Jobs unveiled the iMac G3' personal computer.
- 2004The final episode of the television sitcom Friends was aired.
- 2023King Charles III and Queen Camilla were crowned at Westminster Abbey in London.
Also observed on May 6
- International No Diet Day
- National Azulejo Day (Portugal)
- The first day of Hıdırellez (Turkey)
Questions, answered
What star sign is May 6?
People born on May 6 are Taurus. Their birthstone is emerald and their birth flower is the lily of the valley.
Which famous people were born on May 6?
Sigmund Freud (1856), Tony Blair (1953), George Clooney (1961), Orson Welles (1915), Dani Alves (1983), Harry Martinson (1904) were all born on May 6.
What happened on May 6 in history?
Among other things: in 1998, Steve Jobs unveiled the iMac G3' personal computer; in 2004, The final episode of the television sitcom Friends was aired; in 2023, King Charles III and Queen Camilla were crowned at Westminster Abbey in London.
Can I get a newspaper front page from May 6?
Yes. The Birthday Gazette makes a personalised vintage-style front page for any May 6 birth year, with their name in the headline, events, famous birthdays and typical US prices. The preview is free and the print files cost $9.
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