May 6

May 6 is the 126th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (127th in leap years). There are 239 days remaining.

Births:

• 1758: [Maximilian Robespierre]?, French revolutionary
• 1856: Sigmund Freud, Austrian psychiatrist, founder of psychoanalysis
• 1915: Orson Welles, American director (Citizen Kane)
• 1945: [Bob Seger]?, American singer
• 1961: [George Clooney]?, American actor

Events:

Events:

• 1937: The [Hindenburg zeppelin]? explodes

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See Also: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December

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