Historical Events In May - 06

1992  Werder Bremen wins 32nd Europe Cup II on May - 06.   

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

1993  STS-55 (Columbia) lands on this day in history.   

1993  On this day in history ann Todd, actress (Things to Come, Danny Boy), dies of stroke at 84   

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

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  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  On this day in history fred Sadoff, actor (Quiet American), dies of AIDS at 67   

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  Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Hartford CT on WCCC 106.9 FM on this day in history.   

1996  On May - 06 frank Hercules, writer, dies at 85   

1997  Army Staff Sergeant Delmar Simpson gets 25-year sentence for rape on this day in history.   

1997  Michael Jackson & Bee Gees inducted into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on May - 06.   

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 May - 06.   

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

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

2012  Francois Hollande elected President of France on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

2017  On May - 06 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  [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 May - 06.   

2023  On this day in history 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.   

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

1606  On May - 06 birth of lorenzo Lippi, [Perlone Zipoli], poet/painter   

1638  On this day in history birth of henry Capell, 1st Baron Capell, First Lord of the British Admiralty (d. 1696)   

1713  On May - 06 birth of charles Batteux, French philosopher (d. 1780)   

1758  On May - 06 birth of maximilien Robespierre, Arras Fr, French revolutionary/avocat (1781)   

1759  Francois GJS Andrieux, French writer/politician was born on this day in history.   

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

0680  Death of Muawiyah I, caliph (b. 602) on May - 06.   

0988  On May - 06 death of dirk II, West Frisian count of Holland   

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

1124  Death of Balak, Emir of Aleppo, murdered on May - 06.   

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

1502  On May - 06 death of james Tyrrell, alleged murderer of the Princes in the Tower (executed)   

1527  Karel van Bourbon, military governor (Lombardije), dies at 37 on this day in history.