Day of the year
May 6
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May 6 Zodiac Sign
Taurus (April 20 – May 20)
Element: Earth
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Birthstone
Emerald
Birth Flower
Lily of the Valley
Season
Spring
Numerology 2
A number of partnership, balance, and quiet diplomacy.
May 6: This Day in History
- 1882— The Chinese Exclusion Act was signed into law by US President Chester A. Arthur, barring Chinese laborers from entering the United States.
- 1929— The first Academy Awards ceremony was held at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles.
- 1937— The German airship Hindenburg burst into flames while docking at Lakehurst, New Jersey, killing 36 people.
- 1954— Roger Bannister became the first person to run a mile in under four minutes, clocking 3:59.4.
- 1994— The Channel Tunnel officially opened, linking England and France by rail under the English Channel.
Famous Birthdays on May 6
- Sigmund Freud (1856) — founder of psychoanalysis
- George Clooney (1961) — actor and filmmaker
- Orson Welles (1915) — filmmaker and actor
- Tony Blair (1953) — former UK Prime Minister
- Bob Seger (1945) — rock musician
- Rudolph Valentino (1895) — silent film actor and early Hollywood sex symbol
Did You Know? May 6 Fun Facts
- Roger Bannister's sub-4-minute mile record stood for only 46 days before it was broken.
- The Hindenburg disaster was one of the first major news events captured on film and radio simultaneously.
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