Today: May 6th, 2021.

Today's date falls on a Thursday. It is day 126 of 2021. The decade is the 2020s.

The zodiac star sign for this date is Taurus.

Basic facts.

Basic facts and information about this date.

Week Number: We are currently in Week 18 of 2021.
Leap Year: 2021 is NOT a leap year.
Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 1620255600.

On this day: 6th of May.

Events that have occurred on the 6th of May.

May 6th, 1527: The Sack of Rome occurs.
May 6th, 1950: The "Tollund Man" mummy is discovered by peat cutters in Denmark.
May 6th, 1950: Soccer: Portsmouth F.C. win the First Division title after beating Aston Villa 5-1.
May 6th, 1957: The final episode of "I Love Lucy" is aired.
May 6th, 1960: The Civil Rights Act of 1960 is signed into law.
May 6th, 1961: FA Cup Final 1961: Tottenham Hotspur defeat Leicester City 2-0.
May 6th, 1966: Moors murders: Ian Brady is found guilty and sentenced to 3 concurrent terms of life imprisonment.
May 6th, 1970: Irish politicians Charles Haughey and Neil Blaney are dismissed from the government after they are accused of being involved in a plot to import weapons for the Provisional IRA.
May 6th, 1970: Football: Feyenoord win the European Cup after they defeat Celtic 2-1.
May 6th, 1972: FA Cup Final 1972: A goal from Allan Clarke helps Leeds United secure a 1-0 victory over Arsenal.
May 6th, 1975: Serial killer Ted Bundy abducts and murders 12-year-old Lynette Dawn Culver in Pocatello, Idaho.
May 6th, 1976: 900 people are killed when an earthquake strikes the Friuli region of Italy.
May 6th, 1978: A goal from Roger Osborne helps Ipswich Town win the FA Cup Final with a 1-0 victory over Arsenal.
May 6th, 1989: Roy Jones Jr. makes his professional boxing debut in a win over Ricky Randall.
May 6th, 1991: Football: Arsenal win the Football League First Division after beating Manchester United 3-1.
May 6th, 1993: The bodies of three missing eight-year-old boys (Steve Branch, Michael Moore and Christopher Byers) are discovered in West Memphis, Arkansas.
May 6th, 1994: The Channel Tunnel between France and the UK is opened.
May 6th, 1996: The Backstreet Boys release their debut album.
May 6th, 1997: Soccer: Michael Owen makes his debut for Liverpool.
May 6th, 2000: The Provisional IRA begins to decommission its weapons.
May 6th, 2002: Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn is assassinated.
May 6th, 2002: The Attitude Era in the WWE comes to an end.
May 6th, 2004: The TV show "Friends" comes to an end after nearly ten years.
May 6th, 2005: Kingdom of Heaven (2005) is released.
May 6th, 2007: Manchester United win the Premier League title after Chelsea fail to beat Arsenal.
May 6th, 2008: Irish politics: Bertie Ahern resigns as Taoiseach.
May 6th, 2009: "It's a disgrace!": Barcelona knock Chelsea out of the Champions League after a number of controversial refereeing decisions go their way.
May 6th, 2010: The Conservative Party become the largest party in the 2010 United Kingdom general election.
May 6th, 2011: Thor (2011) is released in cinemas.
May 6th, 2012: François Hollande defeats incumbent President Nicolas Sarkozy in the 2012 French presidential election.
May 6th, 2013: Amanda Berry, Michele Knight and Georgina DeJesus are all found alive after having been missing for a decade.
May 6th, 2016: Justin Timberlake releases his single "Can't Stop the Feeling!".
May 6th, 2019: The television miniseries Chernobyl is released.
May 6th, 2019: Meghan Markle gives birth to Archie Mountbatten-Windsor.

Around this time.

Notable events that occurred around May 6th, 2021.

April 6th, 2021: Media personality Kim Kardashian achieves billionaire status.
April 9th, 2021: Prince Philip passes away at the age of 99.
April 9th, 2021: Rap star DMX dies at the age of 50.
April 15th, 2021: 8 people are killed in a mass shooting at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis, Indiana.
April 17th, 2021: Jake Paul defeats Ben Askren in a boxing match.
April 17th, 2021: The funeral of Prince Philip is held at St George's Chapel in Windsor Castle.
April 18th, 2021: Soccer: 12 of Europe's biggest football clubs announce that they will be forming a breakaway Super League.
April 19th, 2021: Soccer: José Mourinho is sacked as the manager of Tottenham Hotspur.
April 19th, 2021: Soccer: The announcement that 12 of Europe's biggest football clubs will be forming a "Super League" is roundly criticized by fans, players, managers, politicians and media pundits.
April 20th, 2021: Former US police officer Derek Chauvin is convicted of the murder of George Floyd.
April 20th, 2021: Soccer: Multiple teams begin to pull out of the European Super League after Chelsea signal their intention to withdraw.
April 20th, 2021: Soccer: Ed Woodward announces that he will be resigning as the executive vice-chairman of Manchester United following backlash against the proposed European Super League.
April 28th, 2021: Irish / UK politics: Arlene Foster announces that she will be stepping down as the leader of the DUP.
April 30th, 2021: 45 people are killed in a crowd crush at an annual pilgrimage in Meron, Israel.
May 2nd, 2021: A Premier League game between Manchester United and Liverpool is postponed after protesters break into the stadium.
May 3rd, 2021: Bill and Melinda Gates announce on Twitter that they are divorcing after 27 years of marriage.
This date: May 6th, 2021

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Zodiac & Birthstone information.

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Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on May 6th, 2021, will have the star sign Taurus.
However, if you are going by the new star sign system that was discovered in 2020, then the sign for this date is actually Aries.
Zodiac Element: Earth.
Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 2021 is the year of the Ox (Yin Wood).
The Life Path Number for this date is 7.
Native American Zodiac: May 6th, 2021 falls under the Beaver.
Birthstone: Anyone born during the month of May will have the birthstone Emerald.
Birth flower (May): The Lily of the Valley and the Hawthorn.

Celebrity birthdays.

Celebrities, historical figures and notable people who were born on the 6th of May.

May 6th, 1856: Sigmund Freud (Father of psychoanalysis) was born exactly 165 years ago today.
May 6th, 1953: Tony Blair (British Prime Minister) is 68 years old today.
May 6th, 1961: George Clooney (Actor) is 60 years old today.
May 6th, 1983: Dani Alves (Brazilian soccer player) is 38 years old today.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

If your baby is due on May 6th, 2021, then the date of conception was probably around the 27th of July, 2020.
A baby that is conceived on May 6th, 2021, will be due around the 13th of February, 2022.

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