Deniz Gezmiş, Yusuf Aslan and Hüseyin İnan are executed in Ankara after being convicted of attempting to overthrow the Constitutional order. Date: May 6, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 6 📅 Events on this day in 1972 📅 On This Day (Today)
During a lull in fighting, 100,000 Armenians gather in Beirut for the 60th anniversary commemorations of the Armenian genocide. Date: May 6, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 6 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today)
The 6.5 Mw Friuli earthquake affects Northern Italy with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme), leaving 900–978 dead and 1,700–2,400 injured. Date: May 6, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 6 📅 Events on this day in 1976 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Hitler Diaries are revealed as a hoax after being examined by new experts. Date: May 6, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 6 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today)
One hundred and three Korean Martyrs are canonized by Pope John Paul II in Seoul. Date: May 6, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 6 📅 Events on this day in 1984 📅 On This Day (Today)
All thirty-six passengers and crew are killed when Widerøe Flight 710 crashes into Mt. Torghatten in Brønnøy. Date: May 6, 1988 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 6 📅 Events on this day in 1988 📅 On This Day (Today)
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and French President François Mitterrand officiate at the opening of the Channel Tunnel. Date: May 6, 1994 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 6 📅 Events on this day in 1994 📅 On This Day (Today)
The body of former CIA director William Colby is found washed up on a riverbank in southern Maryland, eight days after he disappeared. Date: May 6, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 6 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Bank of England is given independence from political control, the most significant change in the bank's 300-year history. Date: May 6, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 6 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today)
Steve Jobs of Apple Inc. unveils the first iMac. Date: May 6, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 6 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today)