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| *[[1889]] - [[Exposition Universelle (1889)|Exposition Universelle]], world fair opens in Paris | *[[1889]] - [[Exposition Universelle (1889)|Exposition Universelle]], world fair opens in Paris | ||
| - | *When the Nazis took power, one of their first actions, on May 6, 1933, was to destroy the [[Institut für Sexualwissenschaft]] (Institute for Sexual Research)and ... | + | *[[1933]] - [[Institut für Sexualwissenschaft]] (Institute for Sexual Research) destroyed by the Nazis |
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| + | *[[1938]] - Hitler's historic visit to Rome to sign an alliance with Mussolini, chance meeting between these two fictional characters in ''Un Giornata''. | ||
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| + | *[[1966]] - [[Myra Hindley]] and [[Ian Brady]] are sentenced to life imprisonment for the [[Moors Murders]] in [[England]]. | ||
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| + | * [[2002 ]] - [[Netherlands|Dutch]] politician [[Pim Fortuyn]] is shot and killed by a left-wing extremist. | ||
| - | *A chance meeting between these two desperately lonely individuals reveals a common bond; their encounter takes place on May 6, 1938, the date of Hitler's historic visit to Rome to sign an alliance with Mussolini. | ||
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| *[[1758]] - [[Francois de Robespierre]], best-known leader of the French revolution, | *[[1758]] - [[Francois de Robespierre]], best-known leader of the French revolution, | ||
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Art and culture
- 1889 - Exposition Universelle, world fair opens in Paris
- 1933 - Institut für Sexualwissenschaft (Institute for Sexual Research) destroyed by the Nazis
- 1938 - Hitler's historic visit to Rome to sign an alliance with Mussolini, chance meeting between these two fictional characters in Un Giornata.
- 1966 - Myra Hindley and Ian Brady are sentenced to life imprisonment for the Moors Murders in England.
- 2002 - Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn is shot and killed by a left-wing extremist.
Births
- 1758 - Francois de Robespierre, best-known leader of the French revolution,
- 1856 - Sigmund Freud (May 6, 1856 - September 23, 1939) was an Austrian neurologist, who became interested in hypnotism and how it could be used to help the ...
- 1905 - Carlo Mollino (May 6, 1905 - August 27, 1973) was an Italian architect and designer. Born in Turin, Italy, Carlo Mollino was the son of Eugenio Mollino, ...
- 1915 - Orson Welles (May 6, 1915 - October 10, 1985) is commonly considered one of Hollywood's greatest directors, as well as a fine actor and screenwriter. ...
- 1868 - Gaston Leroux (May 6, 1868, Paris - April 15, 1927, Nice) was a French journalist and novelist. In the English-speaking world, he is best known for writing ...
- 1902 - Max Ophüls (May 6, 1902 - March 25, 1957) was a German born film director. Max Ophüls was born as Max Oppenheimer in Saarbrücken, Germany. ...
- 1944 - Andreas Baader (May 6, 1944 - October 18, 1977) was the first leader of the German terrorist organization Red Army Faction, commonly known as the ...
Deaths
- 1889 - Marlene Dietrich (December 27, 1901 - May 6, 1992) was a German actress and singer. Born in Berlin, Dietrich played the violin before ...
