1925Ty Cobb hits his 5th HR in 2 games tying Cap Ansons record of 1884
1682Louis XIV of France moves his court to Versailles.
1994Nelson Mandela and the ANC, finally confirmed winners in South Africa's first post apartheid election
1998Kerry Wood strikes out 20 Houston Astros to tie the major league record held by Roger Clemens. He threw a one-hitter and did not walk a batter in his 5th career start.
1864US Civil War: Battle of Wilderness - Confederate General longstreet seriously injured
1979Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Women's International Golf Tournament
May 6th Historical Events
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Notable Birthdays on May 6th
1961George Clooney, Lexington Kentucky, actor (Dr Douglas Ross-ER, Batman)