On This Day
May 6
International No Diet Day
1935 Bride of Frankenstein premieres directed by James Whale Starring Colin Clive, Boris Karloff
1937 The Hindenburg Zeppelin explodes killing 36 people in New Jersey
1957 The Last episode of I Love Lucy airs on CBS-TV
1968 Syd Barrett leaves the band he started Pink Floyd
1973 New England Whaler win the first Avco Trophy over the Winnipeg Jets
1974 Piano Man by Billy Joel goes no. 1
1986 Real Madrid win the UEFA Cup beating Koln
1994 Lennox Lewis knocks out Phil Jackson for the Heavyweight Boxing Championship
1997 NHL franchise Hartford Whalers move to Carolina and become the Hurricanes
1997 Rock n Roll Hall of Fame induct Michael Jackson & Bee Gees
Happy Birthday
1915 Orson Welles film director of the Films 1941Citizen Kane, The Deep, & Touch of Evil.
1931 Willi Mays Baseball hall of famer
1939 Rubin “Hurricane Carter Boxer wrongly convicted for murder
1945 Bob Seger musician
1953 Tony Blair former Prime Minister of the UK
1961 George Clooney actor
1971 Chis Shiflett musician Foo Fighters, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
1972 Martin Brodeur 1 or 1a of the greatest goaltenders ever to suit up the pads in the NHL, all time wins 691, most all time shutouts 125, 4 x Vezina Trophy, 3 x Stanley Cup Champion.
1980 Colt Cabana indie wrestler superstar, Youtuber.
1984 Kevin Owens WWE Wrestler 1 x WWE Universal Championship, 2 x WWE Intercontinental Championship, 3 x WWE United States Championship.
1997 Sofia Jamora Model
