Historical Events
Ruth's 1st MLB Home Run
Future Baseball Hall of Fame slugger Babe Ruth hits his first MLB home run; pitches 12 frames in Boston Red Sox 4-3 extra innings loss to New York Yankees
- German U-20 sinks Centurion SE of Ireland
- The Allies on Cape Helles launch three attacks to enlarge their beachheads; after terrible losses, they advance about three miles
Famous Birthdays
- Freddie Cochrane, American boxer (World Welterweight champion 1941-1946), born in Elizabeth, New Jersey (d. 1993)
- George Perle, American composer (12 Tone Tonality; Pulitzer Prize, 1986), born in Bayonne, New Jersey (d. 2009)
- John Arnold, British high court judge (d. 2004)
- May Henriquez-Alvarez, Curacao Dutch sculptor, born in Curacao (d. 1999)
Orson Welles (1915-1985)
American actor and director (Citizen Kane, War of the Worlds), born in Kenosha, Wisconsin
- Theodore H. White, American journalist (Making of President, Pulitzer Prize 1962), born in Dorchester, Boston (d. 1986)
About May 6, 1915
Day of the Week: Thursday
How Long Ago? 108 years, 11 months and 20 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Greatest Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Rabbit
Star Sign: Taurus
