What Happened on May 6, 2006

Historical Events

  • 132nd Kentucky Derby: Edgar Prado aboard Barbaro wins in front of 157,532 fans

Famous Weddings

  • "Coronation Street" actress Julia Haworth (26) weds Jon Wormald at St. Stephen's CE Church in Burnley, Lancashire
  • "Scooter" techno rocker lead singer H.P. Baxxter (40) weds model Simone Mustert at Tremsbuttel Castle near Hamburg
  • Duchess of Cornwall's daughter Laura Parker-Bowles (28) weds former Calvin Klein model Harry Lopes (28) at Church of Saint Cyriac in Lacock, Wiltshire

Brock Lesnar

Former WWF Women's Champion Sable (38) weds IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar (28) in Medina, Minnesota

  • Race car driver "Champ Car World Series" two time winner Sebastien Bourdais (27) weds Claire Bagot at Cathedral Saint-Julien in Le Mans, France

Famous Divorces

  • "Dallas" actress Victoria Principal (56) divorces plastic surgeon Harry Glassman (63) due to irreconcilable differences after nearly 21 years of marriage

Famous Deaths

  • Grant McLennan, co-founder of Australian band The Go-Betweens (b. 1958)
  • Lillian Asplund, last American RMS Titanic survivor (b. 1906)
  • Lorne Saxberg, Canadian television journalist (b. 1958)
  • Shigeru Kayano, Japanese Ainu activist (b. 1926)
2006 Highlights

About May 6, 2006

Day of the Week: Saturday
How Long Ago? 17 years, 10 months and 23 days
Leap Year: No

Generation: Generation Z
Chinese Zodiac: Dog
Star Sign: Taurus

Music Charts

  • US #1 Song: Bad Day - Daniel Powter
  • UK #1 Song: Crazy - Gnarls Barkley