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What happened in history on this day: May 6?
On May 6 in ...
- 1997 - Michael Jackson and Bee Gees inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Births on May 6
- 1924 - Birth of Mimi Benzell in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA; operatic soprano (Gilda - Rigoletto).
- 1926 - Birth of Marguerite Piazza in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; operatic soprano (Young Broadway).
- 1936 - Birth of Sylvia Robinson; rocker (Mickey and Sylvia - "Love is Strange").
- 1939 - Birth of Herbie Cox; rocker (Cleftones).
- 1940 - Birth of Murray Sidlin in Baltimore, Maryland, USA; conductor (National Symphony 1973-77).
- 1945 - Birth of Bob Seger in Dearborn, Michigan, USA; rocker (Silver Bullet Band - "Shake Down", "Like a Rock").
- 1947 - Birth of Dennis Cowan in London, England; rocker (Bonzo Dog Band).
- 1948 - Birth of Lolita [Abrázame]; Spanish singer (Espérame).
- 1950 - Birth of Robbie McIntosh; drummer (Average White Band - "Show your Hand").
- 1960 - Birth of Bart de Boer; Dutch guitarist (Ivy Green).
- 1960 - Birth of Larry Steinbachek; rock synthesizer (Bronski Beat - "Smalltown Boy").
Deaths on May 6
- 2002 - Death of Otis Blackwell at age 71 after a heart attack; singer/songwriter (over 1000 songs, "Don't Be Cruel", "All Shook Up", "Return to Sender", "Handy Man", "Great Balls Of Fire", "Fever", "Hey Little Girl").
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